Was the storm in Bratislava the same one that hit Alabama?
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 6:26:24 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 14/9/2019: after the storm
Those portray the situation well, Nathan.
But I must confess that I was distracted by the photo of the Goya depicting the
firing squad (1808, not 1803) and then reading about Napoleon’s invasion of
Spain prior to the Peninsular War.
Chris
> On 16 Sep 2019, at 06:30, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> While I was in Bratislava last week, my part of Spain was drenched in
> torrential rain and lashed by high winds. The areas south of Alicante, like
> Orihuela or Almoradí, are really badly affected, with heavy flooding and
> significant damage, similar to what you see in the aftermath of a hurricane.
> We live to the north of the city and due to the topography in our area, the
> rain basically just ran off into the sea; in some mountain villages there
> were flash floods but here on the coast there was just a bit of mess on the
> beach. I went for a walk on Saturday morning to have a look.
>
> The beach promenade had been closed as a precaution. I have no idea to what
> extent the warnings had been followed. I can imagine that some windsurfers
> might have wanted to take advantage of the wind:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-946jSXr/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-946jSXr/A>
>
> Certainly the wind rearranged the beach a bit. This is the access ramp for
> wheelchair users:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TLWF7xw/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TLWF7xw/A>
>
> The wind was still blowing strongly, from the sea:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MwkwRfZ/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MwkwRfZ/A>
>
> And there was some beach erosion:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mFHqX2w/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mFHqX2w/A>
>
> So overall, we got off extremely easy here in El Campello. And the wind that
> was still blowing strongly on Saturday morning meant that when I took my bike
> ride inland later in the day, I had a nice strong tailwind while climbing the
> hills towards Aigües—so no complaints here.
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