Mikes weather bits & Photo Blog: El Nino on its way! & boots and tents!

Wednesday 13 May 2015

El Nino on its way! & boots and tents!

More EU issues on the front page of the Express with Mr Cameron hinting that he would like to renegotiate our membership and bring forward the in/out referendum vote before the end of 2017. The latter however has a comment of "but he recognises the renegotiation could take time" - - -

Here's an interesting prediction that does have some dgeree of fact behind it Britain set to be battered by fierce snowstorms as El Nino cycle begins
Although "predictability" about an El Nino event is low at this time of year both Australian and Japanese Meteorological organisations are predicting the UK could have a severe winter! - - -

I did a little training walk on Kinder Scout yesterday and it was a different story from my last visit in the sunshine. The Temp was around 6.5c and the wind was really cold

I spotted this carving and a few others from long ago just off the main track. This one is dated 1845

arriving at Fairbrook Naze it is still quite cold and the sky behind me is getting darker

Down in the valley a short while later with Fairbrook Naze just above the small tree the first drops of rain arrive

by the time i cross the river bridge the rain is starting to lash down and i get into the cover of the trees quickly

My trip to the Lake District next week with an old mate is drawing nigh and here's hoping the weather is kind. In preparation i had ordered a tent from the internet which didnt arrive!!! My alternate plan was the same one from Tesco direct which will be ready for pick up today not yesterday as i discovered after misreading the e mail about delivery and stood in the shop with a confused staff member telling me it wasnt there!

I'll get a new pair of boots i thought looking down at my old Hanwag GTX boots which have a number of stitch breaks on them and really should have been consigned to the bin years ago. http://www.myhuntingshop.co.uk/ came up on the google search as being the best priced Hanwag's and "in stock" "despatch in 4/5 days sounded ok 3weeks ago!

I then start to get e mails from myhuntingshop.com in Germany! Telling me there is no stock and will i take a different colour of the same boot.

No i wont i'll have another style i say, - - - No stock until the end of May. Because they already have my money i switch back to accepting the "different colour boot" "OK they tell me, we will order them they will be 3 to 4 days before we despatch them" doesn't "in stock" mean "in stock" any-more?

Finally DPD are scheduled to deliver today! - - - use myhuntingshop.co.uk again? Mmmmmmm - - -