Storm Eunice is very much making its presence felt on Friday as it traverses the length and breadth of both Ireland and the UK.
Here at home we have various weather warnings and power outages to contend with thus far.
Across the pond, a strange new spectator sport has emerged.
Thanks to whoever is running the 'BIG JET TV' account on YouTube, thousands of people have been tuning into a livestream of planes attempting to land in hazardous conditions at Heathrow Airport.
https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1494629674961580034
The footage is both compelling and genuinely frightening, kind of like that time everyone found themselves watching a livestream of people trying to negotiate a tricky puddle, only much more dangerous.
There's even a guy – Jerry Dyer is his name – providing football-esque commentary, shouting things like 'Come and have a go, mate!' every now and then as a plane comes closer to the action.
https://twitter.com/FootballCliches/status/1494630873337008129
A passing lorry honking a loud horn felt like a jump-scare moment in a horror movie.
Truly, it's all happening.
We're not entirely sure how safe any of this actually is, but it's hard not to tear yourself away from watching it.
Check it out below if you're intrigued.
Clip via BIG JET TV
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