Well I’m glad you’re getting something from therapy! And yeah, get something to eat like. I just remembered I have black pudding at home which I can eat tomorrow, which is good cos my iron could always do with a boosting.Otm re physical symptoms of MH, I wish I had known this 20 years ago because things would have made so much more sense.Are you doing anything this weekend?
― hyds (gyac), Friday, 7 February 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link
Probably lying around the house playing video games but I've gone out for walks twice this week and enjoyed it, I should probably make the effort if the weather's not lousy.
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 February 2020 15:56 (four years ago) link
Storm blowing outside, it was nice listening to the rain last night. Since I've been on the effexor I've had a lot of vivid dreams, which is a mixed blessing. And this morning was the return of a long lost frenemy, the dream of being loved and in love, like being sixteen again.
The worst of that being the real aching loss when you wake up and it's not real and you're alone and old. And I don't have getting drunk money and the storm is blowing outside and the blue is such a mirror image of actual joy that you treasure it anyway because.
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 9 February 2020 10:44 (four years ago) link
I was out in that storm and got drenched to the bone in two minutes, that wasn't rain it was like a wall of water landing on me.
― calzino, Sunday, 9 February 2020 11:18 (four years ago) link
got a nice little soundclash between loud cracks of thunder, howling wind and the colin stetson color out of space soundtrack. please don't fail me national grid, i'm enjoying this!
― calzino, Sunday, 9 February 2020 11:38 (four years ago) link
Pretty windy here, haven’t been out in it. The kittens aren’t fans of it.
― hyds (gyac), Sunday, 9 February 2020 11:43 (four years ago) link
<3 to all
fabulous weather noises; should go out as I barely left the house y/day and 2 days without much fresh air or exercise or variation in real not-on-screen things to look at will not be good for my mental health throughout the week, but don't want to be out in this
cat was meeping constantly, possibly because of the wind/rain noises but perhaps just because, but has now settled down on her cat tree to glare at everyone and fall asleep (cat otm)
― a passing spacecadet, Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:02 (four years ago) link
before previous big storm warnings i've always taken in the various flowerpots and herb-pots and little trees on my window sill, in case they blow off. This time I left it too late -- tho London is threatening 30mph rather than 80mph so fingers x-ed it will be OK. The tree is "safely" tied, and anyway no one will be out and about in the garden below to be brained by anything
― mark s, Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:06 (four years ago) link
actually i might take this opp to dig up all the invasive chickweed and let it blow free (and away) lol
― mark s, Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:13 (four years ago) link
Not much signs of any storm here, that's London for you, nothing interesting ever happens weatherwise.
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:19 (four years ago) link
... God heard me, thunder! Yasssssss!
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:20 (four years ago) link
... and now the wind shaking the trees. It's like "Night of the Demon" all of a sudden.
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 February 2020 12:22 (four years ago) link
i was just listening to the commentator at Millwall, sounds like they're not short of weather right now
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 9 February 2020 13:10 (four years ago) link
Bit of my fence has blown down, that's fun
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 9 February 2020 13:14 (four years ago) link
I am in Corbynland, we are sheltered from storms by our preening self-righteousness.
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 February 2020 13:21 (four years ago) link
Blew Sunday
― wee jim o’conor (wins), Sunday, 9 February 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
It’s taken me from 11.15am to get from Bath to the outskirts of London, and I’m still approaching Paddington now. But the unusual weather, Blitz spirit and trusting to fate nature of the journey have been quite entertaining in their way.
― Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 9 February 2020 15:53 (four years ago) link
LOL, the storm has definitely reached Islington.
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Sunday, 9 February 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
xp ironic that it's slowed you down heading east, apparently a passenger jet broke the subsonic transatlantic record today thanks to the storm
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 9 February 2020 16:21 (four years ago) link
I was hoping it would reach France in time to cancel the Six Nations match so I could sit in the pub quietly without the advertised big screen blaring and tossers in rugby shirts elbowing me at the bar - match went ahead but it did stop anyone else turning up except one other couple who also weren't watching, so the sound was thankfully on mute and no injuries were sustained
(apologies to those of you who actually enjoy that stuff)
some hefty lower branches of the tree out front have come down, hope the council won't take this as an excuse to cut the whole thing down, they already cut down a row of mature trees opposite
― a passing spacecadet, Sunday, 9 February 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
Fence tipped over here too, and the recycling bins with it. One for the Real England thread? Or so I like to picture it.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
those Hebden Bridge pics/vids from today are grim watching. Glad I live on top of a huge mountain, well sort of a hill but locals call it a mountain.
