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Title: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Gadget on May 26, 2011, 12:15:27
happy days, it is absolutely pouring down, never thought I would be so glad to see it  ;D
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: tomatoada on May 26, 2011, 12:21:24
More.   More please. ;D
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Emagggie on May 26, 2011, 12:40:56
Still no rain here and no sign of it. ::)
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Borlotti on May 26, 2011, 12:49:17
Had quite a heavy shower here in Enfield, north London but now it has stopped and sun is out, so off to the lovely allotment I go.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Stedic on May 26, 2011, 12:50:42
I wanted to finish my paths off today, but its been raining steadily here in Leicester all morning.

So instead of moving barrow after barrow of wood chips about I'm going to have to pop to my favourite nursery instead!
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Kleftiwallah on May 26, 2011, 12:51:51

North Wiltshire's just had a couple of usefull showers, now the sun's trying to break through.   Luverly stuff!   Cheers,   Tony.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: saddad on May 26, 2011, 14:04:55
We have rain... on and off... not sure we hvae enough yet to make the ground workable again...  :-\
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Ellen K on May 26, 2011, 14:05:44
Just one brief but heavy shower at about 1.30 pm but sunny now.

Welcome but it needs to hiss it down for a week to have an effect on the garden.  
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: gwynleg on May 26, 2011, 14:37:58
Its hissing it down here!
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: antipodes on May 26, 2011, 15:28:34
One shower in about 6 weeks...it's starting to look desperate here. CLoudy today but nothing falling...
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: cornykev on May 26, 2011, 15:53:33
We've had quite a few heavy showers today and it's piddling down now, I wonder how wet Borlotti got, no laughing at the back there please.   :P ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: cambourne7 on May 26, 2011, 15:57:42
just had a shower sky is still black so hoping for more rain soon :)
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Trevor_D on May 26, 2011, 16:07:32
It's been raining steadily since mid-morning here!
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: 1066 on May 26, 2011, 16:46:38
nothing here ...... yet .......
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Digeroo on May 26, 2011, 17:11:10
A few very brief light showers here everytime you think that there will be more it stops off.

Just enough to get the weeds excited.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: chairman on May 26, 2011, 17:30:21
sheet rain, thunder and lightning. to heavy just running off the ground not soaking in.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: lincsyokel2 on May 26, 2011, 17:39:22
third heavy shower of the day here at the moment.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Mr Smith on May 26, 2011, 17:49:37
We need more of it the poor Farmers will be skint if they don't get their rain, :)
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Borlotti on May 26, 2011, 17:58:02
OK, Kev, went to Morrisons instead to buy lovely toilet paper, that him indoors eats, or whatever (24 rolls a week).  ;D ;D Cooking dinner, and the sun is out so maybe a quick walk, or 2morrow.  Sun is out now, but it always rains at 3 o'clock when children finish school, or it always rains on Monday when they have the steam engines, whatever in the Enfield show on the playing fields, normally a flood.  Hopefully enough straweberries 2morrow for jam. We had hail today at 3 o'clock.  Cats want to go out to do a poo.  A day without the allotment is a wasted day.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 26, 2011, 21:29:12
We had some heavy showers this afternoon, but we need a lot more. A good thunderstorm would fix it, as long as it doesn't cause a flood.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: cornykev on May 26, 2011, 21:29:37
I was sat in the car at 3 o clock outside the school and it was p#ssing down.   :o
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Emagggie on May 26, 2011, 23:16:17
It rained here in desert conditions Wakering this afternoon.  :o Just 30 mins worth but better than a slap in the belly with a wet fish. ;D
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Grandma on May 27, 2011, 08:18:38
There wasn't a bl**dy spot here in the West Sussex dustbowl. Plenty of big, promising black clouds - (and a gale force sea 'breeze' :o) - but not a single bl**dy drop of beautiful rain.  >:(
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Digeroo on May 27, 2011, 08:25:06
Butt nearly empty still.  The hope of yesterday has faded and there is nothing more on the forecast horizon.  The drought continues.
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: 1066 on May 27, 2011, 08:29:08
Quote from: Grandma on May 27, 2011, 08:18:38
There wasn't a bl**dy spot here in the West Sussex dustbowl. Plenty of big, promising black clouds - (and a gale force sea 'breeze' :o) - but not a single bl**dy drop of beautiful rain.  >:(

Almost exactly the same here Grandma, but we did have 1 lot of rain that lasted 5 minutes, made. And then nowt  :-X
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: bikegirllisa on May 27, 2011, 10:36:31
It absolutely belted down for an hour in Croydon at 6pm yesterday, and then eased off to a gentle shower for another couple of hours after that.

Him Indoors tells me it also rained from about 2am to just after 6am.  Have never been so happy to see a rainy day. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Let it rain let it rain let it rain
Post by: Gadget on May 27, 2011, 12:39:01
OH was amazingly smug this morning, this is on account of me persuading him to water the allotment for me so that I could go out on the raz, resulted in him staying in and watching all recorded programs, leaving his socks on carpet, having fish'n'chips and going to be early...me - off to eat my body weight to combat slight hangover.  ;)

Maybe if I ask him again it will rain?  it could be the equivilant to the rain dance ;)