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Odie;1261451 wrote: awwwwwww poor baby having a huge wraparound porch!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Hmmm.... weather, weather.... yeah, I've heard of that before. Never seen any, though.

(We have 265 average days of sunshine in New Mexico, at 5500 feet where I live it's never over 100F and never under about 30F.)

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Saint_;1261908 wrote: Hmmm.... weather, weather.... yeah, I've heard of that before. Never seen any, though.

(We have 265 average days of sunshine in New Mexico, at 5500 feet where I live it's never over 100F and never under about 30F.)


wow, that's hot, to hot!:yh_rotfl

Hot,Hot,Hot 39.2.c

41.c for tomorrow & it is Spring:-6

mrsK;1261941 wrote: Hot,Hot,Hot 39.2.c

41.c for tomorrow & it is Spring:-6


wow, that's a hot spring.:-6

The forecasted storm has arrived, bugger going outside. The wind is almost deafening, alarms are sounding, roofs are suffering. Hey Jimbo, get yer arse down here, you would earn a fortune once this one blows through on Sunday night.

Eleven flood warnings, roads under 2 foot of water, bridges closed, winds are at 85 mph at the moment, worse to come.

Bottle of beer and the telly tonight me thinks. This will test the new fencing i put up recently.

Going to check the caravan tomorrow, hope it is still there.

Barman;1262456 wrote: The forecasted storm has arrived, bugger going outside. The wind is almost deafening, alarms are sounding, roofs are suffering. Hey Jimbo, get yer arse down here, you would earn a fortune once this one blows through on Sunday night.

Eleven flood warnings, roads under 2 foot of water, bridges closed, winds are at 85 mph at the moment, worse to come.

Bottle of beer and the telly tonight me thinks. This will test the new fencing i put up recently.

Going to check the caravan tomorrow, hope it is still there.


ouch, that's a nasty storm.

stay safe.

Barman;1262456 wrote: The forecasted storm has arrived, bugger going outside. The wind is almost deafening, alarms are sounding, roofs are suffering. Hey Jimbo, get yer arse down here, you would earn a fortune once this one blows through on Sunday night.

Eleven flood warnings, roads under 2 foot of water, bridges closed, winds are at 85 mph at the moment, worse to come.

Bottle of beer and the telly tonight me thinks. This will test the new fencing i put up recently.

Going to check the caravan tomorrow, hope it is still there.


hi barman,

im in newquay and its pretty bad here now too, went out to the shops at about 4pm and the council were busy trying to clear the drains of leaves dragged down the road from the torrential rain an hour or so before hand.

got no beer but ive got sweets and cream cakes to go with the tv lol

Helen;1262465 wrote: hi barman,

im in newquay and its pretty bad here now too, went out to the shops at about 4pm and the council were busy trying to clear the drains of leaves dragged down the road from the torrential rain an hour or so before hand.

got no beer but ive got sweets and cream cakes to go with the tv lol


to many bad storms you guys are having.

stay inside and keep safe.

It's a bit cooler today... still beautiful weather despite that! I hope I get to see some winter weather before I move into my new house! :wah:

Anyway, I just finished my writing for today (I went a few hours over schedule, but... I was on a roll! ) and now I'm going to roll the easel back out onto the porch and finish this oil painting.

Helen;1262465 wrote: hi barman,

im in newquay and its pretty bad here now too, went out to the shops at about 4pm and the council were busy trying to clear the drains of leaves dragged down the road from the torrential rain an hour or so before hand.

got no beer but ive got sweets and cream cakes to go with the tv lol


Hi Helen, swop you a glass of red for a cream bun.

Helen;1262465 wrote: hi barman,

im in newquay and its pretty bad here now too, went out to the shops at about 4pm and the council were busy trying to clear the drains of leaves dragged down the road from the torrential rain an hour or so before hand.

got no beer but ive got sweets and cream cakes to go with the tv lol


Evil weather earlier, I drove back from Falmouth in the middle of that lot, you could not see the tarmac for standing water and I drove all the way with the wipers on their fastest setting. It's a bit calmer here at the moment but it's due to get worse again. It's good to be indoors, especially when that indoors is on top of a big hill!

Hope the caravan is ok Barman!

Dark with a chance of sunlight over here!

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sunny and 8C

Barman;1262473 wrote: Hi Helen, swop you a glass of red for a cream bun.


if id seen that last nite, i would have taken you up on your offer lol.

Betty Boop;1262488 wrote: Evil weather earlier, I drove back from Falmouth in the middle of that lot, you could not see the tarmac for standing water and I drove all the way with the wipers on their fastest setting. It's a bit calmer here at the moment but it's due to get worse again. It's good to be indoors, especially when that indoors is on top of a big hill!

Hope the caravan is ok Barman!


hi betty, dry here at the moment but i can see a huge tree, not far away, thats nearly bent double !!!

didnt dare take the dog out near the sea front where we normally go, we wouldnt have lasted long !! and we've not had the worst of it yet, according to the weatherman :-2

grey and overcast.........grrrrrrrrr!

Helen;1262676 wrote: hi betty, dry here at the moment but i can see a huge tree, not far away, thats nearly bent double !!!

didnt dare take the dog out near the sea front where we normally go, we wouldnt have lasted long !! and we've not had the worst of it yet, according to the weatherman :-2


It appears to be a lot calmer for now, I've not looked at the forecast yet, not sure I want to :-3

Betty Boop;1262686 wrote: It appears to be a lot calmer for now, I've not looked at the forecast yet, not sure I want to :-3


so glad your nasty weather has settled down.

We had torrential rain during the night on Merseyside and it hasn't been a very nice day at all but I think other places are getting it worse than us. I think that the weather may be better tomorrow but on Monday it is more of the same.

Many areas are on flood and river watch particularly the south and south west of England

Saint_;1262505 wrote: Dark with a chance of sunlight over here!


that's really pretty!

Skylark;1262707 wrote: We had torrential rain during the night on Merseyside and it hasn't been a very nice day at all but I think other places are getting it worse than us. I think that the weather may be better tomorrow but on Monday it is more of the same.

Many areas are on flood and river watch particularly the south and south west of England


I heard certain parts did get flooded.

Skylark;1262707 wrote: We had torrential rain during the night on Merseyside and it hasn't been a very nice day at all but I think other places are getting it worse than us. I think that the weather may be better tomorrow but on Monday it is more of the same.

Many areas are on flood and river watch particularly the south and south west of England


Yesterday we had rain all day. The kids at school start going crazy when you have to keep them in, so it was a helluva day. At hometime it became torrential and that carried on all last night and all day today. The winds were almost gale force and the rain has been lashing the windows since late afternoon yesterday, without let up.

Roads are flooded as drains can't cope, wheelie bins have blown across the street.

Luckily it's eased off for now but the BBC weather forecast says there'll be more torrential rain on thursday.

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Rapunzel;1262727 wrote: Yesterday we had rain all day. The kids at school start going crazy when you have to keep them in, so it was a helluva day. At hometime it became torrential and that carried on all last night and all day today. The winds were almost gale force and the rain has been lashing the windows since late afternoon yesterday, without let up.

Roads are flooded as drains can't cope, wheelie bins have blown across the street.

Luckily it's eased off for now but the BBC weather forecast says there'll be more torrential rain on thursday.


yesterday was really bad there!

to much rain you guys had!

40.c here at the moment.

It is very hot & no breeze at all.

Bushfire weather:(

I hope no one is an idiot today.:-5

It snowed last night here! That's the second snow we've gotten before Thanksgiving this year. And that's the bloody desert! The weather is seriously messed up...



GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!:eek:

It was just over 31C at 7:20am on the way to the predicted 41C! :-5

Rapunzel;1262727 wrote: Yesterday we had rain all day. The kids at school start going crazy when you have to keep them in, so it was a helluva day. At hometime it became torrential and that carried on all last night and all day today. The winds were almost gale force and the rain has been lashing the windows since late afternoon yesterday, without let up.

Roads are flooded as drains can't cope, wheelie bins have blown across the street.

Luckily it's eased off for now but the BBC weather forecast says there'll be more torrential rain on thursday.


Where do you live Rapunzel?

The weather here today was very nice, the sun was shining and it was a nice day to go for a drive which we did.

It was another beautiful day out this way! I spent much of the day painting, shopping and planting bulbs and fall wildflowers.

Yes, I'll post some pics of the painting when it's finished! :p

Odie;1262732 wrote: yesterday was really bad there!

to much rain you guys had!


Friday was bad, Saturday was horrendous!

It finally eased off this morning although there are still huge floody puddles everywhere! :rolleyes:

Hopefully it'll dry up before it starts again on Thursday! :-5

My daughter came home from college on Friday, soaked through to the skin!

