Random Irritations
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Interesting question for people in the drought areas. Are your water authority building new reservoirs to capture all of this lovely water or will it be same again next summer?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I think we're still on a hosepipe ban..as for more reservoirs...no idea but the underground resources are pretty low
How long this month's rain will take to fill those...years I'd have thought....
The Highland Council and some of its staff.
There's a children's play park by the river, which has a boating lake. Its currently being drained as its clogged with invasive non native plants (that's ones for another day) went though there today and they are still pumping water out. Either side of the lake are the river ness some 20 meters away, the edge one of these exercise play areas then the other side a dry drainage ditch which is the overflow for the hydro plant off the weir. So wher are the council workers pumping the water??
You guessed it the play area which Is in a bit of a depression and behind that is the path out of Whinn Park which is low lying. In short the play park is 2 ft deep in water as is the path and the wooded area surrounding the path.
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There's a children's play park by the river, which has a boating lake. Its currently being drained as its clogged with invasive non native plants (that's ones for another day) went though there today and they are still pumping water out. Either side of the lake are the river ness some 20 meters away, the edge one of these exercise play areas then the other side a dry drainage ditch which is the overflow for the hydro plant off the weir. So wher are the council workers pumping the water??
You guessed it the play area which Is in a bit of a depression and behind that is the path out of Whinn Park which is low lying. In short the play park is 2 ft deep in water as is the path and the wooded area surrounding the path.
???
Bunkermagnet
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Don't be silly, thats valueable land to make solar farms...
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My wife's strawberry allergy, bad enough for an adult but a risk that the kids have it
So child medicine what flavour is the majority? Strawberry... (Even tho in the top 5 allergies in kids apparently) but we worked around it
What is heartbreaking is amount of times eldest comes in from school when it's a friend's bday with a little bag of sweets and we have to say sorry you can't have those .. by no means should the parents have to go to a special effort it's not their fault and most of time you don't know what's in the mix but just sad for her
On the plus side as daddy is the only person cleared to eat the dangerous fruit I do poison disposal for them ?
So child medicine what flavour is the majority? Strawberry... (Even tho in the top 5 allergies in kids apparently) but we worked around it
What is heartbreaking is amount of times eldest comes in from school when it's a friend's bday with a little bag of sweets and we have to say sorry you can't have those .. by no means should the parents have to go to a special effort it's not their fault and most of time you don't know what's in the mix but just sad for her
On the plus side as daddy is the only person cleared to eat the dangerous fruit I do poison disposal for them ?
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Boiler stopping working ??
Swinglowandslow
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look back to 1976 - drought was worse, yet still the wet winter filled up the aquifers ready for the next year ?
however, we have been lucky, if that’s the right word, to have this much rain to get normal levels.
All these droughts we know are going to become the norm, so something needs doing for long term.
Reservoirs, or better still, a pipeline from Scotland /Lake district etc where there is plenty of water. Humans can build a pipeline through Alaska etc but not down the UK?
look back to 1976 - drought was worse, yet still the wet winter filled up the aquifers ready for the next year ?
however, we have been lucky, if that’s the right word, to have this much rain to get normal levels.
All these droughts we know are going to become the norm, so something needs doing for long term.
Reservoirs, or better still, a pipeline from Scotland /Lake district etc where there is plenty of water. Humans can build a pipeline through Alaska etc but not down the UK?
theoneandonly
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LT knows his Joe lycett
bobmac
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The highest temp recorded in 1976 was 35.9c 96.6f
Highest temp this year 40.3c 104.5f (highest ever)
I know the drought lasted a long time but as far as high temps are concerned, 35.9c doesn't even come in the top 10
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After that October mini heat wave I read somewhere this Is the hottest year
theoneandonly
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I think most of the last 20 odd have been record breakers.
Swinglowandslow
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I know the highest temperatures were hotter, but as far as water shortage goes it’s how long we went for without rain, and how much the reservoirs etc were depleted. I think you’ll find that 1976 had a far longer period without rain.
Stand pipes came in etc.
Water levels got lower, I think.
bobmac
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https://news.sky.com/story/joe-lyce...and-has-donated-the-money-to-charity-12752415
It's almost as if he's not as stupid as people think ..
Fade and Die
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In July 1757 there was the biggest heatwave in Europe for 500 years.
Members of the group 'Just Stop Dung' tied themselves to boats on the Thames to protest.
Nothing new about it. ?
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One of the builders we currently have doing some work at home has just done a ? in our downstairs toilet that I can smell upstairs. There is a hallway, 3 doors, a staircase and upstairs landing between us.
I may have to politely suggest that he visits a doctor. He can’t be well.
I may have to politely suggest that he visits a doctor. He can’t be well.
Patster1969
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Or perhaps the water companies could come & fix leaks when they are reported instead of after 4 or 5 days (or longer), when gallons of water have gone to waste. We had one near the top of our road (on a fairly main road as well), where water was coming out of the top of the drain cover like a mini Bellagio Hotel water show and that was still doing that 4 days later until they finally sent someone to look at it.
I'm sure the heads of these companies are going to forego their large wage increases/bonuses to invest in new processes/ideas as well #hopeful
D-S
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They’ll be back to normal even if we have only 60% of average winter rainfall according to Thames Water who lifted their ban today.
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“Why don’t we need the ban anymore?
There’s been continued, heavy rain throughout November and this has made a real difference. The soil is now wet enough for water to begin filling our underground sources. We predict that just 60% of normal winter rain will return things to normal by next spring.”
jim8flog
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Sometimes this makes me smile.
The house next to me has changed owners twice in the past few years. One of the owners did much of renewing everything when she moved in. Then when the next lot moved in most of what she had put in went down the skip.
One of the advantages of living in the same house for many years is that there is no keeping up with the neighbours and I only renew stuff when needed. The downstairs toilet still has the same sink in that was put in by the builders in 1975 (although other facilities have been renewed).
