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| shazzbat 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
| We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
Five minutes worth :-))
Still, there's plenty of lightning going on to the south of us, so hopefully
a bit more (but not as much as Yorkshire got)
Steve
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| June Hughes 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
| In message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, shazzbat
<shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> writes
quote:
>We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
>
>Five minutes worth :-))
>
>Still, there's plenty of lightning going on to the south of us, so hopefully
>a bit more (but not as much as Yorkshire got)
>
Lucky you. We are still waiting.
--
June Hughes
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| Janet Baraclough 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
| The message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these words:
quote:
> We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
quote:
> Five minutes worth :-))
Ah well. It was finally dry enough to cut the grass here, though the
ground is still so wet from the weekend storm that sitting on the grass
is still out of the question.
Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are more
different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the middle bit?
Janet.(Arran, Scotland).
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| Phil L 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
| Janet Baraclough wrote:
:: The message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
:: from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these words:
::
::: We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
::
::: Five minutes worth :-))
::
:: Ah well. It was finally dry enough to cut the grass here,
:: though the ground is still so wet from the weekend storm that
:: sitting on the grass is still out of the question.
::
:: Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are more
:: different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the middle
:: bit?
I'm in the middle bit (Lancashire) and in my 40 years I can say I've noticed
a change in climate, mainly from hot and dry summers and bitterly cold wet
winters in the past, to hot, wet summers and mildly cold but largely dry
winters.
I've worked outside for most of the past 24 years so I do notice these
things...I reckon we get more rain in June than we do in December.
--
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
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| nambucca 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
|
"Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2mHue.55469$G8.20671@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
quote:
> Janet Baraclough wrote:
> :: The message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
> :: from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these words:
> ::
> ::: We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
> ::
> ::: Five minutes worth :-))
> ::
> :: Ah well. It was finally dry enough to cut the grass here,
> :: though the ground is still so wet from the weekend storm that
> :: sitting on the grass is still out of the question.
> ::
> :: Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are more
> :: different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the middle
> :: bit?
>
> Well theres no sign of rain down here and while last week my garden was
lush and green today its parched desert .......havent had any rain for at
least 5 weeks
Another year like the last 3 with these scorching weeks on dry sandy soil
and i will give up and sell up
Its too heartbreaking for words to see the way the climate has changed my
garden for the worst despite always piling on lashings of compost
quote:
>
>
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| Phil L 2005-06-23, 11:25 pm |
| nambucca wrote:
:: "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> wrote in message
:: news:2mHue.55469$G8.20671@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
::: Janet Baraclough wrote:
::::: The message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
::::: from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these
::::: words:
:::::
:::::: We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
:::::
:::::: Five minutes worth :-))
:::::
::::: Ah well. It was finally dry enough to cut the grass here,
::::: though the ground is still so wet from the weekend storm that
::::: sitting on the grass is still out of the question.
:::::
::::: Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are
::::: more different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the
::::: middle bit?
:::
::: Well theres no sign of rain down here and while last week my
::: garden was
:: lush and green today its parched desert .......havent had any rain
:: for at least 5 weeks
:: Another year like the last 3 with these scorching weeks on dry
:: sandy soil and i will give up and sell up
:: Its too heartbreaking for words to see the way the climate has
:: changed my garden for the worst despite always piling on lashings
:: of compost
You've got your formatting wrong, I didn't write any of the above and your
newsreader says I did.
If you intended replying to me, include my contribution, if you intended
replying to one of the others, relply to them and it will quote them and not
me, you must have stripped out my post manually.
--
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
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"Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> nambucca wrote:
> :: "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> :: news:2mHue.55469$G8.20671@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> ::: Janet Baraclough wrote:
> ::::: The message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
> ::::: from "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> contains these
> ::::: words:
> :::::
> :::::: We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
> :::::
> :::::: Five minutes worth :-))
> :::::
> ::::: Ah well. It was finally dry enough to cut the grass here,
> ::::: though the ground is still so wet from the weekend storm that
> ::::: sitting on the grass is still out of the question.
