This here rain

[Big Dave]

No rain here Morcs, we is Auckland too , I think you must be imagining it

Can you get your old man to buy you a watch or something?

[Hitcher]

Large chunks of the country are ravaged by drought and Aucklanders are moaning about a little rain taking the head off their lattes.

[Jiminy]

Be happy if it rains, it will be sunny soon.
Be sad if it's sunny, it will rain soon.

This is NZ after all, the weather can't be stable for a moment.

I've ordered some sun for tomorrow over Welly, hope NZ Post delivers it on time

[Big Dave]

Large chunks of the country are ravaged by drought and Aucklanders are moaning about a little rain taking the head off their lattes.

It's the dills who designed the 'catchment areas' - there's plenty of rain all right - but those fullahs who installed what catches it need a talking too.

[MIXONE]

Well of course we had it Tuff - South Coast Rain, nuffink.
Back in Queensland we had so moooch rain we 'ad our 'ouse turn int' lake.

Actually
I rode over arthur's pass on a day where they had 100mm of rain in greymouth.

most spectacular thing wot I ever seen.

Heading for the street races were you?Sometimes they more resemble boat races.

[Big Dave]

Heading for the street races were you?Sometimes they more resemble boat races.

Not seen those races - one day - that time was heading for Chch up the steep side - right into it.
About this time of year it was too.

These were both absolutely pumping. Far too wet for cameras that day though.

[Livvy]

Large chunks of the country are ravaged by drought and Aucklanders are moaning about a little rain taking the head off their lattes.

That's pretty much what I was thinking.

You wanna whine Auckland, then send all that rain to the Waikato... Otherwise you guys ain't gonna have your lattes because there won't be any milk because all the cows will have died.

Feel better?

[homer]

Perhaps it is "stealth rain"? The stuff that cannot be picked up on radar...


Ask anyone in aviation. Radar ONLY breaks down when the weather is shit.

oh your not exactly wrong there
the radar does miss a lot of rain ,it depends on how far away from the actual radar the rain is and depends on what height the rains at .

[Swoop]

That's pretty much what I was thinking.

You wanna whine Auckland, then send all that rain to the Waikato... Otherwise you guys ain't gonna have your lattes because there won't be any milk because all the cows will have died.

Feel better?

The only people complaining are the farmers.
If it rains "It's a flood!! - we want compensation".
If the sun comes out - "It's a drought - we want financial assistance!".

Farmers' know the risks from making a living off of the land. Prepare for the future.

When they do learn where the balance is, they make a shitload of loot.

[Livvy]

The only people complaining are the farmers.
If it rains "It's a flood!! - we want compensation".
If the sun comes out - "It's a drought - we want financial assistance!".

Farmers' know the risks from making a living off of the land. Prepare for the future.

When they do learn where the balance is, they make a shitload of loot.

Not all farmers are like that, but they should receive more government support IMHO.

Then again I grew up in a farming community, so I'm a little biased.

But seriously, NZ is a farming country - yes there's money in it, but if the farmers just take shit as it comes, and deal with it, a lot of folk will complain because the prices would fluctuate so wildly. And this government doesn't do fuck all to help anyone unless there's such an uproar they can't hear themselves whine.

[homer]

no I work on a farm and others ive been on and 99% of farmers only have to see the sun come out and its a mad fucken panic to get irrigation going .

If you get more than 1 inch rain and youd think you need a boat in a hurry

[Livvy]

no I work on a farm and others ive been on and 99% of farmers only have to see the sun come out and its a mad fucken panic to get irrigation going .

If you get more than 1 inch rain and youd think you need a boat in a hurry

Now that is over-exaggeration.

[MacD]

You know what, I only saw somebody questioning why the rain radar wasn't showing the rain that was obviously falling outside?

[homer]

Now that is over-exa.

um thats actually not an over exaggeration
You need to spend some time on the farms around where you are or here anyway

its all ive heard for the last 6 years
same agument.

just 2 days ago i hear from the boss

if it dosnt rain this weekend well have to irrigate on monday !
well its raining and i gurantee if its fine on tuesday itll be the same answer on tues well have to irrigate on wed

like everythings growing at the moment
its just nuts
as soon as the sun comes out you need a sprinkler

[Livvy]

um thats actually not an over exaggeration
You need to spend some time on the farms around where you are or here anyway

its all ive heard for the last 6 years
same agument.

just 2 days ago i hear from the boss

if it dosnt rain this weekend well have to irrigate on monday !
well its raining and i gurantee if its fine on tuesday itll be the same answer on tues well have to irrigate on wed

like everythings growing at the moment
its just nuts
as soon as the sun comes out you need a sprinkler

Point should be made we're not getting enough rain... By rain, he needs a downpour, but a lot of that will run off because the ground's so dry.