Upminster

Not positive stuff at full time.

I know we're really tight for time, but I just want to give a very, very quick shout out to one of my in-laws, Kev, who's a big Exeter fan, so big that he travels from Upminster in Essex to go and watch him.

And I asked him for a little bit of intel before this.

And he says that if you give him a bit of time under Matt Taylor, he does think they'll be mid-table and really look to push on with that money they got from Ollie Watkins going over to Saudi Arabia, which they didn't really have time to spend before the window shut, but they could change things around in January.

...

there, there's that gig that I got, got you to go and do in Upminster.

Mm.

Yeah.

Go on.

The Romford to Upminster branch of the-

[laughs]

...

No way.

From when we both grew up in Upminster.

Um, then there's Emer, there's Lorraine, and there's Laura.

And then Lara, who went to university, has joined our little forum, if you like.

I used to live near Romford.

I lived in Upminster.

I spent the first...

You

did? The first nine years of my

life.

You were born in Upminster, weren't you?

Yeah, well, I was born in Hammersmith.

A letter from the Reverend Mr. William Durham, F.R.S., containing his observations concerning the late storm.

Sir, according to my promise at the general meeting of the R.S. on St. Andrew's Day, I here send you enclosed the account of my ingenious and inquisitive friend, Richard Townley, Esq., concerning the state of the atmosphere in that part of Lancashire where he liveth in the late dismal storm, and I hope it will not be unacceptable to accompany his with my own observations at Upminster, especially since I shall not weary you with the long history of the devastations, etc., but rather some particulars of a more philosophical consideration.

And first, I do not think it improper to look back to the preceding seasons of the year.

I scarce believe I shall go out of the way to reflect as far back as April, May, June, and July, because all these were wet months in our southern parts.

In April there fell 12.49 liters of rain through my tunnel, and about 6, 7, 8, or 9 liters I esteem a moderate quantity for Upminster.

In May there fell more than in any month of any year since the year 1696, viz.

20.77 liters.

Thursday, November 25th, I think deserveth regard.

In the morning of that day was a little rain, the winds high in the afternoon, south by east and south.

In the evening there was lightning, and between nine and ten of the clock at night a violent but short storm of wind, and much rain at Upminster, and of hail in some other places, which did some damage.

There fell in that storm one point six five liters of rain.

The next morning, which was Friday, November twenty-sixth, the wind was south-southwest, and high all day, and so it continued till I was in bed and asleep.

But this last of November I number at least fifteen degrees.

As to the stations of the barometer, you have Mr. Townley's and mine in the following table to be seen at one view.

A table showing the height of the mercury in the barometer at Townley and Upminster before, in, and after the storm.

Townley.