Go on Eric tell me more about your wonderful trees (you are risking my arrival on your doorstep - I hope you realise that
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Go on Eric tell me more about your wonderful trees (you are risking my arrival on your doorstep - I hope you realise that
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Go on Eric tell me more about your wonderful trees (you are risking my arrival on your doorstep - I hope you realise that
Which tree? I have two maples and a large elm. Tho' I don't really own them, the squirrels and the birds do
Kingston does have a large urban forrest, though the trees took a beating in the ice storm of '99. But that's not the kind of weather I wish to brag about, altho' it was awe inspiring, 4 days of freezing rain and high winds does give an alien aspect to the landscape.
seen on telly this morning that the last time we had horrible weather like this, it was the year that the rest of the summer was horrible!
i hope not, its nearly july and havent used me barbie since ......ooooo i cant bloody remember...LOL
when is the sun gonna come back??
i hope not, its nearly july and havent used me barbie since ......ooooo i cant bloody remember...LOL
when is the sun gonna come back??
surley noone can survive that!!
My best friend Miily's dad lives down in Puglia, the place in the south that recorded the temperature.
He said it's horrible, and old people are dropping like flies.
It'd be great if we reached 20 today.
I wonder if the culvert of the River Hyndburn is big enough to cope with this abnormally high rainfall. Has anyone anything to report about the size of the river in its visible sections?
(A forum thread 'The culverting of the river' a few years ago detailed its route.)
(A forum thread 'The culverting of the river' a few years ago detailed its route.)
It must be really abnormal weather you guys are having in the north ... it even made our local news ... pictures of choppers in Sheffield, the dam in Rotherham ... (I know; who gives a damn ... it's only Yorkshire) ... We are having a mini heat wave ... 32 with high humidex, about 5 less by the lake ... but tomorrow the weather is supposed to break, with a cold front, storms, and cooler temps. But we are having, esp in western Canada, many more tornadoes than is usual. I do think the debate on climate change is over ... climate change won.
If you see anyone trying to bury their goldfish today in the Tinker, please feel free to warn them.
oh no......weather warnings for weekend, hope we dont get flooded like yorkshire
Met Office: North West England: severe weather warnings
Met Office: North West England: severe weather warnings
Fingers crosssed, that it picks up before July 15th.
St Swithin’s Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin’s Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more.
Or: If you can see the top of Pendle Hill it is going to rain. If you can't see the top of Pendle Hill, it is raining.
We looked at the River Hyndburn yesterday...it was fast flowing and full, but there was still a good way before it reached the top of the culvert......that was down Bull Bridge.
OK....so i know we have had a lot of rain since then.
And yesterday I surfed down Riley's Hill on a wave of rainwater.
OK....so i know we have had a lot of rain since then.
And yesterday I surfed down Riley's Hill on a wave of rainwater.
The Hyndburn? Is that the river that I knew as the River Stink when I was decades younger? Really used to smell down by (I think) the paper mill in Rishton.
Anyway, people of Accrington, we need some rain in Kingston. Maybe a trade agreement: we would be happy to take some rain. We have to trade an abundant supply of moskies, skunk, squirells, chipmunk, deer, moose, bear, wolves, coyotes, snapping turtles, Canada geese, mallard, all kinds of game birds, and loons (altho' I hear that Ossy has an oversupply of these). Maybe some sunshine, we have enough of that to spare. And to fill all the new lakes that may soon be on your doorstep, how about some bass, lake trout, salmon, perch, walleye, whitefish, lake cod etc.
I remember that there was a path thro' Swales' farm, Ringstonhalgh, that came out in Rishton,and that if you went down to the end of the field, there was always a rope hanging from one of the trees, and you could swing out over the river. I wonder if the kids who fell in ever glowed in the dark afteryeh thats the stink eric n you have also educated me, didnt realise that was it in rishton.
Oh, almost forgot, it's also strawberry season, so we can trade a few tonnes of strawberries for a few thousand litres of rain
facts about lightning!
did you know you are not supposed to lie down outside during a storm!!
or that rubber soles on ya shoe are a waste of time!
Before the thunderstorm
did you know you are not supposed to lie down outside during a storm!!
or that rubber soles on ya shoe are a waste of time!
Before the thunderstorm
- Unplug all non-essential appliances, including the television, as lightning can cause power surges
- Seek shelter if possible. When you hear thunder you are already within range of where the next ground flash may occur, lightning can strike as far as 10 miles away from the centre of a storm
- During the thunderstorm
You should use the '30-30 Rule' to determine if lightning threatens :
Count the seconds between seeing the lightning, and hearing the thunder. If this time is 30 seconds or less, the lightning is close enough to be a threat. Seek shelter immediately.
Lightning may be hidden by clouds, if you can hear thunder, lightning is likely to be a threat.- Avoid using the phone — telephone lines can conduct electricity
- Avoid using taps and sinks — metal pipes can conduct electricity
- If outside avoid water and find a low-lying open place that is a safe distance from trees, poles or metal objects
- Avoid activities such as golf, rod fishing or boating on a lake
- If you find yourself in an exposed location it may be advisable to squat close to the ground, with hands on knees and with head tucked between them
- Try to touch as little of the ground with your body as possible, do not lie down on the ground
- If you feel your hair stand on end, drop to the above position immediately.