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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: mark smyth on July 09, 2011, 09:42:21 AM
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This week was supposed to have been very wet but we only had rain rain, all day, on Thursday with thunder and lightning. It's been warm every day around 20c.
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This week was supposed to have been very wet but we only had rain rain, all day, on Thursday with thunder and lightning. It's been warm every day around 20c.
Mark it's really heavy rain here, shower after shower. I think we are getting what Inverness have been having. Not good for golf ;D that's coming from a golf widow.
Angie :)
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Yes, absolutely torrential rain here.... I wouldn't mind but it's interfering with our satellite signal for the TV coverage of Le Tour de France. >:(
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>:( Yes we went to Hampton Court Flower Show on Thursday, it was torrential rain from 10.05am till just before 3, The whole place was turning into a quagmire. Which tend of ruined the day for us didn't really get a good look at the gardens. Oh well there is always next year.
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I wonder if we have entered an era where proper summers are part of the past and dry springs and wet summers are part of the future?
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proper summers
When did we get those? :)
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Michael, I seem to remember when I was a lad that summers were always hot and sunny! ;D
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Middle of winter here. Yesterday was 18oC and this (Sunday) morning, at 9.30, I saw a monarch butterfly being buffeted by the wind as it flew off.
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All right, don't rub it in. Bitter wind here and rain then frost overnight.
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Sorry Lesley, but you can feel sorry for me having to wait for Lucy to finish her violin lesson (from 11 - 12) sitting at a table outside the coffee shop next door to her music school with a long mocha (the 'o' pronounced as in hockey!!!) and ginger slice reading Peter Scott's autobiography "The Eye of the Wind".
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Middle of winter here. Yesterday was 18oC and this (Sunday) morning, at 9.30, I saw a monarch butterfly being buffeted by the wind as it flew off.
Wow Anthony that's summer temperatures for us. You will be still in shorts and t.shirt. Brilliant.
We were nearly washed away yesterday.
Angie :)
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What a life eh? I really DO feel sorry for you Anthony as you'll be going soft quickly. ;D Ginger slice is nice.
Were you a Peter Scott fan? I was brought up with two original paintings in the house. They belonged to my late brother Donald who died when I was just 13 and he was 21. (He had Duchenne's Syndrome). My sister has them now.
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Yes. I grew up with Peter Scott and have several signed books, including the one I'm currently reading. I really enjoyed the "Faraway Look" programmes and have those books too. I met him in 1970 when he was guest of honour at the 10th anniversary gala day at Worldwide Butterflies in Sherborne, Dorset and visited Slimbridge in its early days. There was going to be a huge celebration of "Peter Scott at 80" (there's even a book of that title), but he died two weeks before his birthday in August 1989. I have a signed print, which is the nearest I'll get to owning a painting.
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As a painter he's almost unknown here but of course his Pa was well connected to NZ, starting off from Christchurch, I think for the southward journey.
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Yes, there is a statue of Captain R F Scott in Christchurch sculpted by his wife. There's also a memorial to the five who died on the return journey in a south window in the choir at Dunblane Cathedral. I've read several accounts of the attempt on The Pole. The unknown factor has worked in my favour. A signed copy of "Observations of Wildlife" is £200 in the UK. I got one for $20 here. ;D
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Very well done Anthony. 8)
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I took the shading off the greenhouse today. Does that mean we will get a heatwave now?
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Hopefully not Roma. I could do with some rain. Not just a splash but a few days of continuous rain. My raised beds are bone dry. I could however top up of my tan
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I took the shading off the greenhouse today. Does that mean we will get a heatwave now?
No Roma, because I haven't taken my shading off yet. The heatwave will come when I take mine off, the sun hasn't shone since I put it on!!
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98 degrees F (36.7 C) when I came through town 15 minutes ago. Can't remember when we last had rain. Sherba and I were rejoicing this morning because it's supposed to drop to 78 degrees next week. Air Conditioning OFF....Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!
I don't worry about greenhouse shading......don't even worry about a greenhouse. Could never cool it sufficiently in summer and it would cost a fortune to heat in winter. Oh for a Manchester summer again.
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98 degrees F (36.7 C) when I came through town 15 minutes ago. Can't remember when we last had rain. Sherba and I were rejoicing this morning because it's supposed to drop to 78 degrees next week. Air Conditioning OFF....Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!
