WHATS YOUR WEATHER LIKE 2019

Nice and sunny 10c

Mowed the gravel driveway and cleaned the gutters

 

Hi,

Many thanks for your cheery thoughts Woo; I've got sunglasses and for a brief period each year use them to prevent snow blindness. Hot decaf tea and cold water are my tipple; we've plenty of water for both.

C'mon Upsy; if we move to a warmer drier place what would I have to moan about on here each day; we regard a monsoon as a splash these days since Blackie lives with us; I doubt you could be harsh even if you tried; if you get fed up of dry sunshine why not have a weeks holiday in Yorkshire; pity you can't bring your gardens along too for a good soaking. Yes this certainly is it; Bron and I are definitely Yorkshire born and bred; moving home is a huge gamble; we could simply exchange the problems we have here for new problems elsewhere and it might upset Blackie if we did move. Better the devil we know?

In spite of the usual dire weather and getting wet I wandered down to the workshop and have enjoyed a practice session TIG welding aluminium then wet again as I returned to the bungalow; it's still so dark here at 12:19pm I need the desk lamp switched on. A fireman's pole into the workshop would be useful?

Kind regards, Colin.



As you rightly say Woo every cloud has a silver lining; our gardens look lovely given the watering they constantly receive. When Blackie really tries the steps in the picture make a wonderful cascade similar to the cascade at Chatsworth House.

 

It's stopped raining and now sunny intervals but cold. It's time to use my woolly hat.

 

Hi,

We've got a few puddles along the street; 59mm of rain in 12 hours and another 15mm expected;



Living here on the steep valley side has benefits; we don't flood due to the water heading to the valley bottom; high wind though can be a real worry.

The Ship Inn in the picture above is forever being flooded; surely it would be cheaper to demolish it because it's shaking hands with The River Calder?

I worked in a nearby mill for years this too next to the river and it used to be frightening as we lifted goods clear of the invading water. Blackie has been relentless today not breaking off for a breather and he's still dancing on our roof as I type.

I got wet this morning visiting the workshop but enough was enough; I gave it a miss this afternoon.

We might get sleet and snow this weekend.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

We might get sleet on Saturday morning, might.

I used to live in Worcester city and by the river Severn there's a pup close to the bank that got flooded a lot.

 

Rain in the early hours but it brightened up as the day progressed - sunshine and cloud. 5C/41F

 

Snow. Cold. Miserable. But it's cozy inside and I have no intentions of going outside until the morning when I take out the recycling bins.

 

6c raining

 

A crisp bright start to our day again. High of 9C and a low tonight of -2.
Hopefully they have cleared the fallen tree from down our lane as I have planned for a day in my Dad's garden.

 

Morning everyone,
Thinking of all of you with flooding issues. Hope it eases up soon.
A dry morning down south with some watery sun and looking OK for us ,
Take care,
Jenny

 

Yes it must be awful. Our lane was flooded in the dip the other day ,haven't been out to see if it's cleared yet. Although we haven't had any significant rain for a couple of days our flood is caused by ' run off ' from the surrounding hills and happens all the time. Thankfully it's no threat to houses etc.