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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 09:39:11 AM

Title: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 09:39:11 AM: It started raining here at nine o'clock on Wednesday evening and, thirty six hours later, it's still tipping down. This is all part of the "Barbecue Summer" promised by the forecasters in April---it has pissed down virtually every second day since they opened their mouths. Are weather "experts" the same all over the world? In Canada or Australia, for example?
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 12:18:54 PM: It's stopped!
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: indi on September 04, 2009, 01:23:38 PM: At last! If I try to go into the garden I'll sink! Loads of half flooded roads this morning :-\
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: The Peepmaster on September 04, 2009, 03:37:06 PM: I was reading this report about Elgin, (and not just because the town is an anagram of my first name). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8237299.stm
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 04:11:35 PM: Moist.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Tom on September 04, 2009, 07:29:03 PM: We had horizontal rain yesterday. Came right in through the side of the window and wet the computer monitor.

I think we're still in the tail-end of Hurricane Bill.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: robbie62 on September 04, 2009, 09:03:44 PM: c,mon people ..its britain its supposed to rain ..get over it
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 09:19:08 PM: For three months?
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Diane CBPFC on September 04, 2009, 09:45:11 PM: We have had a drought and an infestation of grasshoppers. We had to sell off our heifers as we wern't able to grow enough hay to feed them through the winter.

Farming sucks.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Tom on September 05, 2009, 04:01:51 AM: Diane...ooooh my head.... surely farming passes the time?
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Roger Kettle on September 05, 2009, 09:29:33 AM: Oh, goodie. The rain's started again.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: robbie62 on September 05, 2009, 12:25:41 PM: Quote from: Roger Kettle on September 04, 2009, 09:19:08 PM
For three months?
what is it they say .. you can tell it's summer in britain because the rains warm!
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Malc on September 06, 2009, 03:52:11 PM: The forecasters here are pretty well spot on. I also have radar on the computer, which helps to ascertain whether we should be going for indoor training or whether the rain will pass.

We made the Grand Final today, knocking off the league leaders 3-1. Don't know if I already posted that.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Joan on September 07, 2009, 12:01:45 AM: We need the rain here again. Told my friend who's in Scotland now to bring some back with her - don't think she wants to do that! The radar's very useful, isn't it Malc? They've just installed a new radar thingy up the road from us. It looks like a giant golfball on a tee. Some photos here (http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/about/Sydney-doppler.shtml)

This time last year I was in Gloucester - it was living up to its nursery rhyme with lots of showers.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Malc on September 07, 2009, 02:29:20 PM: Did you fall in a puddle right up to your middle?
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Joan on September 07, 2009, 09:54:41 PM: :D No, but it was close a couple of times. That reminds me of Dawn French in the Vicar of Dibley - was watching recordings the other night. Channel 7 have the rugby back on on Saturday nights. Don't think they're ever going to put the Vicar back on - have to buy the DVDs, methinks.

Diane - that's terrible about the grasshoppers - you're not having a good time what with that and the coyotes, are you? Hugs!
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Diane CBPFC on September 09, 2009, 10:08:29 PM: Ahhh, thanks for the hug Joan.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: peter on September 17, 2009, 11:41:10 PM: Quote from: The Peepmaster on September 04, 2009, 03:37:06 PM
I was reading this report about Elgin, (and not just because the town is an anagram of my first name). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8237299.stm

nigle is about right
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: The Peepmaster on September 18, 2009, 12:32:56 AM: Quote from: peter on September 17, 2009, 11:41:10 PM
Quote from: The Peepmaster on September 04, 2009, 03:37:06 PM
I was reading this report about Elgin, (and not just because the town is an anagram of my first name). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8237299.stm

nigle is about right

I was actually christened Legin.
Title: Re: The Wet Stuff.
Post by: Mince on September 18, 2009, 02:24:20 AM: Quote from: The Peepmaster on September 18, 2009, 12:32:56 AM
I was actually christened Legin.

.. because he doesn't just put his foot in his mouth: he puts his whole leg in.