It didn't help that someone drove through a HUGE muddy puddle and totally drenched her! Now her asthma is playing up like mad! And not only did I have to wash and dry all her clothes but even her rucksack and trainers which were soaked too!!! :-5:-5:-5

Didn't someone say a while back that folks who drive through puddles and drench people should be fined or warned by the police?

Yeah, I'd like to see that happen. :rolleyes:

Rapunzel;1263029 wrote: Friday was bad, Saturday was horrendous!

It finally eased off this morning although there are still huge floody puddles everywhere! :rolleyes:

Hopefully it'll dry up before it starts again on Thursday! :-5

My daughter came home from college on Friday, soaked through to the skin!

It didn't help that someone drove through a HUGE muddy puddle and totally drenched her! Now her asthma is playing up like mad! And not only did I have to wash and dry all her clothes but even her rucksack and trainers which were soaked too!!! :-5:-5:-5

Didn't someone say a while back that folks who drive through puddles and drench people should be fined or warned by the police?

Yeah, I'd like to see that happen. :rolleyes:


I heard Friday was horrible Rap!



OMG your poor daughter! I hate when drivers do that, they can go around the puddle!:-5:-5

exactly, who's gonna arrest them?:rolleyes:



I can see her asthma flaring up, its just to damp.

It was a lovely this morning on Merseyside with a full sun but this afternoon it is heavy rain. It is nearly 4.30am in the U.K. and it is nearly dark!

bright and sunny!



4C

Rapunzel;1263029 wrote: Friday was bad, Saturday was horrendous!

It finally eased off this morning although there are still huge floody puddles everywhere! :rolleyes:

Hopefully it'll dry up before it starts again on Thursday! :-5

My daughter came home from college on Friday, soaked through to the skin!

It didn't help that someone drove through a HUGE muddy puddle and totally drenched her! Now her asthma is playing up like mad! And not only did I have to wash and dry all her clothes but even her rucksack and trainers which were soaked too!!! :-5:-5:-5

Didn't someone say a while back that folks who drive through puddles and drench people should be fined or warned by the police?

Yeah, I'd like to see that happen. :rolleyes:


there was an item on the news a couple of weeks ago where a guy who did this posted what he filmed on you tube !!! he was caught and fined !!! lol

its been a nice couple of days here in cornwall BUT we are busy battening down the hatches for more gales and rain from tomorrow, dont think its going to be as bad as it was last time though.

Helen;1263467 wrote: its been a nice couple of days here in cornwall BUT we are busy battening down the hatches for more gales and rain from tomorrow, dont think its going to be as bad as it was last time though.


The wind is picking up again here, can hear it getting rougher as the evening goes on

It was rainy here finally! Now if only it will stay cool so all of my newly planted bulbs won't sprout too early.

rain rain and more damn rain!:-5:-5:-5

Sunny, but chilly with a chance of rain tonight.

Well it's raining again-the river nearby had burst it's banks a couple of times-had to do a twenty mile detour yesterday to avoid flooded roads, not as bad here though as down south in cumbria.

BBC News - Cumbria flood areas braced for more rain

Mind you it's moving north

Going to have to take the dog out for a walk soon, sometimes I could see him far enough. Scotland's natural state is covered in temperate rain forest-boy does that make sense.

It's been raining here most of the day, with heavy rain this afternoon. It looks as if it has eased though, at the moment ! I just feel so sorry for the folks in Cumbria !:(

Absolutely gorgeous here today! 55 degrees and sunny without a trace of a breeze. I went out to the Navajo flea market and picked up some exceptional cedar wood for the fireplace dirt cheap! Now... to get on those leaves!:rolleyes:

G'day Saint - when I read that temperature I couldn't but think of Adelaide here, the capital of South Australia, where the temperatures have been not that far from your own - only Celsius, not Farenheit. Summer has struck in full force - and this is the time when a girl's thoughts turn to THE BEACH (cool waves, lots of sunscreen!). I'm heading out, after brekkie. Gonna be over 100 of your degrees here in Sydney today.

rained for a good six hours in my part of southwest england today.

now, 10pm, the stars are out and its quite chilly out there.................. tomorrow the rain and gales are back !!!!!

sunny and 18C:D

Helen;1264674 wrote: rained for a good six hours in my part of southwest england today.

now, 10pm, the stars are out and its quite chilly out there.................. tomorrow the rain and gales are back !!!!!


Yup, it's the same here in central southern England. Rained all day! Luckily not pouring torrential rain, just drizzly rain as I had to go out in it.

