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Where in the World are you from?
We keep getting tiny little showers, out comes the sun and the breeze gets stronger a within an hour everywhere is dry again!As I live in the east I'll stay out of this N-v-S bit! it's the cowards way out, as my other half of 35yrs. is a Wakefield girl!, the first one came from Hampshire, there's a moral in there somewhere.
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]
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When I moved to Suffolk from the North East, I assumed we were having an unusually warm summer that year....until I realised it was, as my Dad used to say,' two top coats warmer' in East Anglia, than in Northumberland!
Helen wrote: "'Oop' here in the grim north, there has been a wierd bright light in the sky that seems to make everything shiny and appears to give off heat. We're more than a little concerned."Ah! That's where it went...thought we'd tethered it safely down here!
Must've bin t'wind 'cross them Chilterns. It were reet mitherly th'day tha knows. {;D
I'm from Poole, in Dorset, way down south!
Haha! It was visiting today too, Strey.
Helen wrote: "Haha! It was visiting today too, Strey."It's good to share...but sorry if it confused your fellow Manc's though! The city council had an emergency meeting i hear!
Actually it was down here TOO. Now how can THAT happen?? Too weird for us poor carrot crunchers!
Phew, the rain came back, we're safe to go outside again.
Helen wrote: "Phew, the rain came back, we're safe to go outside again."Thank the lord, my Whippet was getting a bit nowty and the gravy had all congealed, now where did I leave my best flat cap
Jason wrote: "Helen wrote: "Phew, the rain came back, we're safe to go outside again."Thank the lord, my Whippet was getting a bit nowty and the gravy had all congealed, now where did I leave my best flat cap"
I say Penelope. Have taken a peep across the estate. It would appear to be tiddley poo to tell that cheppy to polish the Bentley. Wot Wot. Pour the Moet, tharz a good gel.
Hi, It's alright for you lot laughing!!! Have you any idea how sad a droopy dock looks! The green patches in my 'lawn' [dandilions] are dieing and the nettle bed has collapsed!! The showers keep missing us and I don't want to think what my water bill will be, we are on a meter but I have to use some just to keep the veggies alive!
The family of hedgehogs take a nightly dip in the goldfish pond in search of water snails! as all the land based ones have vanished!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]
Timothy wrote: "Hi, It's alright for you lot laughing!!! Have you any idea how sad a droopy dock looks! The green patches in my 'lawn' [dandilions] are dieing and the nettle bed has collapsed!! The showers kee..."
I wish my weeds were dying! I spent an hour in the front patch this morning fighting with weeds and thistles 4ft high! I have also put down weed killer and it's now threatening to rain!
Timothy wrote: "Hi Lynne,wots rain!!!?
Paul."
Well apparently it's wet and comes in drizzle, drops, and sheets varity and in some areas like cats and dogs.
Still a bit black over Bill's mother's but no sign of any of the varities mentioned above.
Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "Timothy wrote: "Hi Lynne,wots rain!!!?
Paul."
Well apparently it's wet and comes in drizzle, drops, and sheets varity and in some areas like cats and dogs.
Still a bit black over Bill's ..."
Just having a last troll round the forums and find those funny Americans getting all serious about books.......and we good old Brits are talking about the weather!! Vive la difference...
...though i think my Astroturf is looking peaky.
Paul, was worried about your hedgehogs, have rescued snails from excessive wet and they are travelling down tonight.
I'm from Wigan, in Greater Manchester, in case anyone doesn't know :3
Katie wrote: "I'm from Wigan, in Greater Manchester, in case anyone doesn't know :3"I know Wigan - famed in the title of The Road to Wigan Pier. Less sure about 'Greater Manchester' that appears to have swallowed it whole...
Helen wrote: "Go Manchester!"...gotta have somewhere for the rain to go...
My mum came to visit today and as we left the train station to go home the rain poured. My umbrella actually snapped, it was quite dramatic. Luckily the burrito place was open so we ate!
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No need for any cake then
Hi gang!I wish you lot would stop taking the Mickey!!!!! The rain we were forecast yesterday morning lasted just long enough for me to workout how the wipers worked on the new motor taking our youngest son, his wife and daughter to Stansted. They have gone to Denmark to stay with David [our eldest] and his other half for a few days. Before I got off the motorway [M11] on the way home it had stopped.
I got home at 7am and anyone still in bed would never have known it had rained!
Then we have this evening, forecast, a period of moderate, possibly heavy rain. Yeah! right! 10 minutes, enough to make the windows and paving slabs wet and knock over my broad beans, which are feeble thanks to the drought and chalk. The sun is out again!!
