grumpyf1

Nice car... you MONSTER! Yes, we have got some rain.  As upstanding Brits, it is our solemn duty to mention this straight away in any conversation, but there’s a problem – we haven’t had much, have we? You’re more likely to have spent time on one of Cumbria’s beaches than get caught in a downpour over the last month. The plentiful sunshine and absence of rain has presented us with a horrifying conflict of interests – we quite like it sunny and warm, but it’s tough not being able to complain about precipitation. Whilst we’ve somewhat offset that pain by grumbling about it being too hot, or how it’s bad for the lawn, our need to moan will soon be well and truly saturated. Come the 5th of August, there will be a (pause for dramatic effect) hosepipe ban! United Utilities (UU) will be invoking the temporary restriction, which will see seven million people in the North West needing to pipe down for a bit. With the weather forecast continuing to feature unusually high amounts ...

It rained a fair bit last week. You may have noticed that, as water coursed through your lounge, or you started wondering whether you should have continued with that ark you started in ‘O’ Level Woodwork. Just up the road from me (I say road – canal might have been more appropriate) Levens Hall registered 99mm of rain in 48 hours. That’s about 4 inches in old money, or ‘Blimey! Really?’ when translated into Southern England-ish. As the Lake District rapidly gained a significant number of extra water features, the rain caused various levels of moist hell for homeowners, pedestrians, motorists and anyone else unlucky enough to have to go out in it. And also for quite a lot who’d stayed in hoping to avoid it, only to find it had broken into their homes, and was busy doing an unwelcome liquidious jig, and generally making a nuisance of itself, in their carpets and soft furnishings. A well know company that supplies water (try not to laugh too much) is currently busy in our littl...