@El Loro posted:

May be ITV have run out of Bond films to show

Rain stopped for a time here but is back.

That's never stopped them in the past  

@slimfern posted:

That's never stopped them in the past  

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

That's not surprising if you realise that St Edward;'s Crown weighs 2.23 kg. To have a weight like that on top of your head for some hours would be an ordeal for most people, and of course King Charles is 74 years old.
Although that crown has been the one worn at coronations since Charles II in 1661, a lighter one was worn for the coronations of Victoria and Edward VII (60 at the time) because of the weight,

wow!! love the history and historical context -thank you EL

night EL slim moonsiiee

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, dry at present but showers possibly thundery are forecast.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

My weather is likely to be the same as yours El

Have a nice day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

My weather is likely to be the same as yours El

Have a nice day everyone

On one weather site it's forecasting 41.7 mm of rain today of which 23.4 mm between 6 and 9 pm this evening. Would be the wettest day for some years if that happens.

@El Loro posted:

On one weather site it's forecasting 41.7 mm of rain today of which 23.4 mm between 6 and 9 pm this evening. Would be the wettest day for some years if that happens.

That’s some statistic El

Rain look imminent here but not that much I hope

@Moonie posted:

That’s some statistic El

Rain look imminent here but not that much I hope

Met Office has a warning for thunderstorms which covers a wide area but misses here by a few miles

That rain never arrived. Sunny off and on now

@El Loro posted:

Met Office has a warning for thunderstorms which covers a wide area but misses here by a few miles

Not us though ...we have sunshine and thunder

It’s absolutely throwing it down now

@Moonie posted:

That rain never arrived. Sunny off and on now

@slimfern posted:

Not us though ...we have sunshine and thunder

One of the unions who have members at the Met Office are striking tomorrow:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/strikeaction
So we may not get any weather

@El Loro posted:

One of the unions who have members at the Met Office are striking tomorrow:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/strikeaction
So we may not get any weather

I bought that Strawbs record when it came out     

"That's your weather...... for now".....Daniel Corbett. Great punchline   

Hope all are well   

@El Loro posted:

One of the unions who have members at the Met Office are striking tomorrow:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/strikeaction
So we may not get any weather

It’s a wonder they haven’t left the strike until midwinter

@velvet donkey posted:

I bought that Strawbs record when it came out     

"That's your weather...... for now".....Daniel Corbett. Great punchline   

Hope all are well   

All okay here Velvet, hope you’re okay too

All's well here, Velvet. I hope you're OK

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee velvet

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine here at present, showers probable.
10mm of rain here yesterday so somewhat lower than the 41.7mm forecast on one site.

I hope the flash floods in parts of the country yesterday haven't caused any of you problems

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

It started off sunny here but has clouded over now. The forecast is for rain from midday

Enjoy your day everyone

The front grass is long. It brings the neighbourhood down.

I'm comfortable with that.

Today won't be the day.

Troops   

Hi Moonie and Velvet

Grass is long here too

On the Environment Agency website which covers England there's a check for flooding where one can select either by place or postcode. Besides being able to check for warnings and river levels there's a rainfall option as well. That shows the amount of rain which has fallen in the last hour, 6 hours and 24 hours at various measuring stations in an area. The closest one for me is 2 miles from here so a bit further away then the one I mention from time to time which isn't an official measuring station.

I have seen your area is notable for flooding El   

@El Loro posted:

Hi Moonie and Velvet

Grass is long here too

On the Environment Agency website which covers England there's a check for flooding where one can select either by place or postcode. Besides being able to check for warnings and river levels there's a rainfall option as well. That shows the amount of rain which has fallen in the last hour, 6 hours and 24 hours at various measuring stations in an area. The closest one for me is 2 miles from here so a bit further away then the one I mention from time to time which isn't an official measuring station.

Our area is on flood alert from the river Exe...which comes as no surprise

@velvet donkey posted:

I have seen your area is notable for flooding El   

Anyone living here in July 2007 will know that only too well My house is not on a recognised flood risk area but  is nor far from one.

@slimfern posted:

Our area is on flood alert from the river Exe...which comes as no surprise

I hope that doesn't cause problems for you

@El Loro posted:

I hope that doesn't cause problems for you

Nah, it would have to go some to be a problem for us El

@slimfern posted:

Nah, it would have to go some to be a problem for us El

Good

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL Slim moonsieee velvet

Good morning Buddies

Overcast start. Some drizzle. The forecast is, light rain showers and light winds

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Forecast to be a showery day here.

I hope everyone has a good day

Quite a number of heritage crafts in the UK have become extinct or are on a Red List of endangered crafts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-65552787

That article doesn't mention that on the Red List are boat building (traditional wooden boats) and canal art & barge painting:
https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist2023/

@El Loro posted:

Quite a number of heritage crafts in the UK have become extinct or are on a Red List of endangered crafts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-65552787

That article doesn't mention that on the Red List are boat building (traditional wooden boats) and canal art & barge painting:
https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist2023/

Very interesting El

@El Loro posted:

Quite a number of heritage crafts in the UK have become extinct or are on a Red List of endangered crafts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-65552787

That article doesn't mention that on the Red List are boat building (traditional wooden boats) and canal art & barge painting:
https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist2023/

Several of those crafts I've never even heard of El

It's a shame to see heritage skills lost, but I suppose people, unfortunately,have other priorities and time pressures to consider

@slimfern posted:

Several of those crafts I've never even heard of El

It's a shame to see heritage skills lost, but I suppose people, unfortunately,have other priorities and time pressures to consider

I can't say I've heard of all of them either

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Quite a number of heritage crafts in the UK have become extinct or are on a Red List of endangered crafts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-65552787

That article doesn't mention that on the Red List are boat building (traditional wooden boats) and canal art & barge painting:
https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist2023/

its awful how some crafts are disappearing the advance of technology must be a factor -thank you EL-interesting