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RushesToo

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Fingringhoe
We are now close to 300mm in the present wet spell. We did have fairly serious flooding in the olive grove nearest the river on Friday. Maybe 6 feet of water in the deepest part. A section of the boundary down - steel posts and chain link fence on top of a wall. A few 8 y.o. olive trees uprooted, but not too many. A lot of much younger trees still in pots are not where they were, but hopefully some will be recovered after the water recedes. About 30 date palms, 30 cork oaks and 150 rose cuttings from a rose my wife bred and we were hoping to begin marketing this year.

At least we did not have the tornadoes that hit the south coast on 28 Feb and 4 March. Lots of damage in both Portugal and Spain. Videos on YouTube including this one

Pisitively possing down at present and rain generally forecast for the next fortnight.
That's tropics type storms!
Only last year the fires were nearly upon you, now you sound drowned out.
Is this normal for your part of Portugal?
 
That's tropics type storms!
Only last year the fires were nearly upon you, now you sound drowned out.
Is this normal for your part of Portugal?

No, just heavy rain. We (my wife and I) have experienced bigger falls in NSW, and worse flooding.

The nearest fire was nearly a mile away last summer. That is a long way. We have had them licking the boundary here, but they are much smaller than occur in Australia (or N. America) so do not carry the same threat. In Australia (where every landholder is automatically a member of the Bush Fire Brigade) I was in one that lasted more than a fortnight, and knew of bigger ones. I do not consider fires a problem.

It is all just part of farming. Different countries have different problems. Taking everything into account, our worst experience was the 1978/79 winter when we were just about wiped out by extreme snow that killed most of our sheep. That was in Northumberland.

Still, I would not change our experiences of farming around the world. We know we will never acquire a lot of money, but care not. As an old Aberdonian friend of mine said "Auld Jimmy didna leave £100,000. He was taken awa frae it."
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
Blue skies, warm sunshine.

Not taunting anyone, just thought I'd better at least make the occasional positive comment about the weather.
yes the same here today nice,...

......unfortunately tomorrows forecast is given with a yellow warning for heavy rain all day and a floodwatch advised..
happy days.....
 

franklin

New Member
Booked flights last night. Friend who lives in Brunei booked the hotel the day before.

Got fert on the rape. Will leave some work for my brother. Sprayer service tomorrow then ready to go when I am back.

4 months of almost constant rain - thunderstorms in Bali wont bother me on white sandy beaches with temps in the mid 30s.
 

RushesToo

Member
Location
Fingringhoe
Booked flights last night. Friend who lives in Brunei booked the hotel the day before.

Got fert on the rape. Will leave some work for my brother. Sprayer service tomorrow then ready to go when I am back.

4 months of almost constant rain - thunderstorms in Bali wont bother me on white sandy beaches with temps in the mid 30s.
You really need to stop - you will get yourself put on ignore by all the forum. We don't want to hear about how you will be leaving these wet soggy unrelentlessnessly rained upon isles. JUST STOP:)
ps. do you need a bag carrier - I can put up with being ignored?
 

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