Barefoot Andrew
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It's a bit black over Bill's mother'sSpot of flashing and banging outside too.
When is summer due to start? 
A.
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Fee
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Tis lovely here in Anglesey, BBQ tonight 
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Chez
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It's gone, I reckon. We drove down to look at a house near Clee St Margaret this morning, all down past the Long Mynd, round there - trees already turning.
Fingers crossed for an Indian summer.
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Fee wrote: | | Tis lovely here in Anglesey, BBQ tonight |
Why am I here and not camping there? Silly boy.
| Chez wrote: | | Fingers crossed for an Indian summer. |
Absolutely. See above about failure to go camping thus far 
A.
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Chez
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You big wuss. Get your waterproofs out and get out there! 
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Barefoot Andrew
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In fact it seems to be lashing it down. Seems like a good point to go and pour another glass of crisp & fruity, and make some pastry.
A.
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Chez wrote: | | You big wuss. Get your waterproofs out and get out there! |
A.
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Chez
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Clearly I would be hardily camping in a foot of mud somewhere RIGHT NOW if I didn't have the baby as an excuse, er, sorry, reason ... .
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lottie
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The ducks have a new pond which they are enjoying  and the water butts are overflowing----sheepdog trials tommorow so crossing my fingers for it to stop.
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jema
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On and off torrential here all day 
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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| jema wrote: | | On and off torrential here all day |
ditto with hail and thunder as well. The sort of rain that cascades over the guttering as it fails to cope with the deluge
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VSS
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| Fee wrote: | | Tis lovely here in Anglesey, BBQ tonight |
Have you been to the show?
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Nanny
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote: | | jema wrote: | | On and off torrential here all day |
ditto with hail and thunder as well. The sort of rain that cascades over the guttering as it fails to cope with the deluge |
hail!!
we had thunder but no hail
rained so hard we couldn't see across the yard to bill's mother's (who ever she was)
damned stuff woke me up in the night banging on the roof and the windows and we are probably going to activate plan B on sunday for the open day as it doesn't appear to be improving.....
so
is it better or worse than last year?
i think better but am prepared to be told differently
andrew get out there and camp about a bit
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hedgewitch
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Hail here. And thunder. And lightening. 
The grids in the road started to boil over.  Just like down-town New York?
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Chez
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| hedgewitch wrote: | | The grids in the road started to boil over. Just like down-town New York? |
Isn't that something to do with the alligators, though?
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Shane
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Hail storm at ours last night. I was playing touch rugby at the time, and couldn't see more that about 10 feet at one point.
Not ideal rugby weather, it has to be said
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ariana
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| Shane wrote: | Hail storm at ours last night. I was playing touch rugby at the time, and couldn't see more that about 10 feet at one point.
Not ideal rugby weather, it has to be said |
I pity the poor person who has to wash the kit!
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sally_in_wales
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oh 'eck, just got into my gallery at work to find water pouring up through the sinks and all over the floor. Its bound to be busy today too with this weather, and I have a soggy floor and sinks doing an impression from a horror movie to deal with. Going to be one of those days I suspect... 
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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suppose to be getting some brassicas in today as a lovely parcel from wiggly wigglers arrived yesterday but I've seen the radar it aint pretty. Might go and make soup instead....
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Barefoot Andrew
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The sun shineth this morning!
A.
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Penny
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Bucketing it down, the trees have started to turn here, none of the crops are in, and I'm cold!
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Barefoot Andrew
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Shall I pop round with a warming brew?
A.
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Penny
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Aww bless, yes please
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otatop
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I was at the Proms last night, and at round about 7.30 the sound of the rain lashing down on the roof of the Albert Hall reminded me of being in a caravan.
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ariana
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We had the grandfather of all storms last night  The power went off for two hours. I took the precaution of pulling the plugs when it started as I don't want another frazzled modem!
It was certainly spectacular (and it rained a fair bit too, just for a change!)
