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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:44 pm
by henpecked
How do you predict weather?
I go to the met site and also use a barometer....both totally useless :laugh:
Im trying to do me dads garden ,the met said 'sunny/cloudy' all week in the midlands, what a load of twonk. Ive just pulled off after trying to lay Aco drains in a monsoon. Got back home, and its all bloody well dried up! 
How do you plan around the weather if your doing drives? I know there's other jobs too do, but it strikes me that as its all to do with drainage/flat areas, I'm sure you can get caught out more often than not..or am I wrong?
Also, would a weather widget be a good idea for the site?
Hp
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:21 pm
by Tommy
I've been noticing recently that weather people (can't spell the technical term) are being increasingly vague.
'Sunshine at times with showers possible' is the stock phrase that is trundled out, and covers all bases (excluding Snow, locusts, etc)
I know that when it comes round to Gritting time, and 24 hour on standby, that the security people use the BBC weather checker site, then go out in their combo van, and slam on the brakes in the hollow, and if they skid - we get called out to grit. :rock:
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:48 pm
by Dave_L
The weather is increasingly difficult to predict by the sounds of it, some days they forecast rain and we don't get ANY and vice-versa.
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:25 pm
by Tony McC
I thought about adding a Weather Whatchamacallit a few years back and can't recall why I never did it. Probably had better things to do at the time!
Any recommendations?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:14 pm
by henpecked
Hi Tony
Did a bit of googleing and the most trust worthy seems to be a BBC widget. The link is only for the mac OS, I dont know what your using but heres the link.....
Weather widget
Also, its FREE!
Does a 5 day forecast too,if your using windows, Im sure they have one for that too.
All the best
Hp
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:50 pm
by Injured
As i have vista I have a weather widget in my side bar that gives a 3 day forecast that is not very accurate you just have to take it all with a pinch of salt and turn up and hope you can work. 
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:15 am
by Dave_L
How is the current weather (very unsettled and wet!) affecting your business activities?
Recent overnight surfacing job was badly affected by heavy rain; cost us nearly £2k in waiting time - nothing we could do about it, sadly. Took the 'feelgood factor' off the job. It couldn't have rained the previous night when we planed the surface off, could it, when it would have helped us.
Lorries (ordered on the hour) banked up waiting as we were unable to lay in the heavy rain. At £65/hr, you do the maths.....this is just 3 wagons banked up on a 300t job.
And 4.15am as the sun started to rise....the weather didn't get any better
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:53 pm
by msh paving
for weather
www.wunderground.com
I use this site, usuall not far wrong MSH
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