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Post by Clarets4me » Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:55 pm

Good news .... the North West's water resources stood at 85.5% of capacity last Sunday, up from 65.9% a year ago. Rejoice !

I hardly think today's weather will diminish the position, do you think we could sell some of it down south, or perhaps exchange it for well paid jobs and some sunshine ?? :D

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:06 pm

Clarets4me wrote:Good news .... the North West's water resources stood at 85.5% of capacity last Sunday, up from 65.9% a year ago. Rejoice !

I hardly think today's weather will diminish the position, do you think we could sell some of it down south, or perhaps exchange it for well paid jobs and some sunshine ?? :D
Bugger em m8.... that Water is ours.....

Lets face it, they don't and won't share their good stuff with us plucky Northerners ....

Sod the South thats my motto

We need Norxit ..... I am going to start a campaign tomorrow who's in.....
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Post by Hendrickxz » Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:38 pm

I'm in! Can we build a wall and make themn pay for it?
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Post by Billy Balfour » Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:39 pm

The south is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

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Post by Clarets4me » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:38 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:The south is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
That might be a first ..... LP Hartley being quoted on here .... :D
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Post by tim_noone » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:44 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:The south is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
So is wales....but they supply a lot of water to England. And claretsforme spoils his by adding whisky. :D
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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:43 pm

[quote="Clarets4me"]Good news .... the North West's water resources stood at 85.5% of capacity last Sunday, up from 65.9% a year ago. Rejoice !

The monthly water situation reports are confusing sometimes. For.instance, the report for the north west in September this year indicated rainfall of over 160% of LTA(long term.average) for the month yet reservoir capacity in the north west dropped from 89% in August to 87% in September.
Just don't see how storage can fall when rainfall is approaching nearly twice the monthly average. Any experts on here to shed some.light on this?

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Post by Clarets4me » Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:01 pm

A conversation at my house, about 3 weeks ago ....

Me: Hello, tim_noone, come in, my friend
Tn: I was in the area, so I thought I'd pop round
MrsC4m: Hello, tim, lovely to see you ( peck on cheek )
Me: Can I get you a tea, coffee ?
Tn: Errr ....
MrsC4m: A beer, perhaps ?
Tn: Oh no, I couldn't ...
MrsC4m: It's chilled ..
Tn: No, really ..
MrsC4m: Darling, get tim a beer ..
Tn: Thank you !

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by tim_noone » Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:12 pm

Clarets4me wrote:A conversation at my house, about 3 weeks ago ....

Me: Hello, tim_noone, come in, my friend
Tn: I was in the area, so I thought I'd pop round
MrsC4m: Hello, tim, lovely to see you ( peck on cheek )
Me: Can I get you a tea, coffee ?
Tn: Errr ....
MrsC4m: A beer, perhaps ?
Tn: Oh no, I couldn't ...
MrsC4m: It's chilled ..
Tn: No, really ..
MrsC4m: Darling, get tim a beer ..
Tn: Thank you !

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers!

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Post by dsr » Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:12 am

Silkyskills1 wrote:
For one thing, average rainfall in September is lower than in other months so 160% of average isn't as high as it sounds; for another, water evaporates faster in summer and there is more usage from canals and possibly irrigation (though this summer, probably not!).

But another thing to consider is how much capacity is (for practical purposes) full? I doubt they would ever be 100%. There is always maintenance, especially in summer. They would never (I suspect) be 100% full. 87% would be very high for summer, and it may be that both August and September were in effect full.

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Post by Jakubclaret » Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:30 am

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Experts usually get paid what to say, I won’t charge, seepage & utility mismanagement.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:26 am

:shock:
dsr wrote:For one thing, average rainfall in September is lower than in other months so 160% of average isn't as high as it sounds; for another, water evaporates faster in summer and there is more usage from canals and possibly irrigation (though this summer, probably not!).

But another thing to consider is how much capacity is (for practical purposes) full? I doubt they would ever be 100%. There is always maintenance, especially in summer. They would never (I suspect) be 100% full. 87% would be very high for summer, and it may be that both August and September were in effect full.
Thanks for the response. I thought 160% of LTA was for individual months. The previous month,August, was only a little more than 160% yet the overall capacity increased quite significantly. Some reservoirs in the monthly report are sometimes referred to as ' full and spilling'. All very confusing so I will check out the report for October when it comes out next week. All very exciting.

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Post by Bosscat » Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:35 am

Silkyskills1 wrote::shock:

Thanks for the response. I thought 160% of LTA was for individual months. The previous month,August, was only a little more than 160% yet the overall capacity increased quite significantly. Some reservoirs in the monthly report are sometimes referred to as ' full and spilling'. All very confusing so I will check out the report for October when it comes out next week. All very exciting.
I can't wait m8 .. I am salivating in anticipation ;)
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Post by Rick_Muller » Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:30 am

Bosscat wrote:Bugger em m8.... that Water is ours.....

Lets face it, they don't and won't share their good stuff with us plucky Northerners ....

Sod the South thats my motto

We need Norxit ..... I am going to start a campaign tomorrow who's in.....
NORXIT - like it, I’m in, but I live in Milton Keynes...
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Post by Spike » Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:21 pm

why do we continue to build new houses but no reservoirs or hospitals?

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:23 pm

But Boris says there are 40 new hospitals being built.

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Post by Spike » Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:25 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:But Boris says there are 40 new hospitals being built.
all politicians are liars.

if 40 being built then how many being closed.

not particularly aimed at Boris because corbyn is as bad if not worse.

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Post by Bosscat » Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:38 pm

Rick_Muller wrote:NORXIT - like it, I’m in, but I live in Milton Keynes...
Thats OK m8 :lol: someone has to ;)
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