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struth
02-08-2021, 08:14
Sunny but only 11c currently.

dave2010
02-08-2021, 08:19
Dull here at the moment, but should get better and warmer and stay dry today. Here's hoping!

Roy S
02-08-2021, 09:38
Bright start but clouds building now in preparation for the daily shower.

struth
02-08-2021, 14:36
reached 17c. a mix od sun and cloud. not a bad sort of day tho. t shirt is fine but at least you dont burst into sweat when you do anything

dave2010
02-08-2021, 22:10
Was actually rather a nice day - though got a bit cooler towards late afternoon. I wonder if we'll be lucky again tomorrow.

Marco
03-08-2021, 07:41
Glorious morning here in sunny Wrexham! 16C and not a cloud in the sky - warm enough to sit out and have breakfast, but with a nice freshness in the air. My kind of weather:)

Marco.

struth
03-08-2021, 07:54
sunny here too but only 9c. to cloud over later

Marco
03-08-2021, 08:06
You like it cooler anyway though, don't you?:)

I've not had my t-shirts and shorts off for months, and likely won't do until the end of September!:D

Marco.

struth
03-08-2021, 08:14
prefer it not much more than 21c. forecast says 17 top today.

Marco
03-08-2021, 08:16
No worries, my ideal is probably around 23/24C, but with a cool breeze. Anything much warmer, especially when accompanied by high humidity, starts to feel oppressive.

Marco.

rmcin626
03-08-2021, 11:05
Cloudy and 17c this morning

Beobloke
03-08-2021, 11:37
I've not had my t-shirts and shorts off for months, and likely won't do until the end of September!:D

Marco.

Ewww. Aren't they getting a bit 'ripe' by now?

:D

Macca
03-08-2021, 11:55
Just have a shower while your still wearing them. two birds with one stone

Marco
03-08-2021, 15:11
Ewww. Aren't they getting a bit 'ripe' by now?

:D

Haha, hence why I used the plural version! However, if the shorts pass the 'sniff test' (the emission of merely an aroma of mild cheddar, as opposed to a full-on pong of mature Gorgonzola) then they remain on, until the crust that subsequently forms prevents me from getting my legs in!:lol:

Marco.

Marco
03-08-2021, 15:13
Anyway, turned out to be a cracker: 23C now, and not a cloud in the sky, just a gentle cool breeze. Pretty much my perfect summer's day!:cool:

Marco.

struth
03-08-2021, 15:34
reached 17c after all.. cloudy and their is rain in air i think.

Marco
04-08-2021, 07:57
Lovely morning, 17C, bright and sunny, just about to enjoy breakfast al fresco!:cool:

Oh, and in my (washed) t-shirt and shorts!:D

Marco.

struth
04-08-2021, 08:27
bit warmer today. lovely sunny morning, 15c

rmcin626
04-08-2021, 08:39
Cloudy so far this morning 15c

dave2010
04-08-2021, 09:52
Variable brightness so far - could be sunnier later. Might be relatively warm today too, but perhaps rain later in the afternoon. Probably makes sense to do some work in the garden before any rain.
There's also some indoor work to do - if things turn bad.

Macca
04-08-2021, 10:59
21c small chance of rain in a bit.

struth
04-08-2021, 11:27
sun is pretty much gone now and clouds prevail. its about 19c tho so warm enough.

Roy S
04-08-2021, 13:39
Can see why it never caught on in America. Blue skies with broken fluffy clouds here.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210804/39843c69ebb1629f1bd5adfc4fc2ff84.jpg

Marco
04-08-2021, 14:07
Sorry, Roy, don't get that...:hmm:

Marco.

Roy S
04-08-2021, 14:15
Sorry, Roy, don't get that...:hmm:

Marco.

Cricket?

Marco
04-08-2021, 14:41
Lol, obviously, but I don't see its relevance to the weather thread... In that respect, what point were you trying to make by posting that pic?:)

Marco.

Roy S
04-08-2021, 15:20
Sorry, was enjoying the pleasant weather over the park and decided to share a pic. Added a weather related comment to make it relevant.

Marco
04-08-2021, 15:29
Lol, that's better, as there was no context before!:)

Marco.

Barry
04-08-2021, 15:34
It was perfectly obvious to me. :D

Marco
04-08-2021, 16:38
Lol... Just depends on how your mind works, I guess. I'm not really a cryptic kind of guy. I like things being spelled out, nice and clearly, in black and white:)

Marco.

Roy S
05-08-2021, 08:09
Definitely got his hat on

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210805/91be8443da460bc52d56a36a84c54a0b.jpg

Marco
05-08-2021, 08:59
Lol - nice one. So what was the reference to cricket and America in yesterday's picture about? That's the bit I didn't get, specifically how it was connected with the weather where you were:)

The fluffy clouds bit was obvious, but that bit wasn't.

Anyway, after a bright and sunny start here, it's clouded over and due to PISH down, bigtime. Same tomorrow. That's cool though, as the garden needs it!

Marco.

rmcin626
05-08-2021, 09:21
Raining this morning

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:15
went dark, thought it would rain but it didn't, now brightened up again.

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:18
Lol - nice one. So what was the reference to cricket and America in yesterday's picture about? That's the bit I didn't get, specifically how it was connected with the weather where you were:)

The fluffy clouds bit was obvious, but that bit wasn't.

Anyway, after a bright and sunny start here, it's clouded over and due to PISH down, bigtime. Same tomorrow. That's cool though, as the garden needs it!

