"David Hill" wrote in message
...
We have a bit of a breeze here as well, infact apart from going shopping
this morning I am staying in, and out of the rain, We had 1.5 inches over
night, and I don't know how much today.
Not a day to be working under glass.......or outside for that matter.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Decided against the greenhouses - too scary! but its been a lovely day
outside and I got a lot of mulching done between the showers.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
We have a bit of a breeze here as well, infact apart from going shopping
this morning I am staying in, and out of the rain, We had 1.5 inches over
night, and I don't know how much today.
Not a day to be working under glass.......or outside for that matter.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Decided against the greenhouses - too scary! but its been a lovely day
outside and I got a lot of mulching done between the showers.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 1 Feb 2004 10:09:41 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.

I omitted the link that I quoted.

http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I189490/F=js...NS*engl_London

set to Norwich.

Why did you think it was -4DegC?
--
Martin

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:17:38 -0000, "shazzbat"
wrote:


"nambucca" wrote in message
...
Only wish the gales here would fell a few ugly conifers and tatty fence
panels

You'll be pleased to hear that one or two of our tatty fence panels have
gone.

Are "tatty fence panels" those wood(?) sections that 'Ground Force'
shows being slotted in and out, and painted to match? Nothing like
them, AFAIK, over here (US). They look rather handy in some ways --
easy to replace/remodel. But don't they block a lot of sun? There
*are* board fences (vertical planks) around here, up to about 6' in
height, but 3-4' chain-link openwork is more common. Some picket
fences, too.

weather -- it's -8C here with leftover recent snow crunchy and
crusted hard as slate. 1/4 mi. from the "moderating" influence of
Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic. "Winter Weather Advisory" in effect
for snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain, and general misery tomorrow.
Spring is a long way off.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:17:38 -0000, "shazzbat"
wrote:


"nambucca" wrote in message
...
Only wish the gales here would fell a few ugly conifers and tatty fence
panels

You'll be pleased to hear that one or two of our tatty fence panels have
gone.

Are "tatty fence panels" those wood(?) sections that 'Ground Force'
shows being slotted in and out, and painted to match? Nothing like
them, AFAIK, over here (US). They look rather handy in some ways --
easy to replace/remodel. But don't they block a lot of sun? There
*are* board fences (vertical planks) around here, up to about 6' in
height, but 3-4' chain-link openwork is more common. Some picket
fences, too.

weather -- it's -8C here with leftover recent snow crunchy and
crusted hard as slate. 1/4 mi. from the "moderating" influence of
Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic. "Winter Weather Advisory" in effect
for snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain, and general misery tomorrow.
Spring is a long way off.

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 10:09:41 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.

I omitted the link that I quoted.

http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I189490/F=js...NS*engl_London

set to Norwich.

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 10:09:41 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.

I omitted the link that I quoted.

http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I189490/F=js...NS*engl_London

set to Norwich.

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 1 Feb 2004 15:38:09 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 10:09:41 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.

I omitted the link that I quoted.

http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I189490/F=js...NS*engl_London

set to Norwich.

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

I looked at the map, not at Norwich specifically.


Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.

Others were talking about current weather, not what happened earlier
in the week. Hence the confusion.
--
Martin

On 1 Feb 2004 15:38:09 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 10:09:41 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:
On 31 Jan 2004 20:40:57 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

It's 5DegC and the wind is 20-30 knots, where you are at the moment.

You could have fooled me. 5 Celcius, yes, but only 15-20 knots.

I omitted the link that I quoted.

http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I189490/F=js...NS*engl_London

set to Norwich.

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

I looked at the map, not at Norwich specifically.


Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.

Others were talking about current weather, not what happened earlier
in the week. Hence the confusion.
--
Martin

In article ,
martin wrote:

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

I looked at the map, not at Norwich specifically.

Ah. Now, if you had said that the MAP said it was 25-30 knots, then
I wouldn't have disputed your statement! But you said that it WAS
25-30 knots, and it assuredly wasn't (nor had been).

Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.

Others were talking about current weather, not what happened earlier
in the week. Hence the confusion.

Yes. I should have made it clearer. I am too prone to rely on tenses
alone to convey subtleties! As not everyone does that, it causes quite
a lot of confusion :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
martin wrote:

Fine, but Norwich is a LOT more exposed than Cambridge to winds from
several directions.

I looked at the map, not at Norwich specifically.

Ah. Now, if you had said that the MAP said it was 25-30 knots, then
I wouldn't have disputed your statement! But you said that it WAS
25-30 knots, and it assuredly wasn't (nor had been).

Why did you think it was -4DegC?

Please reread what I said! I said "has been" - that was the coldest
it reached over the past week, according to my fairly accurate
max-min thermometer.

Others were talking about current weather, not what happened earlier
in the week. Hence the confusion.

Yes. I should have made it clearer. I am too prone to rely on tenses
alone to convey subtleties! As not everyone does that, it causes quite
a lot of confusion :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick Maclaren wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

You are joking. It's been really wild in Swavesey, 10 miles to the
North West. I spent Sunday morning clearing the paths in Waresley
Wood (20 miles West of Cambridge) of fallen trees.
--
Nick Wagg

In article , Nick Wagg writes:
| Nick Maclaren wrote:
|
| We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
| but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
| Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
| the UK possesses.
|
| You are joking. It's been really wild in Swavesey, 10 miles to the
| North West. I spent Sunday morning clearing the paths in Waresley
| Wood (20 miles West of Cambridge) of fallen trees.

Nope. The wind has been noticeable, and would cause serious trouble
to cyclists, but hasn't been strong enough to do more than anything
else. There have been other occasions on which Cambridge has been
much quieter than the Fens, too.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Nick Wagg
writes
Nick Maclaren wrote:

We have had negligible wind, and it has been fairly warm (-4 Celcius),
but there were a couple of days with treacherous travelling conditions.
Cambridge is, however, in the lee of almost every hill the south of
the UK possesses.

You are joking. It's been really wild in Swavesey, 10 miles to the
North West. I spent Sunday morning clearing the paths in Waresley
Wood (20 miles West of Cambridge) of fallen trees.

I spent Sunday morning walking in the Yorkshire dales in glorious
sunshine :-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm