It's too hot :(

robfosters · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:25

Minusorange said:
https://www.unitedutilities.com/emergencies/hosepipe-ban-on-the-way2/

It's funny looking at the forecast we have more rain days than dry days, seems silly to start the ban when the weather is finally changing

They can’t rely on a forecast, the rain forecasts lately have had the accuracy of a Stevie Wonder V Ray Charles darts match.

Minusorange · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:35

robfosters said:
They can’t rely on a forecast, the rain forecasts lately have had the accuracy of a Stevie Wonder V Ray Charles darts match.

We had rain all day yesterday, we also had torrential rain the other night

Seems they're a little slow in introducing the ban as it was only a few weeks ago they were claiming the reservoirs were fine and their issue was with flow rate as opposed to actual supply

75% full 2 weeks ago - https://twitter.com/cjssydney/status/1019096535093694464

MooMoo444 · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:37

bliss said:
Well, looks like yet another day of this.

Yay......

edit: You'd think it was closing in on 9pm with how dark it is!

that's bliss

Skunkworks · 17 Jul 2018 at 13:39

This is costing me a fortune in battery top-up water for my pitcher plant. :/

GIBURROWS · 17 Jul 2018 at 14:37

You lucky people getting rain, I can't even remember what it looks like anymore!

Man-Meat · 17 Jul 2018 at 14:40

Wish we had rain, still none forecast. Haven't had rain since the end of May

MG42Maniac · 17 Jul 2018 at 15:18

In Southampton here, literally cannot remember when we last had rain. We've just moved into a new build so needing to water the garden every night, hoping they do not impose a hosepipe ban any time soon!

Puzzled · 17 Jul 2018 at 15:24

Seeing those pics of dried up rivers on the news I wonder how long it would take for the UK to go fully dry.

Say we had a full summer of no rain, how long could supplies last.

robfosters · 17 Jul 2018 at 15:25

MonkeyMan said:
Seeing those pics of dried up rivers on the news I wonder how long it would take for the UK to go fully dry.

Say we had a full summer of no rain, how long could supplies last.

I reckon we’ll be drinking our own urine by the end of August.

MooMoo444 · 17 Jul 2018 at 15:51

robfosters said:
I reckon we’ll be drinking our own urine by the end of August.

Don't think many people would be haby about that.

Puzzled · 17 Jul 2018 at 16:10

robfosters said:
I reckon we’ll be drinking our own urine by the end of August.

Ha, how many times can you do that until your body dries up.

First time might be OK but once it's been through you a couple of times that's going to have a very distinct flavour :eek:

robfosters · 17 Jul 2018 at 16:10

MonkeyMan said:
Ha, how many times can you do that until your body dries up.

First time might be OK but once it's been through you a couple of times that's going to have a very distinct flavour

That’s when you drink other people’s for variety.

bliss · 17 Jul 2018 at 17:41

MooMoo444 said:
that's bliss

Ba dum tiss.

Joeyuk · 17 Jul 2018 at 18:42

If i get one more person say being a postman in this weather must be great i'm going to lose it, its been awful some days and have really felt it at end of a 4 hour delivery. Have have some cracking tan lines now as well, my legs are brown from the ankle to the knee but white feet and upper legs. Same for the arms and a nice v neck sun tan to go with my pale torso.

robfosters · 17 Jul 2018 at 18:51

Must be great being a postman in this weather.

Rroff · 17 Jul 2018 at 19:01

Joeyuk said:
If i get one more person say being a postman in this weather must be great i'm going to lose it, its been awful some days and have really felt it at end of a 4 hour delivery. Have have some cracking tan lines now as well, my legs are brown from the ankle to the knee but white feet and upper legs. Same for the arms and a nice v neck sun tan to go with my pale torso.

I think I'd literally die if I had to be a postman in the recent weather - I burn waaay too easily and its been too warm to cover up properly.

It is one upside to having to do a lot of night shifts lately as when I am working outdoors it is under flood lights not burning sun :s

Rroff · 17 Jul 2018 at 20:14

Nasty:

FoxEye · 17 Jul 2018 at 20:27

GIBURROWS said:
You lucky people getting rain, I can't even remember what it looks like anymore!

Yeah it's been about 2 months of dry weather here.

I have to laugh when people say, "Wouldn't it be nice if we had this weather all year round?" It's like some people don't realise that water is essential to life

Or that they think water is spontaneously generated in their taps when they turn them on.

I can only imagine what their faces would look like if we actually ran out of water.

Rroff · 17 Jul 2018 at 20:31

FoxEye said:
I can only imagine what their faces would look like if we actually ran out of water.

You won't have to imagine soon

EDIT: PS joke is on you - a recent invention means you can magic water out of thin air! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehumidifier

tom_e · 17 Jul 2018 at 20:48

FoxEye said:
Yeah it's been about 2 months of dry weather here.

I have to laugh when people say, "Wouldn't it be nice if we had this weather all year round?" It's like some people don't realise that water is essential to life Or that they think water is spontaneously generated in their taps when they turn them on.

I can only imagine what their faces would look like if we actually ran out of water.

You know a lot of places on Earth manage with this weather for 95% of the year without life ending right?