Comments on: Something for a rainy day… http://blog.bjke.co.uk/random-waffle/something-for-a-rainy-day/ Behind the bikeshed with BJK&E Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: natalie grout http://blog.bjke.co.uk/random-waffle/something-for-a-rainy-day/#comment-964 natalie grout Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:39:49 +0000 http://blog.bjke.co.uk/?p=149#comment-964 For light rain i say - "its spitting" Actually can't think of any more than that ha ha... maybe you are right Nick? Someone should do something about this!!! For light rain i say - “its spitting”

Actually can’t think of any more than that ha ha… maybe you are right Nick?

Someone should do something about this!!!

]]> By: Angela Bustard http://blog.bjke.co.uk/random-waffle/something-for-a-rainy-day/#comment-938 Angela Bustard Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:48 +0000 http://blog.bjke.co.uk/?p=149#comment-938 As a fellow Scot i'm ashamed to say that I have never heard of any of these Lou. I'm more a fan of Peter Kays '...that fine rain that soaks you through'. As a fellow Scot i’m ashamed to say that I have never heard of any of these Lou. I’m more a fan of Peter Kays ‘…that fine rain that soaks you through’.

]]> By: Louise http://blog.bjke.co.uk/random-waffle/something-for-a-rainy-day/#comment-937 Louise Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:42:00 +0000 http://blog.bjke.co.uk/?p=149#comment-937 Ah Nick, I think you’ll find we experienced a “dreep” (steady fall of light rain). The Scots have many interesting words for the wet stuff although I think it’s fair to say that we probably experience more of it up North! Here’s a few more…. "Dreicht" - wet and grey and cold outside "Gandiegow" - a heavy shower "Greetie" - showery. The normal meaning of "Greet" is to cry "Lauchin' rain" - literally, "laughing rain" is a long shower of rain from an apparently clear sky a thunder "plump" - a down-pour "smirr" - light rain "rainin' auld wives and pipe staples" - heavy rain My personal favourite is a "pish-oot" - a down-pour a "sump" is a great fall of rain "thunder-plump" - sudden thunder shower "plowtery" - showery "dribble" - drizzle Ah Nick, I think you’ll find we experienced a “dreep” (steady fall of light rain). The Scots have many interesting words for the wet stuff although I think it’s fair to say that we probably experience more of it up North! Here’s a few more….

“Dreicht” - wet and grey and cold outside
“Gandiegow” - a heavy shower
“Greetie” - showery. The normal meaning of “Greet” is to cry
“Lauchin’ rain” - literally, “laughing rain” is a long shower of rain from an apparently clear sky
a thunder “plump” - a down-pour
“smirr” - light rain
“rainin’ auld wives and pipe staples” - heavy rain
My personal favourite is a “pish-oot” - a down-pour
a “sump” is a great fall of rain
“thunder-plump” - sudden thunder shower
“plowtery” - showery
“dribble” - drizzle

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