The colin_p appreciation summer sun and storm thread 2024
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I had hoped to catch the start of summer and thought there couldn't be any water left in the sky after the last few months.After a lovely day in Rutland yesterday with beautiful skies / temps, we drove back home to Deeside today.
We hit torrential rain just south of Glasgow, all the way to Dundee. Probably one of the worst car journeys I’ve had in the rain. Just horrible.
I’ve also decided to buy new front tyres early. They are semi worn, but felt like I was on ice in places.
We hit torrential rain just south of Glasgow, all the way to Dundee. Probably one of the worst car journeys I’ve had in the rain. Just horrible.
I’ve also decided to buy new front tyres early. They are semi worn, but felt like I was on ice in places.
thepritch said:
After a lovely day in Rutland yesterday with beautiful skies / temps, we drove back home to Deeside today.
We hit torrential rain just south of Glasgow, all the way to Dundee. Probably one of the worst car journeys I’ve had in the rain. Just horrible.
I’ve also decided to buy new front tyres early. They are semi worn, but felt like I was on ice in places.
Yep - yesterday was beautiful, today miserable. Grandiose plans of fixing the garden scuppered.We hit torrential rain just south of Glasgow, all the way to Dundee. Probably one of the worst car journeys I’ve had in the rain. Just horrible.
I’ve also decided to buy new front tyres early. They are semi worn, but felt like I was on ice in places.
We've got a bench at the front of our house that gets the early evening sun. It's under a wisteria and has a lovely view (slightly spoiled by a pile of wood chip currently...) and it's great to sit there of an evening and have a chat. Yesterday MrsB pointed out that the wisteria is almost over and we haven't sat out there yet this year. We managed half a drink despite wearing jumpers. 
Puggit said:
Lovely day in West Berks - only a couple of heavy showers, one just after I'd cleaned the cars (result!).
Low pressure in charge this week (to our east), but a strong signal for some high pressure in to June...
Wot? I’m just outside West Berks in Wilts and it’s been grey all afternoon! Although the sun is out right now. - at last. Low pressure in charge this week (to our east), but a strong signal for some high pressure in to June...
Weather bette than the forecast today, so cracking on with postponed jobs outdoors. Clouds gathering and distant thunder as I got to the last 4 fencing boards… another crack and the heavens opened. Everything suddenly soaking, but it’s taken so long to get everything organised into a fencing production line, gingerly fire up the circular saw and carefully cut slippy panels. Screw them in place and retreat as the rain passes over. 20 mins to dry everything up but job done.
abzmike said:
Weather bette than the forecast today, so cracking on with postponed jobs outdoors. Clouds gathering and distant thunder as I got to the last 4 fencing boards… another crack and the heavens opened. Everything suddenly soaking, but it’s taken so long to get everything organised into a fencing production line, gingerly fire up the circular saw and carefully cut slippy panels. Screw them in place and retreat as the rain passes over. 20 mins to dry everything up but job done.
Well done! Sound like a proper job day. I chickened out and spent the day doing errands It’s amazing how localised the rain was. Visited Banchory and it was bone dry, drove back through a soaked Inchmarlo and Kinkers. Got to Aboyne which was completely dry. We then got soaked in Coull, and it was hammering down when I left there. Got to Finzean. Dry as a bone with people sitting outside. For those that don’t know the area that about a 7 / 8 mile radius of area.
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