AlanK Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Not just the north west, its the same down here in Oxfordshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jim mk2 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Two years without a summer now in the North West! It is a joke, The rain helps to make England a green and pleasant land .... and is one reason why it's such a wonderful country. Another reason being our PM Gordon Brown of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 The rain helps to make England a green and pleasant land .... and is one reason why it's such a wonderful country. Another reason being our PM Gordon Brown of course will the last one out turn the lights off, oh and put a bucket under the drips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 The rain helps to make England a green and pleasant land .... and is one reason why it's such a wonderful country. Another reason being our PM Gordon Brown of course Aha! Sussed you out Jimbo! You are really a double agent working for the tory party! scotchrover will have your guts for garters when he realises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanK Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Weather topic folks....politics elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claytons Left Boot Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Day 21 for August and, in Darwen, it's now rained on 19 of them. Just thought you'd like to know. I'm bored.....and wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tris Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Day 21 for August and, in Darwen, it's now rained on 19 of them. Just thought you'd like to know. I'm bored.....and wet. When we live somewhere as beautiful as Darwen though CLB, it's great even when it's raining. Agreed it was a bit damp at lunchtime - I went for a run out the back and was running in flowing water on the paths on the moor. It's always a shame when Jubilee tower disappears in the mist. But then tonight it was clear, the view over to the tower was fabulous and the colours at sunset were stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mc Love Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Was beautiful in limerick today and seems so for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claytons Left Boot Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 When we live somewhere as beautiful as Darwen though CLB, it's great even when it's raining. Agreed it was a bit damp at lunchtime - I went for a run out the back and was running in flowing water on the paths on the moor. It's always a shame when Jubilee tower disappears in the mist. But then tonight it was clear, the view over to the tower was fabulous and the colours at sunset were stunning. Those lovely sentiments about our town brought a tear to my eye Tris. To think it's been referred to on here as a 'mini Burnley!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizfoot Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Lots of snow forecasted for tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMC1875 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) I know a primary school caretaker who says teachers are 'kicking off because they can't have a day off' because the school in Rishton hasn't been closed by the weather. It's 'elf & safety' they say. What danger to a child's health from the weather? The rule they go by is maximum class numbers. So you can't have one teacher flitting between 2 classes then. Shops are open. Factories are open. Wagons and trains moving the length of the country. A primary school usually has a small catchment area. Yet the first bit of sleet and the teachers are nowhere to be seen. What about their duty of care to the children? I bet they run a rota to get schools closed in bad weather. Let's say a primary school has 10 classes of 30. When it is closed, thats approximately 300 parents who need to book a day off or lose pay. The children lose a days education. It doesn't happen in Finland, Sweden, Norway or Switzerland. It didn't happen here 30 years ago. I'd sack the stayaway teachers and give the children their education. Edited December 3, 2008 by MCMC1875 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Dingle-Brigade Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Shops are open. Factories are open. Wagons and trains moving the length of the country. Trains? They get cancelled when a leaf is suspected to be on the line, they are terrible. If the buses stop tomorrow, most of the schools and colleges will shut because too many people get stranded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMC1875 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Trains? They get cancelled when a leaf is suspected to be on the line, they are terrible. If the buses stop tomorrow, most of the schools and colleges will shut because too many people get stranded. Can't agree. Taxi drivers manage to get through. If the cold snap lasted a couple of weeks, boredom would force people to return to normality regardless of 'elf and safety. Edited December 3, 2008 by MCMC1875 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) I know a primary school caretaker who says teachers are 'kicking off because they can't have a day off' because the school in Rishton hasn't been closed by the weather. It's 'elf & safety' they say. What danger to a child's health from the weather? The rule they go by is maximum class numbers. So you can't have one teacher flitting between 2 classes then. Shops are open. Factories are open. Wagons and trains moving the length of the country. A primary school usually has a small catchment area. Yet the first bit of sleet and the teachers are nowhere to be seen. What about their duty of care to the children? I bet they run a rota to get schools closed in bad weather. Let's say a primary school has 10 classes of 30. When it is closed, thats approximately 300 parents who need to book a day off or lose pay. The children lose a days education. It doesn't happen in Finland, Sweden, Norway or Switzerland. It didn't happen here 30 years ago. I'd sack the stayaway teachers and give the children their education. The number of school closures because of a dusting of snow is ridiculous. Sending kids home when their parents are at work is wicked and simply an abandonment of responsibility. Edited December 3, 2008 by thenodrog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 After a promising start, it looks like another crud summer again here in Lancs. What's it been like down south anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipl Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Very pleasant- been overcast most of the last ten days but generally lovely. Pretty dry and the brown grass is showing the result. Appreciating not being in the 30-40 range in Malta for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim mk2 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 After a promising start, it looks like another crud summer again here in Lancs. What's it been like down south anyone? Odd comment seeing the Leeds - Liverpool canal is closed because of a lack of water ! Weather's been perfect as far as I am concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Not as odd as there still being a hosepipe ban after it has peed down for a month. But there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cn174 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Rivvi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Head Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Rivvi Might be some Aurora later tonight if the clouds relent. If you haven't seen it , it's amazing, but what we see here will be a bit faded compared to further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cn174 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Not in England but this is pretty amazing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11086299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mc Love Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Anybody been watching the storm we are expecting today? Its mostly going to affect Ireland and the Isle of Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claytons Left Boot Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The glass dome at the top of Darwen Tower was blown clean off last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Our backyard is enclosed on all four sides except for a normal sized gate....................so I'm still trying to work out how the wheelie bin ended up 100 yards down the street!!! Fortunately Wednesday was bin day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABBEY Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 DArwen tower made the news in America .my mum rang from az . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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