Another horendus night of rain here in South Wales

Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer (Bah Humbug!)
the heavy rain started with us just after 4pm yesterday and to now wqe
have had 2.7 inches, the railway line to Llanelli is closed because of
flooding, roads are closed, Flooding and land slips around the area.
Breaking news

Friday, July 17, 2009, 09:24
HEAVY rain overnight has brought flooding to Gower this morning.
Large parts of the South Gower area around Horton, Port Eynon and
Rhossili are claimed to be impassable.

There are also reports of a major landslide on the road between
Caswell and Bishopston.

Asd it's summer/

On Jul 17, 9:45*am, Dave Hill wrote:

And it's summer/

Oh you whinging Welshies! We had a bit of a flash and a bang or two
and just a brief splash of rain last night. My tomatoes are still
shivelling on the vine. This is Britain for goodness sake - this
diversity is why we live here. Anyway for us Anglians it has been a
very dry summer so far, so well done Mr Weatherman you got it right
again!

Dave Hill writes
Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer

Maybe they meant 'drier than you will get in the future'? ;-p

--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
...
Dave Hill writes
Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July)
we have now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a
drier than normal summer

The rain has reached North Yorkshire as well. It started about
6pm yesterday and doesn't seem to know when to stop. I don't have
a rain gauge but on noticing the wheelie bin was a bit smelly
when I brought it in yesterday decided to leave the lid open
overnight and despite standing against the leeward side of the
house it has over 4 inches of water in it this morning. I have
now put a straight sided container out in the open so will see
how much that catches through the day.

Sadly the roses which were looking good a now looking very
bedraggled.

Mike

I'm in South Wales too. I have been trying to build a new shed all week.
I will be fitting pontoons,
I'm looking for a propellor to fit my brushcutter,
floating beds instead of raised beds,
everything is tethered to a stripey pole sticking out of the mud, just like
in Venice.

Jesus it is wet.
I have been out in waterproofs and wellies, spreading muck, digging spuds,
pulling carrots and plucking beans. It is starting to get quaggy though and
time to leave it for a while.

Here it comes again.
On the other hand everything is growing like mad.
The slugs are like anaconda's, one big sod reared up and hissed at me. I am
breeding an army of frogs and hedgehogs to deal with them.

I saw an enormous flock of sparrows yesterday, haven't seen anything like it
for years.


--
Mark Hamer
www.another-way.co.uk

I don't want to arrive at my grave in an attractive and well preserved body,
hopefully I will be skidding in
sideways, Gin and Tonic in one hand -- Cigar in the other screaming YAHAAAY!
"Dave Hill" wrote in message
...
Another horendus night of rain here in South Wales

Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer (Bah Humbug!)
the heavy rain started with us just after 4pm yesterday and to now wqe
have had 2.7 inches, the railway line to Llanelli is closed because of
flooding, roads are closed, Flooding and land slips around the area.
Breaking news

Friday, July 17, 2009, 09:24
HEAVY rain overnight has brought flooding to Gower this morning.
Large parts of the South Gower area around Horton, Port Eynon and
Rhossili are claimed to be impassable.

There are also reports of a major landslide on the road between
Caswell and Bishopston.

Asd it's summer/

"Hamer Family" wrote in message
...
I'm in South Wales too. I have been trying to build a new shed all week.
I will be fitting pontoons,
I'm looking for a propellor to fit my brushcutter,
floating beds instead of raised beds,
everything is tethered to a stripey pole sticking out of the mud, just
like in Venice.

Jesus it is wet.
I have been out in waterproofs and wellies, spreading muck, digging spuds,
pulling carrots and plucking beans. It is starting to get quaggy though
and time to leave it for a while.

Here it comes again.
On the other hand everything is growing like mad.
The slugs are like anaconda's, one big sod reared up and hissed at me. I
am breeding an army of frogs and hedgehogs to deal with them.

I saw an enormous flock of sparrows yesterday, haven't seen anything like
it for years.

lol. I am in North Yorkshire so we have had plenty too as Mike said

"moghouse" wrote in message
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On Jul 17, 9:45 am, Dave Hill wrote:

And it's summer/

Oh you whinging Welshies! We had a bit of a flash and a bang or two
and just a brief splash of rain last night. My tomatoes are still
shivelling on the vine. This is Britain for goodness sake - this
diversity is why we live here. Anyway for us Anglians it has been a
very dry summer so far, so well done Mr Weatherman you got it right
again!

I don't know what bit of Anglia you live in Mog, but my bit got a four hour
thunderstorm and around an inch of rain last night. More threatening now.

