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walpurgis
01-06-2018, 12:53
Well the weather is OK actually, but I thought I'd start this thread! :)
Give it a chance, it's already clouding over here.
weather's turned here.. been wet, still showery. was nice in morning tho
hifi_dave
01-06-2018, 13:38
Thick cloud and very humid. I'm like a limp lettuce.
walpurgis
01-06-2018, 13:40
I'm like a limp lettuce.
Having difficulty visualising that! :)
Quite warm here in Cuckfield :)
prestonchipfryer
01-06-2018, 14:20
Sea mist is trying to decide whether to come in or go out here by the sea. It's warm though with very light airs. :)
Searing hot here in the direct sun.... A bit too hot for me, but at least it's dry, as I've got three original stained-glass oak Victorian doors to wax, for the lounge, kitchen and downstairs bedroom areas, ready to be hung on Sunday.
They're coming up quite well I think, although because they're sat on top of a covered table, you can't make out the colours of the stained-glass panels, which in reality have a burgundy red border, with amber and black coloured inlays. The glass inlays actually date back to the 17th century:
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Should be nice when I put the handles on (which are antique solid-ebony 'beehive' shaped), and get the joiner to hang them! :cool:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-06-2018, 16:29
Look very nice Marco, good to see we've got past the 'panel over it' or 'chuck away and buy new' of the eighties. These were made by real craftsmen, no power tools in those days!
Cheers mate, indeed! They're so solidly made and heavy. These are the handles that will be going on them:
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Marco.
nice and sunny at moment... its the local gala day so folk will be happy.
walpurgis
02-06-2018, 08:55
It's not much of anything here. Mild but cloudy.
Bit of cloud about but still sunny. Lots of gals off to gala day and neighbour is sunbathing. Doesn't happen much here. Lol.
Dull and overcast here, and humid, but so far dry. Hoping for better tomorrow, so we can enjoy our Sunday lunch al fresco! :)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
02-06-2018, 11:26
Currently 17 deg and drizzle - perfect weather for re-roofing the garage! Oh well I'm committed now. Can't believe the numpty who originally built it used chipboard and torch-on felt. :eek: All turned into Weetabix.
Just need to take roof down to bare bones, then put on OSB and Firestone Rubbercover, then it can piss down for all I care. :) Trims, fascias and guttering can wait till next Saturday.
Pigmy Pony
02-06-2018, 11:29
Dull and overcast here, and humid, but so far dry. Hoping for better tomorrow, so we can enjoy our Sunday lunch al fresco! :)
Marco.
Our Sunday lunch will be not so much al fresco, more like ah, bisto.
Lol... Say you'll buy her some new batteries for her 'thingy' [even push the boat out with Duracells], if she makes you a nice roast dinner!:D:eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Thank goodness we've been blessed with a beautiful sunny day here in Wrexham, which will allow us to enjoy our Sunday lunch, al fresco! :yay:
Today it's chilli-infused hot-smoked salmon with a red onion and pepper salad, following by barbecued lamb cutlets, with loads of veg! I may be some time :cheers:
Pics to follow on the food thread...
Marco.
walpurgis
03-06-2018, 13:28
I'm roasting here mate at 28C. I was just outside chopping some ivy down, but had to pack it in. Getting too hot.
colder here. maybe a paltry 14c
Currently 24°C here, which is warm enough! Just sipping a glass of Castillo De Anna Gran Reserva (from Valencia), under the shade of the parasol, after having scoffed my lamb cutlets:)
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Awesome stuff!
Marco.
walpurgis
04-06-2018, 09:08
Very dull today. 19C at the moment and the sky is a blanket of grey. It feels like rain may be on the way.
*Exactly* as it is here. As long as it stays dry until I cut the grass (which is growing like billy-o at the moment), that's cool:)
Marco.
Need a body warmer on here. Not cold but not exactly warm either. Fairy dry at moment. Been out for shopping so it can do its worst now [emoji3]
Jeez mate, it's 23°C here - and I'm sweltering! :eek:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
04-06-2018, 20:51
I think Grant could do with a summer holiday in Wrexham. Marco's gazebo could easily be converted to a holiday chalet. :)
walpurgis
04-06-2018, 20:56
Marco's gazebo could easily be converted to a holiday chalet. :)
Steady on. I've already got my eye on that! :lol:
Ha-ha... You'd be at home in there too, Geoff, as that's where I keep all my finest selection of frocks:eyebrows:
Still bloody ROASTING here!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
04-06-2018, 21:02
I've heard the bloke in the big house plays horrible music till all hours :(
was a lovely day yesterday. a bit cloudy this morning but sun is threatening. about 12c at moment
Shame it's cloudy where you are, mate. It's another super-scorchio day here! :)
Going out for lunch later with my dad to one of our favourite country pubs, situated beside a river with canal boats:
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Wish you could join me there, sipping a nice frothy pint of real ale!:cool:
Marco.
Shame it's cloudy where you are, mate. It's another super-scorchio day here! :)
Going out for lunch later with my dad to one of our favourite country pubs, situated beside a river with camal boats:
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Wish you could join me there, sipping a nice frothy pint of real ale!:cool:
Marco.
i like canal boats. looks a nice place; sun is threatening so might turn out ok yet. its early yet up here
walpurgis
07-06-2018, 09:23
At the moment it's 18C and we have a sort of clammy gloom. Think it may get sunny.
There's a canal about two hundred yards away with plenty of boats on. I have a few mates who live on them.
Minstrel SE
07-06-2018, 09:44
No complaints this month. I was sizzling like a sausage yesterday and its an absolute scorcher again today.
At the moment it's 18C and we have a sort of clammy gloom. Think it may get sunny.
