To all Brits ,,,, ARE YOU SAFE ???

While we have the unbeliebable heat wave i hear you have too much rain
[ please send us some } ,,,, Are you all safe ???
mirjam

Well, I am, thanks for asking, Mirjam - we`re right on the coast between the
two rivers` mouths - but other parts of our county have had floods and the
northern parts of the country have had REALLY bad floods, with two deaths.
A whole village was evacuated as there is a danger of a dam bursting (it has
sprung a few big leaks already) and they`ve had to close part of the M1
motorway in case it DOES go.

There have been a few mini tornadoes around, too.

They are saying that we have had three times the normal rainfall for the
month of June in one night - and more rain expected over the next few days
and the weekend.

My son is off to Derbyshire on holiday next week, although, since it`s been
quite badly hit, I don`t know if they`ll still be going.

How about you, Shirley? Are you OK? We`re so lucky, here in East Anglia -
we`re the driest part of the country. Even so, we have had some pretty
horrendous downpours!

Pat


"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
While we have the unbeliebable heat wave i hear you have too much rain
[ please send us some } ,,,, Are you all safe ???
mirjam

"Pat P" ) writes:
Well, I am, thanks for asking, Mirjam - we`re right on the coast between the
two rivers` mouths - but other parts of our county have had floods and the
northern parts of the country have had REALLY bad floods, with two deaths.
A whole village was evacuated as there is a danger of a dam bursting (it has
sprung a few big leaks already) and they`ve had to close part of the M1
motorway in case it DOES go.

There have been a few mini tornadoes around, too.

They are saying that we have had three times the normal rainfall for the
month of June in one night - and more rain expected over the next few days
and the weekend.

My son is off to Derbyshire on holiday next week, although, since it`s been
quite badly hit, I don`t know if they`ll still be going.

How about you, Shirley? Are you OK? We`re so lucky, here in East Anglia -
we`re the driest part of the country. Even so, we have had some pretty
horrendous downpours!

Pat

Pat, You have probably never heard of him, but Piers Corbyn lives in
the UK, and does unofficial waether forecasting. From Piers, and I quote
"In the immediate future any rain this weekned will not be especially
heavy (in this case the Met Office computers will underestimate rain
amounts) but there will be notably heavy rain and thunderfloods around
July 4th-5th and 9th-10th (each give or take a day). " It will be
interesting to see if Piers is, in fact, accurate.

In message , Pat P
writes
Well, I am, thanks for asking, Mirjam - we`re right on the coast between the
two rivers` mouths - but other parts of our county have had floods and the
northern parts of the country have had REALLY bad floods, with two deaths.
A whole village was evacuated as there is a danger of a dam bursting (it has
sprung a few big leaks already) and they`ve had to close part of the M1
motorway in case it DOES go.

There have been a few mini tornadoes around, too.

They are saying that we have had three times the normal rainfall for the
month of June in one night - and more rain expected over the next few days
and the weekend.

My son is off to Derbyshire on holiday next week, although, since it`s been
quite badly hit, I don`t know if they`ll still be going.

How about you, Shirley? Are you OK? We`re so lucky, here in East Anglia -
we`re the driest part of the country. Even so, we have had some pretty
horrendous downpours!

Pat


"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
While we have the unbeliebable heat wave i hear you have too much rain
[ please send us some } ,,,, Are you all safe ???
mirjam


We are okay Pat, but the valley a mile away from us is flooded.
Chesterfield also is flooded and we have been advised not to travel.
The M1 To Sheffield is closed. Good thing I do not need to go to The
Northern general hospital.
We live 640feet above sea level. We had one months rainfall in 24 hours
and more expected at the weekend. The garden looks a real soggy mess and
the roses have been decimated.

Where about in Derbyshire is your son going?
Thanks
for asking
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Shirley Shone wrote:
We are okay Pat, but the valley a mile away from us is flooded.
Chesterfield also is flooded and we have been advised not to travel.
The M1 To Sheffield is closed. Good thing I do not need to go to The
Northern general hospital.
We live 640feet above sea level. We had one months rainfall in 24 hours
and more expected at the weekend. The garden looks a real soggy mess and
the roses have been decimated.

Where about in Derbyshire is your son going?


No significant rain up here for a week or two. I think South Yorkshire
got most of our rain. But I was brought up in the Peak District, not far
from Kinder Reservoir, so if I still lived in Hayfield I'd be a bit
concerned right now...
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont
(Remove teeth to reply)

"F.James Cripwell" wrote in message
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"Pat P" ) writes:
Well, I am, thanks for asking, Mirjam - we`re right on the coast between
the
two rivers` mouths - but other parts of our county have had floods and
the
northern parts of the country have had REALLY bad floods, with two
deaths.
A whole village was evacuated as there is a danger of a dam bursting (it
has
sprung a few big leaks already) and they`ve had to close part of the M1
motorway in case it DOES go.

There have been a few mini tornadoes around, too.

They are saying that we have had three times the normal rainfall for the
month of June in one night - and more rain expected over the next few
days
and the weekend.

My son is off to Derbyshire on holiday next week, although, since it`s
been
quite badly hit, I don`t know if they`ll still be going.

