{"id":1945,"date":"2017-10-21T18:36:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T17:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2021-12-30T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T16:40:40","slug":"storm-brian-arrives-in-hastings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/21\/storm-brian-arrives-in-hastings\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Brian arrives in Hastings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Storm Brian hit Hastings seafront this weekend turning the whole beach into a big bubble bath. With gusts of around 70 mph and some big ol&#8217; waves it was quite the spectacle. The sea was full with waves so high they touched the underside of the pier.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long time since we&#8217;ve seen a storm like this in Hastings with some of the smaller members of the team having never seen such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with waterproof jackets and scarfs they headed down to the pier to meet Brian in person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wz2R1pCa3jk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Storm Brian - Brute Force\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wz2R1pCa3jk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The bravest members getting up in Brian&#8217;s face from down on the beach. One member of the team (the little one with the felt tip moustache) stuck to Brian big time by throwing pebbles and colourful language at him in the hope he would leave Hastings and move on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mWHOHNpJl2c\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Storm Brian - A Lucky Escape\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWHOHNpJl2c?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Much to everyone&#8217;s surprise, the plan worked and shortly after that the cloud cleared and the sun came out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tmEXL-kjOKM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Storm Brian - Promenade View\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tmEXL-kjOKM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Safe in the knowledge of a job well done it was time to dry off with hot chocolates all round. Yummy!<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1947 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-1947 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox-free fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1947\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The sea is full up.\" data-attachment-id=\"1948\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The sea is full up.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-1\/2954811226.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">The sea is full up.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-2.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Happiness is a felt tip moustache.\" data-attachment-id=\"1949\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Happiness is a felt tip moustache.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-2\/4008210197.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Happiness is a felt tip moustache.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-3.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Froth as far as the eye can see.\" data-attachment-id=\"1950\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Froth as far as the eye can see.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-3\/418620542.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Froth as far as the eye can see.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-4.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hastings pier with Storm Brian\" data-attachment-id=\"1951\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hastings pier with Storm Brian\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-4\/3259962059.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hastings pier with Storm Brian<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-5.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Storm Brian makes land fall.\" data-attachment-id=\"1952\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Storm Brian makes land fall.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-5\/2770261216.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Storm Brian makes land fall.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/coral.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hastings Pier\" data-attachment-id=\"1958\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hastings Pier\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/coral\/1853081084.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hastings Pier<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-6.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Big ol&#039; waves smashing up the beach front.\" data-attachment-id=\"1953\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Big ol&#039; waves smashing up the beach front.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-6\/4226313391.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Big ol' waves smashing up the beach front.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-7.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Nanna posing with Storm Brian\" data-attachment-id=\"1954\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nanna posing with Storm Brian\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-7\/1807571126.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Nanna posing with Storm Brian<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-8.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Smile. Kids with Storm Brian\" data-attachment-id=\"1955\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Smile. Kids with Storm Brian\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-8\/1659172278.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Smile. Kids with Storm Brian<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-9.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hold on to each other tight.\" data-attachment-id=\"1956\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hold on to each other tight.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-9\/95761309.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hold on to each other tight.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-10.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hot chocolates all round.\" data-attachment-id=\"1957\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hot chocolates all round.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/storm_brian-10\/3235990881.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hot chocolates all round.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storm Brian hit Hastings seafront this weekend turning the whole beach into a big bubble bath. With gusts of around 70 mph and some big ol&#8217; waves it was quite the spectacle. The sea was full with waves so high they touched the underside of the pier. It&#8217;s been a long time since we&#8217;ve seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[193,195,194,192],"class_list":{"0":"post-1945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-news","8":"tag-hastings","9":"tag-hot-chocolate","10":"tag-pier","11":"tag-storm-brian","12":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1945"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1961,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945\/revisions\/1961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bashingtonpost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}