--
Kathy

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

In article 69c3944c-4e76-486d-b7e8-
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says...
Another horendus night of rain here in South Wales

Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer (Bah Humbug!)
the heavy rain started with us just after 4pm yesterday and to now wqe
have had 2.7 inches, the railway line to Llanelli is closed because of
flooding, roads are closed, Flooding and land slips around the area.
Breaking news

Friday, July 17, 2009, 09:24
HEAVY rain overnight has brought flooding to Gower this morning.
Large parts of the South Gower area around Horton, Port Eynon and
Rhossili are claimed to be impassable.

There are also reports of a major landslide on the road between
Caswell and Bishopston.

Asd it's summer/

I know it does not help you David but it is just as wet here!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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Another horendus night of rain here in South Wales

Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer (Bah Humbug!)
the heavy rain started with us just after 4pm yesterday and to now wqe
have had 2.7 inches, the railway line to Llanelli is closed because of
flooding, roads are closed, Flooding and land slips around the area.
In Hull , 6 feet above sea-level, we got some rain last night,- filled up a
weelie bin , a blue bin and a100 ltr butt which I rigged up yesterday,
because all the clouds that pass over don't know we're here - no hills to
cool them, before this no noticeable rain

On Jul 17, 11:53*am, "Kathy" wrote:

I don't know what bit of Anglia you live in Mog, but my bit got a four hour
thunderstorm and around an inch of rain last night. *More threatening now.

On the Essex coast (what is euphemistically called the Tendring
Peninsular), probably the best weather in the country because we face
south. Our rainfall last night might have struggled to a centimetre
but I doubt it. Going into the garden this morning there are places
where the rain does not seem to have penetrated at all - does this
mean I should do some pruning? Incidently we watched your thunderstorm
last night, my cat was very unimpressed. Bright and sunny again this
morning, though I understand it rained in Colchester.

If things get any drier I might have to buy a camel!

On 17 July, 15:10, moghouse wrote:
On Jul 17, 11:53*am, "Kathy" wrote:



I don't know what bit of Anglia you live in Mog, but my bit got a four hour
thunderstorm and around an inch of rain last night. *More threatening now.

On the Essex coast (what is euphemistically called the Tendring
Peninsular), probably the best weather in the country because we face
south. Our rainfall last night might have struggled to a centimetre
but I doubt it. Going into the garden this morning there are places
where the rain does not seem to have penetrated at all - does this
mean I should do some pruning? Incidently we watched your thunderstorm
last night, my cat was very unimpressed. Bright and sunny again this
morning, though I understand it rained in Colchester.

If things get any drier I might have to buy a camel!

I doubt if you inhabitants of the UK desert (Essex) could cope with
our anual rainfall of 80+ inches a year
July is on av. one of our driest months with around 2-3 inches of
rain.
The forcast for the comming week is for more rain.
At least so far no thunderstorms,
David Hill

"Dave Hill" wrote...
Another horendus night of rain here in South Wales

Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July) we have
now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a drier than normal
summer (Bah Humbug!)
the heavy rain started with us just after 4pm yesterday and to now wqe
have had 2.7 inches, the railway line to Llanelli is closed because of
flooding, roads are closed, Flooding and land slips around the area.
Breaking news

Friday, July 17, 2009, 09:24
HEAVY rain overnight has brought flooding to Gower this morning.
Large parts of the South Gower area around Horton, Port Eynon and
Rhossili are claimed to be impassable.

There are also reports of a major landslide on the road between
Caswell and Bishopston.

Asd it's summer/

The lack of water didn't do our summer cabbages any good, we can only use
watering cans on our site so can't get enough water into everything. Now
this welcome rain, nothing heavy yet, has made them all split as the hearts
now grow faster than the outside leaves. Typical!

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

On 17 July, 11:52, "Ophelia" wrote:

I am in North Yorkshire so we have had plenty too as Mike said

Lincolnshire. Some wet spells, but mainly a cool wind and overcast.
Just as I like it!

On Jul 17, 4:12*pm, Dave Hill wrote:

If things get any drier I might have to buy a camel!

I doubt if you inhabitants of the UK desert (Essex) could cope with
our anual rainfall of 80+ inches a year

No chance. You lot will be having offspring with gills and water wings
fitted soon! I expect you will be changing your name to Noah and
ordering up the timber any time now.

I live in Bedfordshire, as usual we have missed a lot of it but still have had a useful amount.

Yet they expect us to believe everything they say about global warming....errrr sorry I forgot, since global warming stopped in 2001 they've renamed it climate change.