I thought it was quite amusing that in two separate shops I heard 2 women with little girls talking. One was talking on a mobile, the other was talking to her friend. But they both said EXACTLY the same thing! They said, in amused voices, "She's just like Peppa Pig today, she's jumping up and down in muddy puddles!"

I haven't a clue who Peppa Pig is but I grinned to myself and mentally applauded a book/TV show which allows kids to enjoy splashing in muddy puddles just the way we used to do, whilst the parents find it cute and amusing instead of shouting at them to stop getting dirty and stop splashing the adults!

Our town is turning on its Christmas lights tonight.

The town was full of stalls cooking up hotdogs and hamburgers or pizza slices or Asian foods. There were stalls full of whizzy, twizzly, twirly flashy things for the kids to wave in the dark. There were stalls selling mincepies and hot mulled wine for the adults. And other stalls selling Christmassy bits and bobs.

At 5pm there is a parade through the town. Folks dress up as Christmassy characters. In town today there was a chap dressed up as an elf sitting on a reindeer. It was one of those costumes where his top half was the elf and his bottom half was the reindeer legs, then he had fake elf legs hanging down the sides of the reindeer. Know the sort of thing I mean? He actually looked really good. :wah: Lots of people were dressed as clowns, including several people in wheelchairs. We have a shop in town where you can hire motorised wheelchairs for the day. Lots of folks rent them out and then whiz around our little shopping mall on them. They love to run over peoples toes and then yell at the people hopping in pain to get out of the way! They can be pretty lethal actually! There should be a speed limit for them in the mall! Anyway, today quite a few of them were dressed up in clown costumes too, so it was really nice to see them taking part and being nice for once!

So the parade has a horse-pulled sleigh in it with the town mayor dressed as Santa and some little christmas fairies in with him. All the characters either walk before the sleigh or behind it. We have 2 main roads in our town and they run parallel to each other as they're both for one-way traffic. So the parade walks down one road, around the corner, then back up the next road until it comes to the town green and bandstand.

Santa disembarks onto the bandstand, whilst the townsfolk mill onto the town green. The dressed up characters walk around the bandstand or amongst the townsfolk, saying Happy Christmas to them and handing out songsheets. Then the towns operatic society, all dressed in Victorian costumes, sing Christmas carols. They encourage the townsfolk to join in too and quite a few do.

Then there is a countdown, from 10 to zero, and at zero everyone cheers as the towns Christmas lights are all switched on. Then there is a beautiful fireworks display for half an hour followed by folks mingling, greeting friends, browsing the stalls, skating on the outdoor ice rink which was opened this afternoon and which will stay until after Christmas and generally having a good time.

The bad news is that the rain will turn the town green into a mudbath and folks will be slipping and sliding their way across it all evening. :wah:

Next Saturday sees the opening of the German markets in Southampton and Winchester. They set up lots of little stalls that look like chalets made of gingerbread. They sell the most gorgeous things too. Really unusual things that you just don't usually see in this country. Southampton is the better market because it has more chalet-stalls and a wider variety of unusual things to buy. In particular, their glassware is extremely beautiful and very unusual. The food and drink are exceptionally good and the bierkellars are always packed to bursting!

In Winchester there is a smaller market but some of it spills inside Winchesters beautiful cathedral, which is always well worth a visit. Again they have an outdoor ice rink for the whole of the Christmas period. Although there are less German stalls here, none of the stunning glassware, for example, there are lots of contemporary chalet-stalls selling items made by students at Winchesters College of Art. Highly-renowned as a college, they sell hand made jewellery, clothes that the students have designed, made and had modelled in catwalk shows, artworks, etc. Because Winchester is a terribly 'posh' place, (apparently it'sthe most expensive place to live in England, outside of London!) a lot of the chalet-stalls are taken over by small companies which sell hand-made jewellery or hand-made handbags or hand-made scarves, etc. All of which are terribly beautiful but horrendously expensive! We're talking a second mortgage here just to buy a handbag!

The shops in Winchester are lovely and always worth a visit and of course, both German market sell all that delicious food and drink and scrummy cakes too!

oH Rap, that sounded like a great parade!:-6

I love when they put the lights on.:guitarist



Everything sounds so perfect there for Christmas!:D

29ºF (-1C) and very lightly snowing.

We had a little of everything today. Rain, rain mixed with snow, snow. Luckily, the ground is still warm and the snow didn't stick.

Wet and cold.

cloudy and cold.:yh_rotfl:-5:-5