I am British, I talk about the weather. I grumble, complain about the weather and wonder what it will do tomorrow. I consult the forecast every night to work out about washing, shopping, gardening and travelling.
However I would just like to point out that while I know, deep down, all the good reasons that you can have flood warnings in areas affected by drought, after nearly half a century of watching the weather, that takes the biscuit.
And I know about more concrete meaning less ground water, and the run off going to the sea rather than the ground and replenishing aquifers. And I know about the wrong sort of rain running off instead of soaking in. And I know about the appalling water infrastructure - but really! Flood warnings in drought areas.
What I want to know is, in an area where there is a hosepipe ban, could you be done for using a hosepipe to siphon out water from a flooded cellar?
(also, embarrassed to admit, but have changed the day of little bear's piano lesson because dragging a five year old through driving wind and rain if there is another option is silly)
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