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Livestock => Other => Topic started by: langdon on July 01, 2010, 12:47:40 pm

Title: rain at last
Post by: langdon on July 01, 2010, 12:47:40 pm: hope ye guys are getting some is well as we all are in need of it.
our container that we use for collecting the rain water has allready filled uo this morning!!!!!!
plenty to go around the place ;)
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: egglady on July 01, 2010, 01:03:08 pm: same here (Fife), thank goodness - even the fields were turning brown due to lack of moisture.

bit blighty though (wet and warm) so hopefully potatoes and tomatoes will be ok.
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Wizard on July 01, 2010, 01:05:25 pm: Not in Gy Langdon its 23C here and bright sun orribull We could do with a good drenching here in N.E.L.
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: langdon on July 01, 2010, 01:35:42 pm: thats what im worried about, and they are doing ever so well at the moment.
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Sandy on July 01, 2010, 01:38:17 pm: Never thought I would be so glad to have rain!! Our outside tap is broke so we have to trail the hose to the inside tap and it's not good with a house full of B&B guests!!!
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: doganjo on July 01, 2010, 01:45:28 pm: Thank goodness it's off - can get the dogs walked now! TTFN
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 01, 2010, 05:45:56 pm: All we seem to have are a few black clouds lurking overhead, I do wish that we could have a good downpour as the grass is going brown.
Oh and I am fed up having to water the veggies every night, Just put in a new hedge a few weeks ago and have to keep it watered too.
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Wizard on July 01, 2010, 05:55:37 pm: Here in Grimsby we haven't even got those It is very dry here ??? :farmer:
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Post by: Sudanpan on July 01, 2010, 08:07:38 pm: Its been chucking it down here (West Cornwall) since 11 this am - our 6800l rainwater tank was pretty much empty yesterday (4 weeks no rain) but I think it will be full by tomorrow am - it collects the water off our barn roof. I use it to give the pigs a shower when its hot - when they hear the hose they come tumbling over to dance in the shower :D ;D
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Daisy on July 01, 2010, 08:22:00 pm: Not much here, a bit overnight but nothing really.
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 02, 2010, 12:38:51 pm: Well it rained here last night and got windy too, tile came off the house roof and landed on the bonnet of my pick-up,

leaving a big dent and a broken light! :'( :'( Just what I don't need so can kiss goodbye to hen house door closer (good job I hadn't ordered one)
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Wizard on July 02, 2010, 02:24:30 pm: Still none in Gy Anne and its 25c.Roll on xmas lets have some nuts!
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: sheila on July 05, 2010, 08:49:03 am: No rain here for months. The cracks in the ground are so big that I fear my girls will fall in and be swallowed up!
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Wizard on July 05, 2010, 08:58:09 am: You said you were in Gy last week Sheila you would see how dry it was and theres still been no rain and the sky don't look like rain either shall have to goo an watter me plants TTFN
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Frieslandfilly on July 05, 2010, 03:18:05 pm: No rain here in Oxfordshire either, we are getting a bit desperate now, even tried to convince our daughter that she would like to do a rain dance, but she is not having any of it! The clouds build up (so do our hopes) and then disappear, when we lived in the town with just the garden to worry about, long hot sunny summers were great, now that the livestock could do with a bit of green grass instead of brown offerings people think we are mad when we say we hoping for rain!! I have tried everything, cleaning the windows, hanging out the washing, pulling up the garlic to dry out, but still no rain!
I am guessing that the minute it arrives we will be sorry, cos it probably wont stop for a week or two LOL :farmer:
:horse: :chook: :sheep: :pig: :cat: :dog: :&>
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: sheila on July 06, 2010, 08:28:03 am: ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Frieslandfilly on July 13, 2010, 02:40:59 pm: Finally, today we have rain, not much as yet but a steady drizzle which will certainly perk everything up for a while ;D
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Wizard on July 13, 2010, 06:10:07 pm: Thats what happened in Grimsby yesterday.We haven't had any rain today.Its been overcast and a pleasant 18c Lovely ;D :wave: :farmer:
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: egglady on July 16, 2010, 06:07:50 pm: you can all stop the rain dances now PLEASE people....more than we know what to do with here in sunny (!!) Fife!!!
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: jameslindsay on July 16, 2010, 06:08:53 pm: It's typical Laura, the eyes of the world are on St Andrews just now and look at the weather - can it get any worse???
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Frieslandfilly on July 20, 2010, 01:01:44 pm: If only we could move it round as and where it was needed!!
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: egglady on July 20, 2010, 04:40:17 pm: Quote from: jameslindsay on July 16, 2010, 06:08:53 pm
It's typical Laura, the eyes of the world are on St Andrews just now and look at the weather - can it get any worse???

yup, i found myself apologising to some americans when i was in cupar the other day! you're a bit quiet - all well?
Title: Re: rain at last
Post by: Frieslandfilly on July 20, 2010, 08:58:10 pm: All well here, busy, busy times, daughter has a full time job now so only me here all day, until hubby gets home to help. Just expanding my chicken collection (as you do), got hatchlings and growers all over the place :)