It rains! It rains!

[Arch]

First decent rain in 2 months or so. At last!

AND it waited for me to get home before it started!

 

[aberal]

Wish it would go off.

 

[Gromit]

Yeh we definitely need it the allotment is rather dry. Shame it was only a passing shower as its over now.

I do love that smell after a rain storm. :-)

 

[Night Train]

I got it on the way home, not heavy and not persistent but it is still wet and drippy outside at the moment.

 

[ianrauk]

Non here in Londinium and none expected at least until Saturday.

 

[longers]

Yeh we definitely need it the allotment is rather dry.

Yep, the weeds will love it! Glad I've got chance to go and throttle a few this weekend.

I was worried it was going to stop raining before leaving work, not often I'll say that but it made a nice change to get wet.

 

[Telemark]

nice & wet in Edinburgh

T

 

[asterix]

Had an excellent thunderstorm on Monday. Nearly half a wheel barrow's worth of rain. (Unfortunately my rain gauge died of UV exposure last year)

 

[Bluebell72]

None here yet, but the sky is looking very severe, so fingers crossed.

This time tomorrow I'll be at a barbecue, so it will be coming down stair-rods, for sure!

 

[Maz]

No rain in Leicester yet, but the clouds are looking menacing.

We could do with the rain - I was playing football today and the ground was rock hard - very unforgiving when you're wearing football boots.

 

[soulful dog]

It's barely stopped today in Glasgow.... still, it meant a proper run-out for the waterproof trousers I bought from Lidl last month. They were fine, worked a treat. Just a pity I hadn't thought about my feet, which were sodden by the time I got home

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It's barely stopped today in Glasgow

Yes it was drizzling when I took the dog out with me to go and vote (she can't hold a pencil properly so I had to vote instead).

It is to be variable tomorrow and wet on Saturday, which should be fun for activities out on the water.

 

[upsidedown]

Had a decent shower on the way home. Was very careful going over metal drain covers as it seems like months since I've ridden over one in the wet.

 

[Arch]

Had a decent shower on the way home. Was very careful going over metal drain covers as it seems like months since I've ridden over one in the wet.

It's worth being careful on all surfaces. A layer of oil and stuff builds up in the dry and a light shower isn't enough to wash it away, but is enough to sit on top forming a very slippy layer - even on tarmac. Also watch out for large areas of white road paint like mini-RABs.

 

[longers]

There were "suds" on the road in some places tonight.