On 27 May, 20:01, Robert Wilson
wrote:
Natsman wrote:
On 27 May, 13:33, Kate Brown wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008, Natsman wroteHere in south central France we seem to be caught beneath a jet streak
emanating from north Africa. *This has chucking up bands of torrential
rain with embedded thunderstorms for a couple of days now, and is
becoming a tad tedious. *Last year was a pretty poor summer here
(apart from the thunderstorms, that is...), and so far this summer is
panning out to be considerably worse. *Everywhere is sodden, although
the foliage is particularly lush. *I haven't been able to cut the
grass for well over a week, and it is assuming a jungle-like
appearance. *We were in the pool in April last year, but it hasn't
really been warm enough to venture in at all this year so far!
Whereabouts are you - is it the Limousin? *We've been following what's
going on along the Dordogne and it's the same - there doesn't seem to
have been any appreciable period of dryness since, oh, forever...

Before leaving after our last visit in April we carefully set up the
irrigation system for the pots. Fortunately we didn't turn it on. *The
chap who keeps an eye on the garden, simply gives a hollow groan
whenever we ask about the weather.

--
Kate B

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Having a Boltek lightning detector, it's interesting to watch these
storms develop in the region of Marseille, then move northwestwards
alternately dying and rejuvenating as they go. *Until the power fails,
that is, which it is in the habit of doing often... *Oh, the joys of
living in France!

Kate B, E mail on its way.

CK

Hi,
Is your boltek available on line to look at?

Cheers,

Rob.- Hide quoted text -

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Unfortunately not. Because we're in the back of beyond here, we can't
get broadband and I have to make do with a hybrid system which is dial-
up upload, and satellite download. If anyone else with a Boltek
system can shed any light on the possibilities with a slow upload, I'd
be glad of the advice...

CK