OK, I've Had Enough

[Gromit]

I'm just not a 'winter' person. I'm so alergic to cold weather that if I eat an ice-cream, I've got put a jumper on! :blush: It's supposed to be summer here in SA and Jo'burg or "The Highveld" are acknowledged to have the best weather in the country. BUT....................it's been raining and raining and raining and raining for ages now. My garden is totally waterlogged, my dogs and cats are soggy messes, the storm water drains are overflowing and I've just had enough. I can't take this! I'm going 'stir crazy' here! And in total contrast, the Garden Route (about 1200k's from Joburg in the Western Cape province) is suffering an extreme drought and are on water restrictions!!! :y137:

 

[Dilligaf]

weird

 

[Rocky]

OK then, if you want to talk winter, let me tell you about the -12C temps and the more than a foot (35 cm) of snow on the ground around here

 

[Gromit]

No, no Rocky! There's just no way I'd cope. I'd have to hibernate for the entire duration. Thanks, but no thanks!

 

[DaveB]

Gromit, you're not suffering alone!

If we just get some sun this weekend it'll put everything right. Here's hoping.

Dave.

 

[Gromit]

Well according to the weather reports, such that they are, Jo'burg will continue to have rain, rain and more rain until at least Sunday! I think I'm just going to get comfy with some good food and bottle of the enhanced red grape juice! :happy:

 

[Farty]

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I'm just not a 'winter' person. I'm so alergic to cold weather that if I eat an ice-cream, I've got put a jumper on! :blush: It's supposed to be summer here in SA and Jo'burg or "The Highveld" are acknowledged to have the best weather in the country. BUT....................it's been raining and raining and raining and raining for ages now. My garden is totally waterlogged, my dogs and cats are soggy messes, the storm water drains are overflowing and I've just had enough. I can't take this! I'm going 'stir crazy' here! And in total contrast, the Garden Route (about 1200k's from Joburg in the Western Cape province) is suffering an extreme drought and are on water restrictions!!! :y137:
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Just thought I would let you know that we are still about 360 mills short of the wettest summer in20 years.
So hang on to your skirt because we are i for lots more

I love the rain.Could I be Irish ?

 

[Gromit]

Gee thanks Harty! That's just what I wanted to hear :angry:

 

[Rocky]

Gromit, it's almost like summer today; sunny and only -3C (27F) :ya2:

 

[CarlS]

Gromit and Rocky, our winter weather has finally returned. It was 79F/25.6C! :y114:

 

[Rocky]

You know something Carl, during that cold snap you were having, there were days when it was warmer in Nova Scotia than it was in Florida!

 

[CarlS]

Yes, I was aware of that. That was a brutal cold and it set records. It has been that cold before - but not for that long. I am defintiely enjoying this mid 70 F weather!!!

 

[Dschief]

We are at 55 deg F here, cloudy but not too bad. I just rode the Thruxton to the bank, sounded like a good excuse anyway. Going to rain later though. Hoping for a rain day at work tomorrow, I have some "Government" jobs that need doing.

 

[CarlS]

55 is not bad at all. That same front is bringing us rain tonight. In fact a brief but hard shower just blew through. Glad you got a ride in.

 

[Dschief]

I just checked the weather map, that front is HUGE! It stretchs from Florida to Vermont. Looks like we will get some more un-needed rain if we want it or not. The ground all around this area is mushy, for lack of a better word.

 

[CarlS]

Actually we can use the rain here. You are right; it is a big front - packing lots of rain for everyone north of Georgia.

 

[Gromit]

So I'll stop moaning. Compared to you guys, rain but with fairly warm temperatures, isn't that bad. So all the Northern Hemisphere chaps - STAY WARM!

 

[Rocky]

Yesterday morning (Sunday) I woke up to -15C(5F) which moderated to about -4C(25F) by noon. Today and tomorrow rain is expected, and then back to the deep freeze!
Talk about your yo-yo!!!!

 

[CarlS]

It is still raining here; but the front will be through in the next hour and the skies will clear. We will have a high of around 71 F/22 C today.

 

[Dschief]

It got really nice here just about 1/2 an hour before the sun started to set, around 60 F. Figures.......