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Mapantz Thanks for that, that’s interesting (I’ve had landscaping work on hold for several months as it’s too wet to use a digger ). If I’m reading your chart right, does that mean it’s actually a bit drier than average for you? If so, I’m curious about the soil type you have. Below topsoil here is a lot of clay, some of which is almost pure blue clay a few feet down in places (some areas are more free draining because of seams of limestone and limestone brash). The ground appears generally saturated here still, and the persistent light-moderate rain here today is likely to make even lawns proper ‘squelchy’ for a few days. Feels like we need at least 4 weeks of warm/dry weather to get anywhere near ‘normal’, just below the surface!
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jy I cut grass as part of my landscaping business (which has evolved over 15 years to be about 40% garden maintenance inc lawns/hedges, and 60% hard landscaping). I quite like lawn mowing, but it really does depend on which lawns, the weather and how much they’ve grown! It’s going to be a tough few months of cutting as the ground is so wet, and they are rocketing at the moment. Just this week a lawn I did my own took 3 hours instead of the usual 2.. and flat lawns are rare around here. A rare flat lawn I did just before that one took over 2 hours, when I have done it in an hour and a quarter.. it produced 4 times the amount of grass cuttings compared to 4 weeks ago! So it’s a mixed bag for me depending on how much it grows - which of course is weather dependant. Thankfully most of our lawns are timed and priced accordingly....
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No apology needed! Was said in jest only…
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I spent years using risk assessments in care/support work. Even if a possible situation was regarded to be ‘high’ and ‘likely’, the situations didn’t occur all the time. But that the point of a risk assessment - be ready in case it does. No different to weather warnings. Amber warning is not ‘definite’ and anyone who thinks otherwise and is disappointed after the fact needs to learn how the warnings work. We’re all at least a little weather savvy on here, so perhaps we don’t need the warnings so much - how many here look at the models or opinions about them most days? I do. I knew this storm was ‘probably’ coming days ago. But my parents wouldn’t have. I’m sure they were grateful for the warnings on the BBC, ‘just in case’, and even more grateful some of the forecasting models weren’t correct. I haven’t talked to them yet, but I bet my Dad was out checking the garden to make sure certain things weren’t vulnerable to strong wind.
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This is a weird thread! Has turned into the ‘What planes are doing and how to manage your fridge/freezer! All good..
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Interesting reading the thread.. Sure posts reflecting what some of the models are suggesting are being posted as is… but the big variation in possibilities are reflected in the posts. Very interesting times ahead, even this week (Wednesday still has interest in the south, and that’s not IMBY as it’s pretty unlikely for me). For the last week, and going forward, this has been a the most fascinating model watch for some years, even for someone like me who relies on the knowledge of others.
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Even later in the day on 10th Dec 22, there was a slight risk of a few light snow showers by morning where I am. Had 7 inches of snow on the morning of the 11th..
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Ok sure.. but ‘potential’ is what it is.. without looking, I get the impression it wasn’t there yesterday. And it was partly just for fun really. I’ve got no real expectation it’ll happen. Ok, apologies for those further south than me! IF anything occurs, looks far more likely for you than me right now..
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I remember February 2005 (I think?) was cloudy and freezing cold for best part of a couple of weeks - nearly everyday there was constant but extremely light snow. On the odd day, there would be little drifts along some walls an inch or 2 deep, but that was literally it! Very frustrating, after just a few days was hoping it would clear up so I could get a frost!