Staying put!

[frangar]

We'll it cheered up for a bit here in Shipley but now rain with wind as well....at least it was dry on the walk back from asda!

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[John V]

Nasty one Phil.......Hope all ok now

[Graham Davis]

Now just short but sharp showers up here, but the wind has picked up a bit.

[Naughty Cal]

Quite strange weather in Lincoln right now.

 

Been sunny. Just had one very short very sharp shower, but now very very windy.

 

Eye of the storm perhaps?

[johnmck]

Quite strange weather in Lincoln right now.

 

Been sunny. Just had one very short very sharp shower, but now very very windy.

 

Eye of the storm perhaps?

 

Short, Sharp and Windy! Do you know me?

[Ally]

We are by the flood lock between the Soar and Trent. Lock open, light green heading out to the Trent, but red the other side heading from the Trent onto the Soar. Very high winds. Ropes adjusted with the rise, going nowhere for now.

[johnmck]

The wind is up markedly here near Chester. 1" waves Biz!

[Naughty Cal]

Now very windy!

 

Decent waves hitting R Send of boat.

 

Not very comfortable

[craftycarper]

I was in gloucester docks yesterday and was quite surprised given the weather forecast how many boats were heading out into the Severn , rather them than me ,luckily the bad weather held off till this morning but I think I'd still rather have been coming in than going out

[Richard T]

We spent the night at Sileby Mill celebrating the Ruby Wedding anniversary of Sandra and Dave - two of the staff at the Boatyard. Heavy rain at various times during the evening. It then started to rain very heavily at about 8 o'clock this morning, this went onto about 1.30pm. The river was rising quickly and went into flood at about 2 o'clock. It rose by about 2ft in two hours which is fast even for the Soar.

A couple of photos taken at about 5.30 at which point the river was still rising. It was funny that Kathleen Bridget and Matty40S were commenting the previous evening that we had not had flood for sometime!!

 

As it is the Soar it will probably go down almost as quickly as it rose.

[mattlad]

Will be out in the Land Rover, so full water proofs on.

Sounds like my Land Rover!

[craftycarper]

Sounds like my Land Rover!

. Same here series 3 109 gets almost as wet inside as out but it's also been unbearably hot in there recently I think you have to be a certain type of person to own one and only another owner understands why we bother

[Daiboy]

Heavy rain last night and a bit into this morning. Quite nice for a bit but it opened up again around 1800hrs when huge black clouds came over. Some thunder and gusty winds. Now just very windy WSW blowing up the ar*e end. Mooring pins have come loose so going to bang 'em in again as is every one else here. I am north of Uxbridge lock about half a mile. Bilge pump ran for about 5 minutes to clear below.

[Daiboy]

Wind really starting to blow now. Boat rocking a wee bit.

[Naughty Cal]

We were woken up by the wind at about 2am this morning. Was really rolling the boat, not nice. Was still very gusty when we left Lincoln at 6am.

 

Not too bad here in Sheffield though.

[John V]

Beautiful sunny morning, light winds but quite cool

[Ron T]

Leaving the banter, drive back to pick up puppeh, then back to the boat on.....the river

What's a puppeh Ally?

[Phil Ambrose]

What's a puppeh Ally?

Its the canine equivalent of a Bay-bay

Phil

[Ron T]

Its the canine equivalent of a Bay-bay

Phil

Took a bit of working out! so the equine equivalent would be fool.Thanks phil.

[bizzard]

Hectic here last night. A willow tree's big branch kept hitting overhead electricity grid cables, with massive flashes and booms very near my boat. Then a long power cut whilst the electric board came and with a long 50ft pole with a saw on the end cut the branches off, power restored. Tree Tree fellers are back now to cut the whole tree down and the power has just been turned off.

[John V]

Just that 30 odd miles further South and East and a big difference Bizzard. We had some moderately heavy rain but not enough wind to cause problems!

[Guest]

We are copping for very heavy gusty winds from early this morning, no sign of it easing up any time soon.

[bizzard]

Just that 30 odd miles further South and East and a big difference Bizzard. We had some moderately heavy rain but not enough wind to cause problems!

Couple of heavy storms here yesterday. River level up a few inches. I've caught plenty of rain in bowls though for topping up batteries and for my cat to drink.

[Phil Ambrose]

Took a bit of working out! so the equine equivalent would be fool.Thanks phil.

It helps if you say it out loud while using a east London accent.

Phil

[bizzard]

Warning folks. Keep your boats out of the lea of the treacherous Crack Willow tree's in strong winds.