By now you’re all no doubt sick of hearing about Storm Éowyn, but that shan’t stop me from giving you a survival guide for him.
After all, I am the BEST *self appointed* fun weather guru to grace this island; others have tried, but they’re not me, nor will they ever be.
Now, I feel that I should apologise on for this storm as it could be my fault for tempting fate.
You see, last weekend I decided to write in my weather that I was bored of the dullness and lack of excitement regarding the weather.
That hasn’t aged well. I am sorry.
Preparation is Key
I started my own storm preparation yesterday by removing some debris from outside of the stables and by moving my horsebox in the hope that some trees won’t savage it.
Of course, some skylights or sheets off the roof may still single out the lorry and make it their victim, and alas be successful in bankrupting me to get it fixed.
What I don’t class as ‘preparation’ is those of you I’d deem as “panic shoppers”.
Ten packs of toilet roll and sixteen loaves of bread? Unless you’re planning on taking some laxatives and then attempting to bung yourself up, get a grip and leave some for the rest of us.
Preparation is making sure you’ve tied down the bins, kept the cats in, done your absolute best to secure the trampoline, not parked your cars under trees or slates and really just using your brain.
Don’t do These Things
Tomorrow is not the day to drags the kids, who may be taking the biggest skive day of all skive days, up Snaefell for a bit of fresh air.
They’ll end up in Cumbria with the strength of wind we’re talking for tomorrow.
If you want rid of them that badly, just drop them at their Grandparents or at your mates house.
Don’t take your dog for a walk on the coast. It is not worth getting covered in the waves, nor is it worth potentially loosing Pookie to the Irish Sea.
Don’t go sea swimming. I mean, I would hope this one was obvious – but no doubt someone will think its a brilliant idea for the gram – just don’t.
My Guide
It’s a day to wrap up warm, stay inside and fill your face with sweets, or gin (I’m fine with that) and wait for it all to blow over.
Your dog will be ok with a quick run down the street, and your cat will be ok only using the litter tray – it is for one day.
Meanwhile, I’ll be on animal alert praying the roof on the stables doesn’t blow off and feeding my horse the maximum dose of calming cookies.
I’ll also be trying to keep you lot up to date with fallen trees and power outages.
A good day to remember to be kind to those that are working in the storm to try and keep our electricity on, food on the table and our roads open.
I’ll leave you with this, as it is always my go to video during a big fat storm:
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