There's a canal about two hundred yards away with plenty of boats on. I have a few mates who live on them.
Cool stuff:)
Marco.
No complaints this month. I was sizzling like a sausage yesterday and its an absolute scorcher again today.
Isn't it just, Martin, as you're not far away. Defo shorts and t-shirt weather!
Marco.
i like canal boats. looks a nice place; sun is threatening so might turn out ok yet. its early yet up here
It's fab, mate. Small and family run, which is the best. Nice chilled-out atmosphere, especially when the 'great unwashed' are at work lol, and the food and beer are great! Just taking the car now for it's weekly wash (too hot to do it myself), and then I'll be off:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 13:25
You know you can have too much of a good thing.
I've been doing some more work on my garage roof, but the heat up there is unbearable. I took the thermometer from the garden and sat it on the roof, and the mercury rose to 48 deg C. It only goes up to 50.
I'm sacking it off until after tea, and I'll just have some time in the garden with Steve Wright and a cold drink. :)
28.3 degrees C at my desk. A new record!
got my shorts on :eek: not fitted into these for years :eyebrows: about 18c here
rmcin626
07-06-2018, 14:00
Another lovely day on the west coast
Just back from having enjoyed a lovely pub lunch:)
It's sweltering here, currently 26°C, and rising... Simply too hot to sit outside, so currently inside, where it's considerably cooler, as earlier before I left, I drew all the curtains in the lounge to keep the sun out!
Just sipping an cold glass of Coke, with lots of ice and a slice of fresh lemon... Sometimes, when it's *this* hot, an ice-cold Coca-Cola really hits the spot!!:cool:
Marco.
28.3 degrees C at my desk. A new record!
I hope you had some air-con going on!
Marco.
Rather dull and overcast today, but still clammy. Looks like rain later, which would be good, as it'll freshen things up a bit and give the garden a much needed watering!:)
Marco.
Sun is out here again cooling but warming up. May hit 17c.
Got a trapped nerve in my groin and a muscle knot in my back added to my usual so won't be enjoying it
Sorry to hear that, mate. Hope it eases soon. I guess it's better it being nice and sunny, whilst having all that to deal with, then freezing cold and pishing down with rain.
Marco.
not a happy bunny:doh: got a hotpack on.. outside of thigh is numb and inside is like having shingles. the muscle at back stops you sleeping right... fed up with it all quite frankly
Beobloke
08-06-2018, 11:46
Not exactly cold here down here on the south coast, but its grey, overcast and a bit dreary, and has been all week. A bit of sunshine and some blue skies wouldnt go amiss, especially as I could do with an injection of cheer before heading off to Ireland next week to see the outlaws.
Whilst this may sound good, they are the only teetotal house in the country, and live in the arse end of nowhere just outside Athlone - it's always grey, drab and miserable there, even on the rare occasions when the sun comes out! :(
Lol, we've pretty much had great weather all week.... Still, look on the positive side, at least you'll be seeing somewhere different for a change! Are you going by car?
If so, I'd also use the opportunity to tour around some of the local area, or plot a route from wherever you land in Ireland, to your destination, which allows you to experience what the rest of the country has to offer. Having that sort of freedom and flexibility is one of the reasons why we almost always go places by car:)
Marco.
Beobloke
08-06-2018, 13:12
Good god, no - I drove over by car once for our wedding and NEVER again!
Compare:
Option 1 - 4 hours to Fishguard in the car, 3 hours on the ferry (it was only an hour and a bit when I did it, but that was on the SeaCat, which no longer does Fishguard to Rosslare) and then another 2.5 hours on somewhat ‘rural’ roads at the other end.
Option 2 - 25 minutes drive to Southampton Airport, 1 hour drinking coffee and having breakfast in the airport, 1 hour 15 minutes flight and then 1 hour or so drive in a hire car to Athlone.
No contest!!
Anyway, we’re going over as there are things to do around the house for mother-in-law and we will be driving down to Cork on the way back to see father-in-law as he’s in a nursing home near there, so it’s not a holiday as such.
That said, we are treating ourselves to one night in a nice hotel in Cork on the last night, though - it has a swimming pool, spa, sauna etc. and most importantly - A BAR!!! [emoji4]
Ah, all noted. So if you're hiring a car, you could also tour some of the local area. The key thing for me, is always having access to private transport in your country of destination, as I hate being stuck in the one place or being forced to use public transport, which can be simply awful.
I suppose it boils down to how much time you have to do what you need to do, and no doubt the help will be appreciated by your family. The stay in Cork sounds good. That's what I love about you guys, you always make sure trips like that contain a nice treat to look forward to, too!
We're the same. Life's too short not to enjoy yourself:)
Marco.
walpurgis
08-06-2018, 14:14
It's been nice here. Warm and bright.
sunny at moment 14c... yellow warning for rain.
RobbieGong
09-06-2018, 15:25
Currently 22c here in South East London.
Mrs did us a lovely omellette with a little bit of cheese and some quality shreds of ham, backed up with a green salad of baby spinach, rocket etc olives in a little garlic and chilli with strips of beetroot.
Went down a treat to say the least.
Been indulging in music and system and will coin off a lovely day later with a meal out somewhere.
Summer days when you can indulge ya pleasures are the best and I give thanks always ! :)
been a lovely day here but its turned cold and threatening.. some thunder
walpurgis
09-06-2018, 15:52
its turned cold and threatening
My wife sprang to mind when I read that.:eek:
I could think of something stiff and threatening;)
Marco.
