Shoutouts Archive (25th August 2020)

Oh, the Shipping Forecast, the one that Mrs. Bale relies on so completely in "As Time Goes By"!

I think Persistent precipitation is a phrase I've heard on the Shipping Forecast more than anywhere else.... visibility nil!

Whereas the Aussies just call it "the wet". You're in "the wet", or next week we'll be in the wet. The wet is either a place or a condition, but they know which is which.

We also do "intermittent rain".

That's called "Rain all day" here! We're not fancy. (Or 24-hours of rain.) Or maybe off-and-on showers.

Following your last comment Helen. I presume you've heard of "Persistent precipitation"!

I'm bemused by the weather prediction for "heavy intensity rain". We all describe weather differently. Here we have "Drizzle", "Showers", "Rain" and "Rain - Heavy at times". In common language we distinguish between pouring rain and pounding rain. And then there's always the descriptive "like cats and dogs".

That's good news. I often get the Mountain rescue news from Lochaber, as a couple of Cameron clansmen are involved with the rescue work.

Update to Shetland Rescue mentioned earlier, a 25 year old man was airl;ifted to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.

Hello Folk, It's sunny in Shetland! I'm a bit late in arriving here as I've been following a SARS Sea/Air rescue for someone reportedly in difficulty on a cliffside..no results known yet. I hope you're having a good day despite the weather, it has been wet in Stamford, now Sunny but very windy...

I see it's raining again. I can sure hear it as well as see it.

Hello all. I was up very earlier but forgot to check the computer. Just sat outside and enjoyed a cool breeze - the first one in days. enjoy what's left of your day.

Good morning all.

Hello

Good morning

Morning all

Thanks Dan