Marco.

They don't have cricket in America, this video explains why:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6d3JBBo4s

struth
05-08-2021, 11:22
lol ive seen that before... dutch i think

Marco
05-08-2021, 11:27
They don't have cricket in America, this video explains why:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6d3JBBo4s

Lol, I know, I GET that. I just don't see what specific relevance cricket (and its non-success in America) has to the point Roy was making about the weather...:confused:

I must just be super-thick!:D

If the image was simply to depict some blue skies and fluffy clouds, indicating that was the weather he was experiencing, then rest (including cricket references) is irrelevant - at least to a dimwit like me!:lol:

Marco.

struth
05-08-2021, 11:29
cricket to americans is just odd.. its slow; ie it can take days.. one side can have a score of 800. the other side 100, and its a draw :D draws themselves are very non american.. they like winners and losers:D

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:32
baseball is super-slow though and their version of football is stop-start for three hours or so.

Interesting that they are the only former colony not to play cricket. That's probably where it all went wrong for them.

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:33
Actually I suppose there's Canada too. AKA 'America junior'.

Marco
05-08-2021, 11:36
Any explanation for post 37?:)

I can't stand cricket. It appeals to me on no level whatsoever, to the extent that I'd likely derive more pleasure from skewering my jap's eye with a red-hot knitting needle!

Marco.

struth
05-08-2021, 11:37
Any explanation for post 37?:)

I can't stand cricket. It appeals to me on no level whatsoever, to the extent that I'd likely derive more pleasure from skewering my jap's eye with a red-hot knitting needle!

Marco.

oh well, who wouldnt:eyebrows:

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:41
Any explanation for post 37?:)

I can't stand cricket. It appeals to me on no level whatsoever, to the extent that I'd likely derive more pleasure from skewering my jap's eye with a red-hot knitting needle!

Marco.

You must have played at school though?

Marco
05-08-2021, 11:41
oh well, who wouldnt:eyebrows:

Especially if you're a kinky bassa - not like wot I am or anyfink...:eyebrows:

Marco.

Marco
05-08-2021, 11:42
You must have played at school though?

Rounders, yes, but not much, and only to play with some of the cute girlies who liked such, although volleyball was better for 'bouncies'!:eyebrows: Remember, I went to school in Scotland. so cricket there isn't exactly high on the agenda! Footy was the norm.

Marco.

struth
05-08-2021, 11:51
its played in edinburgh at some schools and in borders too. it is more popular now than in my day tho where it wasnt played much in scotland. Rugby wasn't played much outwith the borders either but some of the fancier schools like royal high etc, although we started a rugby team when i was at secondary.

Macca
05-08-2021, 11:52
Rounders, yes, but not much, and only to play with some of the cute girlies who liked such, although volleyball was better for 'bouncies'!:eyebrows: Remember, I went to school in Scotland. so cricket there isn't exactly high on the agenda! Footy was the norm.

Marco.

Football in winter cricket in summer - you can't have had football practice all year round, surely?

had that all through my school career from junior school up. In primary school I was quite keen and tried to get on the team.

Practice game and I took up a fielding position at square leg. Games master comes over to me and says 'I wouldn't stand there son, if he plays a shot and whips it around it will come right at you.'

Which I thought was odd advice since in the first place as a fielder you want to position yourself in a location which the batsman is likely to hit the ball to. In the second place the batsman was ten years old and his bat was almost as big as he was.

The chance of him 'whipping it round' and sending a power drive out to square leg was about zero. I sort of lost faith in the coaching after that.

struth
05-08-2021, 11:56
well if you had a square leg, i guess footy was out and cricket was all you could play;)

footy summer and winter when i was a kid, with a bit of footy flung in as an extra.

the baw wiz like a brick too.

guy
05-08-2021, 12:01
I'm a bit like Marco regarding cricket, the game bores me witless.

At school we had athletics and cricket in summer (Rugby, which I love, the rest of the year).
I plucked up the courage to ask the games master whether I could be excused cricket and practice javelin on my own. He agreed and it worked, I went on to become North Herts junior javelin champion :)

struth
05-08-2021, 12:12
I'm a bit like Marco regarding cricket, the game bores me witless.

At school we had athletics and cricket in summer (Rugby, which I love, the rest of the year).
I plucked up the courage to ask the games master whether I could be excused cricket and practice javelin on my own. He agreed and it worked, I went on to become North Herts junior javelin champion :)

i stopped footy after junior school as it interfered with my swimming.. in fact apart from some weightlifting on my own time, i did no sports bar swimming and just didnt go to the pt classes. I remember going once and the teacher nearly fainted lol.. he recovered when i said i had no kit and had just come to watch:D TRue story:)

Roy S
05-08-2021, 12:33
I was just watching the cricket in the nice weather reflecting about what a slow, boring game it was and thought what I posted was an appropriate comment whilst showing (but not in the first place) and reflecting on what the weather was doing.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210805/8d6dc28fcb3af99a196fb732ea5c2f07.jpg

(think Marco’s the one in the middle)

struth
05-08-2021, 12:38
its....the spanish inquisition:eek:

Roy S
05-08-2021, 12:39
Nobody expected them on a weather thread!

