richard Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 can anyone local let us know if theres likely to be any trouble later i live 15 mls away and its pouring down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Overcast but dry in Swindon, nothing nasty in the forecast that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertHoven Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 can anyone local let us know if theres likely to be any trouble later i live 15 mls away and its pouring down <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am far from local but I can direct you to a superb weather forcast link giving hour-by-hour forecasts for any town. Log on to www.weather.co.uk; enter Swindon in the town dialogue box. Hit enter. On the page for Swindon click on the Hour-by-Hour tab. There you have a very detailed forecast for the day. Today looks very good - partly cloudy and dry. Enjoy the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) can anyone local let us know if theres likely to be any trouble later i live 15 mls away and its pouring down <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I assume you mean for Swindon! But then again you could want early warnings for Poland or Sweden!!!! Sorry Richard, omly teasing you Actually - I prefer a seperate thread for the weather it saves a lot of trouble. Edit - Bert, you compare that one to the BBC forcast for an area and I find that they often differ so much AND not always right! It is one of the sites that I check on a regular basis and never sure if I believe it!! I think I now go by the theory of "Ask someone local to look out of the window"! Edited July 31, 2005 by fairy4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Will the fairies be gracing the Abbey tonight? or will we be having an evening of absolute normality! Actually F4E, maybe you could enlighten me about this motley crew, what is the history of the aforesaid fairies? how many are there, are you after total world domination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 thanks for that and yes i should of said swindon thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Will the fairies be gracing the Abbey tonight? or will we be having an evening of absolute normality! Actually F4E, maybe you could enlighten me about this motley crew, what is the history of the aforesaid fairies? how many are there, are you after total world domination! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes we will be there tonight. Evening of normality - whats that? Fairy History - (quick version) - Last season Fairy Nikki was going back to Uni and wanted a send off party, so dressing up as fairies for the next meeting was chosen. We felt it would also help the team win after a huge slump AND IT DID! It is difficult to wear wings and tutu's every week so we needed to come up with something to identify with us - so PINK cowboy hats were called for. We try and help others in this role as well - got involved through Jan and Carlo to help with the Tsunami packing. Went to see Rich our mascot in hospital when he smashed up his leg (yes with wings and tutu's!) and generally try to put a smile on the faces of everyone we come across. getting a national and international reputation now and as far as I am concerned it's all for the good as speedway gets a higher profile as seen in this weeks Coventry Evening Telegraph. Number of Fairies - started off as: Mummyfairy (Me) FairyLora, FairyNikki and FairyLisee. This has then grown to include - Queen Bee, Kat, LauraFisher A61 and many more I havent mentioned. Including Steve Turner, Steve Jones, The Hammer and 2st Century Heathen - although he protests a little about this!! National fairies inclue Shortoi and Crazy Sue with a special International one by the name of Kitten! Toatl World Domination - Definately if speedway gets mentioned Im up for it!!!! Do you wnat to join? See you all tonight -with our pink hats, GB flag and Bomber Harris flag - 3rd bend party Edited July 31, 2005 by fairy4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertHoven Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) I assume you mean for Swindon! But then again you could want early warnings for Poland or Sweden!!!! Sorry Richard, omly teasing you Actually - I prefer a seperate thread for the weather it saves a lot of trouble. Edit - Bert, you compare that one to the BBC forcast for an area and I find that they often differ so much AND not always right! It is one of the sites that I check on a regular basis and never sure if I believe it!! I think I now go by the theory of "Ask someone local to look out of the window"! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Firstly, you should realise that meteorology is not an exact science. How can it be? The weather is an act of God. Secondly, I would point out that, bearing that in mind, you have to realise that no weather forecast can be anything other than a scientifically based approximation. My main point, however is that many weather forecasts, including the BBC, cover a geographical region [e.g. Manchester is included in the forecast for the North West region of England]. On the link I gave individual towns are covered. The forecasts are taken locally [e.g. the readings for the city of Manchester forecasts are taken from the weather station at Manchester Airport] so, therefore, they are more likely to have a greater incidence of accuracy than any regional one when a forecast for the city and it's suburbs is required. The international version of the Weather Channel [www.weather.com] is very good for holiday forecasts in my experience. Edited July 31, 2005 by BertHoven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Been watching the Darts, from Blackpool, this week on Sky TV and there have been loads of fans in the crowd wearing pink cowboy hats and fairy gear. Are these real fairies or just a bunch of cowboys. Edited July 31, 2005 by pugwash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Yes we will be there tonight. Evening of normality - whats that? Fairy History - (quick version) - Last season Fairy Nikki was going back to Uni and wanted a send off party, so dressing up as fairies for the next meeting was chosen. We felt it would also help the team win after a huge slump AND IT DID! It is difficult to wear wings and tutu's every week so we needed to come up with something to identify with us - so PINK cowboy hats were called for. We try and help others in this role as well - got involved through Jan and Carlo to help with the Tsunami packing. Went to see Rich our mascot in hospital when he smashed up his leg (yes with wings and tutu's!) and generally try to put a smile on the faces of everyone we come across. getting a national and international reputation now and as far as I am concerned it's all for the good as speedway gets a higher profile as seen in this weeks Coventry Evening Telegraph. Number of Fairies - started off as: Mummyfairy (Me) FairyLora, FairyNikki and FairyLisee. This has then grown to include - Queen Bee, Kat, LauraFisher A61 and many more I havent mentioned. Including Steve Turner, Steve Jones, The Hammer and 2st Century Heathen - although he protests a little about this!! National fairies inclue Shortoi and Crazy Sue with a special International one by the name of Kitten! Toatl World Domination - Definately if speedway gets mentioned Im up for it!!!! Do you wnat to join? See you all tonight -with our pink hats, GB flag and Bomber Harris flag - 3rd bend party <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you for you detailed reply, I now consider myself enlightened! but, take care tonight, you may need to cover your assets! Blunsdon is not exactly the warmest place on earth! Edited July 31, 2005 by BritPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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