Storm Eowyn

[ion]

Don't open your freezer.
Meat will be OK for a surprisingly long time. Even if it's started to go a bit soft by time the power comes on it'll be fine.
Check the contents as soon as your power comes on and assess it at that point, before it refreezes.

Not too concerned about meat for myself.
But having gone through a

Don't open your freezer.
Meat will be OK for a surprisingly long time. Even if it's started to go a bit soft by time the power comes on it'll be fine.
Check the contents as soon as your power comes on and assess it at that point, before it refreezes.

Not too concerned for myself, but I do like to give some of the nicer cuts such as loin pieces away to friends.
Having had something like Norovirus a week ago I am a little shy.
I've got 8 brace of pheasant which are in a cool shed to prepare for a shoot dinner at the weekend, and have been asked for a kilo of venison mince, which is in the freezer! If the mince is well cold to the touch I'll be happy. It has to come out Wednesday morning latest.
Also 4 brace of woodcock to prepare for the freezer.
The perfect storm for all the wrong reasons.

 

[ion]

Sorry, as you can see above some typo glitches!

 

[LuckyEddie]

On the railway, we had 16 different locations that had issues. Trees on the wires, station roofs off, sheds on the line, level crossing barriers gubbed seemed to be the norm.

Once the wind gets over a certain speed, the trains are prohibited over the Tay.

Basically nothing could run south of Dundee - Perth.
So what would be the point of getting people to that location with no option for forward travel?