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04-02-2004, 09:04 AM
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1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then
I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps now.......we've had more than enough. Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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05-02-2004, 06:34 PM
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 09:00:22 -0000, "David Hill"
wrote: ~1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then ~I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. Yikes. Nice weather for ducks. ~I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to ~overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps ~now.......we've had more than enough. ~Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we ~got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 ~inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. ~Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. ~ The powers that be _had_ wished for lots of water to fill them up, so they can hardly grumble now! They've gone suspiciously quiet on the subject of SE England water levels though. Wish they'd tell us when they get back to normal as well as when they are very dry. -- 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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05-02-2004, 06:43 PM
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 09:00:22 -0000, "David Hill"
wrote: ~1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then ~I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. Yikes. Nice weather for ducks. ~I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to ~overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps ~now.......we've had more than enough. ~Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we ~got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 ~inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. ~Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. ~ The powers that be _had_ wished for lots of water to fill them up, so they can hardly grumble now! They've gone suspiciously quiet on the subject of SE England water levels though. Wish they'd tell us when they get back to normal as well as when they are very dry. -- 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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05-02-2004, 06:44 PM
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David Hill wrote:
1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps now.......we've had more than enough. Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. Daft weather here, a week ago we were working in gale and horizontal snow, today we've had 15C. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html My email address needs weeding. |
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05-02-2004, 06:44 PM
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David Hill wrote:
1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. We're moaning about our weather - did you see those photos of Quebec posted the other day on a.b.p.gardens? Snow *metres* deep. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html My email address needs weeding. |
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05-02-2004, 06:45 PM
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David Hill wrote:
1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps now.......we've had more than enough. Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. Daft weather here, a week ago we were working in gale and horizontal snow, today we've had 15C. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html My email address needs weeding. |
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05-02-2004, 06:45 PM
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David Hill wrote:
1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. We're moaning about our weather - did you see those photos of Quebec posted the other day on a.b.p.gardens? Snow *metres* deep. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html My email address needs weeding. |
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05-02-2004, 06:45 PM
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".........We're moaning about our weather - did you see those photos of
Quebec posted the other day on a.b.p.gardens? Snow *metres* deep......" Yes...Impressive But have you ever tried ploughing a path through 5ft of water? If you saw the pictures of the homes outside Pontadawe where the water rose to 6ft in a matter if minutes after a blocked culvert broke it's banks and deposited thousands of gallons of water and around 2000 tons of mud and debris through the village. You don't get that sort of damage from 10 ft of snow. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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05-02-2004, 06:45 PM
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".........We're moaning about our weather - did you see those photos of
Quebec posted the other day on a.b.p.gardens? Snow *metres* deep......" Yes...Impressive But have you ever tried ploughing a path through 5ft of water? If you saw the pictures of the homes outside Pontadawe where the water rose to 6ft in a matter if minutes after a blocked culvert broke it's banks and deposited thousands of gallons of water and around 2000 tons of mud and debris through the village. You don't get that sort of damage from 10 ft of snow. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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05-02-2004, 06:46 PM
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David Hill wrote:
You don't get that sort of damage from 10 ft of snow. Unless it melts in a very short space of time. -- Nick Wagg |
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05-02-2004, 06:46 PM
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David Hill wrote:
You don't get that sort of damage from 10 ft of snow. Unless it melts in a very short space of time. -- Nick Wagg |
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#12
06-02-2004, 03:48 PM
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"David Hill" wrote in message
... 1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps now.......we've had more than enough. Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. LOL it was only a few weeks ago they were warning about water shortages and saying it wasnt feasible we'd get enough rain to compensate for the dry summer. -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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06-02-2004, 03:48 PM
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"David Hill" wrote in message
... 1.5 inches to 2pm yesterday, and it hasn't stopped since then I am thinking of offering down hill water skiing. I am told that all the reservoirs in this part of Wales are full to overflowing, so will someone "Up There" please turn off the taps now.......we've had more than enough. Here we have now had just over 13 inches of rain so far this year, though we got of lightly compared to parts of North Wales ....Capel Curig had 12 inches of rain in the first 3 days of this month, with 6 inches yesterday. Forecast.......Heavy rain and strong winds. LOL it was only a few weeks ago they were warning about water shortages and saying it wasnt feasible we'd get enough rain to compensate for the dry summer. -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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06-02-2004, 03:48 PM
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Tumbleweed wrote:
LOL it was only a few weeks ago they were warning about water shortages and saying it wasnt feasible we'd get enough rain to compensate for the dry summer. They were referring to the South East which gets most of its water from aquifers, because rain takes a long time to soak into them. The rain that has fallen recently will make very little difference to the aquifers so I expect hosepipe bans again this Summer, here in Cambridge. -- Nick Wagg |
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06-02-2004, 03:48 PM
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Tumbleweed wrote:
LOL it was only a few weeks ago they were warning about water shortages and saying it wasnt feasible we'd get enough rain to compensate for the dry summer. They were referring to the South East which gets most of its water from aquifers, because rain takes a long time to soak into them. The rain that has fallen recently will make very little difference to the aquifers so I expect hosepipe bans again this Summer, here in Cambridge. -- Nick Wagg |
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