Started to rain, big fat sparse drops, at about 17:30, then increased to
a tremendous downpour which lasted at least until 23:00. The rain gauge
(cheapo plastic thingy which nevertheless generally shows a level that
fits) was overflowing this morning, which means over 30mm. Can this be
true?

Luckily, we had mowed the lawn at 4 o'clock. Unluckily, we had arranged
to go down into Greenwich to eat. Luckily, we had chosen Indian, which
went well with the monsoon weather. Unluckily, we had to sit downstairs
in the muggy basement, with an excessively damp microclimate around the
ankle area. Heigho.


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"Kate Brown" wrote :

Started to rain, big fat sparse drops, at about 17:30, then increased to a
tremendous downpour which lasted at least until 23:00. The rain gauge
(cheapo plastic thingy which nevertheless generally shows a level that
fits) was overflowing this morning, which means over 30mm. Can this be
true?

45.3mm at Hampstead.

pe

On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Philip Eden wrote
"Kate Brown" wrote :

Started to rain, big fat sparse drops, at about 17:30, then increased to a
tremendous downpour which lasted at least until 23:00. The rain gauge
(cheapo plastic thingy which nevertheless generally shows a level that
fits) was overflowing this morning, which means over 30mm. Can this be
true?

45.3mm at Hampstead.


Crumbs. But there was no thunder or lightning here (unless it happened
when we were in the curryhouse basement). Is that odd? I usually
associate such downpours with a thunderstorm.


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On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Philip Eden wrote
"Kate Brown" wrote :

Started to rain, big fat sparse drops, at about 17:30, then increased to
a
tremendous downpour which lasted at least until 23:00. The rain gauge
(cheapo plastic thingy which nevertheless generally shows a level that
fits) was overflowing this morning, which means over 30mm. Can this be
true?

45.3mm at Hampstead.


Crumbs. But there was no thunder or lightning here (unless it happened
when we were in the curryhouse basement). Is that odd? I usually
associate such downpours with a thunderstorm.


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Kate : Curry house basement? I know Blackheath fairly well were you having a
meal or do you run a Curry house?

On Sat, 8 Aug 2009, Lawrence Jenkins wrote

"Kate Brown" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Philip Eden wrote
"Kate Brown" wrote :

Started to rain, big fat sparse drops, at about 17:30, then increased to
a
tremendous downpour which lasted at least until 23:00. The rain gauge
(cheapo plastic thingy which nevertheless generally shows a level that
fits) was overflowing this morning, which means over 30mm. Can this be
true?

45.3mm at Hampstead.


Crumbs. But there was no thunder or lightning here (unless it happened
when we were in the curryhouse basement). Is that odd? I usually
associate such downpours with a thunderstorm.


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Kate B

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Kate : Curry house basement? I know Blackheath fairly well were you having a
meal or do you run a Curry house?


No, though I in fact can do a mean Afghan lamb number when required.
This was the Greenwich Mogul. If you'd read my original post you might
have picked up that we were eating, not cooking!

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