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Forum: Current Events 03-04-2020, 02:46 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
I saw reports of that tornado on the TV news last...

I saw reports of that tornado on the TV news last night.

There was one large building shown that had sustained an extraordinary amount of damage.

I think it might be the one briefly shown at...
Forum: Current Events 03-02-2020, 04:46 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
And so it goes on... 69938 Flooding in...

And so it goes on...

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Flooding in Snaith, East Yorkshire.

According to a report on the radio this morning, the occupants of this bungalow expect to have to demolish their home.
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Forum: Current Events 03-02-2020, 04:12 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
irony (noun): the expression of one's...

irony (noun):

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Forum: Current Events 03-01-2020, 04:30 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
I'm sure that as the good people of Shropshire...

I'm sure that as the good people of Shropshire and Worcestershire trudge through a toxic soup of sewage, farm animal slurry, agricultural chemicals, oil and petrol, at the forefront of their minds...
Forum: Current Events 02-29-2020, 04:47 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
It's not just the volume of water on the move...

It's not just the volume of water on the move that would worry me; it's what might be in it.

The surface drainage and sewerage system is overloaded to the point where manhole covers are forced off...
Forum: Current Events 02-28-2020, 08:58 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
The recent Storms Ciara and Denis dumped a huge...

The recent Storms Ciara and Denis dumped a huge volume of rain on the UK and it hasn't really stopped raining since.

There has been severe flooding along the River Severn in Shropshire and...
Forum: Current Events 02-16-2020, 04:17 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
Last weekend it was Storm Ciara, this weekend...

Last weekend it was Storm Ciara, this weekend it's Storm Denis and it hasn't been much better in between.

My neighbour was due back home last Sunday from Germany but her flight was cancelled...
Forum: Current Events 02-09-2020, 05:08 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
I ventured out a couple of hours ago and things...

I ventured out a couple of hours ago and things were not too bad at that stage.

However, on the way back I saw a tree which had snapped clean in two in the front garden of a house.

It wasn't...
Forum: Current Events 02-09-2020, 01:18 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
It's about 0700 here and I've been awake since...

It's about 0700 here and I've been awake since 0430.
The wind is gusting to 50mph and forecast to be 65mph by lunchtime.
As far as I can tell, nothing has fallen over or ended up in the next...
Forum: Current Events 02-08-2020, 04:59 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
As I type, mug of tea to hand, the sun is shining...

As I type, mug of tea to hand, the sun is shining through some thin, high cloud and there's a light breeze. Tis the lull before the storm.

The Met Office has been drawing attention to the arrival...
Forum: Current Events 01-20-2020, 04:48 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
-1C officially, but judging by the grass...

-1C officially, but judging by the grass crunching underfoot it's a fair bit colder than that here in sleepy hollow.

The weekend brought us the first really frosty nights of the winter and a much...
Forum: Current Events 01-12-2020, 07:08 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
Just in the last couple of minutes Storm Brendan...

Just in the last couple of minutes Storm Brendan was mentioned in the lunchtime weather forecast and the likely effect it will have especially in Scotland and N Ireland tomorrow.


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Looks...
Forum: Current Events 01-12-2020, 05:05 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
The heavens opened just after 0800 and delivered...

The heavens opened just after 0800 and delivered a large volume of rain in short order.

It's been chucking it down more or less constantly for the the last two or three months.

The back garden...
Forum: Current Events 08-25-2019, 10:32 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
It's 90F/32C here at 1630 and not at all...

It's 90F/32C here at 1630 and not at all comfortable.

Dad is looking a bit frazzled which is a worry.
Forum: Current Events 08-20-2019, 04:51 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
50F here at 2250. Not forecast to drop much lower...

50F here at 2250. Not forecast to drop much lower overnight.
Forum: Current Events 07-25-2019, 09:38 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
The current episode has its origins in North...

The current episode has its origins in North Africa.
Spain and France, in particular, have borne the brunt of it this week and, from memory, I believe it was over 40C in Paris yesterday.
The strong...
Forum: Current Events 07-25-2019, 05:27 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
From the horse's mouth... (Eurocontrol...

From the horse's mouth...



(Eurocontrol Ops)
Forum: Current Events 07-25-2019, 04:22 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
Thanks for that tw. There have been even...

Thanks for that tw.

There have been even more circuitous routeings since I posted.
Several aircraft have crossed the Dutch coast a few miles north of the Belgian border inbound to airports in the...
Forum: Current Events 07-25-2019, 02:46 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
Cambridge, about 50 miles NE of here, suffered...

Cambridge, about 50 miles NE of here, suffered somewhat this afternoon.

There are warnings of thunderstorms overnight and they seem to be making their presence felt already.

I've got FR24 open...
Forum: Current Events 07-25-2019, 10:08 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
1600 and just checked the thermometer. It's...

1600 and just checked the thermometer. It's reading 37C/98.6F and it's officially the hottest day of the week/year so far.

The thermometer is on a north facing wall but is probably over reading...
Forum: Current Events 08-10-2018, 03:12 PM
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Posted By Carruthers
Life was simpler when grass wasn't the same...

Life was simpler when grass wasn't the same colour as ripened wheat.

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That's milling wheat in the foreground but it probably won't make the grade given our current drought.

Having said...
Forum: Current Events 08-09-2018, 04:19 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
At long last the recent hot spell has made an...

At long last the recent hot spell has made an exit.
It's cooler and the crippling humidity has gone although we still haven't had any rain worthy of the name.
The lawn mower sits silent and unloved...
Forum: Current Events 08-06-2018, 10:42 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
Air conditioning? If only!

Air conditioning? If only!
Forum: Current Events 08-06-2018, 09:26 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
As of a couple of minutes ago... 64506 ...

As of a couple of minutes ago...

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I could probably tolerate the heat it's just the humidity that gets me.
I trimmed a substantial run of hedge yesterday morning starting at about 0900....
Forum: Current Events 07-29-2018, 03:34 AM
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Posted By Carruthers
The very dry and hot weather continues to give us...

The very dry and hot weather continues to give us glimpses into the past as the land dries out.

Blenheim Palace's lost garden revealed by heatwave

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