Mundane News

[potsy]

Its a good job we live on a hill

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The thunder has started too.

Has @summerdays stolen your gate?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I could have had a lift home this evening because of the weather but I completely misjudged it looking at the rainfall radar and thought I had enough of a gap to get home in.

I had just enough time to get well away from any shelter when the rain tipped down, the lightning flashed away and the thunder boomed.

Interesting ride back. To top it off the LBS called while I was on the road to say the parts I want for the rear hub on the Dawes are no longer available from Shimano or the aftermarket. Looks like I might need to plan for new wheels.

 

[classic33]

I could have had a lift home this evening because of the weather but I completely misjudged it looking at the rainfall radar and thought I had enough of a gap to get home in.

I had just enough time to get well away from any shelter when the rain tipped down, the ligtning flashed away and the thunder boomed.

Interesting ride back.

Fun being caught on high, open ground in such conditions!

 

[mybike]

and I thought you were the expert

and I thought you were the expert

Double the shock and horror.

 

[PeteXXX]

The Stag's Horn Sumach in my neighbours garden is now growing like a triffid though my lawn.

 

[potsy]

Oi @Hill Wimp, centre of Mancland this evening

 

[PeteXXX]

Canal Street comes to Debenhams... lol

 

[mybike]

Nasty hot day today.

Nasty stony beach. But I did have an ice cream

 

[summerdays]

Oi @Hill Wimp, centre of Mancland this evening

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That's what happens when you mock us... We send you more rain

 

[TVC]

Manchester, the Venice of the north.

 

[TVC]

We saw some threatening clouds to the west, but they didn't quite make it here so it is rather muggy at the moment.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Oi @Hill Wimp, centre of Mancland this evening

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Just for context for the non Mancs, that tram platform level with the water is approximately 3 feet higher than road level.

 

[Spinney]

Good grief! It rained and thundered here, but nowt like that!

(Did my degree in Salford, and a PGCE at Manchester Uni 10 years later, but all that was before the trams!)

 

[Lullabelle]

We have been moon watching

 

[Katherine]

I still don't know if I mean lightly raining or raining lightly. Anyway that's what it's doing here. I expect our turn for the thunder will be just as I'm going out..!

I was right. Sudden darkness, then rain, thunder and lightning ⚡
I dashed round to close the curtains before I left. All the gutters overflowing in five minutes and the main road was like a river.

It is a proper storm here, right overhead and very loud, your turn will come

Yay, a right proper thunder storm.
When we came out of the Pilates class we were wowed by a set of spectacular fork lightning and luckily the rain had nearly stopped.

Pah. Grrrr. It's darker than a ninja in a coal mine here all of a sudden, we're awaiting Potsy's thunder

It lasted for quite a long time when it came!

I could have had a lift home this evening because of the weather but I completely misjudged it looking at the rainfall radar and thought I had enough of a gap to get home in.

I had just enough time to get well away from any shelter when the rain tipped down, the lightning flashed away and the thunder boomed.

Interesting ride back. To top it off the LBS called while I was on the road to say the parts I want for the rear hub on the Dawes are no longer available from Shimano or the aftermarket. Looks like I might need to plan for new wheels.

Some of the folks in the cycling club who commute posted on fb how much they enjoyed being out in the storm enjoying the show despite being soaked through. Quite exhilarating they said.

Fun being caught on high, open ground in such conditions!

Yes.

Oi @Hill Wimp, centre of Mancland this evening

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Wow. Glad I'm not in a valley.