Was a clap of thunder there that shook the house
overcast but warmish, with a high of 18c forecast. about 13c at moment. fairly bright after a foggy start
Another roaster here - not a cloud in the sky... Currently 24°C, and rising! Lunch al fresco? You betcha, *but* whilst sitting well under the shade!! :cool:
Marco.
hifi_dave
11-06-2018, 14:40
Wall to wall sunshine here. Just the day to be lugging around a pair of Harbeth M40.2, each being 40Kg..:nono:
Same here, Dave, although the only thing I'm lugging around is an ice-cold beer!!:barrel:
Marco.
Same here, Dave, although the only thing I'm lugging around is an ice-cold beer!!:barrel:
Marco.
wish i was.:D still pretty immobile alas. on bright side i got a new pair of shorts delivered. more like longs tbh but they are super comfy ...the bizz.
weather is cloudy but fairly warm now at 16c
walpurgis
11-06-2018, 15:02
on bright side i got a new pair of shorts delivered
I've got a rule about shorts. 'Don't wear 'em and don't drink 'em'. And I don't :).
Anyway, it's roasting here. Around 27C and blazing sunshine.
I've got a rule about shorts. 'Don't wear 'em and don't drink 'em'. And I don't :).
Anyway, it's roasting here. Around 27C and blazing sunshine.
i dont care anymore :D
Lol - I live in shorts and t-shirts all throughout the summer. It's usually too hot to wear anything else!:)
Marco.
Baking hot here even in my naturally air-conditioned living room. Not often that happens.
IIRC last time we had a summer that started this well was 1990. Missed most of it because I was doing my Finals then started work the day after they finished.
1994 was pretty good too, missed that because I was working in an underground cold storage warehouse. Summers where I was on the dole were all wash-outs, naturally.
hifi_dave
12-06-2018, 09:30
What a change. Today it's thick, dark cloud and 14c.
Not here (so far)... Started off a little cloudy, but now it's bright and sunny. Temp is currently 17°C. Just going out to cut the grass!:)
Marco.
similar to yesterday. warmed up to 17c but overcast and a breeze. nice enough tho. got doors open a bit allowing a breeze for free
bit cooler today. 11c, and with storms on horizon, its gonna be back to the central heating:rolleyes:
walpurgis
13-06-2018, 09:49
28C, blazing sunshine and blue sky here. Bit too warm really.
Could you send some wet, cooler, weather down here? We've not had any proper rain for weeks! :rolleyes:
Personally, it'd need to be a lot colder than 11°C before I'd be tempted to put on any heating. We've completely abandoned using any form of heating here (it so hot and sticky, especially at night), and that will remain the case until at least October...
It's another sunny one here today, and pretty warm at 21°C. Gizz some rain! [Does a wee rain dance].
Marco.
you can have the 50mph winds too(hate windy weather)... fed the birds. that will have to do them for some time
Yeah, the wind-chill factor is significant. There's none of that here just now. Even when the wind blows, the air is warm. Going round to my dad's today for lunch, and no doubt we'll be eating again, under his pergola, al fresco:)
Marco.
Been in Coventry all day and it's warm there too. Was a few spots of rain but it never really got started then went back to sun again.
It's raining at last!! :yay::yay:
The lovely fresh smell in the air now is simply phenomenal - it just makes you feel ALIVE!
Marco.
Minstrel SE
13-06-2018, 20:47
Bit cruel isnt it when you know the sun is there behind the clouds.
Areas of the country seem to be getting it good while other areas are just grey and overcast
Pigmy Pony
13-06-2018, 22:47
Doesn't matter where you live, there's a place just a few miles away where the sun shines all day every day. Bloody cold though...
Cold? Nah... Even on a dull, grey, windy morning like this, it's still 17°C!
Marco.
walpurgis
14-06-2018, 07:21
15C here. Dark overcast and it's just started raining.
Audio Al
14-06-2018, 10:43
15C here. Dark overcast and it's just started raining.
not much better here :(
Beobloke
14-06-2018, 11:13
Surprisingly bright and sunny in the Irish Midlands at the moment. Don’t worry, though, I’m sure it’ll be back to grey and dreary before long.
has been a miserable day. wet and cold
Pished down all last night, which was most welcome, but today has been mostly lovely and sunny, and quite warm at 18°C:)
Marco.
walpurgis
16-06-2018, 15:08
It's been hazy and mostly cloudy here, but moderately bright. Mild at 21C though. Suits me fine.
Pigmy Pony
16-06-2018, 15:54
Been pissistantly raining for most of the day here, so I gave myself an early dart. Had a pub lunch with my daughter and now I'm nodding off on the sofa. Life is so hectic I really don't know how I cope.
walpurgis
16-06-2018, 16:13
Life is so hectic I really don't know how I cope.
I know the feeling mate. I've had to get out of my chair at least twice today. :D
I know the feeling mate. I've had to get out of my chair at least twice today. :D
I've got up off the chair only once to make some lunch. Planning to get up twice more, once to go to the Chinese and once to go to the offey. That's about the maximum number of times I like to move about on a Saturday.
Planning to get up twice more, once to go to the Chinese...
What's the best one near you, then? After leaving your place the last few times I went to quite a good (small) takeaway. I think it was the Canton Express in Hartshill Road. Ever used that one? Their sweet and sour chicken is rather good!:)
Seems like it's been there for years.
Marco.
What's the best one near you, then? After leaving your place the last few times I went to quite a good (small) takeaway. I think it was the Canton Express in Hartshill Road. Ever used that one? Their sweet and sour chicken is rather good!:)
Seems like it's been there for years.
Marco.
Yes it has been there for a long time. More than 30 years. It's not bad, but the better one is 'The Dragon' which is in the opposite direction. But there's not much in it.
Noted! So it it the Dragon you're going to tonight (probably have been there already)?:)
The best ones tend to be those that have been there for years.
Marco.
Noted! So it it the Dragon you're going to tonight (probably have been there already)?:)
The best ones tend to be those that have been there for years.
