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Title: Rain!!!
Post by: Cerberus on July 29, 2002, 11:00:57 PM
Bloody hell!!!, within the last couple of minutes, the sky has opened up. It is absolutely pissing it down, I\'m talking biblical proportions here. Rain, hailstone, thunder & lightening..... It\'s all happening outside. I\'m just waiting for a big volcano to appear from out of nowhere.

I can hardly see the houses across the street through the rain, it\'s THAT bad.

Now, a bit of rain doesn\'t bother me, being from Manchester, I\'m used to the stuff. But I honestly can\'t remember anything THIS bad. If it carries on like this, I can\'t see the Commonwealth games events due to be held today, being run with any real success.

I\'m even worried about being on the computer, I once remember reading that if lightening hits the electricity cables outside, it can pass along and enter the household appliances, electrocuting anyone using them.


It had died down a bit whilst I have been typing this, but it\'s kicking off again.


F\'k
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: SwifDi on July 30, 2002, 12:41:20 AM
I love being inside while it rains. That sense of security is comforting.
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: M4 on July 30, 2002, 12:45:21 AM
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Originally posted by Vapor Snake
I love being inside while it rains. That sense of security is comforting.

Then a tornado sucks up your house and you die! Hahahahahahaha!

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I\'m even worried about being on the computer, I once remember reading that if lightening hits the electricity cables outside, it can pass along and enter the household appliances, electrocuting anyone using them.

I\'ve heard that lightning shocks through computers can send you into the future. In fact, I\'ve been there. And let me tell you what: A world run by Vin Diesel clones is not fun.
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Post by: SER on July 30, 2002, 02:22:45 AM
I had lightning hit my house a few years back. About 80% of all the appliances plugged in were FRIED!
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Post by: fastson on July 30, 2002, 03:19:50 AM
I could kill for some rain now.

*starts raindance*
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Post by: Tyrant on July 30, 2002, 03:36:23 AM
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Originally posted by fastson
I could kill for some rain now.
 

me too.
/me joins fastson in the rain dance
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: Cerberus on July 30, 2002, 03:48:24 AM
It stopped raining about an hour ago, but the skies are still VERY dark. There are cars going past with their headlights on.

I were a betting man, I would put money on it starting again sometime soon.
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Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on July 30, 2002, 04:10:19 AM
lol, come live in melbourne.. we\'ll show u the meaning of rain.. we get rain that so heavy. don\'t bother driving. Its like driving in a car wash. :D
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Post by: SER on July 30, 2002, 05:18:38 AM
Much worse on Guam. Driving in a car wash times 2. :D
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Post by: videoholic on July 30, 2002, 05:23:44 AM
Here too Soul..

Jaye, you are a big puss.  Come down to Florida and we will make you wet your pants.  Lightning so often and loud you\'d drop trow in your shorts.
Title: Re: Rain!!!
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on July 30, 2002, 07:38:49 AM
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Originally posted by Jaye_Bennington


I\'m even worried about being on the computer, I once remember reading that if lightening hits the electricity cables outside, it can pass along and enter the household appliances, electrocuting anyone using them.
 


I doubt u would get fried.. But it can kill your electrical equipment..  We have surge detectors all over our house.. Every powerplug to the power board itself. But it can\'t always stop problems.. So i tend to turn off my comps during lightening storms. Even my TV\'s depending on how bad they are.  I mainly turn this machine off because i\'ve got a phoneline cable plugged too it.  Storm may not hit powerlines, but phonelines are another thing. :)
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Post by: Bozco on July 30, 2002, 08:21:22 AM
It rains here all the time during the spring but this summer its been raining once every two weeks.
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Post by: BeerStud on July 30, 2002, 08:26:17 AM
Give us some rain, Baltimore has been in a drought since last September.  
 
/me joins Tyrant and Fatson in rain dancing.
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Post by: CHIZZY on July 30, 2002, 08:27:41 AM
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Originally posted by Jaye_Bennington
It stopped raining about an hour ago, but the skies are still VERY dark. There are cars going past with their headlights on.

I were a betting man, I would put money on it starting again sometime soon.


That\'s a pretty safe bet. You\'re in England!  ;)
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Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on July 30, 2002, 09:04:30 AM
I\'m going to forget what is rain. I don\'t see it for 5 months or so.
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Post by: Titan on July 30, 2002, 09:14:40 AM
We never get heavy rain. Nothing happens here. If it thunders and lightnings when I\'m at work, I get off early :) I wish it would do that today. It\'s so F*CKING HOT!!! :mad:
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Post by: Heat on July 30, 2002, 09:15:59 AM
I wish it would rain, it\'s cooler today but still to hot.
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Post by: Cerberus on July 30, 2002, 09:48:35 AM
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Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
lol, come live in melbourne.. we\'ll show u the meaning of rain..D


I know full well the meaning of rain, trust me.

And as for the lightening, it\'s not a problem in itself, but our next door neighbour has a 50 foot tall oak tree in her front garden. If the lightening hits it, it could well crash into and through our house.
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Post by: M4 on July 30, 2002, 11:29:39 AM
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Originally posted by Tyrant_246

me too.
/me joins fastson in the rain dance

Me too.
*kills for some rain*
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Post by: Bladez on July 30, 2002, 01:00:17 PM
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Originally posted by Heat
I wish it would rain, it\'s cooler today but still to hot.


That\'s what it\'s like here.  We\'ve had some hot dry days...not as bad as Texas or Arizona but hot enough for me.
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: Cerberus on July 30, 2002, 01:02:28 PM
With all the rain we\'ve had today, it\'s STILL roasting hot outside, even now at almost 10PM.
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Post by: Kurt Angle on July 30, 2002, 01:15:15 PM
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Originally posted by Jaye_Bennington
With all the rain we\'ve had today, it\'s STILL roasting hot outside, even now at almost 10PM.


Yep, I agree it aint half rained today,and its so damned humid!
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Post by: SwifDi on July 30, 2002, 02:53:10 PM
It hasn\'t rained here in 645 years.
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Post by: kopking on July 31, 2002, 12:27:59 PM
only had about 20 mins of rain today..... but it was bloody hard, been sunny the rest of the day.. guess we down south wll get your weather soon



on a side note i may be moving to manchester.......... least ill be able to get to liverpool home games easy
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Post by: Fayded on July 31, 2002, 01:49:05 PM
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Originally posted by Bladez


That\'s what it\'s like here.  We\'ve had some hot dry days...not as bad as Texas or Arizona but hot enough for me.



It\'s monsoon season here, and the day after it rains, my god is it miserable. It can be about 110 with 50-70% humidity. I don\'t even bother walking outside.


Last week we got almost 3 inches of rain in an hour and 45 minutes. Behind my house is desert...and there\'s a few washes and stuff. Of course with all the debris it builds a dam on the chain-link fence, causing my whole yard to fill with water. I have an acre lot, and I\'d say 75% of it was water. But that\'s fine, because now we won\'t get a decent down-pour for 3 years.
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: Cerberus on July 31, 2002, 01:55:46 PM
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Originally posted by Fayded
Last week we got almost 3 inches of rain in an hour and 45 minutes.


That\'s probably what we had yesterday, maybe in a bit less time though.
Title: Rain!!!
Post by: Bladez on July 31, 2002, 05:26:21 PM
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Originally posted by Fayded



It\'s monsoon season here, and the day after it rains, my god is it miserable. It can be about 110 with 50-70% humidity. I don\'t even bother walking outside.


Last week we got almost 3 inches of rain in an hour and 45 minutes. Behind my house is desert...and there\'s a few washes and stuff. Of course with all the debris it builds a dam on the chain-link fence, causing my whole yard to fill with water. I have an acre lot, and I\'d say 75% of it was water. But that\'s fine, because now we won\'t get a decent down-pour for 3 years.



Damn you guys are unlucky...I complain about it being 100* you guys are gettin like 115*-120*....TOO DAMN HOT!:rpissed: