Quote from: klondike on Today at 06:40:15 PMI like to see a good storm. So long as there's a decent gap between the flash and the bang

Do  TV ariels on roofs  attract lightning Klondie?


Ooh look,  I just found this:

"The "30-30 rule" for lightning is a universal outdoor safety guideline recommended by the National Weather Service.
It advises that you seek shelter if the time between seeing a lightning flash and hearing the thunder is 30 seconds or less, and that you must wait at least 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder to safely resume activities."

Yes,  but where would you seek shelter?

I like to see a good storm. So long as there's a decent gap between the flash and the bang

Quote from: muddy on June 24, 2026, 09:17:29 PMAnd now that Burnham is all set for the top job pensioners are even more in their sights for taxation .They only to do is to spend it before Labour does it for you .

I think they said on the news a couple of days ago,  that Burnham is taking over on 17th July.

Quote from: Scrumpy on Today at 01:11:49 PMWe had a storm very early this morning.. Lightning and a few drops of rain..

We keep getting storms forecast,  but nothing round here as yet.
I don't like storms.   They always give me the willies.

Dave hopped off in a huff
That bully Grace had been too rough 
But then he saw little Min
A real beauty with her green skin

I don't think shelf stackers have ever had mortgages. The last period when those doing a low end job could afford a mortgage was before supermarkets were invented.

Has he actually said anything about his tax plans? Last I heard he was sticking tho the original manifesto on taxes (which of course team Starmer ignored). Trouble is he has also promised a big increase in both social housing and welfare with nothing said about where the money is coming from. I think he bought a special seed. From a bloke in a pub which he plans to grow into a magic money tree.

Wasn't there an arrangement made whereby large tracts of the royal estates were transferred to the government in exchange for the civil list, and there was great benefit to the public purse? 

I may be wrong, but I think we're in for a rough ride with this man in the driving seat.

Dave hopped off in a huff
That bully Grace had been too rough