Raining

[Baldy]

One worries for eternally sunny South Wales

[Small pumpkin]

It's not raining but the bl@@dy wind is picking up again .

[Nannysally99]

Luckily we are not on a meter so are watering everything within an inch of its life

[veggiechicken]

We've had no more rain since that little splutter earlier today.
Just proves, the sun shines on the righteous and rains on the Baldys.

[Cadalot]

As Balders drove on to the Midlands, the rainclouds dragged down the sky after him, for, though he did not know it, Balders was a Rain God. All he knew was that his working days were miserable and he had a succession of lousy holidays. All the clouds knew was that they loved him and wanted to be near him, to cherish him, and to water him.

[Runtpuppy]

As Balders drove on to the Midlands, the rainclouds dragged down the sky after him, for, though he did not know it, Balders was a Rain God. All he knew was that his working days were miserable and he had a succession of lousy holidays. All the clouds knew was that they loved him and wanted to be near him, to cherish him, and to water him.

Is that Tom Holt?

[bikermike]

no, it's someone who Knew Where Their Towel Was...

yes, rain, please.

We were camping in North Wales. It was too hot for camping. In North Wales...

Now back home and it's too hot and dry hear too.

[ESBkevin]

Here in east anglia we haven't seen rain in a long time. The early spuds are coming out or the hard ground dry. Watering at the plot has to be done with watering cans from a trough (no hosepipes), so I line the wheelbarrow in plastic (the barrow has a couple of holes). Then fill two tubs and a watering can plus a bit more water around them and head to the plot. I guess thats about 75+ Ltrs a trip. Sunday morning I did 6 trips before giving up. I got everything critical and did my best to soak the main crop potatoes otherwise they won't achieve anything. The home greenhouse and hanging baskets are managable from water butts or the outside tap if needed (the butts are getting low now).
There is no chance of rain here in the next week or more but temps are cooler and not likely to reach 30C this week. There is a nice breeze outside my office window accourding to theflags flying over the road.

We're off to Pembrokeshire in a couple of weeks, Carols first time and she loves walking. I have warned her it always rains in Wales! Looks like the weather is going to make a liar out of me.

[veggiechicken]

We're off to Pembrokeshire in a couple of weeks, Carols first time and she loves walking. I have warned her it always rains in Wales! Looks like the weather is going to make a liar out of me.

You fibber! Don't believe him Carol, we haven't seen rain here for weeks either.

[Miss Mousetrousers]

What's rain???

[1Bee]

It is pointless trying to do anything on the plot between 9am and about 10pm.... outside those times the temperature drops to a bearable level.

We're desperate for rain, but I really don't think we're going to get any any time soon...

[Cadalot]

Is that Tom Holt?

As Bikermike said it's all about having your towel with you.

A towel is just about the most massively useful thing any interstellar Hitchhiker can carry. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you — daft as a brush, but very very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course you can dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.

You just have to love Douglas Adams

[1Bee]

He was a real hoopy frood.

[ESBkevin]

I'm going to adopt a new watering system.


I'll just stand over the plants and the pool of sweat dripping off me will save the vegetation.


;-)

[Lumpy]

Now, listen this is the first part of the Elephant rain dance so please just join in.......
You put your fat trunk in,
Your fat trunk out,
Wigggggggle your feathers,
And then shout out.......,,,