Wednesday, November 26, 2003

...TWO BY TWO...

Okay, it hasn't been 40 days and 40 nights, but last night I thought we might get swept away in the wind and the rain. Thankfully our new house is on a hill so we shouldn't get flooded out. We did get a few puddles in the garden though. Unfortunately our new house is on a hill so we're exposed to the wind. I nearly got blown to Crystal Palace last night running to the shed (tidying up of which is new house project #13).

So, the Environment Agency really was taking the piss when they said this yesterday:

"The Environment Agency today (Wednesday) warned that despite the recent rain and forecast for further heavy rain this week, unless we receive higher than the winter average rainfall between now and March much of England and Wales could face water shortages and drought in 2004."

So much for watering the veggies (new house project #15) in the garden and tomatoes (new house project #16)greenhouse (new house project #17).

"Barbara Young, Environment Agency Chief Executive said "We should not become complacent just because we have had heavy rainfall in the last few days. England and Wales has had an exceptionally dry summer and autumn and while water supplies have provided for us throughout this period and supplies are secure for the coming winter, unless we receive higher than average rainfall between now and March we could be faced with water restrictions and serious water shortages in 2004."

This is known as spin in other circles.

No doubt my dad will tell me how many millimetres of rain we've had this month (thanks to his weather station) when I see him in a few weeks time. But, that where he lives in Essex is the driest palce in Britain. Retired people. What are they like?

:: Posted by pete @ 13:34