The Great British Weather Debate

[Barbiroli]

you should not be in any position of danger at any time. amen.

[Michael]

After about a week of having only half a roof the shed on my golf course has now been repaired.
 It was'ent fixed quicker because it was just too dangerous to fix last week, then, so I am told,thewinddropped at the weekend but, of course, quote "we dot work at weekend"
 Yesterday, in desperation, by phone I said all my gear is getting ruined ad liable to be stolen, you must doit today. Your quote, I,ll double it ifi get there now, gale or no gale. So, job done at last

 But, the message I am getting ---  your trailer has been tipped on its end. Must have been some mighty gale or three or four strong vandals out for a laugh.

[DaveR]

Are not the Council liable to pay for for repairs, since they own the course?

[Hugo]

I never went to Llanddwyn and Newborough Forest this year so I never saw the work that had been done this Summer
£600k Newborough walkway collapses in storm

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/600k-newborough-walkway-collapses-storms-6478650

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=newborough+beach+storm&biw=1366&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vtfPUsrKJcKs7QafzIGoAQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ

Hugo: I've fixed the first link as it wasn't working. As a general rule, it's usually best to skip the URL link above, as it tends to present problems.   

[Ian]

For future reference:

To use the Insert Hyperlink button: [smg id=3248]

1. Post any word you want to describe the link, say - Newborough.
2. Select the word: i.e. double-click in the word so it changes colour.
3. Click the Hyperlink [smg id=3248] button
4. Immediately after the first "url" type an equals sign "=" but don't move the cursor from there.
5. Paste the actual URL at that point.

Now, before you hit "Post", it looks like this:

[smg id=3249]

but after you hit "Post" it will appear like this:

[smg id=3250]

So when anyone clicks on an underlined word like that, they'll be taken to the site you've linked to.

[Bri Roberts]

=weather

Ian, why is the = still there?

[Ian]

Because you mistyped it. This is what you've done:

[smg id=3251]

There are several equals signs, and there doesn't appear to be a URL. Immediately after the equals sign you have to post the URL, otherwise all you'll get is garbage.

[Ian]

Here's how you link to BBC weather:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

is the URL.  So, you want to link through the single word "Weather".

Double-click the word "weather" to select it.

Now click the insert-hyperlink button. This appears:

[ url ] Weather [ /url ]

Now insert the equals sign Immediately after the first "url" so it looks like this:

[ url = ] Weather [ /url ]

NB: I've added spaces so it displays in here correctly.
Now add the actual URL or web address, if you prefer:

[ url = http :// www.bbc.co.uk/weather/] Weather [ /url ]

Again, I've added spaces so it displays in here correctly.

Now. when you click "Post" this appears:

Weather

[hollins]

You've lost me on that one so I hope this link works. Some before and after weather pics on Wales online if you haven't seen them already.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/wales-weather-16-amazing-before-6476842

[Bri Roberts]

weather 

[Ian]

There's still no URL in it, Bri.

[ url = http:// ]weather [ /url]

I use capitals for URL when I'm referring to the actual web address that appears in your browser.  I use lower case "url" when I'm referring to the "Insert hyperlink" button.

[Ian]

You've lost me on that one so I hope this link works. Some before and after weather pics on Wales online if you haven't seen them already.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/wales-weather-16-amazing-before-6476842

It does.  But if you were to use the button, and simply paste that entire link immediately after the equals sign, which is itself immediately after the first "url". then you'd get this:

Weather!

The thing used to produce that looks like this (with spaces I've added):

[ url = http : //www .walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/wales-weather-16-amazing-before-6476842][ /url ]

I'm adding spaces because if I don't, then the software will hide all the bits and simply show 'Weather" as a link.

[Hugo]

Hugo: I've fixed the first link as it wasn't working. As a general rule, it's usually best to skip the URL link above, as it tends to present problems. 

Thanks again Ian for your help on posting the links     

I think Dave was there just before the storms so he'll appreciate how much damage was done there.

[Ian]

I can,t find a way to delete this post, so I have had to leave it.

All done :-))

[Ian]

Here's the FAQ entry for inserting links:

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Inserting a hyperlink without all the long gubbins that goes with it can be tricky.

Firstly, you have to find the 'Insert URL" button.. It's here:

[smg id=473]

When you try to insert a hyperlink, you get this:

[smg id=470]

What it doesn't tell you is that you need to manually insert the url as shown (don't miss the equals sign):

[smg id=471]

To expand it further, if we use this place as an example, your hyperlink should show as thus:

[smg id=2395]

This will then appear as


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