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  1.  markyo There are people just down the road from me that have been flooded out three times in as many weeks.  As soon as we get a days wet weather, up go the river levels again. 

    The problem is, all the gully and storm drains out fall into that river. Once those pipes are submerged they're useless.  

     

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  2. Yet another crud day in not so sunny Somerset. A bit of career advice for all you youngsters. Avoid the Building Trade like the plague, because in this country it's a dead loss You are either battling the weather, or coping with yet another recession. Take it from me, your bank balance, health in later life, and mental well being will thank you for it. 

    If you must do it, then qualify, and clear off abroad. 

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  3. 1 hour ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

    Right troops! The night is but young we need to stock up for the night. Whose after some home made chicken soup to keep us going? First served are those of you without power. Roll up! Roll up!! ... Oh followed by home made chocolate chip cookies ..

    Getting gusty here but not causing any problems just yet!... 34.5mph our max!

    Very kind of you Becks, Winchester is about an hour and a half from here, if you would'nt mind meeting me halfway at Stonehenge I'll take you up on it 😁

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  4. 36 minutes ago, Bristawl Si said:

    A predicted 60mph is the highest forecast, for here, at around 22.00 this eve (Weather&Radar).

    But drops back to 40mph, only a couple of hours later.

    We're predicted to have wind gusts topping  out at 54 mph, but seeing we're pretty exposed here on the Mendip slopes, I reckon 60 would be closer to the mark. 

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  5. 2 hours ago, TillyS said:

    This has made me laugh 😄. A great idea. A sort of angst-dump for the snow-starved but also perhaps with moments of euphoria when something unimaginable (cold and snow?!) materialises.

    Anyhow, that big bad Atlantic beast is about to blow his (her?) fury at us again. Batten down the hatches Sunday in the north-west because according to the 12z UKMO it has your name on it.

    We’re about to go from one extreme to another in a couple of days. Two bitterly cold nights, with further heavy snow in Scotland, to the full onslaught of Atlantic zonality and very mild conditions at times.

    Oh, this mad, mad, island. Would you really want it any other way? An Arctic tundra? An arid desert?

     A  continental climate would suit me down to the ground.     it's the endless rain . and wind that  drives me to distraction, probably because I have to work out in it.

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  6. Just had a look in the Mad thread,  I sometimes wonder why the knowledgable  posters ever bother to contribute,  They  have the guts to put their thoughts into the public domain, and then get  their heads shot off  for their trouble, just because things don't work out to some peoples liking.   I honestly think that some  of them have some serious growing up to do.  Get another 30 odd years of life expeience under your belts, together with some real s..ite that life can throw at you ,and maybe you'll realise just how stupid you are  making yourselves look.

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  7. 23 minutes ago, Lord Baltimore said:

    Got banned from the model thread for stating Spring was on it's way in Plymouth. Well after this week it is with temps into the low teens.

    If only it was going to be dry, but yet more rain on sodden ground is going to result in  more flooding problems for some poor people. 

    This country really is a pit when it comes to rainfall. 

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  8. I've been working since 1976, 33 of those 48 years have been spent outside. Believe me, what is being forecasted for next week  doesn't even come close to what was around during the late 70s and early to mid 80s

    I can recall working on a site near Bristol, in early Jan 82 and only being able to work outside for about 20 minutes at a time before we had to get back indoors and warm up. Our 7. 5 ton lorry's had external diesel tanks which were freezing up. 

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  9. 1 hour ago, Froze were the Days said:

    Well looks like a pattern change on the way...after maybe a brief colder easterly in the south east a period of high pressure lumped over the UK, and we've been here before - this could last for 10 days or so! could add to further tedium to this already boring Winter. Only crumb of comfort is becoming drier.

    If it's dry , it can be as tedious as it likes as far as I'm concerned. This rain is now beyond a joke.

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