the wrong kind of rain
 

Over here in the so called spring, we have seen nothing but rain for the last 5 weeks...every single day.

The water companies have not officially called this 'the wrong kind of rain' but they have said despite floodwaters galore, there is still a drought and a hosepipe ban until at least December. Apparently if the rain had fallen in winter, it would have soaked away and refilled reservoirs. Now it is not...hence the wrong kind of rain!

Surely if rain had fallen on frozen ground, it would have run off? Now the ground is softer, it must be more able to absorb? Or is my knowledge of basic science failing me?

As I trudge along with wellies, ski jacket and umbrella, in the pouring rain, it amuses me to think that we are in drought and people are not allowed to water their waterlogged gardens. :rofl:

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A Pom whinging about rain?????? That is unpatriotic of you... Its against the culture, you can probably be charged with criminal offences doing that...

Best get one of the mods to delete this post before some one official reads it and tries to deport you back to Australia....

Here... There you go... I've reported it for you.... Save you the effort.

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Sorry to be pedantic but she's not whinging about rain, she's whinging about incompetent water companies. ;) What I don't understand from the article I was reading, was they are saying that the reservoirs are 100% full and even if the ground is rock hard, the amount of water sitting on it can only soften it and allow the water to seep through, surely? Methinks they're taking the waste bodily fluids.

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Sorry m'lord... She says, tugging her forelock and curtseying to the dock..


No doubt this wrong rain of which they are speaking is more expensive than the right kind of rain and will therefore drive up prices.... Watch this space.

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Undoubtably. I love how they say there's a hosepipe ban in place and half the places are a foot under water. :rofl:

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Very sensible banning hosepipes under the circumstances, You wouldnt want anyone adding to the flooding by switching one on would you?

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it is even more amusing when you are skulking along in full wet weather gear, seeing bus ads advising you of the continued drought- it can be quite hard to read the ad properly when the rain is falling so heavily!

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The vagaries of weather.
It Seems it either rains at the wrong time or the wrong place I.e. not in the catchment areas. The irony is not lost though....

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...and, of course, you only get them in the UK don't you?

Water companies over here are models of excellence:rolleyes:

You wouldn't get droughts or uncontrolled floods here would you?

Perhaps the UK should employ Wivenhoe's engineers if they want plenty of water on tap:lol::rofl:

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Just like Queensland until recently

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Oh shut up, :rolleyes:

Please.

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Why?

It is absurd that someone should whinge about something happening in the UK, and others jump in to agree, when exactly the same things happen here.

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Sorry but im not with you, isnt that exactly as it works on this forum ? ;)

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How did THAT one happen ffs:confused:

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Ok I'll bite. No one has even remotely made it a UK/AU thing. Someone in England mentioned rain and hosepipe ban. Others including me commented that it was daft. Had someone come along and said 'only in England' then you have a point. As they didn't, you don't. Not every single flaming thread needs to have a disclaimer saying 'aware this happens in other parts of the world'.

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