Becoming my Mum's Carer...

[HillyBilly]

Storm Brian, wearing a new jumper knitted by his mum, went to play with the boys and girls in Ireland. Sadly, they didn't want to play with him! His jumper was the same colour as the jump-suit worn by Ophelia, a nasty bully, who had broken everyone's toys and and thrown things around just a few days before! Everyone thought Brian was going to be the same as Ophelia. They all took their toys and went indoors, leaving Brian crying all by himself!

Fabulous.

 

[Sam Luvit]

Ha ha @LadyA “... new jumper knitted by his mum ...”

My brother commented on storms being men & hurricanes being women today & was asking why that is.

I told him men throw their weight around, but achieve little, while a cross woman can be vicious... maybe that’s why

 

[HillyBilly]

the Spanish word for storm is tormenta - female

 

[LadyA]

I don't know why they're named that way. Does seem odd! Not as odd as naming a storm "Brian" though! Maybe we can call the next one Cecil!!

 

[HillyBilly]

Has to be female the next one, I think, don't they alternate?
So...Cherry, Clarissa?
Cleopatra - that would be a fine name for a storm.

 

[LadyA]

Ah. They are named male/female alternately. Last Winter, Angus was the first storm, so this Winter, a female name started storm season off - Aileen. We're having Brian now, so next up is Caroline. The public submit suggestions for names, and the British and Irish Met offices choose from the suggestions. Apparently, naming the storms makes a huge difference to the public awareness of the warnings etc.

 

[Sam Luvit]

I like Cleopatra lol, although Cassandra sounds more stormy, let’s hope the next male is Dave & not Dameon

 

[canary]

The public submit suggestions for names, and the British and Irish Met offices choose from the suggestions.

So a member of the public suggested Brian and the Met Offices liked it?!!!
I thought they picked it out of a hat!

 

[Sam Luvit]

Maybe it was a small hat

 

[LadyA]

Maybe it was a small hat