All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and four drops of rain.


I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a YELLOW warning for, THAT?


My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer Horror of it all.

On Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:41:14 PM UTC+1, Lawrence13 wrote:
All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and four drops of rain.


I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a YELLOW warning for, THAT?


My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer Horror of it all.


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Why so impatient? Have you even seen what's happening to the SSW?

Anyway, warnings were not specifically for your back yard, I shouldn't think. It thundered and hammered down here, about 25 miles for you.

Stephen.

On 2013-07-27 15:41:14 +0000, Lawrence13 said:

All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on
Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and
four drops of rain.


I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and
slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the
other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate
before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a
YELLOW warning for, THAT?


My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square
meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer
Horror of it all.

Patience, dear boy. Patience.

Your time is yet to come; although from what is currently showing up on
the radar, you may get more than you need late this evening.

Such is the British weather.

On Saturday, 27 July 2013 16:41:14 UTC+1, Lawrence13 wrote:
All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and four drops of rain.





I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a YELLOW warning for, THAT?





My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer Horror of it all.

Open up a bottle of something, that's what I've done and got the hose out to water the plants...

Keith (Southend)

On Saturday, 27 July 2013 17:40:53 UTC+1, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
On Saturday, 27 July 2013 16:41:14 UTC+1, Lawrence13 wrote:

All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and four drops of rain.











I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a YELLOW warning for, THAT?











My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer Horror of it all.



Open up a bottle of something, that's what I've done and got the hose out to water the plants...



Keith (Southend)

I normally get the hose out to water the plants after the bottle , if you get my drift ;-)

"Lawrence13" wrote:

I normally get the hose out to water the plants after the bottle , if you
get my drift ;-)

The plants no doubt appreciate it, and you save a flush. No downside :-)

Lots of lightning activity over the Channel but it doesn't seem to be going
anywhere in particular, just hanging around in the middle.

On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:57:46 +0100
"Togless" wrote:

"Lawrence13" wrote:

I normally get the hose out to water the plants after the bottle ,
if you get my drift ;-)

The plants no doubt appreciate it, and you save a flush. No
downside :-)

Lots of lightning activity over the Channel but it doesn't seem to be
going anywhere in particular, just hanging around in the middle.


Eh? Not according to this site:
http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/...n&subpage_0=12
Has been moving steadily NE.

--
Graham P Davis
Bracknell

On Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:41:14 PM UTC+1, Lawrence13 wrote:
All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and four drops of rain.





I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a YELLOW warning for, THAT?





My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer Horror of it all.

Beginning to look a little stupid now, aren't you?

On 2013-07-27 19:39:42 +0000, Dawlish said:

On Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:41:14 PM UTC+1, Lawrence13 wrote:
All day I've eagerly waited for rain and I get a whole new meaning on
Byron's description of and English Summer, 'Two weeks of hot sun and
four drops of rain.





I tell you the ground hardly got wet. My cat was asleep on the lawn and
slept through it. One rain butt got a tablespoons worth of rain and the
other from the roof catchment ; well any water seemed to evaporate
before it reached the end of the drain pipe. Is that what I got a
YELLOW warning for, THAT?





My goodness, thank god UKMO didn't expect four drops of rain per square
meter or they would have had to find new graphics to express the sheer
Horror of it all.

Beginning to look a little stupid now, aren't you?

Please don't.

Everyone has been getting on so well recently.

On Saturday, 27 July 2013 19:46:20 UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote:

Eh? Not according to this site: http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/...n&subpage_0=12 Has been moving steadily NE.

Nothing dramatic here, 9.4 mm rain in about 2½ hours with one heavy burst at 2010 Z. A couple of flashes and bangs. I could not correlate the rainfall with the Met Office radar pics (old site). According to them there should have been heavy rain around 2000 BST in this area but it was no more than light to moderate. Also, the burst at 2010Z does not appear on the radar charts.
Can't see any more excitement from this episode.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.