Drought ahead?

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  8 May 2017     19:55328080
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  I notice that our local supplier is "monitoring the situation", much as I dislike rain we definitely need some soon.
  
  
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-summer-drought-latest-rivers-wettest-part-england-bone-dry-a7724671.html
• Guest 649

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  8 May 2017     21:18328085
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  We need it now
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 May 2017     09:08328225
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  Some rain forecast for overnight and tomorrow but other than that more dry weather on the way.
• Guest 649

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  11 May 2017     09:23328227
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  Water all round us but we have none
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 May 2017     16:13328244
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  20% of water is lost before it reaches us yet we are told to be frugal with it, Southern Water amongst the culprits.
  
  
  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/11/water-companies-losing-vast-amounts-through-leakage-raising-drought-fears
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  14 May 2017     11:49328420
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  Getting enough rain to help the garden now but I suspect not nearly enough for the water companies.
• Button

  • Location: Dover
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  14 May 2017     14:27328427
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  Yeah, it has to soak through all that chalk first.
  (Not my real name.)