[mab]

Rant warning!

What possessed me to move to the hills in SW Wales? I swear that every weather front funnels up the Carmarthen valley to where I live an dumps rain for days at a time.

Since April I've had 4 trees fall over - all four have landed on a good bit of stock fence  the last (a 50' Ash tree) fell yesterday and took out about 30' of fence. I wouldn't mind having the firewood but I'm still waiting for a good break in the weather so I can put the flue for the woodburner through the roof without getting the house even wetter.

Can we have a bit of dry weather? Pleeeeease!!

m

    (as usual ) 

[40acres]

We have relatives up that way - Blackwood. When they come to us (Warwickshire) its like the French Riviera 

[bangbang]

  mab, it can't rain forever  good luck with your fencing!
and your flue fitting..still lots of firewood   

[Bramblecot]

Oh Mab!  Wet, windy, Wales our family always said (from Abergavenny orginally) .  Much the same here on the South Coast - the grass never stops growing but our hay crop is ruined. .  Just think of all that lovely Ash firewood.

[mab]

Hum.. well I keep waiting for the better weather and tinkering away at the planned pico-hydro project when finances allow (don't get me started on that red-tape rant  ).

right now I'd just like to be able to dry things a bit (house, car, ground, washing, dog...)

 

[RUSTYME]

lol , you sort of get used to it ! Been here 35 years now , love it to bits , but the rain is a pain in the arse !

[jaykay]

Cumbria much the same, my yard and goat byre flooded again    Don't know how convinced I am that it can't rain forever 

Pleeeaaaase could I have significantly less rain and no midges 

[Bionic]

Mab, look on the bright side. At least we don't have the midges 
Sally

[Bramblecot]

Well the weather forecast predicted that today would be the hottest day of the year . 
Ha! 
The fog is so thick here that I can only see about 100ft down the garden.  I went into the field, called the ewes and 20 beautiful figures trotted out of the mist to greet me (yeah, I know, it's only for food ).  Sat in the field shelter and had a little chat with the friendly ones.  By the time I came back indoors I was soaked; it is like a rain forest in the garden.  The slugs are the size of mice!! .  But in a strange way I sort of like it - it is so peaceful.  Just sorry for the people on holiday (??what is a holiday??)

[jaykay]

At least we don't have the midges

They control my life between May and September. Can't open windows, can't sit out, can't 'pop out', always have to don a midge jacket and repellent. Bloody things 

[bangbang]

Not to many midges up here - the strong gusty winds tend to blow them towards Yorkshire1

[rispainfarm]

Why can't clouds run out of rain Ever since we moved up to scotland, every summer has been a wash out. Its so bad that when it is a hot and dry  for more than two days everyone gets excited and talks about having a good summer, to the scottish, well around here anyway, two dry days constitutes a summer lol

[bloomer]

Why can't clouds run out of rain Ever since we moved up to scotland, every summer has been a wash out. Its so bad that when it is a hot and dry  for more than two days everyone gets excited and talks about having a good summer, to the scottish, well around here anyway, two dry days constitutes a summer lol

2 dry days together would be nice :-)

[robert waddell]

you all don't know when you are well off

[rispainfarm]

Heres the sun  now enjoy everyone as its likely to be the only sun you will see for a while maybe