Weather delays this week
Feb 8, 2009, 1:34 am
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Feb 8, 2009, 1:36 am
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4583
Not looking very promising for Tuesday now, Im on BA25
Not looking very promising for Tuesday now, Im on BA25
Feb 8, 2009, 2:40 am
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Don't you just love this from the Independent on Sunday:
Best Overall Comment on the Weather: At the peak of Monday's online moanfest about the difficulties of getting to work, David Taylor of Southend wrote this on the BBC message board:
"As I started working from home a year ago, I did find it nearly impossible to get out of bed and trudge across the landing to my office. The BBC wasn't very helpful... there were no reports of holdups near the airing cupboard and the bathroom interchange was almost impassable. Gritting was nearly useless – but with the cold floors, it was to be expected. Cancellations were widespread. No bacon and eggs. I had to make do with a replacement toast service. I hope I get home tonight."
Best Overall Comment on the Weather: At the peak of Monday's online moanfest about the difficulties of getting to work, David Taylor of Southend wrote this on the BBC message board:
"As I started working from home a year ago, I did find it nearly impossible to get out of bed and trudge across the landing to my office. The BBC wasn't very helpful... there were no reports of holdups near the airing cupboard and the bathroom interchange was almost impassable. Gritting was nearly useless – but with the cold floors, it was to be expected. Cancellations were widespread. No bacon and eggs. I had to make do with a replacement toast service. I hope I get home tonight."
Feb 8, 2009, 2:57 am
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4583
Not looking very promising for Tuesday now, Im on BA25
Not looking very promising for Tuesday now, Im on BA25
It might be no more than rain and sleet, and the worst of it will pass through around Monday midnight.
Feb 8, 2009, 3:42 am
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The Met office release severe weather updates around 11.30am daily.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
Feb 8, 2009, 5:39 am
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The Met office release severe weather updates around 11.30am daily.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
Feb 8, 2009, 8:34 am
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The Met office release severe weather updates around 11.30am daily.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
Feb 9, 2009, 1:53 am
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Feb 9, 2009, 6:10 am
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There was enough snow at EDI this morning to cause delays. The 8713 finally arrived at LCY at 11.20, although I'm glad I didn't go for the 8711, as it was 3 1/2 hours late.
Mar 1, 2009, 5:11 pm
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New York
Looks like it might snow a bit in NY over the next 24 hours:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/ny...2storm.html?hp
I'm sure they'll deal with it as lamentably as we did...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/ny...2storm.html?hp
I'm sure they'll deal with it as lamentably as we did...
Mar 1, 2009, 5:23 pm
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Looks like it might snow a bit in NY over the next 24 hours:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/ny...2storm.html?hp
I'm sure they'll deal with it as lamentably as we did...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/ny...2storm.html?hp
I'm sure they'll deal with it as lamentably as we did...
JFK ran out of de-icing fluid for the aircraft after a couple of hours. 8JFK is really crap at handling weather)
The captain of our BA 747 announced at the gate that our taxi to the runway would be approx. 4 hours (!!) ... turned out he was right !
BA staff were however great. I was originally booked on the 22:30 flight but was at JFK by 20:00. They immediately offered to rebook me onto the 20:30 (?) as they "want to get everyone out as soon as possible". This was on a Wt+ fare which was MFU'd to CW !
Connection from LHR to FRA was also automatically re-booked to the next flight. Sometimes BA does get it right ! ^