[Dougaldum]

were has our summer gone  

[William McCafferty]

nothing wrong with the weather, we are in England you know

[Granny]

nothing wrong with the weather, we are in England you know

 ???The early summer has been the wettest since records began more than 240 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.
 Figures covering three months up to 23 July show more than 387mm (15.2in) of rain fell in England and Wales.
 
That is more than double the average of 186mm (7.3in) for the period, resulting in two bouts of devastating floods in parts of England in June and July.
 
The previous biggest summer deluge since records started in 1766 came in 1789 when almost 350mm (13.8in) fell.
 

[rosskesava]

nothing wrong with the weather, we are in England you know

 ???The early summer has been the wettest since records began more than 240 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.
 Figures covering three months up to 23 July show more than 387mm (15.2in) of rain fell in England and Wales.
 
That is more than double the average of 186mm (7.3in) for the period, resulting in two bouts of devastating floods in parts of England in June and July.
 
The previous biggest summer deluge since records started in 1766 came in 1789 when almost 350mm (13.8in) fell.
 

I hate to be picky but these types of records began in 1910 - not 240 years ago in 1766.

[Granny]

Why do weather records only begin in 1914?

Actually, they didn't. While the Met Office seems keen on saying "since records began in 1914" to describe any kind of record-busting weather (such as 2007's "wettest summer"), it has records that go back much further.
The England and Wales Precipitation series, which measures rainfall and snow, goes back to 1766, and the Central England Temperature series, which covers the temperature from the south Midlands to Lancashire, is the longest-running record in the world, dating from 1659.

"They were kept on a personal basis by amateur meteorologists," says Sancha Lancaster, a spokeswoman for the Met Office. "We have an archive here of thousands of people's weather diaries. Many don't just record the weather, they also record the effects on wildlife and plants. It takes years to quality-control them and put the data on to a computer."

[rosskesava]

Weather data records were standardised in 1910 which is why that date onwards is the one used for accurate data.

[dazmond]

who cares?

just take each day as it comes and go out regardless.if it gets too bad then my work will get done before the end of the month.work saturdays if need be or even a sunday.

no problem!!

[Barnes Wallis]

Rain rain rain...

[ben M]

who cares?

just take each day as it comes and go out regardless.if it gets too bad then my work will get done before the end of the month.work saturdays if need be or even a sunday.

no problem!!

sunday?? i have a family Daz, i am not single without kids! 

[Tom White]

Winter will shortly be upon us; at least they tend to be dry (famous last words)! 

[gary999]

its never been much of an issue cleaning in the rain until now..but im absolutely sick of this weather now
im lucky that i only need to work part time hours every day.i offer a 24 hr rain guarantee
which has now become pointless with day after day of crappy weather.

im not normally a negative person but seriously thinking of selling my work as im not
sure i can take much more of this misery especially as they are predicting this weather
to carry on until at least the end of july

[Barnes Wallis]

The last coulpa years have been bad... there are always those who say go out and work in the rain, but the reality is custards are unhappy about this and you're asking for trouble down the line.

Better to have a little savings for these rainy days so you don't have to panic and go and do work that simply annoys your custys.

ps, for those with hefty loands on cars/motorbikes etc. - tough, you should have thought about this before.

[Tom White]

its never been much of an issue cleaning in the rain until now..but im absolutely sick of this weather now
im lucky that i only need to work part time hours every day.i offer a 24 hr rain guarantee
which has now become pointless with day after day of crappy weather.

im not normally a negative person but seriously thinking of selling my work as im not
sure i can take much more of this misery especially as they are predicting this weather
to carry on until at least the end of july

A lot of (if not most) negative mental afflictions such as "misery" comes from projecting into the future and thinking it's going to be bad.  We are all capable of doing this, but the only effect it really has is to spoil the present.

So stop it; practise some mindfulness; enjoy your time off.  It won't be as bad as you think; just get stuck in when the weather allows it.  Use this time to catch up on your paperwork or do those little jobs you've been putting off.

There's people chained to their desks since 7 am this morning, hating every moment of it.  Things aren't that bad.

And this post is probably more directed to me, than to you! 

[Dave Turley]

I've finished early AGAIN today!

I planned to clean in light rain or drizzle but it was throwing it down.

I just can't bring myself to clean windows when it's raining hard.

For the prices I charge I think my customers deserve better.

Even with my 48 hour rain guarantee I feel I would be taking the pee.

This poor weather is hitting me hard now, I'm even gonna have to cut down on my weekend drinking and work Saturdsy's!

I really feel for the newbies who are trying to build their round at the moment, who really wants their windows cleaning in this lot.

Rant over, feel slightly better now.  

[gary999]

its never been much of an issue cleaning in the rain until now..but im absolutely sick of this weather now
im lucky that i only need to work part time hours every day.i offer a 24 hr rain guarantee
which has now become pointless with day after day of crappy weather.

im not normally a negative person but seriously thinking of selling my work as im not
sure i can take much more of this misery especially as they are predicting this weather
to carry on until at least the end of july

A lot of (if not most) negative mental afflictions such as "misery" comes from projecting into the future and thinking it's going to be bad.  We are all capable of doing this, but the only effect it really has is to spoil the present.

So stop it; practise some mindfulness; enjoy your time off.  It won't be as bad as you think; just get stuck in when the weather allows it.  Use this time to catch up on your paperwork or do those little jobs you've been putting off.

There's people chained to their desks since 7 am this morning, hating every moment of it.  Things aren't that bad.

And this post is probably more directed to me, than to you! 

ive been bloody ironing half the bloody day..enjoy your time off he says

its been like thjis mostly since april you cant always go from day to day sometimes
working weeks need planning and when those plans go down the drain week after week
it gets a little wearing

for me maybe its coming to the end of the road with this window cleaning malarkey
i normally find it easy to plod along but i feel no enthusiasm at all now.i know its pointless
moaning and i am in a fortunate position where work for me needs only to cover minimal
costs.

but just seems like every day for the last few months i find myself looking
out
the window and thinking bloody hell! not again! and my mood just drops away

anyway whingeing ove and back to the ironing

[Barnes Wallis]

It's alright for you ironing, I've got all this porn to get through.

[gary999]

i finshed all the porn last week

the iron is he only thing i can now hold with any comfort!

[Ronnie Bryce]

I've been pulling on my kn ob, and now the bloody thing has fallen off altogether. I will have to get some glue and try to stick it back on. To be fair, the guitar was a cheap one.

[Window Washers]

The last coulpa years have been bad... there are always those who say go out and work in the rain, but the reality is custards are unhappy about this and you're asking for trouble down the line.

Better to have a little savings for these rainy days so you don't have to panic and go and do work that simply annoys your custys.

ps, for those with hefty loands on cars/motorbikes etc. - tough, you should have thought about this before.

Asking for trouble down the line ?
with the weather the way it is I do hope you have a lot of savings as you will be needing them, the way the weather has been lately, I guess you save three days wage a week to get by on the three days a week it has been raining for the last few months.

Have you been taking your medication ?

[dazmond]

i started  bang on 9am til 2pm.at times it was bouncing down so 5 mins here and there in the van having a quick brew.still earned over £100.its better than sitting on here moaning!!

im getting a bit fed up with the weather but i just work through it most of the time.im straight up with work as well.

i can easily manage my 340+ customers(most of em monthly)even with this crappy weather!

ive got a fascia/soffit clean booked in for 8am (£60)tomorrow then on to some fairly big 2 monthlies.its all GOOD!!!

customers dont mind.most came out and paid me today.a few owed me a couple of cleans as well.

all in all its been a HAPPY MONDAY!!!despite the rain!


dazmond