Soaked

[2Loose]

Got hail at 2.45 just north of Nottingham about a mile from home .

 

[smeg]

it was sooo cold I was literally shaking.

If you're cold and wet go faster

 

[upsidedown]

Rode from town to the airport at about 4.30, got to Sheldon and it went very dark, then absolutely lashed it down. Got the train back to Stourbridge where i dried off, got off and guess what ?

PS, OT, but the Arriva train i got from Birmingham International to Smethwick was the most grim scruffy contraption i have ever seen, makes the London Midland cattle trucks look almost humane.

 

[Downward]

No rain here - went from Selly Park to Balsall Heath/Moseley at about 18:15 and have just come back. Nice and dry!

It was sunny by 5 ish
Any other day I would have left at 5pm too

 

[Downward]

Rode from town to the airport at about 4.30, got to Sheldon and it went very dark, then absolutely lashed it down. Got the train back to Stourbridge where i dried off, got off and guess what ?

PS, OT, but the Arriva train i got from Birmingham International to Smethwick was the most grim scruffy contraption i have ever seen, makes the London Midland cattle trucks look almost humane.

I used to live in Stourbridge, Many a time spent at Stourbridge Junction

 

[XmisterIS]

Damn you weather.
Anyone else in the Brum and Black Country get soaked this evening ?
After 3 miles I was soaked. No rain was forecast for 4pm here so I went home in shorts, T Shirt and showerproof coat !
Shoes and socks soaked through after 10 mins, Raining so heavy it was running down my neck so top half soaked, Shorts soaked through dripping wet and it was sooo cold I was literally shaking.
Temp dropped from 20C and Sunny to about 14 and Thunderstorms.

Lol!

At least it happened to someone else this time

Don't you love the "aaahhh!" feeling when you get home and can finally take it all off?

All part of the fun

 

[Cubist]

Thought it would stay reasonably dry yesterday, but as it was drizzling when I left in the afternoon I decided a showerproof jacket would be Ok. Needless to say when it came to home time at 10pm it was starting to rain. By the time I got home the wind was blasting sheets of rain into my face. Still, my new Sealskins socks worked. My feet were the only dry bits.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Thought it would stay reasonably dry yesterday, but as it was drizzling when I left in the afternoon I decided a showerproof jacket would be Ok. Needless to say when it came to home time at 10pm it was starting to rain. By the time I got home the wind was blasting sheets of rain into my face. Still, my new Sealskins socks worked. My feet were the only dry bits.

How does one wash waterproof socks?

 

[PBancroft]

How does one wash waterproof socks?

Pfft!

I guess the water washes stuff off rather than washing through.

 

[Downward]

Tomorrow I shall be prepared and at least know my light jacket isn't really ideal for pouring rain.

 

[Cubist]

How does one wash waterproof socks?

40 degrees, tumble dry on low or drip dry.

 

[Plax]

You lot have it easy. I've not seen anything but rain all weekend. I had to cycle 90 miles in it yesterday accompanied by the wind (Wild Wales). More of the same today only I've been in bed for most of it. Grrrrr to the weather!

 

[smeg]

Still, my new Sealskins socks worked. My feet were the only dry bits.

Sealskin products on the whole seem rubbish (I've had their gloves and hat leak on me) but their socks seem to be very good - I use them when I go backpacking in the Highlands, and have used them cycling in nasty weather too.

 

[smeg]

How does one wash waterproof socks?

Very easily, I think I washed mine using shower gel in the sink, they dry quicker than you might think as well being breathable, I didn't need to turn them inside out they had already dried on the inside. Put some talc in them so they don't get smelly.

 

[levad]

Got soaked on the way home today. Torrential rain, it was so hard it hurt, I felt like I was being pebble dashed, headwind, thunder and lightening I got home and my son said it the tail-end of a tropical storm that they had forecast.