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iwarburton



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:53 pm    Post subject: Rain Rain Go Away Reply with quote

What happened to the scorcher summer that we were promised?

Today is about the worst yet up here. Rain, wind, rain, cool, rain. The next few days don't look much better.

What's it like where you live?

Ian.
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MadeinSurrey



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We had a deluge and storms last night down South, today is showery and cool. The heatwave seems but a lovely memory!
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Minx



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just got back yesterday from 2 months in France. Believe me, this weather is heavenly. We've had endless days in the mid thirties and it wears you down, especially not sleeping at nights. Now, where's me wellies? Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had another heavy cloudburst while I was out today - fortunately, unlike Monday's, when I won booby prize in the wet T-shirt competition, I was safely inside a bus.

It is remarkable how quickly a little rain turns the roads and pavements into rivers, with the drainage unable to cope. I'm sure we've had rain before in my 57 years on this planet and it always used to disappear or be absorbed into the ground quite seamlessly.
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SantaFefan



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We too had very heavy rain on the Norfolk coast early this morning.. I got up early expecting at least one bad leak to deal with on our place but luckily there were none ( that I've discovered so far.. )
I had a nice waterfall effect onto our bedroom balcony courtesy of a blocked gutter above! Laughing
Funny thing is on another day, a little shower can produce two leaks..nothing major but annoying! must be something to do with wind direction.

by the way, Newfs and rain do NOT go together!!! Confused
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Minx



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SantaFefan wrote:


by the way, Newfs and rain do NOT go together!!! Confused


I'll bet they take ages to dry! And do they smell while they're drying - our collies used to. Not as bad as Airedale's, though. Crying or Very sad
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Lord Evan Elpuss



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have a look at this to see what's on the way, or what you've had (depending on where you live of course) http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes, our nice new black & white kitchen floor takes a beating from wet paws and of course the towel is purely a toy to bite and run off with through pup eyes! Rolling Eyes
at least I can now use all the carpet offcuts I've saved over the years...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How are your new arrivals doing santa?, apart from getting very wet Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We've only got the one pup for the time being Toggy, but she's absolutely gorgeous and all in all, very well behaved around people and other dogs.
People we've met over the last few weeks are amazed at how quickly she's grown - just under 4 stone now!
We just took her for a short walk and I was hoping I'd see those pink baggy eyes which would mean it's time for bed but no way.. I made the mistake of putting ice cubes in her water bowl and she's had a "mad half hour" of charging around, tail tucked between her legs, with the cubes in her mouth and of course.. spilt water everywhere! oh well, out with the floor mop again.. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Rain Rain Go Away Reply with quote

iwarburton wrote:
What happened to the scorcher summer that we were promised?

Today is about the worst yet up here. Rain, wind, rain, cool, rain. The next few days don't look much better.

What's it like where you live?

Ian.


I've been in Spain for over a week and in all that time I didn't see a single cloud in the sky with temps in the region of 38 degrees C during daytimes. Most agreeable!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After all my rantings, we just about stayed dry yesterday and Newcastle was the sunniest place in the UK, with well over 8 hours.

But the two annual open-air concerts scheduled for Friday 17 and Saturday 18 at Gibside National Trust property, just at the edge of Gateshead, were cancelled for just about the first time in anyone's memory because of the weather.

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