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Scotland, Golf, Rain: Summer 2007 - It's Dreich!

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By japaneseboats (Contact - View My Woyano)
Published Sat 21 Jul 2007, 412 Views, 17 Comments

It's wet here in southern England and most everywhere else in the UK. It's mid July and flashfloods yesterday, and more today. People in the midlands, Wales and the north have been suffering terribly for weeks.  The long summer school holidays have now begun for all, and it's a washout. I don't blame those who choose to fly to warmer climes for their summer break, although I don't envy them the delays and other problems at airports caused by the raised security alarms. Personally, I prefer to escape by sea to mainland Europe, but for now am at home trying to ignore the rain. Wellies at the ready.

Husband is watching the Open golf tournament on TV. It's in Scotland this year, and the poor spectators look chilled and drenched despite their wet weather gear.  It's also cold there.  In local dialect, "Dreich". As one of the commentators mentioned. Even in Scotland, July is usually pleasant and warm and dry. Usually. I am not a golf fanatic, but the competition is interesting this year. A teenage amateur from Northern Ireland is doing very well. And a young Spanish player is ahead of the famous international golf star,  Tiger Woods. Anyway Husband is happy, remembering his own youthful golfing days in Scotland, before he snapped some tendons and gave it up ( oh dear, what a shame...) But I have a nephew who is a golf pro at a club and his income has been very affected by the poor UK weather this season.

OK , joke over. May we have some sunshine now please?


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    clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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    It's absolutely dreadful, isn't it? I am OK (but expecting my insurers to keep on delaying and indeed evading my subsidence claim in face of all the flood damage claims they now have), this part of Cardiff has had a lucky escape so far, so has most of the city. (My neigbourhood isn't on a flood plain but is rather too near a lake and rivers.) Barry, where I went to grammar school, was badly hit. A number of children in the street must be ruing their holidays' timing.

    I prefer to escape by sea to mainland Europe

    I do too, and plan to next year. This year I am rather stuck, I should go to the North East (not really a holiday) by train, but that wouldn't be wise at the moment, and I was hoping to go to the Cotswolds and/or the West Country but again, all bets are off.

    I almost never follow golf, I admit.

    Yes, I think the joke's over, I've had quite enough, I don't really want to wear my bright blue Crocs but there may be no alternative.

    I do hope nobody here's actually been flooded.

    OK, back to sitting in front of the TV and sulking.
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      japaneseboats ~ 12 months ago
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      Thank goodness you have not actually been flooded. Me neither.

      I live close to water meadows and between three rivers. The water table in Salisbury is quite high. The magnificent cathedral literally "floats" on gravel. It has no crypt or proper foundations. The city centre was planned by Bishop Poore in 1220 on a grid system: "the chequers" with a system of underground waterways to feed the city. I live in the White Hart chequer. So far the drains are working. 800 yrs is not a bad record! Fingers crossed....
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      Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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      ive a friend mak who lives in cardiff!

      sorry to hear about all the rain - when i come over ill bring a bit of ohios summer sunshine - its about to be 90 degrees n sunny this week!

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        japaneseboats ~ 12 months ago
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        LBC - we are on our knees! Bring that sunshine,please :D
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        Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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        so should i bring rubberboots?
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          japaneseboats ~ 12 months ago
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          I think they are being handed out at Arrivals!
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            clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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            :) you might want to bring a boat?

            Cardiff's really not been affected at all, in fact, less so than by ordinary heavy rain. I see Gloucestershire's worse today. (Barry's a small seaside town that's very hilly, and I bet the drains are very old.)
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          earsz ~ 12 months ago
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          As a youth I had various pen pals (an antediluvian precursor of the Internet) . One who was in England spent the entirety of every letter complaining about rain. When I asked that she write more about herself and less about the rain, she stopped writing. LOL
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            Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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            just found out one of my friends cant leave his house in gloucestershire

            because of the flooding :(
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              clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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              Oh LBP! Yes, Gloucestershire is really badly hit, and it's getting worse.
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                Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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                he thinks the power could go out later, luckily he says his house is ok
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                  clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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                  Yes, the power could go out -- I hope he has running water. I am very glad his house is OK.
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                  Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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                  he does

                  yeah his office is at his flat (does flat mean house as well as apartment in british lingo? lol)
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                    clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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                    Flat means apartment.

                    I suppose he isn't in Gloucester or Tewkesbury.

                    There doesn't seem to be any flooding where japaneseboats is, yet, but as she says, fingers crossed... it does flood there sometimes...

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                    Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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                    his parents are in gloucester

                    he is just outside of it, midway in between tewkesbury and gloucester in newent
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                      clemmati ~ 12 months ago
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                      So, his parents are marooned... The Navy's been sent in now! :)

                      Lots of photos here

                      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...depth/629/629/6911778.stm
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                        Loves Bloc Party ~ 12 months ago
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                        his parents dont have water

                        but he has filled a bathtub with water - in case his water supply is shut off
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                          AdGuy
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                          This is my two cents...

                             
                          Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)

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