It used to only be hurricanes that were named then some smert erse with nothing better to do to occupy their time, or maybe to justify their job, decided storms should be 'named' - in alphabetical order same as hurricanes of course. Now a certain type of person thinks they're as bad as hurricanes. I'm off overseas tomorrow and the young girl I'm travelling with has already been in touch worried because of the amber weather warning for rain and 45mph gusts, that's nothing really - scaremongering is all it is.

A bit windy and wet was how we described these storms in the old days.

Anybody remember when the extent of a weather warning was 'wrap up warm and take a brolly'?