View across the Outer Harbour of Stornoway

Sunday 5 April 2009

Sunday 5 April


With thanks to Sugar for providing this image of spring, which is still some way off in the islands. Particularly today, when heavy rain and strong winds are strafing the Hebrides.

Found a story about a youngster in southern England who had told an Facebook contact he had taken an overdose. The girl, in Maryland USA, contacted police. They in turn, through the UK Embassy in Washington and police channels in this country managed to locate the boy in time to get him to hospital for treatment. Makes a difference to the horror story from the last few years when chatters in a chatroom sat by and let someone take their life on webcam.

Northern Madagascar is hopefully bracing itself for tropical storm Jade, which is bearing down on the region. I am dismayed at the differing forecasts; the regional forecasting centre on the French island of La Reunion shows the storm veering south down the east coast of Madagascar, whereas the Pacific-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center sees Jade continuing on a westbound course. I tend to agree with the latter, as JTWC's forecast has been shown to be more accurate over the last day or so.

5 comments:

  1. We have hard freeze warnings for the next two nights.

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  2. The day started with some sunshine here and now the clouds are coming in. Rain by evening they say. I hope your Sunday is a good one.

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  3. the horrible weather of this morning seems to have blown on and lovely afternoon - though i appear to have a pond outside my front door!

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  4. What lovely afternoon? It's still chucking it down in Stornoway!

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  5. had told an Facebook contact he had taken an overdose

    Guidf, that is a great thingabove I knew the internet was of more use than what I have seen. WTG users. Glad you got rid of the Bebo thingy it is annoying and it is tough for me, and I am retired with a lot of time on my hands, just to keep up with blogs.
    Remember the sun will come out tomorrow, Bill

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