nightrider Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I have just come back from a week at the C&CCsite at Scarborough, it never stopped raining for the whole week, its hard to believe one part of the country is parched and the other half is saturated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 We've had a fair amount of rain here in the south as well, my water butts are over f;lowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Normally when we go away on a trip we do a lot of walking, the furthest we walked on this trip was from the camp site down to Scarborough town centre to visit the dolls house emporium and got absolutely drenched for our troubles. I would say that this trip was the worst week we have ever had in all the years we have been motorhoming, the only thing that made the trip worthwhile was having lunch in Scalby Manor, I defy anyone to eat the amount of food that the chef piles on your plate it was enough for me and ten ravenous kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 It's hardly stopped raining here since they brought in the hose pipe ban *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Oh DRY UP you lot!! :D :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 laimeduck - 2012-04-21 8:52 AM Oh DRY UP you lot!! :D :D :D :D We will ;-)...................Off to Spain again soon B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 For the last 18 months, I've been working in Leicester and Peterborough whilst living in the North West. I can probably count on one hand the number of times it has rained in Peterborough in that time - until the last few weeks. I probably need two hands for Leicester. Peterborough has turned off the pretty fountains in the town centre although the street cleaners are still using powered hosepipes to wash the streets. The solution is to force everyone to rent a motorhome, or a caravan, for at least a fortnight so they become economical in the use of their water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I wish this drought would end. I've got 'trench foot'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 We were thinking of going to the Peterborough show but not if it will be ankle deep in mud! Perhaps we should take our Avon inflatable boat and outboard with us and then we can tow our own van out of the field if it carries on raining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 We have an interesting situation as Anglian water is one of the companies that have introduced a ban in our area, however we are also able to buy our water from Essex and Suffolk Water who cover the same area and they, currently, do not have a ban in force. We therefore have the anomoly that our neighbour who pay Anglian cannot use a hose but we can as we pay Essex and Suffolk! Same area same water, go figure! Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 My house is called Springwater house, not surprisingly seeing as there is a spring directly under the house. This spring runs 24/7 365 days a week, where this water comes from I have no idea but millions of gallons of water flow into the river Irwell, lovely fresh clean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Where we live there are a number of "winterbournes" - Winterbourne Gummer, Winterbourne Zelston for example. Usually this means that in the winter there is a "bourne" or brook/stream which is not there in the summer. This last winter they have all been dry. The Avon is the lowest I have seen it in winter in 30 years. We really do need rain - sad as it is when it only seems of fall at weekends and during holidays :-S (Also Malcolm - I have been told that that Tourist book is now available - it is called "Resort" - different to what I thought it was called when I posted you - if you are still going to Morton - let me know and I will send you one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 If the environment agency didn't waste billions of gallons of water every day by sluicing it out to sea we wouldn't have a problem at all. If water is going to become such a valuable resource in the future why aren't water companies creating more reservoirs and pumping the water into them instead of wasting it out to sea. You wouldn't believe the amount of water that flows from the Trent and Yorkshire ouse into the Humber, and from the Witham, Nene and Great ouse into the wash. Bloody ludicrous situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not much coming out of the Great Ouse at the moment Peter - most of it is going back down the relief channel from Denver to Suffolk and Essex - whilst Norfolk buys in water from Severn Trent. You know it makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling Tyke Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hello, drought? It's here of course, in Norfolk along with 4 inches of rain since the start of the hosepipe ban........... Water from here being diverted into Essex who do not have a "ban" Nothing to do with the Olympics then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Don't start me on the Olympics >:-( Or as I prefer to call it..............the 2012 waste fest *-)....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Travelling Tyke - 2012-04-23 7:48 PM ban........... Water from here being diverted into Essex who do not have a "ban" Nothing to do with the Olympics then? Not true, Essex does have a ban on hosepipe use, but only for Anglian Water customers. Only Essex and Suffolk Water customers don't have a ban, see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9192776/Why-hosepipes-arent-banned-in-the-driest-place-in-Britain.html mind you I don't quite understand it as both companies charge for the same water going down the same pipes, but it certainly has nothing to do with the Olympics as the east of London is covered by other companies. Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I've just come back from a flood committee meeting where the Environment Agency informed us that they will be using the sluces in the Leigh flood defence barrier to hold back water behind them before releasing the water at a controlled rate rather than letting it out to sea. This will enable Southern Water to pump water down stream in the Medway to the Bewel reseviour over a much longer period and hence recover impressively large amounts of water. Great to see the authority using such common sence. Well done the Environment Agency. We all gave then round of applause when they explained what they were doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Owner Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I got a rain gauge as on of my birthday presents last week..............23mm. (nearly an inch) of rain in the last 24 hours -- what drought? (?) (!) Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave225 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Having just arrived in Spain I can confirm ti rained the whole way down France and only stopped at Valencia. Bayonne was torrential. Fortunately from the middle of Spain south it was sunny and warm. For the 1st time we never stopped more than a night anywhere in France and I admit we have suffered from 5 days of long driving, but it was worth it as currently 21-26 degrees and sunny. A bonus is diesel at €1.36 per litre which at my exchange rate is about £1.16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Oh dear Dave225 looks like Northern Spain is out :-S....................Benedorm here we come........... (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling Tyke Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Say "hello" to the "Garveys" Whilst you're down there........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Braykewynde Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Engineers say that to fix the drought problem and move water around the country it would cost about 2 billion. The government says we can't afford it yet it gives billions to the EU plus 10 billion to the IMF. Another 14 billion in handouts to countries like India, China and even Argentina. The mind boggles especially when you consider how it would give work to many thousands of people. Again though, the government would probably tender it out and give the contract to a foreign country who would then import their own workers. It's a mad world but I think Britain is in the asylum for a long time yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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