Comments on: I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:06:37 +0000

True Barbara. Our weather does get a bad rap. It’s rarely dramatic, but that’s ok for some (although we fall to pieces as a nation if we have anything approaching serious weather)

Patrick, thanks for sharing your spring photos- they’re great!

By: Patrick Goff

Patrick Goff — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:40:16 +0000

I remember rain in Cyprus when I was a kid – winter rainstorms where the noise of it drumming on the house roof was deafening and it was bounceing high in the air.We are lucky in the UK not to have these extremes very often – this year I have experienced snowdrifts and minus 17 centigrade in Poland and Chicago making even our winter snow seen relatively benign.

Where we do have a reputation is for making our weather a subject of conversation and whingeing. Mind you ours is much more unpredictable – a part of its charm I think.

It also makes for our beautiful countryside in spring as we can enjoy now http://su.pr/2Nx3Wq

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:12:00 +0000

Yep, we can definitely get some deluges in the U.S. I’ve driven through my share , in multiple states, where I had the same reaction. Want to pull over but visibility is so bad you just know someone is going to rear end you if you do. Perhaps Britain’s reputation for having the worst weather isn’t deserved!

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:21:23 +0000

Thanks Juno and Lauren for your comments. Juno, your story sounds terrifying, but like you say it’s easy to remember these events fondly in time. As for the black ice Lauren, no thanks! It’s lethal isn’t it…

By: Globetrooper Lauren

Globetrooper Lauren — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:36:59 +0000

That sort of rain can be terrifying when in a car… but it can be worse – it could be snow = black ice = you don’t have the option to stop even if you wanted to!

By: Runaway Juno

Runaway Juno — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:05:29 +0000

Nice story Andy
I’ve heard little about England’s weather but the Miami has terrifying rain for sure!
Once when i was a high schoo student, I was at a university astromony program in Suwon, and was raining so hard. we were in a class room so just heard the raining sound, but when we got out the whole cafeteria was full of water almost to my knee. finally when we got out a hill in the school looks like they have a waterfall. It was terrifying for sure but quite amusing frankly. hehe

Juno.