Will Hand wrote:


"kiticat" wrote in message
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Trevor Harley wrote:
... Talking of April showers, a pesky one has just ruined our drought.
0.2 mm of rain, not enough to do the garden any good at all, now
already almost evaporated, just enough to tip the rain gauge (you could
hear it balanced on the edge), but just enough bringing to an end 18
rainless days. This is the fourth longest drought in my records, and
not that far short of the record 21 days in summer 1999.

This rain wasn't forecast; indeed, none was forecast until Thursday.
It's all very annoying.

Trevor Harley
Lundie, 10 miles NW Dundee
http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~taharley/


I'm not sure when it last rained here in Hampshire but my water butts
are empty already. Much as I love this weather I really wouldnt mind a
bit of rain. (though 0.2mm is a rather annoying amount to break a
drought)

--
Sarah


Thats the con of water butts. They are fine for normal garden watering etc
but when it gets properly dry and you've used all the water what do you do
then? In fact I'd say water butts are probably more useful in wetter areas
to store rainwater.

Will.
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In dry areas, if you use rain-water when it's available you'll reduce the
rate at which valuable tap-water supplies are used up.

--
Graham P Davis
Bracknell, Berks., UK
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