How about you, Shirley? Are you OK? We`re so lucky, here in East
Anglia -
we`re the driest part of the country. Even so, we have had some pretty
horrendous downpours!

Pat

Pat, You have probably never heard of him, but Piers Corbyn lives in
the UK, and does unofficial waether forecasting. From Piers, and I quote
"In the immediate future any rain this weekned will not be especially
heavy (in this case the Met Office computers will underestimate rain
amounts) but there will be notably heavy rain and thunderfloods around
July 4th-5th and 9th-10th (each give or take a day). " It will be
interesting to see if Piers is, in fact, accurate.

Oh dear - just right for my birthday - and for Richard`s holiday in
Derbyshire. At least they`ve hired a cottage up near the castle in
Castleton, so they shouldn`t get flooded once they`re actually there. They
were going to walk part of the Pennine way though, and it doesn`t bode well
for that. Kinder Scout will be pretty boggy!

ANY rain this weekend will be too much, especially up North and in the West!

Pat

"Shirley Shone" wrote in message
...





In message , Pat P
writes
Well, I am, thanks for asking, Mirjam - we`re right on the coast between
the
two rivers` mouths - but other parts of our county have had floods and the
northern parts of the country have had REALLY bad floods, with two deaths.
A whole village was evacuated as there is a danger of a dam bursting (it
has
sprung a few big leaks already) and they`ve had to close part of the M1
motorway in case it DOES go.

There have been a few mini tornadoes around, too.

They are saying that we have had three times the normal rainfall for the
month of June in one night - and more rain expected over the next few days
and the weekend.

My son is off to Derbyshire on holiday next week, although, since it`s
been
quite badly hit, I don`t know if they`ll still be going.

How about you, Shirley? Are you OK? We`re so lucky, here in East Anglia -
we`re the driest part of the country. Even so, we have had some pretty
horrendous downpours!

Pat


"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
While we have the unbeliebable heat wave i hear you have too much rain
[ please send us some } ,,,, Are you all safe ???
mirjam


We are okay Pat, but the valley a mile away from us is flooded.
Chesterfield also is flooded and we have been advised not to travel.
The M1 To Sheffield is closed. Good thing I do not need to go to The
Northern general hospital.
We live 640feet above sea level. We had one months rainfall in 24 hours
and more expected at the weekend. The garden looks a real soggy mess and
the roses have been decimated.

Where about in Derbyshire is your son going?
Thanks
for asking
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Castleton, initially so they`d not be too far from Edale (a favourite area
of ours for "hundreds" of years). Can you get to Edale round Mam Tor again,
do you know? I know the road slid away some years ago. and I believe you
had to go through Wynnatts Pass and/or Sparrowpit.

Pat

Pat P wrote:


ANY rain this weekend will be too much, especially up North and in the West!


I'd happily accept it here in Baltimore - specifically, right over my
house! It's very dry...in spite of several thunderstorm watches that
have brought thunder, but no rain. Yesterday DH and I went out to lunch
at a new Indian restaurant (OT: yum!) about 1/2 mile from home, and it
was pouring like cats and dogs outside the restaurant when we left. Got
home, and nuthin'. It rumbled and rumbled for an hour, and barely a drop
of rain fell in our yard.

And that's happened several times in the past few weeks. A deluge on the
northwest side of the city, and nothing in the north-central side.

We're in a nasty heat wave, and thunderstorms predicted every night.
Whether they actually do materialize is another matter.

Sue


--
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
http://www.dirtylinen.com

On Jun 26, 8:57 pm, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote:
While we have the unbeliebable heat wave i hear you have too much rain
[ please send us some } ,,,, Are you all safe ???
mirjam

Thanks for asking, Mirjam. Oxford is not affected, nor have we been
issued with flood warnings. But our flood plain, Port Meadow, looks
very like a river. This morning started sunny, which was just as well,
as I had a driving lesson. Now, as I type this note, there is steady
downpour, which becomes torrential every now and then. All this has
one good effect on my stitching - I can't go cycling or walking, so
I've learnt to do hemstitching (about which I had inquired a few weeks
ago).

Shanti, in a very damp 18th century cottage!

"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
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Pat P wrote:


ANY rain this weekend will be too much, especially up North and in the
West!


I'd happily accept it here in Baltimore - specifically, right over my
house! It's very dry...in spite of several thunderstorm watches that have
brought thunder, but no rain. Yesterday DH and I went out to lunch at a
new Indian restaurant (OT: yum!) about 1/2 mile from home, and it was
pouring like cats and dogs outside the restaurant when we left. Got home,
and nuthin'. It rumbled and rumbled for an hour, and barely a drop of rain
fell in our yard.

And that's happened several times in the past few weeks. A deluge on the
northwest side of the city, and nothing in the north-central side.

We're in a nasty heat wave, and thunderstorms predicted every night.
Whether they actually do materialize is another matter.

Sue


--
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
http://www.dirtylinen.com

Very stormy looking this afternoon - just a heavy shower though (Suffolk`s
still maintaining it`s reputation of being the driest area). More heavy
rain expected across the country for the rest of the week - already two more
rivers have burst their banks, and the death toll is now 5. I wish I COULD
send them back to your side - that`s where they came from, after all! Most
of them, anyway.

It`s come at a terrible time for wildlife, too.

Pat