Also kudos to the crew of BA2027 (LGW-IAH) who sat and waited for a heavy shower/ thunderstorm to pass over us before we took off... whilst a steady stream of orange Airbusses took off into the gloom and a B757 kept going around...
I was on one of those 757s - g/a due to windshear warning on short-final and then a 30 min hold at Timba whilst the weather cleared. It was a fascinating experience!