It's too hot :(

[Minusorange]

Rain is forecast for mon, tue and wed

3 days rain to solve months of dryness ? lol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1557350976725581824

The rain needs to be able to get into the ground first and fall in the right places to have any impact and it doesn't make much difference if we have another few months of dry weather after those 3 days

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'd say it is a coincidence yeah, Scotland is just wetter and has a tiny population compared to southern England in particular. Its not like Scottish pipes don't leak

Really, you might want to research that a bit before plunging in 2 feet first.

Scottish Water Performance Report 2020-21

About this document This report sets out our assessment of Scottish Water’s performance in the financial year 2020-21, the final year of the regulatory control period 2015-21. It covers a period during which the Covid-19 pandemic was impacting on all of our daily lives. In Scottish Water’s case...

wics.scot

Performance against leakage target...

...The reported level of leakage was significantly below the minimum service level for the period (575 Ml/d), and below 500 Ml/d, which is the lower end of the range of the calculated ‘economic level of leakage’.

 

[200sols]

Really, you might want to research that a bit before plunging in 2 feet first.

Scottish Water Performance Report 2020-21

About this document This report sets out our assessment of Scottish Water’s performance in the financial year 2020-21, the final year of the regulatory control period 2015-21. It covers a period during which the Covid-19 pandemic was impacting on all of our daily lives. In Scottish Water’s case...

wics.scot

So you do have leaks like I said

Anyway you'd hope a country like Scotland with more freshwater than England or Wales combined with a tiny population would manage it OK.

 

[drakulton]

It's three hot : (

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Amber warning for extreme heat where my mother is and she says she feels sick all the time. Worrying.

These thunderstorms forecast for the start of next week better happen.

30% chance of light rain tuesday. That'll fill the reservoirs /s.

Worried about my Mum's pond...its gone down by half.

Its the same everywhere theres a picture of river in lincolnshire thats dried up completely and its worse in france more than one river has dried up completely and even the mighty Loire has been reduced to a piddling stream

All that sounds lovely but they shouldn't be paying any dividends when they have circa £20B of outstanding infrastructure upgrades. I don't believe I even commented on the logistics of delivering it or that them making a profit is wrong. What I commented on is the fact they make vast profits, pay massive dividends whilst at the same time they need to be upgrading their infrastructure.

Mandated investment from ofwat are minimum values, they are allowed to reinvest 100% of their profits is they need to, especially when they are losing around 2billion litres a day.

What did they call it? White oil? Water is more profitable than oil extraction which is why all the water companies are foreign owned its worth a fortune.

Better get started. If it's feasible it'll probably take around 20 years from concept to completion.

Less than the time it'll take to build all the nuclear power stations thats going to solve all our energy problems then eh? Good, good.

 

[UTmaniac]

Smoke billows across Southampton sky as fire breaks out

A fire has broken out in Southampton

www.dailyecho.co.uk

 

[Dirk Diggler]

So you do have leaks like I said

Anyway you'd hope a country like Scotland with more freshwater than England or Wales combined with a tiny population would manage it OK.

I know you'll find it challenging, but try to look past the nationality aspect. The point being made is that a publicly owned utility company like Scottish Water is massively outperforming a privately owned company like Thames Water - yes, there are leaks in Scotland, but not 25% of the daily supply.

The privately owned companies have absolutely no incentive to address those leaks.

 

[ThriceNightly]

Slapped on the factor 30 this morning weather bearable up to midday. Was on the paddleboard from 8.30am river levels are low and the water looks almost grey in colour (lost its normal bright sheen ) As much as I fancied a swim afterwards kept clear. Loads of ultra ripe blackberries too be had was the bonus.

 

[Infidelus]

neighbour

It's three hot : (

You look twoderful threenight, but you have three of the saddest eyes I've ever seen.

 

[413x]

It's so hot I love it.
I'm sat right now on my kayak. And it's 2017 and it's bliss.

 

[Slam62]

It's so hot I love it.
I'm sat right now on my kayak. And it's 2017 and it's bliss.

I think you've got sun stroke

 

[413x]

It's so hot I love it.
I'm sat right now on my kayak. And it's 20:17 and it's bliss.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Yeah adding a few watering cans but obviously can't use a hosepipe. Just realised we have something to cover half of it with so that will help.

Thought topping up ponds was exempt from the ban.

Edit: Ah, you already realised it was.

 

[Dis86]

Neighbour has their log burner on the go again...

 

[Phreaky]

Neighbour has their log burner on the go again...

Push it over and burn their house down.

 

[chrcoluk]

Predictions changed here again.

Bad news predicted temps keep rising. Peak of heatwave now at 35C.

Good news is now a predicted storm on the 15th, which based on usual summer predictions wont happen, but should at least mean some cloud. First cool day is the 16th, so including today 4 more days of hell.

I did get some sleep earlier, but the state I was in when waking up, sweat everywhere, with it dripping, and that was sleeping in my shorts on top of bed and towel, not under covers. Towel was soaked through. I can see myself going through 4 of them over next 4 days.

 

[UTmaniac]

Global warming in full flow, 25C after 2100.

 

[413x]

Sun was blood red tonight!

 

[413x]

 

[413x]

God damn. I'm sat on the shore, 9pm. Sun has set and it's still mid 20s.

For me this is basically heaven.

Someone even handed me a beer mid kayak!

One last pic of my boat