Marco
05-08-2021, 12:43
I was just watching the cricket in the nice weather reflecting about what a slow, boring game it was and thought what I posted was an appropriate comment whilst showing (but not in the first place) and reflecting on what the weather was doing.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210805/8d6dc28fcb3af99a196fb732ea5c2f07.jpg

(think Marco’s the one in the middle)

Lol!:D I mean, how were we to know you were watching cricket?

All entirely obvious now you've explained it, but (certainly to me) not before!:ner:;)

Marco.

Roy S
05-08-2021, 12:48
Cos I took a pic of it? (the cricket and the weather).

(No need for the comfy chair Biggles)

Marco
05-08-2021, 12:56
Football in winter cricket in summer - you can't have had football practice all year round, surely?

had that all through my school career from junior school up. In primary school I was quite keen and tried to get on the team.

Practice game and I took up a fielding position at square leg. Games master comes over to me and says 'I wouldn't stand there son, if he plays a shot and whips it around it will come right at you.'

Which I thought was odd advice since in the first place as a fielder you want to position yourself in a location which the batsman is likely to hit the ball to. In the second place the batsman was ten years old and his bat was almost as big as he was.

The chance of him 'whipping it round' and sending a power drive out to square leg was about zero. I sort of lost faith in the coaching after that.

Nope, not in any school in Glasgow I knew. We played footy all year round, and also badminton in the sports hall or table tennis in the common room. Cricket was a non-entity. You'd have been called a 'poof' for liking cricket!:D

Daft, I know, but that's how it was...

Marco.

Marco
05-08-2021, 13:00
Cos I took a pic of it? (the cricket and the weather).

(No need for the comfy chair Biggles)

Lol - we're in danger of overthinking the whole thing now!:lol:

My point is that often what at the time makes sense in your (as in 'one's' head), and 'obvious', isn't for others. I call it a 'brain fart', which usually only fully make sense to you and no-one else...

Anyway, best move on. I'm enjoying watching the rain fall - with no cricket in sight!!:D

Marco.

Macca
05-08-2021, 13:44
Nobody expected them on a weather thread!

Their chief weapon is surprise.

struth
05-08-2021, 14:02
https://youtu.be/Cj8n4MfhjUc

Barry
05-08-2021, 21:11
Nope, not in any school in Glasgow I knew. We played footy all year round, and also badminton in the sports hall or table tennis in the common room. Cricket was a non-entity. You'd have been called a 'poof' for liking cricket!:D

Daft, I know, but that's how it was...

Marco.

Badminton would have been considered a bit 'poncy' at my school. :D

Marco
05-08-2021, 21:13
Lol... The fun bit was playing doubles with girlies in their little PE mini-skirts, especially showing them my shuttlecock afterwards...:eyebrows:

Marco.

walpurgis
06-08-2021, 07:34
18C, overcast and gloomy. Rain starting soon according to forecast.

guy
06-08-2021, 08:53
What a day; warm/sunny to start, rain absolutely hammering down now :)

Good job that I put mudguards on one of my favourite bikes yesterday - hopefully weather will have settled a bit for my Friday night pub run :cool:

struth
06-08-2021, 09:28
15c but thunder forcast for pm... all pm lol.. thankfully i took car out for its excersise yesterday..

Barry
06-08-2021, 10:42
Lol... The fun bit was playing doubles with girlies in their little PE mini-skirts, especially showing them my shuttlecock afterwards...:eyebrows:

Marco.

I went to an all boy's school - we weren't allowed to wear mini-skirts for sport. ;)

Barry
06-08-2021, 10:44
It's been a mixture of sunshine and showers here - and noticeably colder of late. :confused:

Macca
06-08-2021, 11:03
I went to an all boy's school - we weren't allowed to wear mini-skirts for sport. ;)

Likewise :) We had to line up for inspection prior to PE or Games, if you weren't wearing the exact approved kit for the activity it was detention.

Macca
06-08-2021, 11:04
Crap weather here, torrential downpours, overcast, windy, and not that warm either.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:07
I went to an all boy's school - we weren't allowed to wear mini-skirts for sport. ;)

Lol, but the girls were, and I was worse then (a right horny wee bassa) than I am now!:lol:

Marco.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:09
Crap weather here, torrential downpours, overcast, windy, and not that warm either.

Similar here (on and off) but it's perfectly warm at just a shade under 19C:)

What's the temp where you are?

Marco.

struth
06-08-2021, 11:09
Lol, but the girls were, and I was worse then (a right horny wee bassa) than I am now!:lol:

Marco.

youve always been a horny git...;) and other things:ner:

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:20
Oh, and have you been to that bloody Polish shop yet?:ner::lol:;)

Marco.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:23
youve always been a horny git...;) and other things:ner:

Haha, yes, and of course Del tempers my uncouth urges with her reserved, unadventurous, nun-like antics....:lol::lol::rofl::rofl:

Marco.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:24
Oh, and Marty-Farty, have you been to that bloody Polish shop yet?:ner::lol:;)

Marco.

Macca
06-08-2021, 11:26
Similar here (on and off) but it's perfectly warm at just a shade under 19C:)

What's the temp where you are?

Marco.

16C

Macca
06-08-2021, 11:27
Oh, and Marty-Farty, have you been to that bloody Polish shop yet?:ner::lol:;)

Marco.

No, might try it tomorrow as there's a few things I need.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:34
Excellent... I look forward to your report. Remember though, if you want bread, GO EARLY!;)

Marco.

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:35
16C

Not warm then, but not cold either:)

Marco.

Macca
06-08-2021, 11:44
Not warm then, but not cold either:)

Marco.

