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Offline davidlandy

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« 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
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« Reply #1 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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« Reply #2 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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« Reply #3 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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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2005, 02:27:23 »
Who is Pronto??
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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2005, 07:01:26 »
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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!!!!
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« Reply #6 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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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2005, 09:01:31 »
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Who is Pronto??
The Lone Rangers lesser known side kick


No, that's Tonto! :lol:
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« Reply #8 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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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2005, 11:01:42 »
What storms, nice and sunny in London. :D
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« Reply #10 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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« Reply #11 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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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2005, 11:14:10 »
Hello mate you fitted that engine yet.
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« Reply #13 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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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2005, 11:20:05 »
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Hello mate you fitted that engine yet.


Watch the bar, a new posting should be done in about 5 mins!
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« Reply #15 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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« Reply #16 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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« Reply #17 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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« Reply #18 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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« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2005, 16:51:46 »
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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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« Reply #20 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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« Reply #21 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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« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2005, 22:14:23 »
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« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2005, 22:18:33 »
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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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« Reply #24 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:

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« Reply #25 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:
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