Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot of rain 
in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me if there was flooding reported by 
morning. And I think I've discovered a leak in our conservatory roof. Oh 
joy.

ally

a l l y wrote:

> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot of
> rain in Cumbria right now.
> ally


Lyme disease in Cumbria.... That's the third reported case from Newby Bridge 
in 2 years.

Kezzi. . .
Moderator - UK Lyme (borreliosis) and co-infection
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ME-CFS-FMS_infections/

> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell
> of a lot of rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me
> if there was flooding reported by morning. And I think I've
> discovered a leak in our conservatory roof. Oh joy.
> 
> ally 


My wife said our sunroom leaked last week while I was away. What 
a coincidence.

Hope the rain abates before the flooding starts.

Johnny-high-and-dry

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:02:12 +0100, a l l y wrote:


> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot 
> of rain in Cumbria right now. 


Down your way maybe we've only had about 16mm and 10mm of that this 
evening. Was down in Carlisle most of the day and it was raining down 
there on and off, come back up here into the hill fog and <50m 
visibilty... Stupidly warm though at 15C, mid October should be 
somewhere between 5 and 10C...


> Wouldn't suprise me if there was flooding reported by morning.


Report of 60+mm from Workington for today on top of 16mm yesterday. So 
flooding very likely.

-- 
Cheers                                              new5pam@howhill.com
Dave.                                             pam is missing e-mail

"Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message 
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>
> Report of 60+mm from Workington for today on top of 16mm yesterday. So
> flooding very likely.
>
> -- 

Yeah, I see they're getting the sandbags out in Carlisle again.

ally-glad-to-be-up-on-a-hill

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
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> > Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell
> > of a lot of rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me
> > if there was flooding reported by morning. And I think I've
> > discovered a leak in our conservatory roof. Oh joy.
> >
> > ally
>
> My wife said our sunroom leaked last week while I was away. What
> a coincidence.
>
> Hope the rain abates before the flooding starts.
>
> Johnny-high-and-dry


Grayish today. It is supposed to rain but somehow it often passes by me.

Lucky Edith

"a l l y"  wrote in message
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>
> "Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message
> news:nyyfbegfubjuvyypbz.io8ayn2.pminews@news.howhill.com...
> >
> > Report of 60+mm from Workington for today on top of 16mm yesterday. So
> > flooding very likely.
> >
> > --
> Yeah, I see they're getting the sandbags out in Carlisle again.
>
> ally-glad-to-be-up-on-a-hill


Poor things. It must be awful.

America-Put the rain forrest back-pronto. Everyone. Plant trees.

Edith.

In news:3r2ghkFhiu6nU1@individual.net,
a l l y  typed (subject to snippage)>

> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot of
> rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me if there was flooding
> reported by morning. And I think I've discovered a leak in our
> conservatory roof. Oh joy.
>
> ally


This thread should really have been titled 'leak in conservatory roof', 
calling a thread in u.l.cumbria 'rain again' is about as newsworthy as 
calling it 'tuesday follows monday'.

"Alan Walker"  wrote in message 
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> In news:3r2ghkFhiu6nU1@individual.net,
> a l l y  typed (subject to snippage)>
>> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot of
>> rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me if there was flooding
>> reported by morning. And I think I've discovered a leak in our
>> conservatory roof. Oh joy.
>>
>> ally
>
> This thread should really have been titled 'leak in conservatory roof', 
> calling a thread in u.l.cumbria 'rain again' is about as newsworthy as 
> calling it 'tuesday follows monday'.

Hey, it's not that bad, you know! We've had hosepipe bans in Cumbria from 
time to time. But OK, I'll take your point, and next time we have a 
gloriously sunny day I'll start a new thread announcing the fact.

ally

The Traveller wrote:

> <Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
> news:434c0fb6$0$20974$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
> 
>>>Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell
>>>of a lot of rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me
>>>if there was flooding reported by morning. And I think I've
>>>discovered a leak in our conservatory roof. Oh joy.
>>>
>>>ally
>>
>>My wife said our sunroom leaked last week while I was away. What
>>a coincidence.
>>
>>Hope the rain abates before the flooding starts.
>>
>>Johnny-high-and-dry
> 
> 
> Grayish today. It is supposed to rain but somehow it often passes by me.
> 
> Lucky Edith
> 
> 



Yesterday it was like English rain here. A lady I know who spent most of 
her childhood in Manchester was remarking on how very English the 
weather was, with scattered moderate showers and overcast, and I agreed 
with her. Today it's bucketing down here, but still very English-style 
heavy rain, rather than the sub-tropical downpours that can occur in 
summer. The major two-lane highway that I have to travel on later this 
morning is apparently completely flooded in one place, which will put a 
huge strain on the other main arteries. Nobody knows how to drive in it, 
and nobody has any manners on the road anyway, so it's quite scary.