Relative though isn't it? I'd say 16c was 'cold' for August even in this country. Now if we were in January I'd describe 16c as 'balmy'.

Roy S
06-08-2021, 11:50
Blustery, mainly cloudy with the odd squally shower, 21 degrees and I'm not watching cricket...

Marco
06-08-2021, 11:50
Indeed... Yes, cold for August, but still not in any way cold. I'm in a different pair of t-shirt and shorts today, but it's still a t-shirt and shorts!:D

I've seen some knobheads though going out in puffa jackets.. WTF is that all about? Must have water in their veins. You wouldn't see me with one of those even in the depths of winter!:lol:

Marco.

struth
06-08-2021, 11:54
16c here but feels a lot warmer due to the closeness.. dark clouds gathering

struth
06-08-2021, 13:07
well we just had a thunder clap; lots of wetness lol. see if it continues

rmcin626
06-08-2021, 13:43
Chucking it down, lots of local flooding

Barry
06-08-2021, 14:57
Likewise :) We had to line up for inspection prior to PE or Games, if you weren't wearing the exact approved kit for the activity it was detention.

At my prep school, we had a PE/Games teacher who would make sure (by inspection) that you were not wearing underpants beneath your shorts. Pervert!

Marco
06-08-2021, 15:05
Fuck, what a nightmare. Even at that age, I'd have hooked him!:punch:

I was only in prep school in primary, so no PE and no perverts:D In fact, thinking on it, all of my teachers then were female, many of whom were nuns:eyebrows:

Marco.

Macca
06-08-2021, 15:10
At my prep school, we had a PE/Games teacher who would make sure (by inspection) that you were not wearing underpants beneath your shorts. Pervert!

There was allegedly a priest at my school who would whip the boys on their bare buttocks whilst they were showering after games. But he'd gone by the time I'd got there.

Presumably only did it with the first and second form or as Marco says he would have got lamped by one of the older lads.

walpurgis
06-08-2021, 15:12
A downpour with thunder at the moment.

Marco
06-08-2021, 15:19
There was allegedly a priest at my school who would whip the boys on their bare buttocks whilst they were showering after games. But he'd gone by the time I'd got there.

Presumably only did it with the first and second form or as Marco says he would have got lamped by one of the older lads.

Thankfully I never experienced, or even heard about, that kind of stuff when I was at school (primary or secondary), even though it was rife in the 70s and 80s. However, I was never a shy or timid child, so if that had happened to me, and I hadn't handled it myself, my dad or one of my uncles certainly would've done!;)

Marco.

Macca
06-08-2021, 15:33
Thankfully I never experienced, or even heard about, that kind of stuff when I was at school (primary or secondary), even though it was rife in the 70s and 80s. However, I was never a shy or timid child, so if that had happened to me, and I hadn't handled it myself, my dad or one of my uncles certainly would've done!;)

Marco.

No there was nothing like that went on when I was at school either, and that sort of thing doesn't stay hidden for long. 14 years of Catholic education, not a single incident. No doubt it went on some places but all blown out of proportion by people with an agenda as these things usually are.

Barry
06-08-2021, 16:07
No there was nothing like that went on when I was at school either, and that sort of thing doesn't stay hidden for long. 14 years of Catholic education, not a single incident. No doubt it went on some places but all blown out of proportion by people with an agenda as these things usually are.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/28/pupils-barred-ampleforth-college-catholic-school-abuse-scandal

Marco
06-08-2021, 16:55
No there was nothing like that went on when I was at school either, and that sort of thing doesn't stay hidden for long. 14 years of Catholic education, not a single incident. No doubt it went on some places but all blown out of proportion by people with an agenda as these things usually are.

Indeed, mate. In all my adult life of being a practicing Catholic, not only a member of various different churches, but socialising with many different priests, Canons and Bishops, I've never encountered even the merest sniff of such, and certainly never at school!

Of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist (as Barry's pointed out), but it's an evil prevalent in society as a whole, and in that respect not rife in the Catholic church any more than in schools, hospitals, prisons or indeed anywhere else.

Marco.

Macca
06-08-2021, 17:06
Indeed, mate. In all my adult life of being a practicing Catholic, not only being a member of various different churches, but socialising with many different priests, Canons and Bishops, I've never encountered even the merest sniff of such!

Of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist (as Barry's pointed out), but it's an evil of society as a whole, and in that respect not rife in the Catholic church any more than in schools, hospitals, prisons or indeed anywhere else.

Marco.

Yes that was exactly my point. Catholic Church is a soft target for the anti-religious mob because their adherents don't tend to get stabby with their critics unlike some of the others.

walpurgis
07-08-2021, 06:03
Was 13C when I got up at 6.30am., definitely not right for August. Pretty gloomy and overcast, rain is forecast.

struth
07-08-2021, 07:44
about 14/15. sunny but it wont last

Barry
07-08-2021, 09:15
Pouring with rain - I got soaked coming back from Heathrow airport!

Macca
07-08-2021, 09:26
Not doing anything here, no rain, no sun, no wind. Forecast was rain all day, presumably it will be along later.

Marco
07-08-2021, 09:39
Pishing down here, and that's set for the day, including, by the looks of it, tomorrow... The grass is starting to look greener!

