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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 21:55 on 30th April 2012 Hi Linda-Mary....wrong type of rain apparently! Our rivers are bursting, the fields are flooded, and still we have a hosepipe ban! They really are a bunch of jokers! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 08:16 on 1st May 2012 It's absolutely throwing it down again here in Oxfordshire. 180 river warnings throughout the UK and still a hosepipe ban, a joke if it wasn't so serious. |
Edward Lever Posts: 734 Joined: 22nd Dec 2005 Location: UK | Posted at 09:29 on 1st May 2012 I agree with you, Ron, it seems bizarre having a hosepipe ban when the rivers are overflowing and the swans' nests are in danger of being swamped. However, it can take a long time for the aquifers to refill, and here in the Chilterns, much of the water comes from boreholes deep in the chalk. If the water in your part of Oxfordshire comes from a river, then I agree the ban seems crazy, but I guess it has to be a general ban because of the different water sources. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 11:26 on 1st May 2012 Don't know specifically where we get our water from, probably a Welsh reservoir! |
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England | Posted at 12:01 on 1st May 2012 We get our water from a tap Ron....Well someone had to say it!!! |
Karen Lee Posts: 1558 Joined: 9th Mar 2011 Location: England | Posted at 12:57 on 1st May 2012 dull, dismal,wet and miserable-----and the weather is just as bad!! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 21:26 on 2nd May 2012 LOL@Karen but you really shouldn't talk about James and Dave like that! Rained a little here in Oxfordshire today, but all the low lying areas are flooded.......well flooded! Hope our 'old mate' visiting can swim! lol |
jc Posts: 392 Joined: 5th Jun 2010 Location: USA | Posted at 18:19 on 4th May 2012 Good Morning! Catching a few breeze for the weekend! Morning's are slight cool with sunny sky's/afternoon seem to alot warmer, so it's bright to stay inside with air that is cooler! Enjoy the day! Julia |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 10:32 on 6th May 2012 Cloudy, cool, but typically England. Beautiful... |
Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK | Posted at 11:32 on 13th May 2012 Beautiful sunshine with a few puffy clouds, ideal for photographs. |
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