Bombay Bad Boy Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 So a motorhome, or a bike, or a JCB is fine. Gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 9/3/2018 at 1:51 PM, p3t3 said: Not when you consider the volume displaced by the lost city. There are certain subjects we don't talk about on the Isle of Man. Not anymore. That is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Oh thank God. No more sneaking around in the dark, hose in hand. Living on the edge. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, La Colombe said: Oh thank God. No more sneaking around in the dark, hose in hand. Living on the edge. Ha, it just means I'll have no excuse not to wash the cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yes I do not see any car washing going on around here after all the hand wringing there has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 What a (truly predictable) load of bollocks this proved to be. “Months of dry weather to come” “Nooooo we can’t abandon the ban even though it’s rained ceaselessly since imposed it” “The rain is soaking into our parched earth”....”Errr...actually, things are fine now, after this minor hiccup”. Wankers. They need their collective arses kicking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 It was half interesting that it was still claimed on manx radio that even though there had been less than the average amount of rainfall since the ban was imposed, that levels were back to normal, thus implying all credit to the ban. I'm not sure i quite believe august and september had a less than average amount of rainfall. Seems to have pissed down almost every day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 The rain does a perfectly good job of washing cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 12:49 PM, GD4ELI said: Fields were distinctly brown here (Falmouth, Cornwall), recovered quickly once we got some rain. Due to the vast quantity of rain received over winter the reservoirs were 99% full and things are looking good. it always rains in cornwall...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 They don't do themselves any favours whatsoever, they could have lifted the ban on the weekend but no they decide to do it on a Monday instead, tossers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 1:35 PM, Uhtred said: What a (truly predictable) load of bollocks this proved to be. “Months of dry weather to come” “Nooooo we can’t abandon the ban even though it’s rained ceaselessly since imposed it” “The rain is soaking into our parched earth”....”Errr...actually, things are fine now, after this minor hiccup”. Wankers. They need their collective arses kicking. I heard an interesting factette: the water table in the IOM is very high so there is a natural sponge holding water. I suppose the point is where the "sponge" releases the water it holds. I have noticed that some rivers in the glens have run very low over the summer, but these are not the rivers feeding reservoirs. So, presumably the reservoirs were built where the water table allows water to the surface and it takes a relatively small top up to start to feed the reservoirs again. Happy for any correction to my basic understanding of these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) It's all water under the bridge by now, really... Edited September 25, 2018 by quilp Left a tap running... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 What are all those people who don’t even have a hosepipe going to complain about now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Gladys said: I heard an interesting factette: the water table in the IOM is very high so there is a natural sponge holding water. I suppose the point is where the "sponge" releases the water it holds. I have noticed that some rivers in the glens have run very low over the summer, but these are not the rivers feeding reservoirs. So, presumably the reservoirs were built where the water table allows water to the surface and it takes a relatively small top up to start to feed the reservoirs again. Happy for any correction to my basic understanding of these things. Interesting - but I don’t think those facts overturn my view that they’re wankers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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