jib

In "my own opinion mate" you are a cockhead

Corkhead

Oh you have brightened my dreary British afternoon on the Isle of Wight (hense Corkhead) with your great opinion!! and I do value your opinion seems as you are a senior member!!

Grayling

When we were out in NSW recently people were praying for rain.
Livestock was dying and the price of lamb rose by 30%.

Farmers were getting desparate and there are already worries about the bushfires to come.
Never mind the damage prolonged dry spells do to houses etc.

There is nothing wrong with rain.

Humans actually need water to survive

G

Pants

Thats right G.....its funny that we moan about what nature gives us..be it good for some and bad for others. My neighbours driveway is now starting to crack up due to all the dryness out here. My garden looks more like a desert and the kids seem to be suffering more with plenty of viruses etc. Water restrictions continue

We had a bit of rain the other day and they said unfortunately it is not hitting the catchment area for the farmers so all in all if this continues the future will be grim for many people and many animals. Judging by todays weather ( and its still winter) we reckon the summer here will be another unbearable one.!!Roll on our return to the UK.

NZtoUK

Odd but I didn't see a similar post from you when we had back to back weeks of glorious weather.......or didn't that suit your purpose? So the point of your post is to whinge about the English weather.

DIMO8

I take it your happy to be HOME then?????
Was there anything you liked while you were there

MikeStanton

Yes, but I've said it all before - please find the posts...

PBC_1966

Indeed. The most torrential downpour I've ever experienced was in South Carolina. It darkened over, there was a huge thunderclap and the sky just opened. I was driving back to my motel room and parked right outside the door, waiting for the rain to let up. In a mad impulsive moment, I decided to make a run for it. Despite it being probably no more than 20 ft. from the car door to my room, I was drenched. It felt the way I would imagine standing under a 1000-gallon water tank which has just burst would feel!

A half hour later I was outside in the sunshine, watching vapor rise from the sidewalks and never saw another drop of rain for weeks.

Funnily enough, on a much smaller scale it's been that way here in eastern Norfolk the last couple of weeks. Quite warm (by English standards) during the day, building up to a thundery atmosphere at night with a quick downpour. Then that lovely smell and walking out into the still warm evening and feeling the humidity following the rain.

Ray

Pray tell why you have that opinion..

Don

Woah! As I see it, Corkhead's not a cockhead.

Why would you possibly call him a cockhead?

Corkhead

Thanks for you kind messages, and the funniest thing about it all is I am a lady!!! (and not the type that's in Little Britain)

Kerry

Gareth W

The most sensible things I've heard on this subject actually came from an Australian lady I work with with. She was going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to London and her/my workmates were giving it the usual "blah blah blah - you'll be freezing, you'll be wet through, you'll be glad to get back to Perth" and she just looked at them as if they were mad and said "but the weather's just the weather".

By the way - she loved London.