Author Topic: Rain rain go away (Read 1969 times)

badger · « **on:** April 29, 2012, 11:14:39 AM »

Since a hosepipe ban was announced and I purchased a water butt it

hasn't stopped raining

.On the bright side our swimming pool is

full

Colwyn · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:25:51 AM »

Didn't the government advise that you should store it in jerry cans?

Toky · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:26:23 AM »

Such a change for us north of the border to have had such a glorious week. It's usually us who get all the rain.

Robw · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:33:34 AM »

Must be the wettest drought yet!

Highlander · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:38:14 AM »

Clear blue skies over Dingwall yesterday on a very special day:D. Similar today.

Christie · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:39:20 AM »

We bought a nice new hose pipe last August and the day we tried to use it, it rained, we used it for 2 days this year at the beginning of April (just before the hose pipe ban came in) and it hasn't stopped raining since, but at least both our water butts are full. Cannot wait to get to Calis and get some sun - just under 4 weeks to go. Geoff have you got a swimming pool here as well as Calis ??

Colwyn · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2012, 11:51:09 AM »

quote:
Originally posted by Robw

Must be the wettest drought yet!

Ho ho.

Actually it is outclassed by 1976 - the driest summer in 200 years. By August the entire countryside seemed to be yellow-brown. The Labour Government made Denis Howell Minister for Drought. He went on a tour of the country and everywhere he went it began to rain. And rain and rain and rain. He was nicknamed Minister for Rain. But it continued to rain and rain and rain. So the Goverment changed his title to Minister for Floods.

I remember seeing a TV news programme showing a town in Somerset where household water had been shut off and the population had to fill buckets from standpipes in the road that were only switched on for two hours. The townsfolk had to struggle to get to the standpipes - wading through two foot deep flood water!

bewva · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2012, 12:03:01 PM »

It was pouring down at 7 this morning when I got to work and it hasn't stopped yet.
What a crap day!

usedbustickets · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2012, 12:14:08 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by Highlander

Clear blue skies over Dingwall yesterday on a very special day:D. Similar today.

H was it your St George's day celebrations or something

badger · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2012, 12:33:05 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by Christie

Geoff have you got a swimming pool here as well as Calis ??

OOPS! I meant grandchildren's paddling pool

You can tell who the affluent members are on here

TWO water butts

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