Marco.

struth
07-08-2021, 10:06
still 15c here.. forecast says its raining but it aint so far. rained a lost last night tho

Macca
07-08-2021, 10:33
Raining here now, well more of a drizzle really.

struth
07-08-2021, 10:35
Raining here now, well more of a drizzle really.

yup its like that here now. biggish drops too

walpurgis
08-08-2021, 08:00
It was bright and sunny when I got up at 7.15am. Now it's overcast and pouring and none too warm at a mere 16C.

Macca
08-08-2021, 08:15
rained all night and still going now.

I think that heatwave a couple of weeks back was the summer. Oh well.

struth
08-08-2021, 08:23
14c and dull... supposed to be another hot spell middle of month.

looks like 20th august to hit uk.

rmcin626
08-08-2021, 08:53
Dry and 15c after a very wet night

Marco
08-08-2021, 10:19
Lots of pish here, and not just on the matress!:D

Marco.

Macca
08-08-2021, 10:38
If it gets any darker here I'm going to have to put the light on.

struth
08-08-2021, 10:47
so close ive put up a ice block in front of fan.. boy does this work:eyebrows:

Macca
08-08-2021, 12:35
Just like the days of the Raj!

Marco
08-08-2021, 12:37
so close ive put up a ice block in front of fan.. boy does this work:eyebrows:

Train it on yer boz... It's amazin' how much that lowers yer body temperature!:D

Marco.

walpurgis
09-08-2021, 07:18
14C and raining, doesn't feel warm at all. Might as well be February!

Macca
09-08-2021, 07:28
This has been the first morning in ages where the temp in my living room has been below 21c

Currently overcast and dull. Not raining but only I think because after the last two days there's just no water left in the sky.

struth
09-08-2021, 09:43
One of those warmish wet days.. its drizzle but steady. lowish light too. dreach

rmcin626
09-08-2021, 09:52
16c and cloudy , rain due after lunch

struth
09-08-2021, 16:01
rained all day here.. maybe should get a boat instead of a car;)

Barry
09-08-2021, 23:07
Rained much of yesterday (sometimes a short but heavy downpour), whereas today has been 'sunshine and showers'. But too wet to cut the grass. :doh:

guy
10-08-2021, 07:32
Rained much of yesterday (sometimes a short but heavy downpour), whereas today has been 'sunshine and showers'. But too wet to cut the grass. :doh:

Same here, but good to see some sunshine this morning :) seems like a long time.

struth
10-08-2021, 07:38
13c and light covering of cloud; supposed to stay dry and might get some sun later.. top temp 18/19c

walpurgis
10-08-2021, 07:45
16C and largely overcast. Supposed to get warmer and stay dry, I'll believe it when I see it.

struth
10-08-2021, 14:49
well sun did appear. now 20c. delightful afternoon with light breeze

struth
11-08-2021, 08:17
top of 16 and to rain all day... its not started yet but it wont be long me thinks. a day to write off.

rmcin626
11-08-2021, 08:41
Raining this morning, 14c

struth
11-08-2021, 18:46
Well rain didn't come to much just dampness and odd light shower.

Macca
11-08-2021, 19:33
It was spitting for a while here, never really got going into proper rain though. Been mild and humid all day, lots of heavy cloud and a strong breeze.

walpurgis
12-08-2021, 07:14
18C, gloomy and drizzling, despite no rain being forecast. Maybe it'll buck up.

struth
12-08-2021, 07:15
sunny start but a lowly 10c

Marco
12-08-2021, 07:45
Looks set to be a cracker today, bright and sunny now, with hardly a cloud in the sky, with highs later of 22C. Currently 17C. Perfect weather for me!:)

Del's in the shower, and getting 'dolled up' to go into college to (hopefully) congratulate her students on their GCSC results, when they collect them today, then going out for her lunch wit some of her colleagues.

Marco.

struth
12-08-2021, 17:45
was a mixed day overall although stayed mostly dry. top temp was 16c.

struth
13-08-2021, 08:19
strongish wind, dullish, cloudy and 12c. feels even cooler

rmcin626
13-08-2021, 08:47
Been raining, now cloudy 12c

Marco
13-08-2021, 11:08
Lovely day here, bright and sunny, and just a shade under 20C. About to enjoy some lunch al fresco:cool:

Marco.

struth
13-08-2021, 11:13
Lovely day here, bright and sunny, and just a shade under 20C. About to enjoy some lunch al fresco:cool:

Marco.

not very nice here.. dry for now but not sit out weather. nothing above 18c for next week here

Marco
13-08-2021, 11:28
Yups, that's the difference between up there and down here, mate.. It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow, just in time for my birthday!!;)

Marco.

struth
15-08-2021, 11:44
maybe 14c today or thereabouts.. cloudy and a breeze. seen worse in august up here:)

walpurgis
15-08-2021, 11:57
24C, with a modest breeze. Quite a nice day, even though it does cloud up and threaten rain now and then.

struth
16-08-2021, 07:00
11c cold and slightly damp.. summer is over.

walpurgis
16-08-2021, 07:13
15C and dry, but overcast. Suits me OK, I can do what I want and not be too hot or cold.

struth
16-08-2021, 07:22
just a tad too cold here... set my asthma off when i had to go out to shed. should have put jacket on... was a bad attack too.. just shows how your body gets used to a temp. if it doesnt improve the dreaded heating will be going on.

Pigmy Pony
16-08-2021, 18:30
just a tad too cold here... set my asthma off when i had to go out to shed. should have put jacket on... was a bad attack too.. just shows how your body gets used to a temp. if it doesnt improve the dreaded heating will be going on.

Sorry to hear that Grant - sounds like you might be living in the worst possible place for your health. I reckon somewhere like Tenerife might be better for you, temp doesn't really drop below 20C in the depths of winter. Property prices/rents/food and drink pretty cheap too.

I have in the past spoken to folk who've moved out to southern Europe, older folk who told me their health improved no end due to warmer less damp climate. The only things stopping most of us are family ties, and of course shit telly. Though these days the telly issues can be gotten round :)

struth
16-08-2021, 18:46
Sorry to hear that Grant - sounds like you might be living in the worst possible place for your health. I reckon somewhere like Tenerife might be better for you, temp doesn't really drop below 20C in the depths of winter. Property prices/rents/food and drink pretty cheap too.

I have in the past spoken to folk who've moved out to southern Europe, older folk who told me their health improved no end due to warmer less damp climate. The only things stopping most of us are family ties, and of course shit telly. Though these days the telly issues can be gotten round :)

yeah, better weather would help im sure. ive still not totally recovered.

walpurgis
17-08-2021, 07:44
15C and overcast. At least the forecast rain hasn't materialised so far. So much for August weather, it might as well be February.

struth
17-08-2021, 08:04
14c and sunny at moment

rmcin626
17-08-2021, 09:13
Dry at the moment and 16c

guy
17-08-2021, 16:49
Drizzle in Suffolk when I set off for Brighton this morning.
Drizzle in Brighton.
About two minutes of sunshine on the way back - just before the A12 junction on the M25 at about 16.30.
Drizzle when I got back home.

Is the bloody drizzle following me ?

dave2010
18-08-2021, 08:16
Quite sunny right now in the wild wastes - and it was even warm when I went out to put some boxes and bottles into the recycling bin.

Will it last? Can't be sure. According to BBC weather it's supposed to be cloudy and dry almost all of the day. .... Mmmm - they got it half right so far.

struth
18-08-2021, 08:22
sunny here but quite breezy.. about 15/16c

walpurgis
18-08-2021, 08:29
18C here, doesn't feel cold. Pretty murky and still damp after an overnight shower.

Pigmy Pony
19-08-2021, 05:32
Nearly constant drizzle here, it's been four bloody days now.

rmcin626
19-08-2021, 07:26
Cloudy so far and 12c

struth
19-08-2021, 07:51
Cloudy so far and 12c

same here robin.

Marco
19-08-2021, 11:42
Same here, but warmer at 18C:)

Marco

walpurgis
20-08-2021, 08:05
19C and dry, but overcast. Look like it may brighten.

Marco
20-08-2021, 11:24
Unusually it's warmer here! 22C, but also dull and cloudy, and quite humid. Not my fav weather.

Marco.

struth
20-08-2021, 11:34
16c and cloudy here.. bright enough tho and not much wind

walpurgis
21-08-2021, 08:18
18C and overcast again. Looks like a repeat of yesterday.

struth
21-08-2021, 09:07
wet and 16c here.. looks like its here to stay too.. not pouring, just light

rmcin626
21-08-2021, 09:17
Chucking it down

walpurgis
21-08-2021, 11:40
It's been raining for an hour or two. Good job I walked the mutt early today.

walpurgis
22-08-2021, 08:21
20C, feels pleasantly mild and the sun is trying to break through. Rain forecast though.

struth
22-08-2021, 08:24
misty with a cold n easterly. temp says 14/15c but feels a lot colder to me

Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 09:30
Constant drizzle here again. I don't mind it being cooler, it's the dampness that does me in :(

Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 09:39
Looking out of the living room window I see Rivington which is only two miles away. But not today, It's only about 1000ft elevation but currently invisible due to the low cloud. Never good when that happens.

Macca
22-08-2021, 09:48
Constant drizzle here again. I don't mind it being cooler, it's the dampness that does me in :(

Damp here too, it's hardly stopped raining for 72 hours now. Went out last night while it was taking a break and the humidity was through the roof. Like walking around inside a greenhouse with that unique scent of damp earth and vegetation.

Next week is forecast to be dry and reasonably sunny, although max temp will only be 18c.

struth
22-08-2021, 10:04
for first time in a couple of months my feet are cold. had to put shoes on. they get sore when cold damp weather starts. good old scotland :doh: still august ffs

dave2010
22-08-2021, 10:08
Looking out of the living room window I see Rivington which is only two miles away. But not today, It's only about 1000ft elevation but currently invisible due to the low cloud. Never good when that happens.Doesn't sound good.

Here I can actually see most of the 3000 ft mountain quite clearly today. Some days it's completely invisible. I don't know if it's going to rain, but it's not raining now, and is fairly sunny.

Roy S
22-08-2021, 10:09
Had a renderer booked to do some work outside, he cried off cos there was a yellow weather warning so it won’t rain now.

rmcin626
22-08-2021, 10:43
About 15c and cloudy

walpurgis
22-08-2021, 10:57
Just be glad you're not in or around New York at the moment. It's a bit grim.

Macca
22-08-2021, 11:24
Just be glad you're not in or around New York at the moment. It's a bit grim.

24c thundery showers, doesn't look that bad, a bit humid I suppose. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5128581

Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 18:17
Had a renderer booked to do some work outside, he cried off cos there was a yellow weather warning so it won’t rain now.

