Quote Originally Posted by bunny bopper View Post
Prepare for a monsoon
With thanks to bunny bopper for his input - when we were still suffering the heat of Easter - it's now looking as though his prediction may be partially true:

From Until Temp Feels Rain Cloud Speed Gust

01:00 03:59 8 °c 5°c 1.6 mm 87 % 16 mph 19 mph

04:00 06:59 8 °c 5°c 2.4 mm 87 % 16 mph 19 mph

07:00 09:59 11 °c 8°c 0.1 mm 89 % 17 mph 20 mph

10:00 12:59 13°c 11 °c 0.6 mm 92 % 17 mph 20 mph

13:00 15:59 14°c 12 °c 0.4 mm 31 % 18 mph 22 mph

16:00 18:59 14 °c 7°c 2.0 mm 66 % 17 mph 20 mph

19:00 21:59 10 °c 6°c 1.3 mm 99 % 17 mph 21 mph

22:00 0:59 9 °c 5°c 1.9 mm 99 % 18 mph 21 mph

..... a bit damp, and more than a tad breezy. The latter is something of a godsend and could well add back a challenge to the field lanes which was otherwise frustratingly and unexpectedly removed by our farmer some time yesterday.

We were out preparing the ground on Tuesday evening, expending much time, energy and petrol clearing nettles and thistles from the car park and zero area. We had to resort to manual (with strimmers and a small lawn mower) labour as had been told that the farmer was unable to spare his tractor. Had he been able, he was given the stricktest instruction to LEAVE the weeds at the north end of the field, which had some wonderful groundcover in which to bury targets.

Went back last night to find that the farmer did find the time, and in fact found time to ignore/forget out request and had mown the entire field , resulting in a very peed off Biggles.

Never mind. As long as he doesn't return today or tomorrow and take a crew with hymac and chainsaws to the woods (which he did the year before last; again without telling us and just two days before a comp !), those 20 lanes will be somewhat more 'interesting'.

Course setting tomorrow, hopefully in the dry. If any Swallows members happen to be reading this, and not already enrolled in the set-up team, please do join us - starting around 09:00.

For the rest of you SIHFT club members, see you on Sunday . Please remember that booking-in commences at 9:00, kick-off around 10:00, and you MUST be there for the safety briefing (09:50ish) if you wish to shoot.

Biggles