I don't worry about greenhouse shading......don't even worry about a greenhouse. Could never cool it sufficiently in summer and it would cost a fortune to heat in winter. Oh for a Manchester summer again.
...... and a cool pint of Boddies, and then another.......... 8) ;D
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I'm counting all these up David. Whenever I make it back home you are going to owe me a lot of pints. ;D
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Oh for a Manchester summer again.
You know you don't mean that......
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Tongue firmly in cheek John ;)
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I'm counting all these up David. Whenever I make it back home you are going to owe me a lot of pints. ;D
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! I'm a Yorkshireman, who said anything about the pay word ;D
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I accept Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, David....you don't need to be there......just send the cash and I'll drink to your health ;D
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I accept Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, David....you don't need to be there......just send the cash and I'll drink to your health ;D
All my cards are in my trouser pockets and I do have very, very short arms, sorry!
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...and I was going to offer you a Bud light when you come over here.........well you can find your own watered down beer in Devon now. ;D
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http://www.otterbrewery.com/otterbeers.php
No words needed Alan, you can keep the Bud ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Summer... what summer? ??? :P
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...and I was going to offer you a Bud light when you come over here.........well you can find your own watered down beer in Devon now. ;D
That shouldn't be difficult Alan. If what David says about the Devon weather is right, every time he has a pint there will be an inch of rain falling into it - if he has the wet weather gear to sit in, outside.
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98 degrees F (36.7 C) when I came through town 15 minutes ago. Can't remember when we last had rain. Sherba and I were rejoicing this morning because it's supposed to drop to 78 degrees next week. Air Conditioning OFF....Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!
I don't worry about greenhouse shading......don't even worry about a greenhouse. Could never cool it sufficiently in summer and it would cost a fortune to heat in winter. Oh for a Manchester summer again.
...... and a cool pint of Boddies, and then another.......... 8) ;D
Notice the word "cool". I had a half litre (oh for a pint) of Guinness in a bar in Howick last weekend. It was chilled! Argggghhh! I have a bottled of "Black Sheep" for the weekend and it will not be going within a yard of the fridge!
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Lesley was commenting on snow. Here's snow. The idiot on the van is supposed to be packing our worldly goods and loading them into a shipping container. The port authorities refused to release the containers so our stuff was loaded into several of these wee vans. Needless to say, several items, including our inadequately wrapped leather suite, were damaged due to rubbing up against the container sides! I would NOT recommend Anglopacific. They refuse to pay repair costs for my Aunt's barometer, which was damaged, because it wasn't listed! It was their job to list items. According to their list they didn't pack any photo albums either, yet 22 were shipped! ::) How our piano arrived unscathed I don't know, because it left our house late on a Friday night unwrapped, yet they had promised to build a wooden crate around it before it left the house! >:(
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You're in the wrong city Anthony. Guinness down here is NEVER chilled, nor any of the imported beers which Roger frequently drinks, except of course Australians. I doubt if an American beer could be found in Dunedin.
This morning's snow was gone by 9am but I see a good thick coating on the back hills, Lammerlaws and Lammermoors.
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I doubt if an American beer could be found in Dunedin.
Lesley,
Not all American beers are beyond the pale ( ;D). Try searching out steam lagers etc..
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I see that the summer we didn't have has now turned into autumn with howling gales and heavy rain over the last two days (and I've lost my first fence panel of the year!). A "window" today with just wind and little rain, with another onslaught due on Thursday.
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These were empty last Friday...
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David I think that was the remains of the hurricane that recently went up the east side of the US
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These were empty last Friday...
That's a lot of water....... I haven't enjoyed this season much at all......... :(
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Look what the wind did to my birch tree
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Many of the leaves on the right have been knocked off by yesterdays west wind
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My Begonia hanging baskets were looking good till we got that gale yesterday. This year I can count on one hand the amount of times I could sit at my pond a watch my fish, half the time I just had to throw the fishfood in and leave. Well I have solved the problem, well two problems really. I wont have to worry about the heron eating my fish and now I have somewhere dry and wind free. Only one big problem I had to move my plunge beds.
Angie :)
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Wow! What a great idea.......you've got to have some plan to beat the Aberdeen weather!