― calzino, Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
^^ Calder Valley suffers every single time. It was really bad in Mytholmroyd, too.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link
In Todmorden they were using ww2 air raid sirens as a flood warning!
― calzino, Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:52 (four years ago) link
I need to change the litter trays and I am not looking forward to it!
― hyds (gyac), Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:57 (four years ago) link
I love that this is turning into the de facto Storm Ciara thread
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 9 February 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
its pronounced ciara
― BSC Joan Baez (darraghmac), Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:00 (four years ago) link
apparently extensive draining of grouse moors so toffs can go shooting is one of the factors that has worsened Calder Valley flooding. Maybe because Hebden Bridge is such a bohemian mecca for gays, eccentrics and lefties this is another front on the culture/class wars battlefield!
― calzino, Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:03 (four years ago) link
― calzino, Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:52 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
In H B as well iirc. I never had to hear them when I lived there, thankfully. Well and also, like you, living up on a hill helps a lot.
xp lol
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:03 (four years ago) link
Wind has died down here but still a bit rainy - waiting to see before I go out and try to avoid getting cat litter blown everywhere.
― hyds (gyac), Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:16 (four years ago) link
i was gonna say before Hebden Bridge is like the Portland of England, maybe the flood water is being deliberately targeted
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:49 (four years ago) link
Hebden Bridge's reputation as incredible edible hippy nirvana is way bigger than what it's actually like there tbf (though the chai latte places do their part to amplify the stereotype). It's a good sell I suppose. Still don't wish them people any harm though. Well not most of them anyway.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:53 (four years ago) link
oh i don't wish them harm, i was thinking of the ill intent of local landowners/county councillors
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:54 (four years ago) link
Oh I see, yeah. I've not been keeping close track on if the millions that were promised this to counter this were paid out, and what they did with it.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 9 February 2020 19:56 (four years ago) link
I went out in the worst yesterday, and was rewarded by one of the few people in Homebase being the LOTO - unsurprisingly he's got a good line in waterproofs, not clear whether it includes the cap.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 10 February 2020 07:55 (four years ago) link
it is easy to laugh at people in waterproofs but it sure beats the hell out of getting drenched!
― calzino, Monday, 10 February 2020 08:01 (four years ago) link
I could imagine him having very good advice on the best affordable brands of outdoor gear.
― calzino, Monday, 10 February 2020 08:09 (four years ago) link
https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6921467.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Labour-party-leader-Jeremy-Corbyn.jpg please say he was wearing something like this
― hyds (gyac), Monday, 10 February 2020 08:12 (four years ago) link
No, but there was a respectable amount of red!
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 10 February 2020 08:43 (four years ago) link
Red Sunday
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Monday, 10 February 2020 09:59 (four years ago) link
green monday
― BSC Joan Baez (darraghmac), Monday, 10 February 2020 10:44 (four years ago) link
apparently so
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Monday, 10 February 2020 10:46 (four years ago) link
Grey grey grey.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 10 February 2020 10:54 (four years ago) link
after the weekend storm updates itt I hope someone will have some snow to report
just refreshing https://uksnowmap.com/ repeatedly, I am bored and require fluffy white things to look at
― a passing spacecadet, Monday, 10 February 2020 15:19 (four years ago) link
Kinda looks like Corbz has pissed himself there, poor auld fella.
― (includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Monday, 10 February 2020 15:38 (four years ago) link
all I want is legal soma, is that so much to ask?
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 February 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
Sorry, wrong thread (wouldn’t joke about this behind your back to your face, so to speak):The new government will have your back on that
― hyds (gyac), Thursday, 13 February 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
In which case I welcome our alpha overlords
― Todd Phillips, party auteur (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 February 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
Lately I'm forgotten hereIsolated, feeling queerWhen you were looking in the mirrorDid you see the future's liesThey march right on in timeAnd straight into the poolOh so quick and cool
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 February 2020 17:45 (four years ago) link
I want to die. I don't want to die.
― Dunty Reggae party 🎉 (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 19:32 (four years ago) link