Jp

In news:3r4d48Fhqa4uU1@individual.net,
a l l y  typed (subject to snippage)>

> "Alan Walker"  wrote in message
> news:%t53f.43$vV1.28@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>> In news:3r2ghkFhiu6nU1@individual.net,
>> a l l y  typed (subject to snippage)>
>>> Here's something on-topic for a change. There is one hell of a lot
>>> of rain in Cumbria right now. Wouldn't suprise me if there was
>>> flooding reported by morning. And I think I've discovered a leak in
>>> our conservatory roof. Oh joy.
>>>
>>> ally
>>
>> This thread should really have been titled 'leak in conservatory
>> roof', calling a thread in u.l.cumbria 'rain again' is about as
>> newsworthy as calling it 'tuesday follows monday'.
> Hey, it's not that bad, you know! We've had hosepipe bans in Cumbria
> from time to time. But OK, I'll take your point, and next time we
> have a gloriously sunny day I'll start a new thread announcing the
> fact.
> ally


I lived a large part of my life there and it is that bad !  Hosepipe bans 
don't reflect the local weather, they reflect the fact that Manchester takes 
a lot of the useable water !

Living down here in the south I feel like a beached whale, I have to keep 
rubbing myself with lanolin to stop my skin drying out.  :-)

Alan

"Alan Walker"  wrote in message 
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> I lived a large part of my life there and it is that bad !  Hosepipe bans 
> don't reflect the local weather, they reflect the fact that Manchester 
> takes a lot of the useable water !


I  guess it's all relative. I spent most of my life in Edinburgh, where the 
rain is colder and the wind stronger and easterly. Although it rains a fair 
bit here, it's almost warm in comparison to what I'm used to, and you don't 
have to brace yourself every time you turn a corner. I suppose living in a 
rural area helps phychologically too, though - you can see more of the sky, 
so if there are any blue bits you're more likely to notice them and feel 
that the weather can't be as bad as you thought. Bad weather in a city just 
feels grey and driech.


>
> Living down here in the south I feel like a beached whale, I have to keep 
> rubbing myself with lanolin to stop my skin drying out.  :-)
>

Very brave of you to remain down there. I don't think I could stand it. 
Every time we've been visiting relatives in the south I heave a sigh of 
relief on the M6 as the first of the fells appear in the distance.

ally-enjoying-the-mild-cumbrian-climate

a l l y wrote:

> "Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message >
> 
>>Good grief! If blue tits don't make you think the weather is bad, how
>>cold does it have to get?
> 
> 
> <snigger...> The blue tits come and feed in our garden in summer, along with 
> green finches and a multitude of year-round spuggies. I can't say I've ever 
> connected their appearance with bad weather.
> 
> 
>>>Bad weather in a city just feels grey and driech.
>>
>>I don't like the cold grey damp we get up here for days at a time,
>>bung in a bit of hill fog so you can't see the view and it's pretty
>>driech (eh? must be scottish term)
>>
> 
> It's a really useful word, isn't it? It's not just Scotland that gets driech 
> weather - there's lots of it about in the north of England too. And there 
> really isn't an alternative English word that conveys the exact same sort of 
> grey, bleak, damp, miserableness of it.
> 
> ally 
> 
> 

It's a super word. I have lived most of my life in driech places. It's 
sure driech here at the moment.

I heard Dead Ringers last week doing a sketch which was a skit on the 
Radio 4 newsgirl, who thought that British weather was boring in 
comparison with hurricanes which got their own names. She thought that a 
Scattered Shower or a Light Breeze should be entitled to their own names 
like Derek or Cheryl (or whatever). It was very funny.

Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> a l l y wrote:
> > "Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message >
> >
> >>Good grief! If blue tits don't make you think the weather is bad, how
> >>cold does it have to get?
> >
> >
> > <snigger...> The blue tits come and feed in our garden in summer, along
with
> > green finches and a multitude of year-round spuggies. I can't say I've
ever
> > connected their appearance with bad weather.
> >
> >
> >>>Bad weather in a city just feels grey and driech.
> >>
> >>I don't like the cold grey damp we get up here for days at a time,
> >>bung in a bit of hill fog so you can't see the view and it's pretty
> >>driech (eh? must be scottish term)
> >>
> >
> > It's a really useful word, isn't it? It's not just Scotland that gets
driech
> > weather - there's lots of it about in the north of England too. And
there
> > really isn't an alternative English word that conveys the exact same
sort of
> > grey, bleak, damp, miserableness of it.
> >
> > ally
> >
> >
> It's a super word. I have lived most of my life in driech places. It's
> sure driech here at the moment.
>
> I heard Dead Ringers last week doing a sketch which was a skit on the
> Radio 4 newsgirl, who thought that British weather was boring in
> comparison with hurricanes which got their own names. She thought that a
> Scattered Shower or a Light Breeze should be entitled to their own names
> like Derek or Cheryl (or whatever). It was very funny.
>
> Jp


That's dryt. cough!

Edith.

a l l y wrote:

> "Alan Walker"  wrote in message 
> news:XS83f.7977$6c4.5718@newsfe5->
> 
>>I lived a large part of my life there and it is that bad !  Hosepipe bans 
>>don't reflect the local weather, they reflect the fact that Manchester 
>>takes a lot of the useable water !
> 
> 
> I  guess it's all relative. I spent most of my life in Edinburgh, where the 
> rain is colder and the wind stronger and easterly. Although it rains a fair 
> bit here, it's almost warm in comparison to what I'm used to, and you don't 
> have to brace yourself every time you turn a corner. I suppose living in a 
> rural area helps phychologically too, though - you can see more of the sky, 
> so if there are any blue bits you're more likely to notice them and feel 
> that the weather can't be as bad as you thought. Bad weather in a city just 
> feels grey and driech.
> 
> 
>>Living down here in the south I feel like a beached whale, I have to keep 
>>rubbing myself with lanolin to stop my skin drying out.  :-)
>>
> 
> Very brave of you to remain down there. I don't think I could stand it. 
> Every time we've been visiting relatives in the south I heave a sigh of 
> relief on the M6 as the first of the fells appear in the distance.
> 
> ally-enjoying-the-mild-cumbrian-climate 
> 
> 

The weather here in Long Island (our temperature today is identical to 
Keswick's) currently reminds me of the end of October, 1980, which I 
spent in Keswick and then the Yorkshire Dales.

  To quote A.A. Milne, "It rained, and it rained, and it rained." After 
one rainless Saturday, in which I and Mr P tied The Knot we removed 
ourselves to Wharfedale, where the rain resumed and eventually flooded 
the road out of the dale. But it didn't matter.

I just pooh-poohed Mr P (who grew up on Teesside and spent most of his 
teenage years in Auld Reekie) this morning for grumbling about the rain, 
and told him, "For goodness sake, we grew up in this!"  And he replied 
that maybe I had, but he wasn't used  to being soaked relentlessly, day 
in, day out.

Jp

> It's a super word. I have lived most of my life in driech
> places. It's sure driech here at the moment.
> 
> I heard Dead Ringers last week doing a sketch which was a
> skit on the Radio 4 newsgirl, who thought that British
> weather was boring in comparison with hurricanes which got
> their own names. She thought that a Scattered Shower or a
> Light Breeze should be entitled to their own names like
> Derek or Cheryl (or whatever). It was very funny. 
> 
> Jp


Many places already have names for their wind. There's the Santa 
Anna's in California, the Chinook's in Alberta, the Mistral in 
Provence...

I thought the recent "Hurricane Stan" sounded very 
unthreatening.

Maybe Cumbrians can start calling big blow-hard's from the 
north-east "Edith's".

Johnny-squalls-r-us

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
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> > It's a super word. I have lived most of my life in driech
> > places. It's sure driech here at the moment.
> >
> > I heard Dead Ringers last week doing a sketch which was a
> > skit on the Radio 4 newsgirl, who thought that British
> > weather was boring in comparison with hurricanes which got
> > their own names. She thought that a Scattered Shower or a
> > Light Breeze should be entitled to their own names like
> > Derek or Cheryl (or whatever). It was very funny.
> >
> > Jp
>
> Many places already have names for their wind. There's the Santa
> Anna's in California, the Chinook's in Alberta, the Mistral in
> Provence...
>
> I thought the recent "Hurricane Stan" sounded very
> unthreatening.
>
> Maybe Cumbrians can start calling big blow-hard's from the
> north-east "Edith's".


Johnny-squalls-r-us

ROOOOOOOOFL!!!!!!!!! I've never had a blow hard named after me. Lol.

Edith.