It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests, sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off, out
to sea pdq!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

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"Sacha" wrote in message
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It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least
one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests,
sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through
their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some
hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off,
out
to sea pdq!
--
Sacha

Been sort of sunny here. Did have a few drops of rain, but it was biting
cold

'Here' being the South East coast of the Isle of Wight

Kindest possible regards

Mike

On 3/3/09 17:51, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. snip
... hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows
off, out
to sea pdq!

Sorry Sacha but looking at Meteox it doesn't seem that your wish
will be granted - well not for a few hours anyway.

Wet and windy here in Bristol now. :-(((

Jennifer

Sorry, Jennifer - draw the curtains, light the fire!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least
one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests,
sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through
their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some
hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off,
out
to sea pdq!
--
Sacha

Now gone nasty here. You could have kept it to yourself!!!

Mike

Sacha wrote:
snippy

Been raining for over an hour now.....not too hard. Wind getting up and
feeling bloomin' 'parky'.
--
Pete C
London UK

"Pete C" wrote in message
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Sacha wrote:
snippy

Been raining for over an hour now.....not too hard. Wind getting up and
feeling bloomin' 'parky'.
--
Pete C
London UK


Just started in Formby, and we just off out to watch the football.....

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests, sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off, out
to sea pdq!

Went out for a paper and a bag of spuds earlier, and the wind was light,
the sky was grey and patchy, with not quite enough blue to molish a pair
of sailor's pants.

Got showered on while returning.

It's been dry ever since, but the wind has risen a lot.

I ferar it's going to be persisting down tonight...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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The message
from Sacha contains these words:
On 3/3/09 17:51, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote:
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. snip
... hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows
off, out
to sea pdq!

Sorry Sacha but looking at Meteox it doesn't seem that your wish
will be granted - well not for a few hours anyway.

Wet and windy here in Bristol now. :-(((

Jennifer

Sorry, Jennifer - draw the curtains, light the fire!

Shall be doing the same - and brewing a large pot of tea.

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

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from Jennifer Sparkes contains these words:

Sorry, Jennifer - draw the curtains, light the fire!

If only I could do the latter - modern houses .....

When I was house-hunting I turned my back on anything without a proper
chimney innit.

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

On Mar 3, 5:30*pm, Sacha wrote:
It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. *It's still going on now. *We seem to get at least one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests, sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. *Amazingly, we had some hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! *I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off, out
to sea pdq!

Here on the East Coast it has been a lovely day, as usual. Not a lot
of sunshine but I have been out in the garden planting raspberry canes
and unearthing some delphinium plants that got missed last year - they
are just beginning to shoot - now where shall I put them....? Oh yes
and in the windless day yesterday I burned the old growth on the
pampas plumes.

Sacha wrote:
It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests, sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off, out
to sea pdq!

Its reached Normandy now, a gale is building up with rain. I don't want
it, so I'm asking it to go back to England.

Begone storm to whence you came!

--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.

"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message
. uk...
The message
from Sacha contains these words:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least
one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests,
sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through
their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some
hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types!
I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off,
out
to sea pdq!

Went out for a paper and a bag of spuds earlier, and the wind was light,
the sky was grey and patchy, with not quite enough blue to molish a pair
of sailor's pants.

Got showered on while returning.

I'm a bit further south, and possibly a bit further east then you Rusty.
That shower hit me while I was putting the windows in to our new allotment
shed!

It's been dry ever since, but the wind has risen a lot.

I ferar it's going to be persisting down tonight...

It certainly is here! The cat who thinks she's a cut above the rest
[Grandma was a Siamese donchtaknow] has been complaining about the rain and
it's blowing enough to rattle the cat flap.

--
Kathy

It's pointless to try and discuss ethics with a spider.

"Sacha" wrote
It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least
one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests,
sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through
their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some
hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off,
out
to sea pdq!

Not so good late in the day but this morning I finished digging the
allotment, looks lovely, like a soft brown pillow. Now goodness knows what
all this rain will do, probably undo all my hard work and cap the silt/clay
soil again.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On 3/3/09 18:18, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:30:35 +0000, Sacha wrote:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. We seem to get at least one
of these as soon as the poor old rooks are completing their nests, sometimes
after they've got chicks, too and heaven only knows what goes through their
minds as they get hurled about the tree tops. Amazingly, we had some hardy
customers in today - they really must be the dedicated gardening types! I
hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows off, out
to sea pdq!

You haven't had snow yet.The did up north west during the night.

Even at its worst we had very little snow here while a 20 minute drive away
was where people were put up overnight in Exeter racecourse buildings when
they became stranded. If we get seriously bad snow in this precise area,
we'll be very, very surprised.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

On 3/3/09 18:47, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

On 3/3/09 17:51, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

It has been the most *awful* day here - howling gale and lashing rain all
day since about 11am. It's still going on now. snip
... hope others have had a rather more pleasant day and that his blows
off, out
to sea pdq!

Sorry Sacha but looking at Meteox it doesn't seem that your wish
will be granted - well not for a few hours anyway.

Wet and windy here in Bristol now. :-(((

Jennifer

Sorry, Jennifer - draw the curtains, light the fire!

If only I could do the latter - modern houses .....

Jennifer

Oh, sorry!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online