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North West Regional Discussion 30 Jan 2019 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to damianslaw's topic in Regional
Heavy rain on the westward flank of Winter Hill. -
North West Regional Discussion 30 Jan 2019 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to damianslaw's topic in Regional
We had a lightning flash and thunder clap followed by a cloudburst on Winter Hill at 5.20 pm yesterday. Pretty dramatic while it lasted. -
North West Regional Discussion 30 Jan 2019 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to damianslaw's topic in Regional
Lightning on Winter Hill, 12.50 am. -
Well, you can't expect (some) American Conservatives to be keen on allowing women to have control of their own bodies. They won't support organisations which offer birth control and abortion to women in other countries, and it is a main battleground of the culture war within the US. It's politically inept to connect the two issues, though it does allow one to trace the tangled webs of conservative hypocrisy and dishonesty as they react with fake shock and outrage. Ethiopian women would benefit from birth control: the whole world would benefit if America took its energy and resource profligacy in hand.
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North West Regional Discussion 30 Jan 2019 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to damianslaw's topic in Regional
Thanks for what you do. -
North West Regional thread 01/09/18 Onwards......
Inga Horwood replied to itsnowjoke's topic in Regional
Snow has been settling here, near Curley's. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
According to the Bolton News, we'll be getting that at Christmas! Nathan Rao has apparently moved on... http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16611359.met-office-says-heatwave-could-return-and-last-till-december/ -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Some rain on Winter Hill late last night and maybe overnight too. It's still overcast - there may be more rain today. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Nothing for Winter Hill yet. Glad you're getting help on Saddleworth, though. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
https://www.inbrief.co.uk/neighbour-disputes/hospipe-bans/ Aside from the legal consequences, in my experience people who breach hosepipe bans are unpopular with neighbours who observe them doing so. I suppose one could send the lads round to threaten anyone frowning on your use of the hosepipe - depends what sort of place you live in. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
That tells you how tight our water supply actually is. We are used to thinking we don't have to worry about water, since we have the rain, the reservoirs, the ground water to draw on. But we forget how much water we use regularly, more and more every year. It seems we are only just staying ahead of demand, even when it rains every week. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
I think I am like Terry Pratchett's kind of troll. I need cold weather for my brain to work properly! Incidentally, our walk took us by the Entwistle and Wayoh reservoirs - I was shocked to see them so low. Right on cue, BBC North West warned us to start using water responsibly. The Jumbles was topped up though, fortunately for the lads jumping into it. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Oops. West Lancashire plain. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
I've just driven home from Turton through Bolton. The bank of smog extends west through Bolton onto the East Lancashire Plain, as far as I could see from the highest point on Chorley Old Road. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Nope. Nothing at all on Winter Hill. Dry as a bone. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Horrid start to Wednesday, but by 10.30 the White Coppice and Brinscall area was bathed in sunshine. I have never seen it looking more beautiful! Perfect for our club walk. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Heavy snow in strong winds on Winter Hill. Settling. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
First BBQ of the year sitting out (well, in two fleeces) on the patio overlooking Astley Park. Perfick! -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
I enjoyed reading that - much more than the weather! Very cold on Winter Hill, but the strong, freezing wind yesterday seems to have disappeared a lot of the snow round mine, thank goodness. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Congratulations on the grandchild. Sorry you missed the big moment because of this filthy weather. -
Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards
Inga Horwood replied to Mokidugway's topic in Regional
Snowing on Winter Hill. The Met Office missed the potential for snowfall but got the gloom and precipitation, while the new BBC site seems to think we are having sunshine and showers. Smallish flakes but not settling except on the remaining snow. -
https://web.archive.org/web/20100707124649/http://www.globalcoral.org/LONG%20TERM%20ARCTIC%20ICE%20TRENDS%20AND%20GLOBAL%20WARMING.1.pdf
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Met Office loses BBC contract
Inga Horwood replied to richie3846's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
The effect for the Met Office could be dire. It is a government funded department, subject to all the cost cutting and hostility that entails from a Tory government. It cannot lower its fees without encountering fierce criticism from its many enemies on the right. With Osborne sniffing about for more privatisations to launch, the Met Office must be high on his list. Now there is a huge hole in its budget, which the government will take as an open invitation to launch a privatisation, with all the loss of quality and service, and rise of commercial gloss and flim flam that brings with it. I imagine the Fox is licking its lips at the prospect of such a conveniently unlocked hen-house, too... Meanwhile my licence fee pays for the BBC and my taxes pay for the Met Office. I expect to get my money's worth, which is the BBC making clear and approachable the Met Office forecasts.