> :::::
> ::::: Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are
> ::::: more different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the
> ::::: middle bit?
> :::
> ::: Well theres no sign of rain down here and while last week my
> ::: garden was
> :: lush and green today its parched desert .......havent had any rain
> :: for at least 5 weeks
> :: Another year like the last 3 with these scorching weeks on dry
> :: sandy soil and i will give up and sell up
> :: Its too heartbreaking for words to see the way the climate has
> :: changed my garden for the worst despite always piling on lashings
> :: of compost
>
> You've got your formatting wrong, I didn't write any of the above and your
> newsreader says I did.
> If you intended replying to me, include my contribution, if you intended
> replying to one of the others, relply to them and it will quote them and
> not
> me, you must have stripped out my post manually.
>
> --
> If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
>
>
oooooooooooooooooo.................slapa his hand................
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| Robert 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
|
"shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
: We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
:
: Five minutes worth :-))
:
: Still, there's plenty of lightning going on to the south of us, so
hopefully
: a bit more (but not as much as Yorkshire got)
:
: Steve
We've just had the most terrific storm in Plymouth, lasted from 3 am to 8 am
with torrential rain and very violent thunder and lightning... it's heading
north east
:
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| Mike Lyle 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| Robert wrote:
quote:
> "shazzbat" <shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> We've just had the most terrific storm in Plymouth, lasted from 3
am
quote:
> to 8 am with torrential rain and very violent thunder and
> lightning... it's heading north east
Guess which Cheltenham resident left the sun-roof open?
--
Mike.
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| On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:29:26 +0100, June Hughes
<junehughes@theacct.demon.co.uk> wrote:
~In message <d9fbc4$7ti$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, shazzbat
~<shazzbat@spamlessness.co.uk> writes
~>We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
~>
~>Five minutes worth :-))
~>
~>Still, there's plenty of lightning going on to the south of us, so hopefully
~>a bit more (but not as much as Yorkshire got)
~>
~Lucky you. We are still waiting.
It has just made it to the Watford area. Blessed sound of me not
having to water the allotment later!
jane
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain
Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!
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| Phil L 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| Ted wrote:
::::: Its too heartbreaking for words
but it's just a pain in the arse reading stuff attriubted to you which you
haven't written.
--
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
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| Robert 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
|
": > to 8 am with torrential rain and very violent thunder and
: > lightning... it's heading north east
:
: Guess which Cheltenham resident left the sun-roof open?
:
: --
: Mike.
:
Ooops
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| Martin 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:17:21 +0000 (UTC), "Robert"
<beachcomber@ultimate-anonymity.com> wrote:
quote:
>
>": > to 8 am with torrential rain and very violent thunder and
>: > lightning... it's heading north east
>:
>: Guess which Cheltenham resident left the sun-roof open?
>:
>: --
>: Mike.
>:
>Ooops
>
A good site for following thunderstorms is
http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/live_storm_data.htm
--
Martin
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| The Reids 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| Following up to shazzbat
quote:
>We've just had our first rain for a fortnight :-))
>
>Five minutes worth :-))
more than that in south London, right after I watered the
allotment!
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
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| The Reids 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| Following up to Janet Baraclough
quote:
> Does anyone else think Britain's north/south climates are more
>different than they used to be? Whatever's going on in the middle bit?
they were when I was in Shetland, biggest gap ever, mother in law
on phone saying its 90F in London, car reading 3C.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
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| On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:23:57 +0100, The Reids
<dontuse@fell-walker.co.uk> wrote:
quote:
>
>more than that in south London, right after I watered the
>allotment!
Nothing at all in Sussex. It's still hot dry and dusty and right now I
expect to have to water the allotment this evening.
JB
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| Klara 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| In message <0rvnb159ilncfltcv6hrb5j3m0c9snefkm@4ax.com>, JB
<this.is.me@somewhere.else> writes
quote:
>
>Nothing at all in Sussex. It's still hot dry and dusty and right now I
>expect to have to water the allotment this evening.
