Making Waves

[changeling67]

Just before Christmas I posted a photo of Newlyn harbour with the waves well over the wall.  This is the footage of the actual wave - you have to realise that these quays are huge, so the report of a massive sea swell and thirty foot waves is not just extreme hyperbole. Think the second shot is Penzance harbour - but you get the gist.

We have been through quite an intermittent, but lairy hail/thunderstorm that keeps knocking the electric out.  It certainly thumped on our cottage, which juddered slightly under the impact.  Not ideal when I am running behind on my coursework and the blackout are screwing with the pc.  Learnt by this mistake and I power the pc down when the clouds darken again.  I have heard that there has been extensive flooding in St Ives and Looe, more weather due tonight and tomorrow.  Meanwhile, I am going to spend my time working on my 1984 Sense of Place essay.

EDIT :::: Damned storm has killed out satellite dish.  No signal at all - strange as Hubby was clearing the gutter earlier between storms and the dish looked perfectly fine :-(

Comments

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

I watched it earlier on your FB. Scary biscuits!

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

It was worse today because of all of the tides/swell etc.

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

I reckon, wind is howling around the house again, making the most uncanny noises.
Keep safe, dear.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Thanks Fee - if I had it my way, I would hibernate, like a great woolly bear. Wake me up in spring ZZZzzzZZZ :-)

[bethnoir.livejournal.com]

I heard Looe was underwater and my Mum drove through lightning, rain, hail and snow on the way up here today :-(

On the plus side your lovely cards arrived today! Thank you for both, lovely to receive them, good luck with the coursework.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I am really sorry about the lateness of them, it all got tangled up because we went to London and I had presumed that they had been sent by Hubby. Glad you have them now.

It really hit St Ives badly, I know they were flooded in town. Thankfully my pc is seemingly ok - downside is that I think the terrific crash of thunder/lightening we had earlier (which rumbled the cottage a bit) has killed our satellite dish. We have absolutely NO reception now. Null on the signal checker :-(

[egg-shell.livejournal.com]

Those waves are wild! In the first one I was wondering if the camera person got washed away.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I think he's alright - I am sure we would have heard if he had been pulled in. I think the camera must have been mounted - because if I had been the cameraman and had seen that coming, I would've beaten a hasty retreat LOL :-)