Before tootling off on a short local walk, Mrs H and I popped into a busy Costa this morning. We both noticed how crowded it was, especially as warnings from the RAC and AA have suggested that virtually the entire UK population will brave howling winds to be out on the roads over the next few days.
Travel news live: Christmas getaway weekend delays after M25 crash and 80mph wind weather warnings in place
Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong winds as the Met Office forecast a wet and windy weekend for many.
The AA predicted 23.7 million drivers hit the road on Friday, making it the busiest day on the roads since the group’s records began in 2010.
Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong winds as the Met Office forecast a wet and windy weekend for many.
The AA predicted 23.7 million drivers hit the road on Friday, making it the busiest day on the roads since the group’s records began in 2010.
It projected that Saturday would see 22.7 million drivers and Sunday 21.3 million.
4 comments:
"Mrs H and I popped into a busy Costa this morning". (despite) "warnings from the RAC and AA . . . that virtually the entire UK population will brave howling winds"
The winning combination - a stiff upper lip, the British bulldog spirit and the lure of hot coffee!
Full of pensioners trying to keep warm?
Sometimes I wonder if the weather warnings (too much sun, too much wind, too much rain, floods, thunderstorms, ice, snow, traffic) are *deliberately* intended to keep us all cowering meekly in our homes. Very 1984.
Or perhaps it's the official aversion to risk that's grown so strongly that it is more of a risk to our lives than the 'risks' we are warned of. Still 1984.
Jannie - ha ha, yes it's the winning combination, particularly the lure of the coffee.
Sam - all kinds of people, but what we noticed was the money being spent on complicated drinks, snacks and so on. Only costa, but the casual spending is what we noticed. A couple of young women nearby had obviously just come from the gym and were discussing investments over a coffee.
DJ - we were chatting to relatives recently about the risk aspect. Maybe weather forecasters are so keen to avoid underestimating risks that they overestimate. Presumably it's only a matter of forecasting a lower probability because people don't bother if a storm was less severe than predicted. Yes, still 1984.
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