Amazing Thunderstorms..

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Songsheet

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Only just finished here - the storms started at about 3.50 this morning and I must say it's been ages since we've had such a long lasting bout of thunder. Preesumably they're heading east and northwards for some of you lot to experience - enjoy! I've logged four power outages so far and one of my telephone lines is no more - it's a ex-line.....

Glad to say the new puppy, Lil The Pill, seemed not one whit bothered by it all - a relief because it's not good if gundogs are frightened of loud noises (!) and we had our morning walk in a downpour with quite a bit of lightening/thunder accompanying us and she just rolled along as usual. It does help that the others are pretty bomb-proof, of course!
 
The sky in sunny Berkshire has now gone black and I am off out to the bank! :blink: I best take my brolley! B)
 
Originally posted by Diminuendo@Jun 24 2005, 11:16 AM
:lol: Sorry Songsheet, started another thread on exactly the same subject at the same time......weird!
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pair of flashers??????if you ask me..... :lol:

but it awoke me @ 5 am and the torrential rain after a joyrider was doing the rounds, wheelies hand brake turns with no exhaust on either( a car I am talking about) @ 2-15 a.m. I hope I can get some kip later???? :angy:
 
Great minds, Dim!

You're right - it's just started up again here as well.... terrific lightning in the early hours - brilliant forked jobbies - very exciting!

I am miffed tho, as I was going to take a couple of pics of my really stunning rambling roses (to compete with Dim's - not :P ) which I planted about three years ago and which are going gangbusters everywhere but that rain has really flattened them and now there are petals on the ground everywhere. Bummer!
 
Not a cloud in the sky, absolutely red-hot, and across the road, there's a young couple a-swinging' in a hammock. We must be well into the 80s, and as there's no breeze today, it's gaspers.

So, please send your glorious storms round this evening - Brighton Council never sweeps the pavements, and they could do with a good wash-down!

I prefer sheet lightning - those deep purple, miles-wide ones, to fork. I always imagine I'm going to be zapped by the next prong.
 
Originally posted by Songsheet@Jun 24 2005, 11:13 AM
One of my telephone lines is no more - it's a sex-line.....
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Could you put up the number Julie.
 
Just had a classic quote from a colleague (we're looking for rain up Newcastle way, hence the interest) "It's got to Swindon now - that's up North, isn't it?" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
2nd storm here now.... but not as bad as they have had elsewhere. Barney (resident office puppy) hasn't even realised it's thundering! I thought he would be all a quiver under my desk, but no, a large pigs ear in his gob (not still attached to the pig I hasten to add) and he is sitting there quite content! B)
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Jun 24 2005, 01:36 PM
Just had a classic quote from a colleague (we're looking for rain up Newcastle way, hence the interest) "It's got to Swindon now - that's up North, isn't it?" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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:lol: I was in Swindon this morning and I'm sorry to say that the roof in Tesco was leaking due to the rain :rolleyes: They're rebuilding the store and half of the shop is in a temporary building. There are electrical items out there, all the TV's were switched on and the roof was leaking next to them :o We made a hasty retreat before we got blown to kingdom come :lol:
 
Don't blame you, Griffin - it wouldn't take a lot for me to make a hasty retreat out of Swindon either!!!!! :lol:
 
Just started raining up here in the past hour or so but no storms yet, and its cooled down a bit now as well so its looking unlikely we'll get any. I quite like a bit of thunder and lightning as well.
 
Chucking it down here again Cracking storm from 6am until about 8 this morning and it is hammering the windows now.
 
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