Marco.
Dragon used to be 'Lao's' when I moved here in '92. That was pretty good. Then it became 'Lucky House' and the food was inedible. About 10 years ago it changed again and is pretty decent now. We used to have a fantastic Tandoori too, Bangladeshi feller, but he closed down in about '95. That Canton Express you go to has always been the same.
We don't have a Kentucky though, that's a bit of a shame. Probably good for my health though.
Used to have a few decent Chinese takeaways around here. Not as good as they were although not been for one for a good few years now.
My own spare ribs were better than any of them tho. Lol
walpurgis
17-06-2018, 07:23
It's raining, overcast and gloomy. 15C out there at the moment. Hopefully it'll dry up.
The weather here has been pretty poor for May and June.
It rained so much recently that the water flowing in the ditches at the side of the road went over the top of the small bridge leading onto our drive.
Dragon used to be 'Lao's' when I moved here in '92. That was pretty good. Then it became 'Lucky House' and the food was inedible. About 10 years ago it changed again and is pretty decent now. We used to have a fantastic Tandoori too, Bangladeshi feller, but he closed down in about '95. That Canton Express you go to has always been the same.
We don't have a Kentucky though, that's a bit of a shame. Probably good for my health though.
I wouldn't touch Kentuky (you know, as we've been here before), and Del makes her own southern fried chicken, which is in a different league! Anyway, next time I'm down We'll get something from Dragon.
Are there any sit down Chinese places in Stoke?
Marco.
I wouldn't touch Kentuky (you know, as we've been here before), and Del makes her own southern fried chicken, which is in a different league! Anyway, next time I'm down We'll get something from Dragon.
Are there any sit down Chinese places in Stoke?
Marco.
No, you have to go over to Hanley or Newcastle for that. There's a Japanese restaurant round the corner from me though.
Not bad here at the moment, overcast but dry and sunny and 16°C:)
Marco.
There's a Japanese restaurant round the corner from me though.
That sounds interesting. Have you been?
Marco.
so dark you need lights on. cold and damp. welcome to Scotland weather:rolleyes:
That sounds interesting. Have you been?
Marco.
Went when it first opened a few years back. I thought it was okay but I've no real frame of reference. My pal who has been to Japan a few times reckoned it was a bit poor.
I'm no expert on Japanese food, but I know a bit about it. Love sushi, done well, and Teriyaki beef:)
Hard to believe though that a city, the size of Stoke, doesn't have a sit down Chinese restaurant... There are half a dozen in Wrexham!
Marco.
I'm no expert on Japanese food, but I know a bit about it. Love sushi, done well, and Teriyaki beef:)
Hard to believe though that a city, the size of Stoke, doesn't have a sit down Chinese restaurant... There are half a dozen in Wrexham!
Marco.
You're getting confused between the City Of Stoke On Trent and the town of Stoke Upon Trent. The city is a collection of towns. In the city as a whole there are a fair few, just none in the town where I live.
Ah I see... I'm just used to a city being the one big place, all under the one name. Still, I doubt your town is any smaller than Wrexham, and we have plenty of sit down Chinese restaurants, not to mention plenty of others...
Marco.
Ah I see... I'm just used to a city being the one big place, all under the one name. Still, I doubt your town is any smaller than Wrexham, and we have plenty of sit down Chinese restaurants, not to mention plenty of others...
Marco.
Stoke upon Trent is a lot smaller than Wrexham. Wrexham population is 60,000 and the whole of the 'Potteries' is 260,000. Stoke Upon Trent is only a small fraction of that, maybe 20,000?
Still I agree it is surprising there is no Chinese restaurant. There are at least 6 Indian restaurants.
Business opportunity for Wan Hun Lo?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Business opportunity for Wan Hun Lo?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Reminds me of 'A Fistfull Of Yen'
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=a+fistfull+of+yen&view=detail&mid=6C7283D02A45F6437C736C7283D02A45F6437C73&FORM=VIRE
walpurgis
18-06-2018, 08:55
The weather does not look too sure of what it wants to do. There are stormy looking clouds, but some sunshine. It's pretty windy, mild though at 21C.
our summer is over.:rolleyes: well at least we had one this year... 11c cloudy
walpurgis
21-06-2018, 09:56
It's nice today. Plenty of blue sky and sun with a few fluffy white clouds. A comfortable 21C.
similar here, bar the temp...12c
nicer today. forecast is for a decent weekend
Scorchio here. Although I'm in the office all day. :(
Tomorrow supposed to be just as good though.
Scorchio here x2, and I'm inside watching the football:)
Barbecue tonight - first one in about a week!:cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
22-06-2018, 12:52
24C here.
This is what it was like out today.
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very nice here too geoff. warm for these parts. been trying to do weeding but struggling badly.. hip is wobbling so had to stop.
need to get it done tho.:)
see dog is in sheep mode
walpurgis
22-06-2018, 14:12
see dog is in sheep mode
Poor lad is showing his age. Plods around the park these days. Back legs are going. He can't get upstairs or into the car without being pushed. Can't stand to eat without back legs collapsing, so I have to sit him and hold his bowl up to his face. He's perfectly well, alert and happy, just old and knackered. 16 years for a largish pooch like him equates to about 85 in human years I guess.
Poor lad is showing his age. Plods around the park these days. Back legs are going. He can't get upstairs or into the car without being pushed. Can't stand to eat without back legs collapsing, so I have to sit him and hold his bowl up to his face. He's perfectly well, alert and happy, just old and knackered.
sounds like me mate... as long as he's happy
His coat still looks very glossy.
A mix of sun and highish cloud. 13c at moment but to get warmer soon apparently.
Set to be an utter scorcher here - it's boiling already, and it's not even 9am!:eek:
Marco.
10c here. but forecast to maybe reach 20 later
walpurgis
24-06-2018, 08:16
24C already and rising. It's gonna be hot!
Warm now out of wind..maybe 20c. But wind drags it down a bit.
Managed a bucket of weeding
Currently 25°C, with the sun splitting the skies. Wouldn't really want it any hotter... Just watching the football, then will be having lunch al fresco, under the shade of a large parasol!
Just opened a chilled bottle of Chablis, which we'll be enjoying with some gravadlax of salmon, then a decent haut-Médoc with some harissa-marinated Barnsley chops, finishing off with a nice cheeseboard (all Welsh), Perl Wen (like Brie only better), Perl Las (one of the best blues you'll eat), and some Black Bomber mature cheddar, accompanied by Miller's Elements Water Crackers:
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Gorgeous Perl Las....
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Laters!:cheers:
Marco.
RobbieGong
24-06-2018, 13:49
Set to be an utter scorcher here - it's boiling already, and it's not even 9am!:eek:
Marco.
Yep !! Set for a week of big temps here down south, 29 forecast for tomorrow and Thursday, 27/28's forecast in between - lurrvly !! :D
walpurgis
25-06-2018, 09:27
29C (84F) here and it'll get hotter. Not a cloud to be seen!
to be warmest day of year here. currently 17c...may reach 23c
Get yer Speedos on and frighten the postman!:D
Marco.
23 c now... cooking by god!
Is that a new record for Scotland?
Y'all realise that a scorching summer like this just has to be followed by the worst winter in decades...?
Is that a new record for Scotland?
Y'all realise that a scorching summer like this just has to be followed by the worst winter in decades...?
Surely the next hosepipe ban/drought warning cannot be far away? It's certainly what my mother would call 'cracking the flags' today.
Is that a new record for Scotland?
Y'all realise that a scorching summer like this just has to be followed by the worst winter in decades...?
warmest for a while, but no we have had over 30c up here. doesnt happen too often tho. thats why we are either very white or very red.:D
walpurgis
25-06-2018, 13:59
Still 29C here. Think I'll go outside and finish my painting. 2.0 m2 left!
28°C here, and for me, just about tolerable because of an accompanying slightly cool breeze - and that's under the shade of a parasol in the backyard, where I'm currently enjoying a late lunch and a glass of vino!:)
Just wanted tp get some fresh air, but as soon as I've finished this, I'll be back indoors to my lovely cool living room, where the curtains have been closed all day, and will be watching the footy, along with enjoying a nice cool beer!
Marco.
Surely the next hosepipe ban/drought warning cannot be far away? It's certainly what my mother would call 'cracking the flags' today.
Yep 'Cracking the flags', was always my mother's designation for the highest possible temperature. Lowest possible temperature was 'Absolutely bitter.'
I've not heard of 'cracking the flags' before. Not something we ever said in Glasgow.
Marco.
I think it is a Liverpool/Lancashire thing. Certainly northern anyway.
splitting the concrete up here, ive heard
RobbieGong
25-06-2018, 15:38
Still 29C here. Think I'll go outside and finish my painting. 2.0 m2 left!
Yep still scorching down here in London. I love it but its defo hot !!
splitting the concrete up here, ive heard
We've always just said it's fukkin roastin'!:D
Straight to the point.
Marco.
Just been out for a run in the country and a pub lunch. Wasn't able to park in the shade, so when we returned to the car the steering wheel was almost to hot to handle!
I'm staying indoors where it's 25.5 deg C.
Here in Virginia in the US, the weather has been crazy! Not that most of you care, but it has rained nearly every day for two months! Temps are normal, it’s blazing hot this time of year, but I bet we haven’t had 5 days that it hasn’t rained in June. Saturday it rained as hard as I’ve ever seen in my life, for two solid hours! Flooded the place. And a summer shower approaching as I type. Not typical, Virginia is known as a place for outdoor lovers, many vacation here in the Summer.
Russell
walpurgis
26-06-2018, 08:47
An hour or so ago it was 25C, it's now 29C and still rising. Not a cloud to be seen. It's a bit too warm for comfort already.
chris@panteg
26-06-2018, 09:32
Reminds me a bit of 1976, although that summer it continued hot and sunny for another two months, finally ending with a thunderstorm August Bank holiday weekend.
walpurgis
26-06-2018, 09:41
Thermometer is on 30C (86F) now. I reckon it'll go up a touch more.
Are your bollarkz getting all sweaty, shweety?:D
Not quite as warm here, 28°C, but rising...
Marco
16c here. lots of high cloud, but sure it will get warmer
walpurgis
26-06-2018, 12:52
http://i66.tinypic.com/rlhzwo.jpg
up to 22c here now. probably its peak
It's 32°C now here!! :eek::eek:
Too much... Still, I'm currently enjoying my Salad Niçoise, under shade al fresco, with an ice-cold beer! Pics on the food thread later:cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
26-06-2018, 15:01
Yes. I've not checked the temperature for a few hours, but it's baking and far too hot to be doing anything useful! :D
Think I may get some beers in and chill out tonight.
nice and sunny now after a fair bit of high cloud.. 13c but think it will rise steeply soon. not much breeze at moment
walpurgis
27-06-2018, 12:52
Not quite as roasting as yesterday, but plenty warm enough at 26C.
23c here, and too warm as there is no breeze today.
RobbieGong
27-06-2018, 13:21
23c here, and too warm as there is no breeze today.
23c is never too warm Grant :D
23c is never too warm Grant :D
to me its like 40c when no breeze. not used to it.:D
23c is never too warm Grant...
