Tuesday, January 15, 2008
15 Jan The weather and visitors.
It has been a fairly sociable day for Grandma; whilst Grandpa B has had a fairly lonely day at the shop.
One look at the weather this morning would have been enough to keep people at home rather than go browsing in an antiques shop. Grandpa saw nobody at all for some hours, so spent the time re-arranging his stall.
The final sales total for the day was just £17.
I have had 2 visitors today - Jo and later Frieda. It was good to see them and I was pleased to be able to give some food away.
I have managed a few chores again.
It is hard to believe that today Grandma did some washing up for the first time since October.
But back to that weather.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7190092.stm
This web site tells the story of the day in our part of the world. I am sure there are many similar tales from other parts - and probably other regions have been hit harder.
There has been torrential rain for almost all the day with very strong winds and we are promised much more for the rest of the week.
Bill found a lot of very deep puddles - small areas of flooding -on the country roads. The causway across Ardingly reservoir was covered with about 6 inches of water. It was not from an overflowing reservoir - just standing water that hasd leached down from the surrounding hills.
He came home by a less rural route and hit more water in the dark. He had to stop as soon as he hit some light in Crawley to check a noise. He feels that water swooshed up so violently that it knocked a mudflap and fixture out of place and it was knocking on the wheel arch liner.
So, that was today.
I hope those in Southern England are safe and warm tonight.
One look at the weather this morning would have been enough to keep people at home rather than go browsing in an antiques shop. Grandpa saw nobody at all for some hours, so spent the time re-arranging his stall.
The final sales total for the day was just £17.
I have had 2 visitors today - Jo and later Frieda. It was good to see them and I was pleased to be able to give some food away.
I have managed a few chores again.
It is hard to believe that today Grandma did some washing up for the first time since October.
But back to that weather.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7190092.stm
This web site tells the story of the day in our part of the world. I am sure there are many similar tales from other parts - and probably other regions have been hit harder.
There has been torrential rain for almost all the day with very strong winds and we are promised much more for the rest of the week.
Bill found a lot of very deep puddles - small areas of flooding -on the country roads. The causway across Ardingly reservoir was covered with about 6 inches of water. It was not from an overflowing reservoir - just standing water that hasd leached down from the surrounding hills.
He came home by a less rural route and hit more water in the dark. He had to stop as soon as he hit some light in Crawley to check a noise. He feels that water swooshed up so violently that it knocked a mudflap and fixture out of place and it was knocking on the wheel arch liner.
So, that was today.
I hope those in Southern England are safe and warm tonight.