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Barefoot Andrew
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| ariana wrote: | | We had the grandfather of all storms last night The power went off for two hours. I took the precaution of pulling the plugs when it started as I don't want another frazzled modem! |
Get yourself a surge protection strip - a four or six-way block of sockets, preferably with a phone in and out connector.
A.
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Shane
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| Barefoot Andrew wrote: | Get yourself a surge protection strip - a four or six-way block of sockets, preferably with a phone in and out connector.
A. |
Seconded!
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marigold
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Very windy here - the runner bean canes are dancing about in a Triffidish manner...
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Nanny
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rain here more or less all day
plan B-wet open day activated
and to think we considered putting water butts under all the drain pipes here to conserve water.....i think i have watered my plants about twice this year....and that was in the rain
can't be getting on with it any more
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Penny
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Still sloody raining here, just went for a walk with mutt, and the fields are saturated Where's my cup of tea Andrew?
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Nanny
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| Penny wrote: | | Still sloody raining here, just went for a walk with mutt, and the fields are saturated Where's my cup of tea Andrew? |
tea?
TEA?
a true downsizer has a glass of robust and fruity after a brisk walk in the pouring rain.......
at the very least
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gil
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Raining and cold here. Cold by comparison with recent weeks, anyway.
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Tay
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Absolutely tipping it down here and cold too. It's no wonder that Pi doesn't want to come out.
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Jamanda
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| Tay wrote: | | Absolutely tipping it down here and cold too. It's no wonder that Pi doesn't want to come out. |
Do you think he/she'll come out with a Geordie accent?
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Marionb
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It certainly does seem colder tonight.... I really felt the chill when I went out to the sheep earlier.
I've got the gas fire lit tonight and I had the Central Heating on yesterday evening mainly because the house felt "damp", particularly the boys' bedrooms.....
Ooh Tay, you surely wont have long to go now.... Do you have a set date after which (if they baby hasnt arrived) they will take you in and induce you?
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Tay
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I'll be induced next week on Thursday if he/she hasn't arrived by then. I really don't want to be induced, so the little scamp had better come out soon.
As for the Geordie accent - I hope so!
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Jamanda
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Curry and sex are supposed to be good.
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Penny
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| Jamanda wrote: | | Curry and sex are supposed to be good. |
Together Messy!
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Marionb
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Going for a long walk is supposed to help things too.
(and its a lot less messy.... )
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Jamanda
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| Penny wrote: | | Jamanda wrote: | | Curry and sex are supposed to be good. |
Together Messy! |
But less messy than the outcome hoped for.
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Tay
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| Jamanda wrote: | | Curry and sex are supposed to be good. |
They're always good!
Yes, we've been busy trying to encourage Pi out with a variety of methods, but to no avail. Perhaps tomorrow I'll make some dhansak - pineapple within curry may be suitable provocation?
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Fee
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| VSS wrote: | | Fee wrote: | | Tis lovely here in Anglesey, BBQ tonight |
Have you been to the show? |
Yep, went on Tuesday I did wonder if you might be there as we were wandering round, I kept an eye out!
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ariana
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| Barefoot Andrew wrote: |
Get yourself a surge protection strip - a four or six-way block of sockets, preferably with a phone in and out connector.
A. |
We've got one, but I don't trust it! Two years ago our main phone socket got blown clear off the wall after a lightning strike and it messed up the 'puter even though the surge thingy was plugged in.
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Barefoot Andrew
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| ariana wrote: | | and it messed up the 'puter even though the surge thingy was plugged in. |
Might that have been because the surge protection fuse had already blown from a previous storm? The strip will continue to have worked as a block of mains sockets, just without protection. Mine has an LED lit to confirm the fuse is still OK... although my computers still sit behind another layer of protection (the UPS and its built-in protection).
A.
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ariana
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| Barefoot Andrew wrote: | [Might that have been because the surge protection fuse had already blown from a previous storm?
A. |
Sounds a likely explanation. We get a lot of storms up here! I'd better check it out. Thanks
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