Stormy Weather II

[Serial_Apologist]

Not been a very high temperature today, thankfully but I hear we are in for another heatwave.

I could be wrong, but I don't think so, BBM - it looks pretty "zonal" (technical met guys' term for coming in from the west) for the forseeable. Quite warm on Sunday before that kicks in, but nothing as compared to last week, thank Brian. I thought it seemed pretty stifling earlier on, when I cycled down to the local mini-Tescles for my brown bread (not rhyming slang for "dead" in this instance, btw).

[BBMmk2]

Thanks SA.

Hope not been too bad today, as my brother be driving down from Norfolk.

[BBMmk2]

Another warming day today. We hope to go to the next village along, Lindfield, this evening.

[oddoneout]

I could be wrong, but I don't think so, BBM - it looks pretty "zonal" (technical met guys' term for coming in from the west) for the forseeable. Quite warm on Sunday before that kicks in, but nothing as compared to last week, thank Brian. I thought it seemed pretty stifling earlier on, when I cycled down to the local mini-Tescles for my brown bread (not rhyming slang for "dead" in this instance, btw).

Oh dear, I read this too quickly for my somewhat tired brain which retaliated by inserting two extra letters...

[Bryn]

I could be wrong, but I don't think so, BBM - it looks pretty "zonal" (technical met guys' term for coming in from the west) for the forseeable. Quite warm on Sunday before that kicks in, but nothing as compared to last week, thank Brian. I thought it seemed pretty stifling earlier on, when I cycled down to the local mini-Tescles for my brown bread (not rhyming slang for "dead" in this instance, btw).

Ah, sweetbreads, eh?

[LezLee]

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[Serial_Apologist]

Ah, sweetbreads, eh?

Tescles - Bristolian for Tescos.

[BBMmk2]

A lovely day yesterday. In the evening, when me, mrsBBM and a friend of ours were walking back from a local eaterie, we all were in agreement, how lovely the evening was.

More today, I think.

[Serial_Apologist]

A lovely day yesterday. In the evening, when me, mrsBBM and a friend of ours were walking back from a local eaterie, we all were in agreement, how lovely the evening was.

More today, I think.

Was there a majority for going out, though, rather than staying in, BBM?

Conditions were perfect for my 25-mile cycle trip yesterday, having acquired the recommended little bag from Halfords for my repair necessities, (for which many thanks for the tip, Mister appropriately-named Sir Velo!), starting out from home at 10.30, reaching The Rutland pub on the riverside at Hammersmith after making my way there by way of Clapham, Wandsworth, Putney and Mortlake. While not large enough to accommodate even my mini cycle pump, the velcro ties for securing the bag to the crossbar prove sufficiently long to fit it between bag and bike, and there was no problem of legs chafing against the bag itself. The main thing was being able to cycle at reasonable speed without the problem of back sweat resulting from having to shoulder a back pack. While sitting outside the pub, enjoying a veggie open sandwich and half of Amstell's lager (all in at a very reasonable £8, I thought), I got chatting to two parties at neighbouring tables: a group of visitors from Leeds, and another from Paris, who, when I asked as to whether they would visit again post-Brexit, said they didn't know, but that they were enjoying the low rate of the £!!! My quote of the day went to another group of passers by in the vicinity: "If we are going to move here, we'd better start looking... gently"!

An interesting question rose in my mind in relation to "Land of Hope and Glory", because the nearby Dove public house mentions that it was under its roof that James Thompson wrote the (in)famous words back in 1740. The words used by Elgar, mentioned in Wikipedia as by AC Benson and written in 1902, must one assumes be an amended version of Thompson's original. Be that as it may, I've often wondered if William Morris, who was known to frequent The Dove, and whose Kelmscott House is next door, was aware of Thompson's frequentation there, and what he might have thought of the poem. Morris died before Sir Edward got his hands on Benson's text, of course.

Anyway, back to Stormy Weather, and today's sky across the SE looks decidedly thundery, although thunder was not forecast for here. We can only hope that the emergency measures being taken to reinforce the dam pro tem and retain as much of the lake's water as is possible, given the threat of further storms there this afternoon, ensure that the unfortunate inhabitants of Whaley Bridge do not have their homes swept away.

[vinteuil]

An interesting question rose in my mind in relation to "Land of Hope and Glory", because the nearby Dove public house mentions that it was under its roof that James Thompson wrote the (in)famous words back in 1740. The words used by Elgar, mentioned in Wikipedia as by AC Benson and written in 1902, must one assumes be an amended version of Thompson's original. Be that as it may, I've often wondered if William Morris, who was known to frequent The Dove, and whose Kelmscott House is next door, was aware of Thompson's frequentation there, and what he might have thought of the poem. Morris died before Sir Edward got his hands on Benson's text, of course.
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... some confusion here, i think. James Thomson (no p) [1700-1748] is thought to have written 'Rule, Britannia...' at The Dove pub ; it was included in the masque 'Alfred' with music by Arne.

No connexion with AC Benson's 'Land of Hope and Glory' as far as I know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomson_(poet,_born_1700)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule,_Britannia!
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https://www.dovehammersmith.co.uk/about

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[Serial_Apologist]

... some confusion here, i think. James Thomson (no p) [1700-1748] is thought to have written 'Rule, Britannia...' at The Dove pub ; it was included in the masque 'Alfred' with music by Arne.

No connexion with AC Benson's 'Land of Hope and Glory' as far as I know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomson_(poet,_born_1700)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule,_Britannia!
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https://www.dovehammersmith.co.uk/about

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Ah, thanks for the correction there. I often mix the two up - one of the problems with being an internationist, I imagine!

[Serial_Apologist]

I've just checked Lightningmaps for current lightning flash locations, and while there is a cluster north of Manchester going towards Lancaster, there are none to the south-east, where Whaley Bridge is. The main activity would appear to be centred around Leeds, with another cell running south from Birmingham towards Oxford. While the latter is further south than I would have expected from the forecast, one clue might be that the main body of thundery activity, associated with an upper trough, has now moved east of the threatened area, which has been leapfrogged and is now out of danger. We can only hope this is the case, the main feeders to the reservoir being fairly local to the district; but this will need keeping eyes on - and we're not sure what the main weather systems associated with that big low stuck out in the Atlantic will bring in the form of rainfall from tomorrow onwards, though I would think this will not be as intense as what caused the flooding in the first place.

[Pulcinella]

York has just had a tremendous downpour, and sounds of thunder, though I didn't notice any lightning flashes. Rumbles and rain still going on.

[Serial_Apologist]

York has just had a tremendous downpour, and sounds of thunder, though I didn't notice any lightning flashes. Rumbles and rain still going on.

Well, thunder is impossible without lightning, since it is the sound of lightning breaking the sound barrier. Sometimes lightning is invisible during daylight hours, this being due to it being obscured behind cloud, especially low cloud.

[Pulcinella]

Well, thunder is impossible without lightning, since it is the sound of lightning breaking the sound barrier. Sometimes lightning is invisible during daylight hours, this being due to it being obscured behind cloud, especially low cloud.

It's getting darker, and I've just seen a flash!