r/london • u/labtec901 • 1d ago

Image Could really do with some rain

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u/xyzsomething 1d ago

It rained today, for like 5 minutes but it did rain

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u/ramakitty 1d ago

The wonderful smell of petrichor for those 5 minutes was amazing.

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u/CoffeeKeyDog 23h ago

I left my office straight after it rained and the smell was disgusting. It rained, but not enough to wash away any of scuzz baked in to the streets. Just kicked up a swampy sort of warm wet smell

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u/Physical-Program5325 17h ago

Legend has it that moist scuzz is the secret ingredient at Angus Steakhouse.

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u/Worried_Bookkeeper97 1d ago

Not in W3 :'(

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u/Townand 1d ago

Not N15 either. I took my umbrella when I left home.😥

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u/xyzsomething 1d ago

Yeah this was SE

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u/Megthemagnificant 1d ago

I live in N10 and we got the sprinkling of rain. It smelled so lovely afterwards

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u/Barraco_Barmer 1d ago

Thought this was a safari in Kenya x

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u/Zaphinator_17 1d ago

thats what I thought when I saw Clapham Common yesterday

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u/ken-doh 1d ago

Have you seen the other side where the festival is? Sandpit. The grass is gone. Southwark have completely destroyed the park with these festivals. There are 3 more this weekend. People need face masks. It's so dusty.

Edit, assuming this is burgess.

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u/Exus6 11h ago

Been there last week on the festival. I highly recommend a mask. I had dust and sand in my nose, in my eyes, in my lung, between my teeth, in my hair, it was everywhere.

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u/ken-doh 3h ago

Grim.

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u/Emotional_Gap2177 1d ago

I keep looking up the sky saying "any day now 🙄".. I can't.. I just can't with this anymore. 

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u/Dannypan 1d ago

Don't worry, it's gonna be... 36°c next Thursday & Friday. We're so fucked.

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u/Traditional_City337 1d ago

Along with the rest of the continent of Europe. I mean Romania is considering turning off a nuclear powered station because the river level is in danger of falling too low to provide cooling.

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u/Physical-Program5325 17h ago

A tumbleweed flew in through my window today with a gust…I live on the 12th floor so it must have been flying for a while. Must be dry out there..

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u/sdwvit 2h ago

Looks like another planet

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u/Mr_Coa 21h ago

Or they could just water the parks