The hedge hogs have moved house to behind the compost heap, between the tins and the fence. I think most of my snail population is hiding between the spare sheets of tin. Mr. and Mrs Tiggywinkle have taken all three of their babies with them to their new home. All seem happy.
All the best from the Narborough dust bowl, Paul Rix, [oldgeezer]
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Paul, ever fancy a house swap? I can recommend Manchester, it comes with running water.
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Hi Helen and Ian,I do have an advantage in this. I used to go to both Manchester and Liverpool at least once a week, so I know both cities. I also have author friends in both!!
The one in Manchester lives on Salford Quays, with a view of Old Trafford [I have the autographs of 'The Busby Babes'] I told you I was getting old!
I can also remember heading upstream along the A62 towards Oldham, my truck almost washing abandoned cars off the road!.It really was like a river that day!!
My memories of the 'pool are less happy. The usual reaction to me turning up with 'Urgent' deliveries was 'You'll have to wait!!'Being the stroppy old sod I am they would be given the choice, if they wouldn't unload me within a half an hour of the booked in time then I'd take it back. I'd often have 4or5 deliveries per trip, usually booked in at a specified time. Why should others have to wait, and cause me to have a night out because someone couldn't be bothered?
I have to admit, I also had two really good regular deliveries in the 'pool, but the one in Bootle was a right pain in the derrie! I must also add, a lot of the people I met there, other than working in 'goods in' were great.
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]
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Ian wrote: "What did you used to deliver Paul?"...isn't that more of a question for the midwife...
Hi Ian,Ford spares, components for agricultural machinery, areo kits for trucks, odd pallets of all manner of stuff,any thing which should have been there yesterday! Fridges/freezers for shops even the odd fruit machine to pubs. If it would fit on a truck
I've probably delivered it!! Even a cat scanner to the big hospital. We unloaded it then they found it wouldn't fit through the door!! I often wondered how they resolved that one!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]
Helen wrote: "My mum came to visit today and as we left the train station to go home the rain poured. My umbrella actually snapped, it was quite dramatic. Luckily the burrito place was open so we ate!"I'm going camping with friends next week & have just checked the map and am a bit concerned. I am going somewhere above Leek...which appears to be worryingly in the direction of...Gulp...can't bring myself to say it...
M@NC#£ST£R
...do I need to pack the storm poles & waders? @:)
Strey, worry not, the shiny thing is here today. My mum mentioned that it always rains when she wears her brown trousers - I am going to bin them for her!Paul, the image of the scanner in the car park and you waving goodbye made me and mum roar with laughter. We clearly have no empathy!
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Cheers for that...much relieved!??Will pack my self-inflating, waterproof, windproof, sunproof, UV resistant, anti-glare bikini!
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And Tim - now that we know that you have an HGV licence, problem solved. Hire a wagon, drive it up here, leave for a few nights, cover with a tarp and then take home full of rain. Happy hedgehogs and snails
Ian wrote: "Not a pretty sight MattAnd Tim - now that we know that you have an HGV licence, problem solved. Hire a wagon, drive it up here, leave for a few nights, cover with a tarp and then take home full..."
I know...I just like wearing it...(he said in an uncomfortably creepy voice).
As for the tarp, good idea. And we could pitch the tent UNDER it & avoid the inevitable deluge!!
Ian that is so a plan, Paul don't bother with Liverpool after all that arguing about delivery times. Just come to friendly Manchester - we'll have enough rain for you!
Helen wrote: "Ian that is so a plan, Paul don't bother with Liverpool after all that arguing about delivery times. Just come to friendly Manchester - we'll have enough rain for you!"Or next week to LEEK with me...has just dawned on me that's actually quite an appropriate place name!!
Ooh, it could be a portent of weather!
Hi Gang, I did suggest exactly that to a mate of mine who takes bulk loads of sand to St Helens glass works.
I gave up all my goods licences several years ago. I had a mishap in the army which has caught up with me, so it is strictly automatics only now.
As for the scanner, I was told to have it there by 9am no matter what so the team could start work at 9 when they arrived to install it. I was there at 8.30, unloaded by 9, ain't my problem if some divot forgot to measure the door!
And for Strey, I'd definately take the scuba gear!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]
Hi - am from Sunderland in N E England
Wouldn't it be funny if some of us were neighbours and never realised!
Helen wrote: "Wouldn't it be funny if some of us were neighbours and never realised!"it would be kinda cool but i seem to be the only person from northern ireland in this group *sigh*
Come and live in my spare room Rachel! My daughter is going over to Northern Ireland in June with uni friends.
Stands up...looks outside...Glorious sunshine...nope! Sorry Helen, I'm nowhere near Manc!!
Hey, we had sun today, admitedly it was 'reet' cold too. My mum loves Scotland, Bookbee.
Sun in the north....must be global warming