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If you get the bacon sarnies on the go Angie you could make make a fortune from fishing day tickets :o
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That's really good Angie,
From plunge beds to a plunge pool ;D
You just need some bubbles and you could join the fish for a Jacuzzi ;)
Graham
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Todays temperature is double yesterdays and the best sunny day in a long time
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Todays temperature is double yesterdays and the best sunny day in a long time
Hope you don't messure in Kelvins ;D
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Todays temperature is double yesterdays and the best sunny day in a long time
You should be so lucky!
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18C
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Temperature's all right here too but accompanied by a mist and persistent drizzle
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That's really good Angie,
From plunge beds to a plunge pool ;D
You just need some bubbles and you could join the fish for a Jacuzzi ;)
Graham
Hi Graham, there are bubbles I just had them turned off. My husband said if the fish die he will use it for dipping in. He will have to heat the water first.
David I had to catch the fish from the other pond, can't understand the enjoyment of standing in water and trying to catch a fish. My husband said that I would never catch the fish, well I had to prove him wrong. Two hours later the koi was caught. Give me weeding or potting up anyday. I don't think fishing will ever be for me.
Angie :)
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Dear me, Angie, 2 hours in the pond, that must have been a very stressful time ....???? (for the Koi.. ;D ;) )
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Dear me, Angie, 2 hours in the pond, that must have been a very stressful time ....???? (for the Koi.. ;D ;) )
Luc it was boring, I just can't stand or sit for to long when l am in the garden. My husband is always says sit down for a minute but I can't, I look over and see that something is needing done. If he helped I might be able to sit and relax ::) :-X
Now I need to get rid of some grass and introduce some places for alpines, any one what to help ;D
Angie :)
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It's quite easy to sit down for a while if you pour a gin and tonic first. :D
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It's quite easy to sit down for a while if you pour a gin and tonic first. :D
Or lay down after a few gin and tonics ;D ;)
Angie :)
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Anyone affected by hurricane Katia? We have windy conditions but nothing like the weather people predicted
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We've had quite a lot of rain, then a sunny spell, now it's getting windier... but "they" say it may be later this afternoon before the full effect hits here. Maybe it will just blow on by.... :-X
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Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but like Maggi has just said maybe it will come later, lets hope not.
Took my hanging baskets down this time.
I think this thread should be changed to What Summer ::)
Angie :)
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I went down to the sea front this afternoon to see what birds had been blown in by the gale. I reckon the wind was force 8/9 but this is not unusual here in Autumn and Winter. The waves were quite impressive when they hit the seawall, sending up walls of spray 8 metres high. Back home now at 1700, the wind has turned more westerly and the tops of the trees are bending with the wind. I hope that this is as bad as it gets.
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I think we missed the worst of it. Quite heavy rain and strong winds during last night but it's been fine all day (so far!) but the strong winds remain.
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It's still raining, can't say I notice any difference from last week, or the week before that, or the week before that, or... *sigh*
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. . . and Katia is due tonight they say with heavy rain - 100mm.
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Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?
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Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?
We'd say "it's tipping down".... or, perhaps, "the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket"......... or if it goes on for a long time.....the rain is tipping down like when you empty a bath". ;D ;D ;D
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..........raining cats and dogs!
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You'd need the whole zoo to describe this summer's weather...
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Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?
We'd say "it's tipping down".... or, perhaps, "the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket"......... or if it goes on for a long time.....the rain is tipping down like when you empty a bath". ;D ;D ;D
....... or something similar :o
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Or pouring, or teeming, or coming down in sheets. There must be more terms for raining than for most things. ::)
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raining datsun cogs in Japan
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We need a smiley for Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We need a smiley for Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A smiley? You need a new word for not-smiley . . .
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Well don't worry it will soon be (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/neil4768/smileys/frozen.gif) time
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Did it really get to 30oC on the weekend in London?
cheers
fermi
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my weather station marked 33.4 C Sunday fermi and i'm just outside london by heathrow..
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A friend of mine is visiting her son in Brighton and I got a lovely picture of them walking along the beach in their shorts. They said it was 28c what a dream, we had the whole weekend grey and miserable. Never mind last week was a bonus so can't complain gots lots done in the garden.
Now need to get the plants ready for the cold nights that are just around the corner.
Angie :)