South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[jy]

Not a wind up..you can Google it.Saturday 4th May is World Naked Gardening Day.Window boxes count.Dont use shears,Dock leaves for the nettles and beware those fiendish brambles.Any references to Bush trimming incurs a one year ban.Should be fun.

[jtay]

 jy Cockoo Fair cancelled this year, on that day. Sorry, Cuckoo.

That's some rain out in the channel. Is it forecast to fizzle or slide east of the iow?

Looks like it's heading this way.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jy Don't forget to send us pictures ...

[Rich_Clements]

 *Stormforce~beka*

[jtay]

So the lunchtime rain turned out to be nothing at all and now the nothing at all is moderate rain that looks heavier as it comes in from the South. Bravo.

[matt111]

Cloudy most of the day but no rain until early this evening when some really quite heavy rain arrived for around an hour.

[Mapantz]

As I thought.. wind not even as strong as Saturday & Sunday. No need for a warning at all.. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Windy here!

[jtay]

Vile out there this morning. Cold too.

[jtay]

Once this mess blows through, we might have a chance to see comet p12 Pons/Brooks after sundown in the Western sky, this evening.

[Dorsetbred]

16 hours ago, jy said:

Not a wind up..you can Google it.Saturday 4th May is World Naked Gardening Day

May the fork be with you!

[Dorsetbred]

Portland registering 52.37mph gusts currently.

Edited April 9 by Dorsetbred

[beckyonsea]

Next door has just lost their shed roof.

[jtay]

Dry walk out. Wet walk back.

Noone is impressed.

[Dorsetbred]

Morning All, well in the end the numbers suggested by the MetO weren't that far out across the area, with between 53 & 63mph gusts:

Meanwhile on golden sands not a lot of wave activity with the offshore breeze

Maximum temperature so far today having peaked with 9.8°C at: 11:09

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jtay It looks horrible!! I was going to go out today to Aldi. Not sure I want to now ...

[jtay]

 *Stormforce~beka*

It's brighter here now, albeit still windy.

One more batch of rain tomorrow, then hopefully that's it for a bit. Still going to. Be breezy though.

On another note, we just had two tins of tomato soup for lunch. Mine was plant based, the OH's wasn't. Thought all tomato soup would be plant based.

[Dorsetbred]

2 hours ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

It looks horrible!! I was going to go out today to Aldi.

Bright sunshine down here, wind beginning to drop, and washing out on the line, making the most of the warmth, sun and breeze, it'll dry quick.

Edited April 9 by Dorsetbred

[Rich_Clements]

 Dorsetbred That actually looks inviting

[Dorsetbred]

Just now, Rich_Clements said:

That actually looks inviting

It might be if you like cold water!

Bournemouth Pier sea temperature is 10.6 °C.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jtay I don't want F-ing wind. It's too bloody cold 

[jtay]

 *Stormforce~beka* The best I can offer is 17C and a brisk South Westerly at the weekend.

I'd take it.

[Dorsetbred]

2 hours ago, jtay said:

On another note, we just had two tins of tomato soup for lunch. Mine was plant based, the OH's wasn't. Thought all tomato soup would be plant based.

One of the key features of Heinz Plant-Based Vegan Creamy Tomato Soup is its rich and creamy texture, which is achieved without the use of any dairy products. Instead, it is made with plant-based ingredients, making it suitable for vegans and those with lactose intolerance.

[jtay]

 Dorsetbred Exactly. I put the two tins side by side, cos I'm that dull. The difference... milk and cream, as you say.

OH's was thicker to pour. Mine was nice enough though.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jtay Beggars can't be choosers 

 jtay Did you buy on purpose or accident