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Post by artisans on Nov 19, 2009 19:44:27 GMT 2
Just what is an Indian Summer? In the UK it can also be called St Martin's Summer, in Bulgaria a Gypsy Summer, in Sweden a Brittsommer & in Germany an Altweibersommer (old ladies' summer). Whatever you call it we are enjoying one in Roda at the moment. After the unseasonably high rainfall a couple of weeks ago, the weather hasn't faltered and it is forecast to continue until the end of the month. The days are beautifully clear and sunny and have been now for a week. Temperatures can reach 24 0C and it is a joy to be out in the fresh air. Walk the length of Roda at about 4:00pm and you will see at least twenty people fishing, both from the shore and in boats. This is the time that the locals enjoy most before the winter rains set in proper. This was yesterday:
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Post by jacks on Nov 19, 2009 20:20:24 GMT 2
Spiros had been telling me the weather was hot in Roda. I tried to ignore him, but here you're telling us too.
You wouldn't want to see a pic of today's weather in the UK - or maybe you would, if you were a bit sadistic! lol
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Post by artisans on Nov 20, 2009 10:52:49 GMT 2
We're still swimming!
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Post by kaz on Nov 20, 2009 15:03:38 GMT 2
You are so lucky to be in Roda and making the most of the weather........as Jacks said, "you wouldn't want to see our weather"........awful....poor Cumbria the floods are bad there.Kaz
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2009 17:04:50 GMT 2
All one can say is Corfu, enjoy it why you have it, and long may it last. As already said in this thread, the UK weather has been absolutely terrible. Floodiings, high winds, and more to follow. The last two days we have had it bad in the south, and now and over night it has moved up to the north causing absolute mayhem with flooding out of all proportion. One witness said he went to rescue his grandmother, and the water was bearly covering his feet, then out of the blue he is walking neck deep with his grandmother in a boat. Sadly, a Policeman lost his life apparently, after a bridge collapsed under the pressure of the floods.
I cannot vouch for the north, but I know in the south we hardly ever see drains being cleaned anymore, and with dry summers, the drain pipes underground harden with the sludge, so when the rains do come, there is no where for it to go, so the drains fill up, and flooding is caused, overflowing rivers, etc.
In my opinion some say it is global warming, maybe, but a lot of it is man made. Hope those living in the north are safe, and the bad weathr abates soon.
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Post by lisydaly on Nov 21, 2009 11:25:04 GMT 2
Not on the UK news for some reason but Ireland is mostly underwater. Cork and Galway are cut off, thousands without clean drinking water, thousands more out of their homes because of severe flooding and structural damage. Here in our bit of Roscommon we are lucky, we are on a hill, but we are surrounded by water - both of our rivers have broken their banks. Trying to get into Roscommon town was a total nightmare, and we had to turn back because of flooded roads. It's blowing a gale as I type and the rain is pouring down again and more to come tomorrow. The government have had to open two new stretches of motorway weeks early to allow traffic to move out of Galway towards Dublin. We won't be going anywhere for a while!
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Post by kaz on Nov 23, 2009 17:11:44 GMT 2
Keep the pics coming Steve& Julie, it's a pleasure looking at them rather than looking out of my window at the torrent that is falling at the moment...will have to get the water-pump out after this lot .......Kaz
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