Egluntyne Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh my word....this weather!! It is as black as pitch outside, raining stair rods and the hens are wearing life jackets. The garden is like the Great Lakes, with Superior just outside my back door, I have to row across it to get to the hens! To add insult to injury, I left my wellies outside a couple of days ago and they have water in them easily to the half way mark. They'll be ruined. What a nuisance.....I'll have to get some Croc Wellies now. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 oh damn. That sounds heartbreaking, new croc wellies! Not so bad here, no lakes just a bit of rain last night and 3 soggy hens. Sun is shining this morning though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 We had a shower last night, but its been lovely here all week, if a bit muggy. Nice & sunny now. I never mind night rain .......it saves me having to water the veggie garden Hope it cheers up where you are Egluntine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh what a shame! - new Crocs wellies There's a great walk along the North Shore of Lake Superior - i have a cousin who lives near Grand Portage, at the top of the lake ....not so nice when it's in your back garden though Carl had to drive home through floods last night - not usually a problem in his Freelander - but he'd just collected my Mini from a service The news said that the M40 around our area had big problems with flooding yesterday afternoon and Warwick and Leamington were flooded, shops won't be opening this morning. Carl couldn't come the normal way home, the island by the dealership was flooded so he had to go the long way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 We've been very lucky down in Oxford: warm and sunny, with rain only at night. Not enough rain for gardeners, however, and I am out with the hosepipe every other night. That might change today, but it is beautiful so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 We had a storm yesterday afternoon and torrential rain. More rain in the night but sunny now. The chickens are lying down with their wings stretched out trying to dry themselves off before the next downpour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The rain last night woke me up several times, but there's not too much flooding here, mind you, we are halfway up a hill, and i haven't been to look at the Cherwell yet - that always bursts its banks Heard on t'wireless this morning about floods and roads closed all over the place though - seems that we were lucky here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It's bright but cloudy up here - it's been a fairly miserable week, apart from Monday, which was a gorgeous scorcher of a day - juts as well i got all my washing out and dried on Monday, or it would be meeting me at the fron door now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The play ground at school is flooded today, & this afternoon it is the school summer fayre I used to have a poster up in my bedroom called "Flaming June" . It also had been used as the cover of a Malcolm Mclaren album that me & boyfriend at the time used to always listen to in the car. I still have it on tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Our garden is under water It has rained for days, last night was really bad. It is sunny at the moment but the sky is blackening as I type Jules sports day this afternoon, she was in the egg and spoon race, I think that has been changed to the 100m front crawl I hope the water in the garden goes down as we have new arrivals this afternoon, complete with purple eglu I don't fancy building the run in the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oh dear Debs, I hope that it cheers up for you Wish Jules luck for the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 All we seem to get is a light summer shower. It has been close and sticky most of the week, though not actually hot. It's sunny at the moment. I heard the trains into Rugby weren't running this morning because of floods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Thanks Clare, I think the sports may be cancelled though:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Rosie's were last year due to rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 We've actually been dry most of the week but very chilly. The band of heavy rain has been moving north all morning (I've been watching it on the met radar) and its just started raining now. Wee Anna is a bridesmaid tomorrow at Myres Castle, near St. Andrews so I hope the weathers nice. She's so excited to be staying in the castle with her cousins (not me, I'm staying in converted stables down the road ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 well we still havent had the quote yet to fix the roof. I spent quite a while in the attic moving round buckets as the drips changed places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 No rain here..............beautiful sunshine....................but you wouldn't expect anything else from the sunshine capital of the UK Hope the weather remains nice as my son is off to a beach party and bbq after school ( no contingency plan if it rains so I'm not sure what 20 x 15 years olds will do or more worringly who's house they will end up at :anxious: ) Hope those of you with rain don't get washed away...................didn't look good on the lunchtime news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It is so dark here now all our street-lights have come on It is absolutely pouring with rain, thundering and lightening It's quite scary, I wish I was at home, not good driving conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 We have distant thunder here, with the odd flash every now and then. My rain gauge was full to overflowing overnight, I emptied it yesterday at 8pm when it was full (over 40ml) from the previous 24 hours, however this morning it was overflowing again, meaning we have had over 40ml of rain in 11 hours It is very muggy here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 It is so dark here now all our street-lights have come on It is absolutely pouring with rain, thundering and lightening It's quite scary, I wish I was at home, not good driving conditions Sheffield has been like that for the past 48 hours. The hens are playing out now....but I'm sure they have got trench foot! It is spitting a bit but haven't seen the sun since Wednesday. It's just awful.....I'm dying to get out in the garden......serious Cabin Fever imminent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The school bell went at 3pm, the rain started at 3:01pm, and now it's bouncing off the pavement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The school summer fair has been postponed, but it is lovely & dry now, if a little cloudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 The school summer fair has been postponed, but it is lovely & dry now, if a little cloudy They call it S*ds Law I believe. How disappointing as a great deal of work goes into these events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It has cleared now, but we had Debs' black skies, T&L and power blips for about half an hour or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I have just issued my chooks with water wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
