I spoke to someone who lived in Birmingham the other night, and they said that their power was cut for an hour. They talked about it like it was the most unlikley thing to ever happen in the world, and they seemed quite shocked.

I said they should try living in Stratford sometime, we lose our power on a regular basis, so much so that we're asking for a discount from our suppliers.

Just over 100 homes are left without electricity after high winds had cut supplies to thousands of homes.

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