I must have colder weather on my mind - first read of your post I thought you'd said reindeer :doh:

As for the rest of your post - typical British weather, never fails to disappoint. Buy a kite and wait weeks for a breath of wind. Buy sunscreen and you can kiss summer goodbye :( If you're serious about wanting sunshine, spending a fortune on new Hunter wellies should do the trick...

struth
22-08-2021, 18:22
its to be a bit warmer next few days here.. 20 and then 22c on tues/wed.. a late hurrah to summer i guess.

Roy S
22-08-2021, 18:22
I must have colder weather on my mind - first read of your post I thought you'd said reindeer :doh:

As for the rest of your post - typical British weather, never fails to disappoint. Buy a kite and wait weeks for a breath of wind. Buy sunscreen and you can kiss summer goodbye :( If you're serious about wanting sunshine, spending a fortune on new Hunter wellies should do the trick...

Have to admit it did actually rain but he’d have had plenty of time to do the small patch of unfinished wall that needed his attention if he’d actually turned up at the promised time of 7:30 (what peed me off even more was that I’d got up at 6:30…).

Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 18:47
Have to admit it did actually rain but he’d have had plenty of time to do the small patch of unfinished wall that needed his attention if he’d actually turned up at the promised time of 7:30 (what peed me off even more was that I’d got up at 6:30…).

Not a morning person then Roy? Neither is your renderer :D The coming days promise better weather, your man will have no excuse

Roy S
22-08-2021, 19:14
Not a morning person then Roy? Neither is your renderer :D The coming days promise better weather, your man will have no excuse

Yes, he had a lie in today, didn’t ring us till 9 to let us know he wasn’t coming!

I’m not holding me breath, seems to be a bit of a messer but he did make a start yesterday (put some mesh up) and has left all the materials here. I’m sure we will see him again though, we haven’t paid him anything yet.

walpurgis
23-08-2021, 06:28
16C and gloomy. The weather keeps repeating itself.

struth
23-08-2021, 07:34
13c here but promise of sunny later

walpurgis
23-08-2021, 07:38
13c here but promise of sunny later

Due to be pretty warm where you are Grant, 25C/26C in next few days.

struth
23-08-2021, 07:40
met office say 20c today and 22c tomorrow but it could be a bit higher.

struth
23-08-2021, 08:02
met office say 20c today and 22c tomorrow but it could be a bit higher.

another forecast says 22c today so who knows lol

Macca
23-08-2021, 08:11
supposed to be dry and sunny here today, high of 21C, I'll take that.

Marco
23-08-2021, 08:30
Lucky you, lol. In Welsh Wales, dry yes, 21C, roger on that, sunny, nada, CLOUDY, yes, bollox!:doh:

Marco.

rmcin626
23-08-2021, 08:56
Very cloudy 15c so far

Macca
23-08-2021, 12:24
sun is cracking the flags here, just been for a walk one town over and back and I'm sweating like a pig.

Marco
23-08-2021, 13:27
Starting to appear here now... So are your sweaty bollox as good an excuse as any to take your annual shower, or is that a preposterous suggestion?:D

Marco.

Macca
23-08-2021, 14:48
I have one once a month whether I need it or not.

struth
24-08-2021, 14:06
about 22c now. sun and cloud mix. a very light breeze

Pigmy Pony
24-08-2021, 17:01
about 22c now. sun and cloud mix. a very light breeze

Just about right, that. Similar here.

struth
24-08-2021, 17:20
Just about right, that. Similar here.

yup one of the most pleasant days of month. slightly warmer than my ideal at 23c but breeze helped.

walpurgis
25-08-2021, 08:04
19C and sunny with broken cloud. I think it'll be a decent day.

struth
25-08-2021, 08:10
13c here but to have wall to wall sunshine soon, rising to 24/25c :doh:

Pigmy Pony
25-08-2021, 17:10
13c here but to have wall to wall sunshine soon, rising to 24/25c :doh:

Yeah, a bit too much for me that. My ideal would be sunny 20C, and 10C at night. A nice downpour one night a week to keep the gardens happy, not too much to ask is it :(

struth
25-08-2021, 17:28
Yeah, a bit too much for me that. My ideal would be sunny 20C, and 10C at night. A nice downpour one night a week to keep the gardens happy, not too much to ask is it :(

been going topless :D

rmcin626
25-08-2021, 17:49
Been around 23c most of the day

struth
25-08-2021, 18:03
Bedroom is way too warm. Still 20 outside. 26 upstairs.

Macca
25-08-2021, 18:14
Yeah, a bit too much for me that. My ideal would be sunny 20C, and 10C at night. A nice downpour one night a week to keep the gardens happy, not too much to ask is it :(

Twice a week would be better, damps down the dust and clears the rabble off the streets for a while too.

struth
26-08-2021, 07:54
a lot cooler today.. sun isnt far away i think but 12c and a easterly thats making about a 2o drop..

walpurgis
26-08-2021, 08:12
16C and gloomy, it'll do. Better than being too hot :).

mad-moon
26-08-2021, 08:39
16C and gloomy, it'll do. Better than being too hot :).

That would be great all year round Geoff, a nice cool 16 degrees..

walpurgis
26-08-2021, 08:45
That would be great all year round Geoff, a nice cool 16 degrees..

Just been out in the garden for a sweep up Alan and the temperature feels just right to me.

