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Title: the storms are coming....
Post by: davidlandy on June 23, 2005, 21:31:06: the storms are coming.

click here for a live map of the lightning strikes in the uk

http://www.net-weather.co.uk/index.cgi?action=charts;type=uklightning
Title: the storms are coming....
Post by: thermidorthelobster on June 23, 2005, 21:38:38: I'll welcome a bit of rain - might cool things down a little overnight. Hope nobody gets flooded though.
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Post by: Bob696 on June 23, 2005, 22:40:26: also heard tales of hail stones the sizes of golf balls ...hope not ... they will make an awfull mess of my landies roof :(
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Post by: thermidorthelobster on June 23, 2005, 22:46:42: You'd better get a roof rack pronto!

Currently looks like the storms are heading towards France and may miss us here in the South East.
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Post by: robbie on June 24, 2005, 02:27:23: Who is Pronto??
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Post by: Bob696 on June 24, 2005, 07:01:26: Quote
Who is Pronto??
The Lone Rangers lesser known side kick

Dave, I think I hate you for that link, I was up at 5 am and I have spent nearly 2 hours just staring at the page watching the lighting getting closer. Totaly mesmerised :shock: Probably going to be late for work now AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!
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Post by: Paul on June 24, 2005, 08:01:39: Drove to work this morning watching a fantastic
display of lightning and some very loud rumbles.
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Post by: NiceBlueWellies on June 24, 2005, 09:01:31: Quote from: "Bob696"
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Who is Pronto??
The Lone Rangers lesser known side kick

No, that's Tonto! :lol:
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Post by: hobbit on June 24, 2005, 10:45:31: Flamin storms, they arrived with a bang this morning, been tied up all week with various commitments, get a day to sort out a wagon for MOT next week and look what happens

Must find some local undercover workspace so I can get on with the flamin work :evil:
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Post by: Colin 009 on June 24, 2005, 11:01:42: What storms, nice and sunny in London. :D
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Post by: landyman Ash on June 24, 2005, 11:08:12: 11am, still nice and sunny in London. Im off to the pub for a quick cool one for my lunch see as its friday.

Somebody warn me if the storms hit London!
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Post by: landyman Ash on June 24, 2005, 11:10:07: I would just like to point that I would not usually go the pub at 11am on a work day....

honest :D
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Post by: Colin 009 on June 24, 2005, 11:14:10: Hello mate you fitted that engine yet.
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Post by: Bush Tucker Man on June 24, 2005, 11:16:49: Rain started about 10:15 this morning up here, but only a shower.
Quite damp & very humid at the moment
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Post by: landyman Ash on June 24, 2005, 11:20:05: Quote from: "Colin 009"
Hello mate you fitted that engine yet.

Watch the bar, a new posting should be done in about 5 mins!
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Post by: Landieman on June 24, 2005, 13:09:29: In Daventry, the thunder was coming from the distance from about 7ish then the rain started at 8:15ish, it's very well recieved!!!! and it's still raining now :D
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Post by: landyman Ash on June 24, 2005, 13:27:35: 1.20 here in london and still no thunder or lightning but if it gets any more humid im going to sweat to death......

Strange haze in the sky so expecting something!!!
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Post by: Manicminer on June 24, 2005, 14:02:03: Hot and humid here. Nothing yet, although some clouds have been building up. Knew I should have bought one of them mobile air-con units 3 weeks ago when I had the chance. :roll:
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Post by: landyman Ash on June 24, 2005, 14:50:51: We have them at work.

Think I may have to "borrow" one over weekend..... :wink:
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Post by: Bob696 on June 24, 2005, 16:51:46: Quote
No, that's Tonto!

Sorry pink wellies but Tonto is the Lone Rangers well known side kick, Pronto is Tontos younger brother :roll:
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Post by: V8MoneyPit on June 24, 2005, 18:12:36: Storms just hit here (mid Norfolk) about 5 minutes ago. Was going to pressure wash the bottom of the 110 this evening..... oh well, maybe I should just turn it upside down and let the rain do it :D
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Post by: gords on June 24, 2005, 18:27:06: Oh poop :evil: The rain started about 15 minutes ago - so that's the end of me putting my car back together today :roll:
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Post by: ChrisW on June 24, 2005, 22:14:23: Tornado over Coventry :shock:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4619225.stm
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Post by: davidlandy on June 24, 2005, 22:18:33: Quote from: "Bob696"
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Who is Pronto??
The Lone Rangers lesser known side kick

Dave, I think I hate you for that link, I was up at 5 am and I have spent nearly 2 hours just staring at the page watching the lighting getting closer. Totaly mesmerised :shock: Probably going to be late for work now AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!

Brilliant site isnt it Bob!

I liked it so much that I put a link to it from my homepage some time ago!
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Post by: Bush Tucker Man on June 24, 2005, 23:23:53: Just a bit of very light rain this afternoon/evening up here iamongst the 'Dark Satanic Mills'

Glastonbury looks even muddier than usual though :lol:

BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4618015.stm)
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Post by: Bob696 on June 25, 2005, 08:18:10: we had torrential rain yesterday morning and nothing since.

On my 20 min trip to work I saw 2 cars pulled over who had gone through minor floods a bit to quick and had drowned their electrics.

What I found interesting was the psycological effect the storms had on people. The kids at school were off the wall (fights, throwing things, total lack of concentration), in the last 1 hour lesson of the day I only got 20 mins work out of them, the other 40 mins was an exercise in riot control.

The drive home was interesting as well. I have never seen so many examples of poor/agressive driving in such a short space of time. :roll: