I feel for those on the south west coast too Tiskets.
When I lived on the south coast - Hampshire/Dorset - the only bad weather I encountered was the drought in '76, the snow in January 83 I think it was and the hurricane of '87. Not one of those comes close to the inclement weather south west are having right now.
Here, in Cheshire, I'm encountering high winds and floods in places on the farmland where I walk Murphy so, the woman crying on the TV news really makes me think how lucky I am.
As is said all over the world, there's always someone worse off than you and I sincerely hope the Government get their AIG and get defences set up asap. Mind you, 'after the horse has bolted' comes to mind where the Government is concerned.