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Storm Aileen Has Been Seriously Underwhelming For Some People

'I'm lucky to have lived thru that.'
Sara C Nelson
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Senior Editor, HuffPost UK

Storm Aileen felled trees, burst river banks and brought down power cables across parts of the UK.

The power of the storm – fuelled by gales of up to 75mph – was undeniable as it knocked electricity out of thousands of homes and snarled up transport networks.

Inevitably however, there were parts of the country which were spared Aileen’s wrath. Amidst a flurry of dramatic pictures and hair-raising accounts, those luckier pockets of Britain have detailed their own lesser experiences with mandatory lashings of sarcasm...

My clean-up of #StormAileen will be arduous... pic.twitter.com/B6euH6GYGV

— madasateapot (@madasateapot) September 13, 2017

Woke up to the devastation of #StormAileen #britishstorm pic.twitter.com/0UttM7wqQs

— Chuck (@ChuckFontaine) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen has cause mass destruction across the U.K. 💨 pic.twitter.com/SY53R8A82m

— Steven (@stevehotspurs) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen
How the he'll am I getting to work today. One of the trees in my street has lost a branch and is now wedged under the van.😠😠😠 pic.twitter.com/KTRIvRKOuS

— Marc_1892_MilesMM (@BEAN_HATER) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen
Mental out there, and not one celebrity saying a prayer for us 🙏 pic.twitter.com/4V91qxBfE6

— David (@DavidJWood2) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen leaves her mark in #Shropshire. The ball was blown 7 feet! Should have listened to @metoffice warnings and secured it pic.twitter.com/jr8u4XYW50

— Badgerbod (@badgerbod) September 13, 2017

Be careful it's treacherous out there, leaves absolutely everywhere #StormAileen pic.twitter.com/8mFf1CgfIk

— Simon Marjoram (@SimonMarjoram) September 13, 2017

Widespread damage due to Storm Aileen! pic.twitter.com/0lN2H3Pvb7

— Robin Smith (@BW400CN) September 13, 2017

I'm lucky to have lived thru that #StormAileen pic.twitter.com/jaSNFSXBTn

— Petey McPeteface (@OneEyedPete1971) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen damage report. One bucket one space lost, green plastic furniture survived. #hull @MikeCovell pic.twitter.com/gRkguxjuqY

— Becky Rossington (@Bexcy) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen devastation in East Sussex 😂knocked down my bench over night. Infuriating. #storm #eastsussex pic.twitter.com/cPnzmkv0HG

— Milla Relf (@RelfMilla) September 13, 2017

#StormAileen pic.twitter.com/AK0buRMq5N

— Steve Woodington (@Woody1Luv) September 13, 2017

LOOK AT THIS DEVESTATION !!!

WAAAAAAAAAH!!!#StormAileen pic.twitter.com/b1i5dteuHy

— Lara Ba(Hons)🗡 🐺🗡 (@Bad_Dps) September 13, 2017

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