It is in Scotland. Up there, it's liable to cause heat stroke!:D
Marco.
to me its like 40c when no breeze. not used to it.:D
It's all those layers yer wearing, long-johns, thermal panties and whatnot... Strip it all aff, and get some fresh air roon yer boz!:eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
27-06-2018, 13:29
I'm just prancing about in a pair of frilly knickers. Very liberating! :lol:
nonuffin
27-06-2018, 13:29
Just been out to look at our garden thermometer. Says 50 degrees but the missus has left it lying flat on a table in full sun :eek:
Put it upright in the shade now so will see if that corrects it. Just as hot as yesterday but there is a tad more breeze today.
I'm just prancing about in a pair of frilly knickers. Very liberating! :lol:
The best thing about that is I know you're not joking!:D
Marco.
nonuffin
27-06-2018, 13:31
I'm just prancing about in a pair of frilly knickers. Very liberating! :lol:
Don't type words like that while I am drinking a cuppa. Damn near choked.
he used to wear a basque :eek:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/04/23/article-2313384-1970E211000005DC-431_634x949.jpg
Yes, but that was before he went for a 'back, sack and crack'. He used to look like THIS...
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/921/faWKuY.jpg
Just imagine dribbling some whipped cream down that cleavage.....:eyebrows:
Thats put me off my breakfast!!
Weather looks a bit serious - water pipes in road under stress form heat apprently and one or 2 bursts locally - people with no water :rolleyes:
No rain forecast for a week or 2 now ,if the wefferman has his crystal balls in the right direction .
Our cows dont mind the temp as long as they have forage ,but thats in very short supply after all the wet last autumn .
Hey ho - have another lager:)
Minstrel SE
29-06-2018, 16:24
I think the heat is getting to some of you :D Cold showers required.
I went right up into the hills yesterday to get a clear view of Runcorn power station which is about fifty miles away :)
Thats put me off my breakfast!!
Weather looks a bit serious - water pipes in road under stress form heat apprently and one or 2 bursts locally - people with no water :rolleyes:
No rain forecast for a week or 2 now ,if the wefferman has his crystal balls in the right direction .
Our cows dont mind the temp as long as they have forage ,but thats in very short supply after all the wet last autumn .
Hey ho - have another lager:)
can you feed cows on lager? That might have to stop soon anyway as there's no CO2 left to make it fizzy.
30 degrees C in my living room! Not been this warm in here since I got the thermometer- about 15 years ago.
Not seen a cloud for days. Reminds me of '76.
Yeah, too bloody warm!! :rolleyes:
Marco.
I'm fine with it. Needs to be much warmer than this before it starts to bother me. Or more humid. I've lost the humidity meter somewhere but it doesn't feel humid at all.
Might have a curry in a bit. Should get served pretty fast :)
Yeah, you like heat more than me. I'm happier when it's nearer 10 degrees cooler. It's not particularly healthy weather. Bring on the rain!! :exactly:
Marco.
It's cooler now and there's a fresh breeze. Was looking at the forecast and there's no sign of this weather breaking anytime soon.
Feels kind of chilly after Egypt
Had a day contracting -heres the view
https://i.imgur.com/eKiuQ61l.jpg
Sunny and pleasant here
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180630/f50f194b676cec7ea1111d4e448f1197.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180630/93c49bdbb10c6bca123ff1eb4a5f1cb8.jpg
Lots of my birds in the trees.
Beautiful garden. I miss having a garden when the weather is like this. Although usually the weather is terrible here all year round. They are knocking up a housing estate opposite me and next to it they are laying out a park. So might have somewhere to go and sit out if it is like this next year. Not holding my breath though.
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2018, 12:36
Did they give you a loyalty card at Sheds'R'Us? :)
RobbieGong
30-06-2018, 12:38
Gloriously bright sunshine, not a cloud in sight ....
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2018, 13:29
We currently have a giant cloud about 5 miles south of us. But it's from a giant fire that's burning at Rivington. Police have just announced that roads and footpaths at or near to Rivington are closed of with police tape, and can we please not fly drones in the area as they could obstuct the flight paths of the helicopters.
This fire was deliberately set by some scrote who wanted to copy the big 'un at Saddleworth Moor. Police got him. Be interested to see what the punishment for this will be.
walpurgis
30-06-2018, 14:00
Too warm for me to be doing anything useful at 29C (84F) currently. This kind of heat sort of takes the wind out of my sails! I don't enjoy it.
I shall just take it easy and lounge about with a beer or two tonight I think.
Had a day contracting - here's the view
https://i.imgur.com/eKiuQ61l.jpg
Bloody big rabbits you have there in Shropshire! :D
We currently have a giant cloud about 5 miles south of us. But it's from a giant fire that's burning at Rivington. Police have just announced that roads and footpaths at or near to Rivington are closed of with police tape, and can we please not fly drones in the area as they could obstuct the flight paths of the helicopters.
This fire was deliberately set by some scrote who wanted to copy the big 'un at Saddleworth Moor. Police got him. Be interested to see what the punishment for this will be.
Probably a mere 'ticking off' :nono: with 10 hours of community service.
ianlenco
30-06-2018, 14:50
What's a cloud?
It's something, with rain, that I'm hoping comes our way tomorrow. Forecast says there's a chance so I've mown our already brown lawn. If we don't get a shower I've probably killed it.
walpurgis
30-06-2018, 14:53
My lawns seem to have stopped growing.
nonuffin
30-06-2018, 14:59
Thermometer says 30 degrees here.
