The BBC news paints a grim picture. Power out in about 1/4 million homes, roofs blown off, lorries blown over on M4, trees blown down on houses, people and cars. Wind speed of 122 MPH was recorded on the Isle of Wight.

Hope all of you are safe and well, though it's likely that you won't have internet access for a while because of the utilities all knocked out.


Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python