Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Walsh
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
I was hoping Ian booked our stand UNDERCOVER 
  
			
			
									
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
Ready and waiting to go to RR  ............... but I've not got wet for a few years ..................
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
Hmm, if the weather forecast doesn't improve I doubt I'll bother...not sure I want to drive for 3 - 4 hours in the rain...to park in a field and stand in the rain for a day...to then drive the same journey in the rain again.
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
Fingers crossed for a weather improvement then ... 130 miles is a long way to go just to get rained on #50 50Marc S wrote:Hmm, if the weather forecast doesn't improve I doubt I'll bother...not sure I want to drive for 3 - 4 hours in the rain...to park in a field and stand in the rain for a day...to then drive the same journey in the rain again.
The hillclimb action will be fairly lame if it's wet, unless you like watching people be overly cautious, or crash
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
The forecast is for heavy rain and thunderstorms so everyone will have to make their own call whether to go or not.... It'll be a pretty dismal experience if the forecast is correct.
			
			
									
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
The Met Office forecast seems to be improving by the hour, If it stays as below, I intend to go:-
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
I take the met offices forecasts with a pinch of salt, they couldn't predict that night follows day, hence the BBC weather presenters these days always adding the caveat  "at this point, we are unsure" or "things may change" or " at the moment, this is what we think may happen".
They're suppose to be forecasting the bloody weather, not guessing what it's going to do..... I can do that myself.
How can it be that with all their computer models and millions of pounds of taxpayers money they haven't got a clue yet some old boy armed with a barometer and a measuring dish in his back garden can get it spot on?
For this Sunday though, quite a few other other weather forecast sources are predicting heavy rain ( probably where the Met office got the tip from
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Hopefully it'll brighten up and tomorrow will see the worst of it.
			
			
									
						They're suppose to be forecasting the bloody weather, not guessing what it's going to do..... I can do that myself.
How can it be that with all their computer models and millions of pounds of taxpayers money they haven't got a clue yet some old boy armed with a barometer and a measuring dish in his back garden can get it spot on?
For this Sunday though, quite a few other other weather forecast sources are predicting heavy rain ( probably where the Met office got the tip from
Hopefully it'll brighten up and tomorrow will see the worst of it.
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
Right who is going rain or shine ................ I know it's a long drive for a few of us, but it is the only get together for most of us.
Def going. ...................or ............ Not sure will wait to see.
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
Same here aye. I'll try and post up on Sunday morning what the weather is like outside since I'm not very far from Shelsley.ian65 wrote:I take the met offices forecasts with a pinch of salt
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Re: Retro Rides Gathering - 23rd August 2015 - Shelsley Wals
[quote="A7RXY"]Right who is going rain or shine ................ I know it's a long drive for a few of us, but it is the only get together for most of us.
Def going. ...................or ............ Not sure will wait to see.
Dibs (A7RXY) going
Hobbawobba going
GT_James going
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						Def going. ...................or ............ Not sure will wait to see.
Dibs (A7RXY) going
Hobbawobba going
GT_James going
DKWW2000 Def Going (with Gezebo)
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