Dennis the menace

[Tarw Coch]

My sympathies go out to those having a rough time of it, we seem to have escaped the worse here, the wind was starting to dry the yard at the end of milking this morning and we’ve only had light rain/drizzle since.
Indeed despite it being a wetter winter than usual, in reality it’s beem what we needed to restore the ground water after summer 2018. I appreciate not all will feel the same, it’s amazing the variation in weather we get across a relatively small country.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Wonder how many cars are dead today due too stuppid drivers thinking the are a boat , stay at home unless its an emergency and if its anything other than a puddle turn back

 

[Derrick Hughes]

My sympathies go out to those having a rough time of it, we seem to have escaped the worse here, the wind was starting to dry the yard at the end of milking this morning and we’ve only had light rain/drizzle since.
Indeed despite it being a wetter winter than usual, in reality it’s beem what we needed to restore the ground water after summer 2018. I appreciate not all will feel the same, it’s amazing the variation in weather we get across a relatively small country.

Can you name an area thats short of water. All i see north south east and west is water logged fields this winter

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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[Ukjay]

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There’s some serious fukwits around that shouldn't be allowed out.
Not only put their own life at risk, put others at risk too who try to save them.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

https://www.facebook.com/773294815/posts/10159414668979816

They must be retarded

 

[ridger]

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They should really be left in there til the water goes down

 

[Wombat]

My sympathies go out to those having a rough time of it, we seem to have escaped the worse here, the wind was starting to dry the yard at the end of milking this morning and we’ve only had light rain/drizzle since.
Indeed despite it being a wetter winter than usual, in reality it’s beem what we needed to restore the ground water after summer 2018. I appreciate not all will feel the same, it’s amazing the variation in weather we get across a relatively small country.

Our ground water has been full since nov 18 so all this does is go down the drain since last Nov

 

[Hilly]

Plant the hills with trees will stop the flooding will be the cry !

 

[Bob the beef]

Plant the hills with trees will stop the flooding will be the cry !

Already is. Radio Scotland this morning, an "expert" said the reason Hawick and surrounding ares have been so badly affected is because of "modern farming practices ". His answer, plant all the river catchments in trees! Made absolutely no mention of the fact that we have had in excess of 150mm of rain in 10 days and 6-8 inches of snow

 

[Andrew1983]

Slightly off topic.... There’s a local weather guy on Facebook, he has weather stations set up all over the highlands, he was reporting at the start of February that Skye has had over 600ml of rain in January alone. Aberdeen was 22ml. Inverness 100ml.

 

[Hilly]

Already is. Radio Scotland this morning, an "expert" said the reason Hawick and surrounding ares have been so badly affected is because of "modern farming practices ". His answer, plant all the river catchments in trees! Made absolutely no mention of the fact that we have had in excess of 150mm of rain in 10 days and 6-8 inches of snow

On the grand scheme of things very little Morden farming in the Hawick catchment area the problem comes from the slitrig which comes from hill country , large areas of that planted funnily enough , then over the hill keilder dam , wonder how that fills when surrounded by the largest man made forest in Europe? And Hexham gets nearly flooded now and again down stream ! These people are basket cases ! Total nutters

 

[jendan]

On the grand scheme of things very little Morden farming in the Hawick catchment area the problem comes from the slitrig which comes from hill country , large areas of that planted funnily enough , then over the hill keilder dam , wonder how that fills when surrounded by the largest man made forest in Europe? And Hexham gets nearly flooded now and again down stream ! These people are basket cases ! Total nutters

Was told once that large forests attract more rain clouds,although how that works i have no idea. Kielder Dam has regulated the flow on the North Tyne massively.In dry summers the flow used to get very low indeed.The highest i have ever seen it in my life was August Bank holiday monday 1976,before Kielder was finished.The South Tyne catchment is what tips the balance at Hexham.

 

[Hilly]

Was told once that large forests attract more rain clouds,although how that works i have no idea. Kielder Dam has regulated the flow on the North Tyne massively.In dry summers the flow used to get very low indeed.The highest i have ever seen it in my life was August Bank holiday monday 1976,before Kielder was finished.The South Tyne catchment is what tips the balance at Hexham.

Still loads of water even though 100% surrounded by trees and lots of them is my point , if trees stopped flooding etc kielder would be bloody dry .

 

[ridger]

Was told once that large forests attract more rain clouds,although how that works i have no idea. Kielder Dam has regulated the flow on the North Tyne massively.In dry summers the flow used to get very low indeed.The highest i have ever seen it in my life was August Bank holiday monday 1976,before Kielder was finished.The South Tyne catchment is what tips the balance at Hexham.

Thought 1976 was very dry?

 

[Bald Rick]

Looks like we’re f**ked in Wales ...

 

[jendan]

Thought 1976 was very dry?

It was until the weather broke.The ground was that hard the rain just ran straight off the surface.

 

[Ukjay]

Looks like we’re fudgeed in Wales ...

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I thought that there was some geeser taking the pee earlier when I saw that shaded part

 

[Bald Rick]

I thought that there was some geeser taking the pee earlier when I saw that shaded part

Joking apart, they are having it very bad in South Wales with landslides and extensive flooding

 

[Ukjay]

Joking apart, they are having it very bad in South Wales with landslides and extensive flooding

I know, the shear volume of water is staggering in a lot of areas.