Little things that help when you are fed up of rain

[womanofdulwich]

I just see those lovely hollyhocks on Dog Kennel Hill as I turn into Sainsburys and I think -ahhhh-its not all bad.

any one else?

[PeckhamRose]

I saw them too and thought the same thing. 'Cept I did not know what they were called. Beautiful aren't they! Next to the pop up Dog!

[Alan Medic]

I'm quite glad of a roof.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Not having to water the hanging baskets is a big plus.

[Jah Lush]

Heroin.

[jollybaby]

Going on holiday

[Ann]

Grateful for pound shop umbrellas, also the lawn in my quite small garden has never looked so vibrant.

Plus a holiday.

[New Girl]

Emigrating

[civilservant]

going to bed with a good book

[maxxi]

That it could be worse...

"And as he drove on, the rain clouds dragged down the sky after him for, though he did not know it, Rob McKenna was a Rain God. All he knew was that his working days were miserable and he had a succession of lousy holidays. All the clouds knew was that they loved him and wanted to be near him, to cherish him and to water him."

[reetpetite]

That I am not one of the poor unfortunate people who have been flooded . I can't bear thinking how awful it must be .

[Applespider]

Every so often, it's quite nice to embrace the rain. Wear lightweight shorts and T-shirts and actually let yourself get wet. Once you are wet, it's not that cold and then you can relive your childhood splashing through puddles etc. Then come home and have a lovely hot shower.

[MrBen]

The chalkstreams....for trout and flyfisherman. They are fed by deep underground aquifers which are normally recharged by winter rain. That natural process hasn't happened properly over the past decade, and only has recently as April, the Env. Agency was predicting disaster for the rivers, flylife and fish. All until this summer's rain.

Ditto British Salmon rivers where higher summer water levels allow more salmon returning from the Atlantic to evade predators and spawn safely.

[KalamityKel]

Christmas shopping :-D

Yes I'm serious!

[dulwichgirl2]

God the C word already. ;-)

The gardens do look wonderfully lush, it's true.

[red devil]

Studio graphics during a Dutch news broadcast accidentally gave German chancellor Angela Merkel a Hitler moustache

I'm easily amused...

[Guest]

I've had a horrible summer cold for over a week now - total snot factory and two black eyes from dodgy sinuses - but when I'm lying on the sofa moaning gently into the cushions it's nice to know I'm not missing decent weather. And pollen doesn't stand a chance of making it up my nose, which is a plus.

[Jah Lush]

Sex & Drugs & Rock n'roll.

[RosieH]

Dancing to all my 7" singles, including the surprise find of Bucks Fizz's Making Your Mind Up (accidental drunken swap at Lucky 7s presumably).

[tallulah71]

loving that!! Also, it's only rain. unless you're a witch you'll survive!! Love it.

[RosieH]

Hell yeah. Put your boots on, put your coat on, and go and splish splash.

Worked for Gene Kelly...

[civilservant]

having a good old grouch on the EDF

[Ridgley]

Getting a little fedup of it the rain myself, it has distroyed some of my vegetables and flowers.

[DulwichFox]

Listening to Poor Farmers Moaning about the Rain..

Well they never stop moaning..

Too Wet... Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

Too Dry... Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

Too Hot... Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

Too Cold.. Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

Too Windy. Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

'R' in the Month .. Crops Destroyed Poor Harvest..

Ever see a Poor Farmer...???

Fox..

[Guest]

Ever see a poor farmer? Yes, not least the milk producers protesting in London a few days ago because they're now forced to sell milk for less than it costs them to produce it. It's only the large-scale operations that can stay head of the markets and, as in banking, they're a small minority. Farming used to be one of Britain's largest and nost successful industries but since the war it has been progressively eroded, with small farmers being forced out of business daily. Tempted to ask, ever read the papers...