Took my shirt off earlier and sat out in the garden under an umbrella. The bastid horseflies are really out in force this year as around 4 of them landed on me within seconds and did their dirty work. In the middle of my back too so I cannot dab the After Bite pen on them either. Evil little shits seemed to know I can't reach these bites :(
Itchy lumps for a week now :steam::steam::steam:
a pleasant 19c. a breeze too. to be warmer tomorrow
talking of fires, there was a big one at bottom of my street last night and a big explosion... gas bottle or a petrol tank... 3 garages and a van destroyed. the sleeper to london passes by about 10 yds from it so it was delayed. probably arson
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2018, 16:29
Thermometer says 30 degrees here.
Took my shirt off earlier and sat out in the garden under an umbrella. The bastid horseflies are really out in force this year as around 4 of them landed on me within seconds and did their dirty work. In the middle of my back too so I cannot dab the After Bite pen on them either. Evil little shits seemed to know I can't reach these bites :(
Itchy lumps for a week now :steam::steam::steam:
Those little flying turds are sneaky, silent and they absolutely won't give up until either they have your blood or you splat them. Even having your shirt on won't give you that much protection either - they are equipped to bite through a horse's hide after all.
For me they sit alongside wasps under the "what's the point of them" category. :(
Clegs are barstewards... when my bro had horses he was banned from coming down to my house.. bloody things always hitched a ride in his landrover, come straight out and attck me:steam:
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2018, 17:25
Ha, clegs, not heard that word since my holidays at Ullapool in the seventies :)
walpurgis
30-06-2018, 17:29
Gotta watch the chiggers too.
What's a cloud?
Something to store things in; music, photos, documents. Fine until you forget your password.
walpurgis
01-07-2018, 09:37
30C again. I need to cut the hedge, but I'm not going to roast outside doing it, so it can wait!
Pleasant 19 c here. Lovely day
rmcin626
01-07-2018, 10:23
21 degrees and sunny here
walpurgis
01-07-2018, 13:35
Phew!
http://i63.tinypic.com/ta3qld.jpg
25.5 degC indoors here, and I'm enjoying a nice cool beer. Goodness knows what it is outside - spent 5 hours at a bootsale this morning and it was damned hot!
22c here... hot enough imv;)
walpurgis
01-07-2018, 13:59
Blimey! I'd just put a machine load of laundry on the line when I took that photo of the thermometer. It's dry already. Less than half an hour!
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 09:06
30C outside. It's already too hot for my liking and the temperature is rising fast, so it will be murder later!
nonuffin
02-07-2018, 09:24
Found a spray bottle of Avon Skin So Soft in the bathroom cabinet so sploshed plenty on before I took the dogs out. Never got bitten once. Love this stuff, it is better than jungle strength insect repellant :)
A lot cooler today...13c and both breezy and cloudy.
30C outside. It's already too hot for my liking and the temperature is rising fast, so it will be murder later!
Not far off that here now... It was murder sleeping last night, and touched 30°C when I went to bed!
Going into the room was like walking into an oven, even with the windows open. That's the problem with having upstairs bedrooms, and an old (well insulated) house with very thick walls, in which the heat is ably retained, after the sun has been 'baking' them throughout the day. At the end of the day, with all the heat rising, you could grow tomatoes up there!!
The only way I can cope at the moment, during the day, is having the curtains closed in the lounge, to block out the sun (luckily ours are quite thick and made from a dark-ish material), and with an electric fan 'trained' on me, sat on the sofa, in not many clothes!
It's nice enough waking up to sunny mornings, but I really can't wait until this weather breaks and we get some rain, as it's so uncomfortable. Our houses simply aren't designed for this type of sustained hot weather.
Marco.
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 12:16
Roasting again. The thermometer is nudging 33C. Too bloody warm!
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 13:28
According to this, we have another month of roasting weather!
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-forecast-shows-hot-temperatures-throughout-july-11423537
sun is threatening but still cool here
Beobloke
02-07-2018, 14:22
According to this, we have another month of roasting weather!
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-forecast-shows-hot-temperatures-throughout-july-11423537
Fantastic! No complaints from me. Although our water pressure was shockingly low last night!
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 14:28
our water pressure was shockingly low last night!
Maybe they've used it up fighting moorland fires?
Fantastic! No complaints from me. Although our water pressure was shockingly low last night!
Don't you find it incredibly hot and sticky at night? We're sleeping with no sheets on top of us at the moment, and all the windows open, and it's still majorly sweaty-betty!:eek:
Thankfully, no water issues here yet:)
Marco.
dont have sheets or duvet on top of me ever...occasionally a throw if it gets parky. my leg gets stuck in them so dont use them.
We have what we refer to as summer and winter duvets (based on TOG value), proper real feather ones, which we interchange as necessary, so they're very light but effective. I don't think we've used the summer one yet this year! We've been sleeping either under a thin sheet, or nothing.
Gonna try a couple of these JML 'Chillmax' pillows: https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/jml-chillimax-pillow/p/0460656?nst=0&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj4Db99-A3AIV6L3tCh3R7gp2EAQYAiABEgKqzvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds and see if they're any good:)
Anything just now to stay a little cooler at night!!
Marco.
ive got a big ceiling fan above my bed :eyebrows: its great in warm weather
Excellent idea, and something we might look at when doing up our bedroom:)
Marco.
Why don't you buy an aircon machine?
Don't like 'em, mate. It's not healthy to continually inhale recirculated air. I got quite bad once, in the car on the way home from Italy, having had the air-con for most of the journey. I was ill for about 3 days!
Nah, a ceiling fan's the way to go, plus you can get some rather cool looking ones, too:cool:
Aren't you all hot and sticky now at night?
Marco.
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 17:02
Aren't you all hot and sticky now at night?
Marco.
I certainly am. Don't enjoy it one bit! Unfortunately, this is consistently the warmest part of the UK.