Macca
26-08-2021, 12:24
properly warm and sunny here today.

walpurgis
27-08-2021, 07:03
16C. A cool start, but the sun is blazing and there's not a cloud to be seen. Should be a nice day.

struth
27-08-2021, 08:59
12c and cloudy.. to be sunny later and about 17c

walpurgis
27-08-2021, 09:04
Up to 21C now and still rising.

struth
27-08-2021, 13:01
16c and sunny. cool eastery breeze holding temps down.

rmcin626
27-08-2021, 13:44
18c and sunny

rmcin626
28-08-2021, 07:30
Nice sunny day, around 13c , nice day for a wee drive

struth
28-08-2021, 07:32
wall to wall sunshine here too, but currently a feeble 9c. to get up to 21/22c tho later

walpurgis
28-08-2021, 08:10
Was 14C when I got up at 6.45. Lots of grey cloud and a bit of sunshine now and then.

Macca
28-08-2021, 08:21
very sunny here since about 0630.

Marco
28-08-2021, 08:48
Same here, mate. Beautiful sunny morning, currently 17C, but with highs predicted of 21C. Should be warm enough for the girlies to get their bikinis out later lol, as Del's having a sleepover party, with six of her friends coming over, to no doubt cause mayhem!::eek::D

Just been 'prettifying' the hot-tub with spangly lights for them later, sorting out a playlist of choons they like to dance to (thank goodness for streaming, lol), helped her tidy her room (yes I was honoured to get her assistance, haha), but which no doubt will be a pigsty again when I return on Sunday morning:rolleyes:

Cocktails made (although Del will have to finish them off), and two crates of Prosecco have also been left for them to guzzle, not including what her pals will bring with them (whatever dayglow-coloured shite youngsters drink), so the rest is up to them!:rave:

I've to fuck off by 1pm, so will be whooping it up at my dad's watching the footy!:doh::D

Marco.

Macca
28-08-2021, 08:59
we've got Chelsea later today, big game that.

Not planning to do anything today other than listen to music and carry on ploughing through the back issues of Stereophile.

Got to wait until I hear the neighbour is up and about before I put music on now though.

Marco
28-08-2021, 09:06
Yeah, the Liverpool game's the one we'll be watching, as the big one for us (Rangers vs. Celtic) is played tomorrow. We'll also probably chargrill some steaks, to soak up the beer lol, as he's got a decent sized garden, too:)

Marco.

struth
28-08-2021, 09:08
early start... they will be blootered by nine o'clock lol

Marco
28-08-2021, 09:17
I know, that's what worries me!!:uhho::lol:

At the moment, she can't decide to what to wear!! Can you believe it? She's only got a WHOLE dressing room full of clothes!:doh:

I think they want to enjoy the nice weather, hence why her friends are coming early. I said to go easy on the booze until later, but I suspect that'll go in one ear and out the other, don't you?

Then on Monday, it's off to a music festival... Rule No1: never marry a high-maintenance girly!

Marco.

struth
28-08-2021, 09:27
sure they will start with good intentions but the bubbles may just win the day:D hangovers tomorrow i bet..
sure she can find something exciting to wear... shes only got a thousand to pick from :rolleyes::lol:

Marco
28-08-2021, 09:37
I know, and it's not as if they'll be staying on for long!!:D

Marco.

walpurgis
29-08-2021, 07:08
14C. Cooler this morning, a bit of blue sky and a bit of cloud. Could be OK later.

walpurgis
30-08-2021, 07:22
13C when I got up at 6.45. Gloomy like yesterday.

Marco
30-08-2021, 07:26
Same here, but not cold, with highs today expected of around 19/20C. As long as it's dry, which it will be, that all that matters, as we're off to the Shrewsbury music festival today with some friends: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2021/

Should be good!:cool:

Marco.

walpurgis
30-08-2021, 07:32
we're off to the Shrewsbury music festival today with some friends

Marco.

Have fun. :)

dave2010
30-08-2021, 08:02
Same here, but not cold, with highs today expected of around 19/20C. As long as it's dry, which it will be, that all that matters, as we're off to the Shrewsbury music festival today with some friends: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/line-up-2021/

Should be good!:cool:

Marco.Enjoy. Pity you missed these though - yesterday I think - https://youtu.be/CwVb9VrLsSk

Hope the weather stays OK. Here it's dull to start the day - but not actually raining.

struth
30-08-2021, 09:35
13c and cloudy

Macca
30-08-2021, 09:44
dull dull dull. I suppose that's not bad for the August Bank Holiday as it's usually a wash-out.

rmcin626
30-08-2021, 09:46
Cloudy 12c. This morning

guy
30-08-2021, 10:19
grey and damp - extended family garden party cancelled/postponed :(

struth
30-08-2021, 12:44
so far, the cloud has won out. still only 14c too.

walpurgis
31-08-2021, 07:35
15C. More cool gloom. We only had a couple of hot days this summer.

struth
31-08-2021, 07:57
a little brighter today but only 9c

rmcin626
31-08-2021, 07:59
12c so far this morning

struth
31-08-2021, 17:13
crept up to about 16c, but sky never really cleared. september tomorrow tho so cant expect too much

Macca
31-08-2021, 17:33
we had a few brief glimpses of sun and that was all. Set to carry on like that all week.

struth
03-09-2021, 17:38
gonna be overcast for next few days here.

Macca
03-09-2021, 20:36
You're on the old thread.

struth
03-09-2021, 22:32
Oops

walpurgis
04-09-2021, 06:49
You're on the old thread.

What's a few days either way between pals? :D

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2021, 07:21
Is it August already? What happened to July?