My personal paradise is Ballater in the Cairngorms. Mrs F was born and raised in nearby Tarland and we visit every year. We always stay in Ballater, which has become like a second home to us and where we are made to feel most welcome. The surroundings are beautiful beyond words. If there was an electronics industry in the Highlands, I’ve relocate there in a heartbeat.
Yesterday, storm Frank did his worst and the town has suffered terribly. This makes me genuinely sad. We stay in the white house in the left of the frame as the caravan washes under the bridge.
If anyone on Deeside is reading this, keep your chin up and we’ll see you next summer.
At the risk of sounding dim, when did storms start getting names? I know it’s a long tradition with hurricanes or tropical cyclones, but storms?
How severe does one have to be to get the gig? Who decides the name?
It’s a recent thing – details here http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/news/article/news/releases/archive/2015/Name-our-storms-list
Perhaps when the Met office gets privatised they’ll start naming storms after sponsors.
“Today’s gale is brought to you by the Afterword”
Have an Up for that bizarrely hilarious thought Steve.