North East thread 6: Everyone's welcome!

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Just starting a new thread for anyone who wants to join!

Well the rain came early. Doesn't the weather read the forecasts?

It's just started here now.

Started then stopped again

Sorry it's the scout fair effect. Every year it rains on our day

Yes, as soon as I'd taken the washing in, it stopped. It's supposed to be heavy rain tomorrow, so we may need to postpone our visit to the Hoppings.

No rain today in Hartlepool 😑🙁 Wish it would storm - I've had a headache all day from the heat and how muggy it's been!

Hopefully it does rain and puts out the fire near Newcastle airport.
I can’t wait for the thunderstorms and lightning ⚡️.
Yesterday I went and sat outside in the rain. Feels very muggy today.
Hope Father’s Day was great, I just gave my DF a big hug, because he’s a man with no wants. DH just received lots and I mean lots of sweets.

Here comes the rain, here comes the rain ☔️

And it didn't come in gently.

Spent an enjoyable few hours doing old bus stuff with Eldest at the Howlands rally, this afternoon. He bought himself one of the number plates off a scrapped Scarlet Band bus 😅

Thats great PickAChew, and the weather held out.
I hadn’t seen anything about the bus event at Howlands! And I’ve been on Park and Ride bus twice this week!
I follow Robson Green and he’s filming another weekend series. The viewing figures must have been very good.

Went to Lanchester with a friend, and my adult DD, to watch some of the vehicles on the Beamish Reliability Run on their way back to Beamish.

I'd have loved to have seen the old buses as well. Is it an annual rally?

It is, @TheSummerySilveryPussycat - every father's day at the P&R site.

It does seem sappier this year, as the cat keeps coming in with leaves and debris.

So many new places to eat and try in Durham, but it's so sad to see shops closing with To Let signs.

We were in Durham on Saturday and bought a picnic lunch from Lazeez which us a small place that does falafel wraps and pitta. Portions are very generous, and the falafel are very good.

All these lovely new places make me.even more annoyed about giving up gluten!

Gosh it is too hot for me!
Anyone at the Stone Valley music festival at Ushaw College. We can heard it last night, in garden! And we are miles away.
Went Broom House today, there are kids, so cute(so billy no mates did his duty 😆)
The ducklings that were little, are no longer little.

What happened to the thunder?!?!
was so excited for a massive downpour and storm to clear the air all we had was about forty minutes of heavy at times rain
😩

And it hasn’t cleared the air!!
Still too hot for me! I was loosing forward to the thunder.

One thunder clap, one. It's cool now as I walk to work but it's feeling like it's gonna be hot

xsquared · 22/06/2023 07:57

°So many new places to eat and try in Durham, but it's so sad to see shops closing with To Let signs.^

My wife was in Durham yesterday, she took our two Ukrainian women over. It didn't rain at all, but from 3pm, we had a series of heavy showers and thunder.

They went to eat in what used to be an Italian, now Turkish, by the bridge. A minimum of £20 for a pizza - they left and found somewhere else!

I was confused about the was an Italian but now Turkish, because was Rib and Beef before Turkish. It’s been a while since was an Italian! If is were I think, was a French bistro before Rib and beef.
Durham certainly has lots of choices, most not cheap, especially if you want to sit in.

Anyone coming to Hartlepool for the Tall Ships? Watching them come in on marine traffic, will hopefully see some tomorrow when i drive through Seaton 😁

That sounds amazing, QuestionableMouse . I can remember how amazing when they were at Newcastle Quayside.

Durham Miners Gala Saturday, love the history and the day, but I can’t do the crowds, it’s too busy for me.
Looks like the weather will be great too.
We have been back to Coarse, the food is just so delicious.

Anyone been to Faru restaurant? I have booked but it’s not until middle of August.

Early start getting dc1 in to down for the Big Meet. We hung around for the morning, it was a lovely atmosphere. I expect the drunken and messy side of the gala will develop later on. Bailed out around lunch time when the rain started
Poor dc has to stay until the bitter end.
Their band was brilliant though, epic performances during the marching and on the racecourse.

At the tall ships now. Raining hard unfortunately but I'm still having fun 😊