Mine is a fan and has lights too fitted at the ceiling rose Rarely use the lights tbh as I have 2 side ones
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180702/da7d3370904dde4eb44f927ee9bcb235.jpg
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 17:30
We have what we refer to as summer and winter duvets (based on TOG value), proper real feather ones, which we interchange as necessary, so they're very light but effective. I don't think we've used the summer one yet this year! We've been sleeping either under a thin sheet, or nothing.
Gonna try a couple of these JML 'Chillmax' pillows: https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/jml-chillimax-pillow/p/0460656?nst=0&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj4Db99-A3AIV6L3tCh3R7gp2EAQYAiABEgKqzvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds and see if they're any good:)
Anything just now to stay a little cooler at night!!
Marco.
We got a couple of these chillmax pillows last year, to place between my legs as I was suffering with excessively sweaty scrotom. Problem seems to have passed, so you can have them if you want. Come with free ballbag sweat stains :)
Seriously, they do work up to a point, but they're quite small and I struggled to keep it where I wanted it. I didn't want my face directly on it, so I would place it inside the pillow case. But then it would move around.
From what I've heard about the shape of your face, they might work fine for you :D
Aren't you all hot and sticky now at night?
.
Depends on what I was dreaming about...
No not at all. Doesn't bother me. In the Caribbean first thing I do when I get in the hotel room is shut the air con off. I like it warm.
I hear you about recirculated air. I'm not suggesting having it on night and day, just use it for an hour or so at night before you go to bed. The room will slowly heat back up again but by that time you're sound asleep.
We got a couple of these chillmax pillows last year, to place between my legs as I was suffering with excessively sweaty scrotom. Problem seems to have passed, so you can have them if you want. Come with free ballbag sweat stains :)
Seriously, they do work up to a point, but they're quite small and I struggled to keep it where I wanted it. I didn't want my face directly on it, so I would place it inside the pillow case. But then it would move around.
From what I've heard about the shape of your face, they might work fine for you :D
:lolsign:
Cheeky bastard! I can have the shape of yours 'nicely rearranged', if you like?:eyebrows:
I'll take your Chillmax pillows only if there's a nice whiff of cheese off them (Gorgonzola is a particular favorite), and a few wiry pubes stuck to the surface, so I can pick them off and use them as dental floss. Ya get's me?
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 17:40
Marco, if you're considering a ceiling fan, it's worth taking time to check the quality of them. You do get what you pay for. The cheap ones can be quite ineffective, wobble like buggery and worst of all can be quite noisy.
I know you wouldn't buy a cheapo anyway, just a heads-up about the variations in quality.
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 17:43
:lolsign:
Cheeky bastard! I can have the shape of yours 'nicely rearranged', if you like?:eyebrows:
I'll take your Chillmax pillows only if there's a nice whiff of cheese off them (Gorgonzola is a particular favorite), and a few wiry pubes stuck to the surface, so I can pick them off and use them as dental floss. Ya get's me?
Marco.
I wouldn't mind having my face re-arranged, it could only be an improvement!
Depends on what I was dreaming about...
No not at all. Doesn't bother me. In the Caribbean first thing I do when I get in the hotel room is shut the air con off. I like it warm.
Always said you were a mad bastard... Probably sleep in your tracky bottoms too, just for added nutter effect!:D
Aye, wouldn't fancy washing yer sheets after another wet dream about Lindsay Lohan.
I hear you about recirculated air. I'm not suggesting having it on night and day, just use it for an hour or so at night before you go to bed. The room will slowly heat back up again but by that time you're sound asleep.
Yeah, I know. However, it'd be another ugly modern gadget we could do without, whereas a retro-looking ceiling fan would be quite cool. Plus, it could be used to dry out my underpants.
Marco.
Marco, if you're considering a ceiling fan, it's worth taking time to check the quality of them. You do get what you pay for. The cheap ones can be quite ineffective, wobble like buggery and worst of all can be quite noisy.
I know you wouldn't buy a cheapo anyway, just a heads-up about the variations in quality.
Nice one, and noted. And no, we don't believe in buying cheapo anything. Stuff has got to be quality and built to last.
Marco.
walpurgis
03-07-2018, 19:03
Gotta watch the chiggers too.
As I said.
The little blighters got me today. I've got tiny itchy bites on my ankles and the top of my feet.
What are chiggers? Never heard of them.
Marco.
walpurgis
03-07-2018, 19:12
What are chiggers? Never heard of them.
Marco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombiculidae
Beobloke
04-07-2018, 08:53
Don't you find it incredibly hot and sticky at night? We're sleeping with no sheets on top of us at the moment, and all the windows open, and it's still majorly sweaty-betty!:eek:
Thankfully, no water issues here yet:)
Marco.
Yes, it is warm at night and I do tend to stick my feet out of the bottom of the duvet but generally it’s OK. We have two sets of windows in our bedroom which we open and I also open the windows on the landing and in the bedroom beside us to get a bit of airflow, which seems to work.
Funnily enough, we’re still on a 9.5 tog duvet as Mrs. B is a cold mortal! Not feather, though, as I’m allergic to them.
I think the only time I’ve really suffered with the heat in bed at night was a couple of years back visiting the wife’s sister in South Carolina. It was generally in the high 30s and very humid during the day, and neither dropped much at night. The ceiling fan was a godsend then!
walpurgis
04-07-2018, 10:30
It's a bit more pleasant out there today. 22C and a hazy sky keeping the heat from the sun from being too much at the moment.
hifi_dave
04-07-2018, 10:55
Isn't it time to change the thread to 'Crap weather for July' ? After all, it is the 4th July.
Gone quite dark here and some of that rainy stuff is coming down. Only a drizzle, mind, but it should damp the dust down a bit.
hifi_dave
16-07-2018, 16:20
But, it's July !!
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