Must be the North/South divide: rain in Watford, rain in south London,
but not a drop here...
--
Klara, Gatwick basin
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| The message <BzSue.55640$G8.2120@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
from "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> contains these words:
quote:
> Ted wrote:
quote:
> ::::: Its too heartbreaking for words
quote:
> but it's just a pain in the arse reading stuff attriubted to you which you
> haven't written.
YABDAICM£5
--
Rusty
Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Phil L 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
| Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
:: The message <BzSue.55640$G8.2120@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
:: from "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> contains these words:
::: Ted wrote:
::
:::::::: Its too heartbreaking for words
::
::: but it's just a pain in the arse reading stuff attriubted to you
::: which you haven't written.
::
:: YABDAICM£5
::
Who's BD? and shouldn't that be FP?
--
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.
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| spakker 2005-06-24, 12:25 pm |
|
"The Reids" <dontuse@fell-walker.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1qunb15t7uc3hkbnk5uqlp0g9oamu7r04u@4ax.com...
quote:
> Following up to shazzbat
>
>
> more than that in south London, right after I watered the
> allotment!
> --
> Mike Reid
It's been chucking it down since 10am. and still going strong- no thunder or
lightening-in Hull- usually most rain goes past us as we're barely above
sea-level
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| pammyT 2005-06-24, 6:25 pm |
| "The Reids" <dontuse@fell-walker.co.uk> wrote in message
news:krunb15ur5cvm65lg40a4r820mc332oqge@4ax.com...
quote:
> Following up to Janet Baraclough
>
>
> they were when I was in Shetland, biggest gap ever, mother in law
> on phone saying its 90F in London, car reading 3C.
> --
> Mike Reid
> Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can
email us@ this site
quote:
> Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a
spamtrap
We have had about 3 hours of torrential rain here in North Cambs. still
warm and muggy though. Only just starting to thunder now though. My poor
parched garden must be very grateful for the drenching.
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| The Reids 2005-06-24, 6:25 pm |
| Following up to pammyT
quote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> We have had about 3 hours of torrential rain here in North Cambs. still
>warm and muggy though. Only just starting to thunder now though. My poor
>parched garden must be very grateful for the drenching.
Trouble with these storms is they can be so local, wouldn't be
surprised if it missed our allotment!
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
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| In article <xYOdnd7ZWuzIkCHfSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk>, spakker <december13@dec
ember13.karoo.co.uk> writes
quote:
>
>"The Reids" <dontuse@fell-walker.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1qunb15t7uc3hkbnk5uqlp0g9oamu7r04u@4ax.com...
>
>It's been chucking it down since 10am. and still going strong- no thunder or
>lightening-in Hull- usually most rain goes past us as we're barely above
>sea-level
>
Sounds like you've got our rain then. We were forecast 3cm in Leeds, and
so far have had hardly a drop.
quote:
>
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Janet Baraclough 2005-06-24, 6:25 pm |
| The message <d9fhao$276$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
from "nambucca" <nambucca@nospam.com> contains these words:
quote:
> lush and green today its parched desert .......havent had any rain for at
> least 5 weeks
> Another year like the last 3 with these scorching weeks on dry sandy soil
> and i will give up and sell up
> Its too heartbreaking for words to see the way the climate has changed my
> garden for the worst despite always piling on lashings of compost
Have you read Beth Chatto's book about her gravel garden? She
planted stuff adapted to the conditions and made a virtue of it.
I suspect a lot of UK gardeners are going to make some drastic
changes to what ornamental plants they grow, in coming years. Here,
it's been so wet that springs are coming up where they never did
before, because the volume of water has washed new courses underground
My neighbour got one under his house, which has caused some headaches.
We have one in a corner of the drive and I suspect another in the
middle of a lawn. More bog gardens beckon :-) But that's only an option
for ornamental plants; it's harder to see what veg and fruit will
endure cool cloudy summers with this level of rainfall and
nutrient-leaching.
Janet
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| The message <xYOdnd7ZWuzIkCHfSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk>
from "spakker" <december13@december13.karoo.co.uk> contains these words:
quote:
> It's been chucking it down since 10am. and still going strong- no thunder or
> lightening-in Hull- usually most rain goes past us as we're barely above
> sea-level
Barely enough to bedew the surface here in Norfolk.
--
Rusty
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| The message <LVTue.55683$G8.49602@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
from "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> contains these words:
quote:
> ::: but it's just a pain in the arse reading stuff attriubted to you
> ::: which you haven't written.
> ::
> :: YABDAICM£5
> ::
quote:
> Who's BD? and shouldn't that be FP?
Benjamin Disraeli - "When I want to read a novel, I write one."
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| June Hughes 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| In message <313030303230303842BC112F92@foobar.zetnet.co.uk>, Jaques
d'Alltrades <creaking.gate@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> writes
quote:
>The message <BzSue.55640$G8.2120@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
>from "Phil L" <neverchecked@hotmail.com> contains these words:
>
>
>
>YABDAICM£5
>
Who is BD? I thought it was LL.
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June Hughes
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| June Hughes 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| In message <313030303230303842BC7B3327@foobar.zetnet.co.uk>, Jaques
d'Alltrades <creaking.gate@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> writes
quote:
>The message <xYOdnd7ZWuzIkCHfSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk>
>from "spakker" <december13@december13.karoo.co.uk> contains these words:
>
>
>Barely enough to bedew the surface here in Norfolk.
>
Oh! I didn't know, or had forgotten, that you are in Norfolk. M-in-L,
of whom I am very fond, lives in Wymondham.
--
June Hughes
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| June Hughes 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| In message <uLsCjRz3GAvCFwOr@comcrafts.demon.co.uk>, Klara
<klara@nospams.co.uk> writes
quote:
>In message <0rvnb159ilncfltcv6hrb5j3m0c9snefkm@4ax.com>, JB
><this.is.me@somewhere.else> writes
>
>Must be the North/South divide: rain in Watford, rain in south London,
>but not a drop here...
>
Just a light shower here, 5m south of the M25 north.
--
June Hughes
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-24, 11:25 pm |
| The message <oMx870qkhHvCFweM@theacct.demon.co.uk>
from June Hughes <junehughes@theacct.demon.co.uk> contains these words:
quote:
> Oh! I didn't know, or had forgotten, that you are in Norfolk. M-in-L,
> of whom I am very fond, lives in Wymondham.
Ah. There is as much as one bus a week from my village to Wymondham. I
have walked it, but it's around five miles so I don't do it when I feel
like some fish and chips...
--
Rusty
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| June Hughes 2005-06-25, 12:25 pm |
| In message <313030303230303842BCB52851@foobar.zetnet.co.uk>, Jaques
d'Alltrades <creaking.gate@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> writes
quote:
>The message <oMx870qkhHvCFweM@theacct.demon.co.uk>
>from June Hughes <junehughes@theacct.demon.co.uk> contains these words:
>
>
>Ah. There is as much as one bus a week from my village to Wymondham. I
>have walked it, but it's around five miles so I don't do it when I feel
>like some fish and chips...
>
I shall be up there in July. I had intended to contact Judith (she of
the golden slippers) but have not yet got round to it.
After last night's downpour, we have many drooping plants in the garden
and I have to tackle our pond filter-cleaning today, which means
fighting my way through the sodden masses. Great stuff for a Saturday
morning.
--
June Hughes
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-06-25, 12:25 pm |
| The message <yce6PX3YjQvCFwti@theacct.demon.co.uk>
from June Hughes <junehughes@theacct.demon.co.uk> contains these words:
/slip/
quote:
> After last night's downpour, we have many drooping plants in the garden
> and I have to tackle our pond filter-cleaning today, which means
> fighting my way through the sodden masses. Great stuff for a Saturday
> morning.
A bit of light but steady rain last night. It put a couple of inches in
the water butt.
Butt it only put a couple of inches in the water?
We had two inches last night, but only in the butt?
--
Rusty
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