How about Club Umbrellas ?

[brummiedeano]

I'd certainly buy one given the weather we're having at the moment

[Blacknsilver3]

I'd certainly buy one given the weather we're having at the moment

We will have two!

[DSL]

Umbrellas in drought, what's the world coming to.

Cue pic out of front window.

[J@mes]

Oh look, Del has a new favorite picture

[Devonchilliman]

B r you beat me to it j@mes

[DSL]

Nah, this is still my fave.

[JamesG01]

Umbrellas in drought, what's the world coming to.

I have an acquaintance who works at the Environment Agency, specialising in water stuff. According to her, if we don't get the normally heavy rainfall in November and December and nothing else happens within the first three months in the new year, it is pretty much officially drought until October because any rainfall we get now will just essentially get us through the rest of the water year (through September) without actually refilling the aquifers to previous levels. (Heck you probably know more about the technical bits around aquifers more than I do! )

Add to this that the water companies were allowed sell off a few reservoirs for development and that they are only just now beginning to deal with leakage in the supply system, we have a perfect storm, so to speak, when we don't get the requisite rainfall at the beginning of the water year(which is October.)

[mzplcg]

If anyone's ordering Club Arks I'll take one of those. Got the 2 dogs to start off the 2x2 thing. Christ, it hasn't stopped raining for 48 hours here.