Rain

[Pleater]

Another depression went over this morning - it is a long time since I saw rain coming down that hard.

I also saw poor pedestrians being half drowned by idiot drivers blasting past them through the water without slowing down.

I drove my daughter in law and grandson to the University - she is finishing her degree, and it was on the way back that it really started.

I could have carried eggs - odd how having the next but one generation in the back in their little car seat makes an extra few minutes driving time unimportant.

The sky is clear again and the sun shining.

I can buy daylight simulation energy saving light bulbs, which give a pure white light , for a sensible price. In the UK there has been quite an improvement in the energy saving bulbs since they were first introduced. They used to take some time to warm up but now most of the ones we have are replacements and they light up quickly. I buy fairly powerful ones, so it is possible to work in just about any room without turning on extra lighting.

I did wonder if the different supply in the US made it more difficult to make brighter energy saving lights, or if it is the legislation here in the UK - it is not legal to sell the old incandescent bulbs now, which has pushed the development of better bulbs.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[piperdbh]

I heard on NPR this afternoon that northern England's recent rains were the worst in not 100 years or even 500 years, but in 1,000 years, and the latest estimate is $2 million in damages, which will probably be even higher once it's all settled. The story only mentioned northern England, but from the looks of Alex's pictures the situation seems similar in southern Scotland. (I didn't intend that alliteration.)

[Pleater]

It is Thursday and still raining.

So how long, exactly, is a cubit - and was it seven or two for camelid animals?

Anne the Pleater :ootd: