View Full Version : Crap weather for November!
Pigmy Pony
01-11-2023, 07:19
More rain this morning, with added wind. I won't be out there long.
very wet again after a night of wet, and to stay wet... yup its wet, wet, wet.
Pigmy Pony
01-11-2023, 07:50
very wet again after a night of wet, and to stay wet... yup its wet, wet, wet.
I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes.
rmcin626
01-11-2023, 08:23
A very wet and windy 7c this morning
12C and wet.
Meeting up with some friends for a pub lunch later. The way things are going I could be in there all day!
walpurgis
01-11-2023, 08:42
13C and the rain has now stopped for the moment. Storm Ciaran is due to arrive later and the warnings look pretty ominous.
13C and the rain has now stopped for the moment. Storm Ciaran is due to arrive later and the warnings look pretty ominous.
Same here!
certainly worth being well away from the southern coasts... and not have any rivers near you... london looks to be better placed tho
walpurgis
01-11-2023, 09:31
I have friends and family on the west coast, south coast and east coast. Hopefully things won't get too bad.
I have friends and family on the west coast, south coast and east coast. Hopefully things won't get too bad.
yes they are to be worst hit unfortunately... think n east of scotland will get more rain etc too. to be wet here most of it tomorrow i think but today too. a day for staying indoors and hoping
We get it tomorrow afternoon. Heavy rain and high winds. Oh wait a minute that's just a normal day here. Even in the summer.
rained most of night. cold and cars are icy. 3c but rain is off til 10 they say. very grey
10C and wet. Wind and rain last night, but nothing too bad.
Woken several times in night by wind/rain noise. All peace and quiet for the last few hours, but more to come?
I think that we are just outside of the “amber warning area”.
walpurgis
02-11-2023, 08:34
10C, dull and a hint of drizzle.
I have friends in Porthleven, near Penzance. Bet it's been a bit rough as they face the Atlantic there.
rmcin626
02-11-2023, 08:43
After a wet night now 7c and grey
High winds and heavy rain all day.
Flooding everywhere.
Pigmy Pony
02-11-2023, 22:57
High winds and heavy rain all day.
Flooding everywhere.
That's what you get living in a giant wok. Being a hillbilly has some advantages. Don't know what the forecast is for tomorrow, and don't care, I'm having a four day weekend :)
too dark to see but I think it's still raining.
7C, blue sky streaked with cirrus cloud.
walpurgis
03-11-2023, 07:32
8C and patchy cloud. Hope we get dry spells, I like to get on with outside work when I can.
dry currently with small bits of blue. 8c
rmcin626
03-11-2023, 09:08
9c and dry this morning
walpurgis
03-11-2023, 11:55
8C and patchy cloud. Hope we get dry spells, I like to get on with outside work when I can.
Started pottering about outside and of course a big black cloud came along and it's now raining :rolleyes:.
not too bad today, showers and sunny spells.
Tomorrow is rain all day.
rmcin626
04-11-2023, 08:41
A grey 7c this morning
walpurgis
04-11-2023, 08:45
8C, raining and very gloomy.
walpurgis
05-11-2023, 08:20
8C and dark clouds about here and there.
walpurgis
06-11-2023, 07:50
6C, bright and sunny. Looks potentially decent.
6c and mostly light cloud with blue bits
Pigmy Pony
06-11-2023, 09:03
Been raining all night, and still is. Another stop at home day.
rmcin626
06-11-2023, 17:04
23c with a few clouds, enjoying some winter sunshine
23c with a few clouds, enjoying some winter sunshine
where the hell are you wintering robin??? 8c here
didn't start raining today until after lunch, it must be slipping.
rmcin626
06-11-2023, 18:21
where the hell are you wintering robin??? 8c here
Lanzarote Grant, for the next 10 days
Lanzarote Grant, for the next 10 days
ah, makes sense... enjoy....
Lovely. Especially this time of year when it's so grim here.
Been 'mizzling' with rain most of the day. :doh:
rain, high winds. The cleared up but gone properly cold.
Mikeandvan
08-11-2023, 23:05
Rain, rain, rain, fucking rain. What a miserable fucking country!
Pigmy Pony
08-11-2023, 23:16
Been dry today, but a windy 9C. A few weeks and we'll be used to it, and 9C will feel like spring.
7C with occasional light showers.
walpurgis
09-11-2023, 08:05
7C with rain staring in three minutes according to Accuweather, which is usually wrong.
Pigmy Pony
09-11-2023, 08:59
Sun's out, but it won't last. Rain will be here by lunchtime and a max of 8C.
fairly sunny currently, but cold at 6c
rmcin626
09-11-2023, 16:45
fairly sunny currently, but cold at 6c
Fairly sunny here but a bit warmer at 23c
It's 23C here as well - indoors that is! :lol:
Raining, high winds, chilly.
Supposed to be sunny tomorrow, we'll see.
6C and cloudy. Looks like it could rain later. :doh:
was sunny off and on, didn't rain anyway.
Tomorrow looks good, sunny all day and the ultimate rarity here - no wind.
It didn't rain here either.
Tomorrow should be fine, only to change for the worse on Sunday.
Pigmy Pony
10-11-2023, 23:10
Tomorrow's forecast looks ok, though that may be different in Bury, which we are visiting. It's famous for it's black puddings, but we won't be coming back with any of that. Tbh I'm not sure why we are going, I suppose it gets us out of the house.
3C and clear. Should be a nice day today, if cold.
cold here, 14C in my living room when I got up, 6C outside.
But it is sunny - sort of.
walpurgis
11-11-2023, 09:16
2C and bright. May get to do a bit outside later.
walpurgis
12-11-2023, 07:57
5C, dull and damp.
3C and cloudy. Off to a boot-sale as the weather is holding up.
Pigmy Pony
12-11-2023, 11:01
Started cold and dry, now it's chucking it down.
still a bit sunny here. 6c now but getting cloudier
Started cold and dry, now it's chucking it down.
same here, it stopped so thought I'd nip round to Sainsburys but if course it started again as soon as I was out the door.
I'm sure this has to be the wettest year on record for these parts, I've lived here since 1987 and I can't recall it raining so much. I mean it's always been a rainy place but this year it's been almost none stop.
You see these arab places on the telly and its like the surface of the moon. I'm sure we could be saving it somehow and then flogging it to them. Millions of gallons just going down the drain. Just the flood at the end of my street could probably irrigate a field for a whole year.
same here, it stopped so thought I'd nip round to Sainsburys but if course it started again as soon as I was out the door.
I'm sure this has to be the wettest year on record for these parts, I've lived here since 1987 and I can't recall it raining so much. I mean it's always been a rainy place but this year it's been almost none stop.
You see these arab places on the telly and its like the surface of the moon. I'm sure we could be saving it somehow and then flogging it to them. Millions of gallons just going down the drain. Just the flood at the end of my street could probably irrigate a field for a whole year.
Always with the negative waves, Moriarty (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvzdOWsb6CAxWyXUEAHWzxCz8QtwJ6BAgjEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXy h-JpWdGmQ&usg=AOvVaw3a5qnQ2lYk2xNhTTDJTTh9&opi=89978449):D
Always with the negative waves, Moriarty (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvzdOWsb6CAxWyXUEAHWzxCz8QtwJ6BAgjEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXy h-JpWdGmQ&usg=AOvVaw3a5qnQ2lYk2xNhTTDJTTh9&opi=89978449):D
I thought I was saying something righteous and hopeful for a change. :D
Pigmy Pony
12-11-2023, 12:27
I thought I was saying something righteous and hopeful for a change. :D
I thought so too, for a change :) Maybe we could do a swap - pipe water to them, and in return they could pipe some oil our way. I mean being realistic, water should have more value than oil (get into a bath of oil, and no amount of Radox is going to make it work).
Really, they have enough money, they should be on top of this by now. Building more desalination plants instead of ever-taller bling towers and islands you can see from space.
I thought so too, for a change :) Maybe we could do a swap - pipe water to them, and in return they could pipe some oil our way. I mean being realistic, water should have more value than oil (get into a bath of oil, and no amount of Radox is going to make it work).
Really, they have enough money, they should be on top of this by now. Building more desalination plants instead of ever-taller bling towers and islands you can see from space.
We'd need a long hosepipe ofc. Argos do a 15 metre one for £32, so we'd need about forty thousand of them linked together to reach, say, Bahrain.
It's do-able - although we might need to wait for them to get some more stock in.
if its not downhill, then a biggish pump might be useful:eyebrows:
if its not downhill, then a biggish pump might be useful:eyebrows:
The Romans got water to run uphill, I saw it on telly the other week. Okay they did have to build towers with cisterns on top but maybe we could use existing buildings for that?
Or put the standpipe somewhere really high to start with - like the top of Ben Nevis.
Only 1540 and it's getting dark here already. Had to use a torch to find a CD to put on.
And it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Back when we had the empire could we not just have moved the whole shebang to somewhere with better weather? Left this island for the French or someone to have?
Talk about missed opportunities.
I mean I know there's a 'New England' but their weather's even worse than ours.
Pigmy Pony
12-11-2023, 15:58
We'd need a long hosepipe ofc. Argos do a 15 metre one for £32, so we'd need about forty thousand of them linked together to reach, say, Bahrain.
It's do-able - although we might need to wait for them to get some more stock in.
Bahrain? I thought that's what Yorkshire folk called a dry spell.
Looked it up, turns out it's an actual place. But your calculations are a bit out, it would take about 400,000 15 metre reels, so about £13 million. Still less than was spent on the Burj Khalifa though, which is good for nothing but giving them a better view of the desert.
Pigmy Pony
12-11-2023, 16:03
Only 1540 and it's getting dark here already. Had to use a torch to find a CD to put on.
And it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Back when we had the empire could we not just have moved the whole shebang to somewhere with better weather? Left this island for the French or someone to have?
Talk about missed opportunities.
I mean I know there's a 'New England' but their weather's even worse than ours.
I've just put big light on. Until Mrs. P gets back, then it'll be a return to semi-darkness.
But your calculations are a bit out, it would take about 400,000 15 metre reels, so about £13 million.
Oh yeah I didn't carry the zero.
Good job I don't work in Finance. Except I do.
Anyway still pretty cheap to do in the scheme of things. Charge them a quid a gallon, I reckon just my street could earn a million a year from it.
Pigmy Pony
12-11-2023, 23:08
Oh yeah I didn't carry the zero.
Good job I don't work in Finance. Except I do.
Anyway still pretty cheap to do in the scheme of things. Charge them a quid a gallon, I reckon just my street could earn a million a year from it.
I wouldn't worry about it, more a job for the quantity surveyor two doors down.
Pigmy Pony
13-11-2023, 07:39
Lots more rain today, with 40+ mph winds thrown in. A good day to be in Heysham. What joy.
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I ain't goin' up no ladder fool!
11°C and cloudy. Rained overnight. :(
walpurgis
13-11-2023, 08:22
14C, dark sky and raining.
7c, dark, windy, wet... infact its pretty stormy and nasty
hifi_dave
13-11-2023, 16:26
I've just put big light on. Until Mrs. P gets back, then it'll be a return to semi-darkness.
You a man or a Mouse ? I'm allowed lights but not the central heating.
You a man or a Mouse ? I'm allowed lights but not the central heating.
squeak, squeak :eyebrows:
i can have both on;)
heavy rain this morning, then a bit of sun but accompanied by gale force winds. All died down now though.
You a man or a Mouse ? I'm allowed lights but not the central heating.
I've just lit a couple of candles - for a romantic dinner.
The central heating is always on, but depending on occupancy, the temperature set on the thermostat will vary between 18 and 25°C.
I've just lit a couple of candles - for a romantic dinner.
The central heating is always on, but depending on occupancy, the temperature set on the thermostat will vary between 18 and 25°C.
mine is set at 21c.. it will likely go up a bit if and when it gets colder. currently 21 is good. house is well insulated.
enoy your romantic evening mate.
Pigmy Pony
13-11-2023, 23:19
I've just lit a couple of candles - for a romantic dinner.
The central heating is always on, but depending on occupancy, the temperature set on the thermostat will vary between 18 and 25°C.
25C, that's a bit on the warm side, but then I seem to recall you mentioning that your partner hails from somewhere a bit warmer. And nothing will doom your romantic dinner better than her having to wear a hat and scarf at the table :)
Pigmy Pony
13-11-2023, 23:30
Bins day in Heysham today, where they have them stupid little oblong recycling boxes. Maybe due to being just a mile from Morecambe Bay, every one of those boxes left for other postcodes thanks to the 50+mph winds, losing their contents in the process. The street looked like Sunday morning at Glastonbury Festival.
When the bin wagon turned up later there really wasn't much left in the boxes to empty. Just how much effort did they put into clearing the bottles- and cans-strewn street, answers on a postcard :(
Back there tomorrow, hoping for calmer weather. And a bit less rain would be nice.
walpurgis
14-11-2023, 08:03
10C and sort of sunny, not raining anyway.
Raining steadily now. Bit of a bugger as I need to go out. :doh:
was wet earlier but its off currently. forecast is for rain all day tho. 6c
crazy amount of rain early morning but been dry since then.
walpurgis
15-11-2023, 07:46
6C and brightening up.
6c but very dark and damp. its a nasty mid winter morning.
walpurgis
16-11-2023, 07:46
6C, dark and oppressive. Rain due to start right now according to Accuweather.
5c and overcast. no wind...in fact oddly still
8C - dull, overcast and with rain in the air. :(
no wind or rain here today! Okay it was a bit chilly but I'll live with that. Got thermals and a duck down coat. Doesn't touch me.
Same forecast for tomorrow but then the rain and high winds are back for the weekend.
rmcin626
16-11-2023, 21:30
Hope again, 8c and pissing down
walpurgis
17-11-2023, 07:53
A cool 5C and dry and bright. Want some dry weather as I'm fettling another eBike that's been a pain, knackered headset, stuck cranks (probably have to make a slide hammer), iffy gears, sticky ehub bearings, etc. Need outside light for this.
rmcin626
17-11-2023, 08:27
6c but dry
Now 9C and sunny. Good luck with the bike Geoff. :)
Rained overnight. Now 9C and cloudy.
walpurgis
18-11-2023, 07:19
10C, grey and raining steadily.
rmcin626
18-11-2023, 08:51
8c and wet morning
6c and wet here.. darkish too
11C and cloudy. Rained expected from about midday.
walpurgis
19-11-2023, 08:11
10C and sunny.
rmcin626
19-11-2023, 09:08
11c and damp
Pigmy Pony
19-11-2023, 09:27
Grey with a bit of rain. Not too cold at about 12C.
No weather here at the moment although it did rain a bit during the night, just to keep its hand in.
Quite mild, 11C
grey and 10c here and to stay that way
walpurgis
20-11-2023, 07:35
9C and gloomy. Rain coming.
rmcin626
20-11-2023, 08:11
10c dry just now
7C and cloudy. It was supposed to rain yesterday - it didn't.
Pigmy Pony
20-11-2023, 20:51
Well it said "showers" on the tin, and that's exactly what it did. Supposed to be sunny all day tomorrow, we'll see.
rmcin626
21-11-2023, 08:09
5c and a bit of frost about
walpurgis
21-11-2023, 08:18
9C, grey and nothing else going on.
Dull and 8C. This is going to be one of those days where it never gets fully light.
only 3c here and a bit sunny, but wont last im sure
Forecast was wrong, blue sky now. Not really 'sunny' though as the sun no longer gets high enough in the sky to shine into the warren of terraced streets.
But it's a bit less dismal than it was.
Forecast still shows the weather here as heavy overcast ofc.
Pigmy Pony
21-11-2023, 22:46
After a dull start it turned out sunny all day. Got finished quite handy too, due not not losing time dodging showers. But getting the same Wednesday might be too much to hope for.
walpurgis
22-11-2023, 09:17
6C and trying to brighten.
very dull and damp. 11c..so much so i thought my eyes were faulty:D
cold but dry, never really got properly light. No way you could tell where the sun was in the sky.
10c but feels colder... dark and wet. bloody dreary
rmcin626
23-11-2023, 08:38
12c here and very damp
walpurgis
23-11-2023, 09:05
9C with patchy cloud.
11C, with bright sunshine. :)
Blowing a gale, then started raining about 1700
Weekend and next week goes proper cold - 0C to 4C but at least it will be dry and not windy.
Not a good sign it getting that cold this early, usually means a long winter ahead.
cleared up a bit in the pm here. was real stormy last night tho
Pigmy Pony
23-11-2023, 20:48
Blowing a gale, then started raining about 1700
Weekend and next week goes proper cold - 0C to 4C but at least it will be dry and not windy.
Not a good sign it getting that cold this early, usually means a long winter ahead.
But you can always wrap up warmer - it's the wind and rain and damp that does me in.
But you can always wrap up warmer - it's the wind and rain and damp that does me in.
true but the snow and ice is the worst.
walpurgis
24-11-2023, 07:36
9C and gloomy. Doesn't feel particularly chilly.
down to 0c now and feels even colder/ brrrr
sun was out today but with a bitter north wind going constantly.
7C for most of the day, and windy; so with the wind-chill factor it felt colder. So cold in fact that I wore gloves and a woolly hat when outside.
But at least it was sunny.
walpurgis
24-11-2023, 19:39
Spent half the day outside cutting timber in 7 degrees. Obviously I couldn't use gloves, but I got acclimatised to it after ten minutes. Used to work outside all year round anyway :).
Pigmy Pony
24-11-2023, 22:41
true but the snow and ice is the worst.
Yes it is. Right now we get either cold or wet, soon we will get cold and wet (snow). Looks good from a distance but shit in every other way.
Pigmy Pony
24-11-2023, 22:48
Spent half the day outside cutting timber in 7 degrees. Obviously I couldn't use gloves, but I got acclimatised to it after ten minutes. Used to work outside all year round anyway :).
Yes, I find it easier to do physical work in colder weather. I spent the day building 20 metres of 6 foot closeboard fencing today. Didn't feel the cold until the sun went down and I could no longer see what I was nailing :doh:
dave2010
25-11-2023, 07:17
Yesterday seemed an OK day - fairly dry and a bit of sun. The wind from the days before had blown most of the leaves off into piles, so that might save time - make it easier to bag them up.
Let's see what today brings - still dark - and around zero degrees so far. Should be dry most of the day - perhaps!
walpurgis
25-11-2023, 07:50
0C and a hint of frost here and there. Clear and brightening.
no frost but only 1C - think it will be sunny but it doesn't get above the rooftops til midday.
rmcin626
25-11-2023, 08:20
Bit cooler this morning, frosty and 0c just now
Forecast is giving out snow for Thursday morning...Not even in December yet!
0C, and sunny.
Will need to go out to sweep up the leaves that have been blown off by the wind.
walpurgis
25-11-2023, 08:45
Will need to go out to sweep up the leaves that have been blown off by the wind.
As it's dry, I shall be doing more woodwork out in the cold later. I could do it in the workshop, but my eyesight is so bad, I need the best daylight to work in (and still cock things up :rolleyes:).
dave2010
25-11-2023, 09:10
no frost but only 1C - think it will be sunny but it doesn't get above the rooftops til midday.Do you live in a cave? Or a deep hollow?
No - a hollow would probably get the sun above rooftops - it'd be hills that would block out the light. Maybe you're on a north facing slope with houses further up towards the top.....
Here its around zero now, but rising, and it's pretty clear today.
As it's dry, I shall be doing more woodwork out in the cold later. I could do it in the workshop, but my eyesight is so bad, I need the best daylight to work in (and still cock things up :rolleyes:).
well be careful not to chop any bits off mate:eyebrows:
nice morning but still cold at 0c now;not quite so blue now
Do you live in a cave? Or a deep hollow?
No - a hollow would probably get the sun above rooftops - it'd be hills that would block out the light. Maybe you're on a north facing slope with houses further up towards the top......
terraced houses - mostly only 2 stories but the roofs are very tall - my attic is like a cathedral - and the streets are very narrow. So it's like being at the bottom of a canyon.
terraced houses - mostly only 2 stories but the roofs are very tall - my attic is like a cathedral - and the streets are very narrow. So it's like being at the bottom of a canyon.
sun only reaches the houses opposite in the gaps between the blocks where the end drives are in winter.. my front garden even in summer sees very little full sun
my house (arrowed) - pic is from 1935 but nothing has changed
https://i.ibb.co/yQGY6zz/house.jpg (https://ibb.co/wz3wSnn)
bitter out. had door open to let delivery of food.. house is freezing now lol car is heavy frosted still
my house (arrowed) - pic is from 1935 but nothing has changed
https://i.ibb.co/yQGY6zz/house.jpg (https://ibb.co/wz3wSnn)
yes narrow and no breaks in the terraces. like miners rows
walpurgis
26-11-2023, 07:30
0C and frosty with grey gloom. Never mind, only another twelve weeks until temperatures start picking up.
1c and cloudy.. an odd mix
1c and cloudy.. an odd mix
we get that here. Very heavy cloud cover, so heavy it's perpetual twilight, which you'd think would provide some insulation. But it can still be minus 8.
Pigmy Pony
26-11-2023, 20:40
terraced houses - mostly only 2 stories but the roofs are very tall - my attic is like a cathedral - and the streets are very narrow. So it's like being at the bottom of a canyon.
Yeah I remember living somewhere like that, with the street rubbing west>east, and in the winter the road was shaded for about 3 months. And it never got gritted :(
Pigmy Pony
26-11-2023, 20:45
Was in York this morning and it was so cold my tabs were throbbing. A stall on the Christmas market wanted 15 bloody quid for a cheapo woolly hat. Not a chance, anyway I have enough at home to kit out a football team. Cheaper to get warm in a cafe for half an hour with a brew. Twice.
Yeah I remember living somewhere like that, with the street rubbing west>east, and in the winter the road was shaded for about 3 months. And it never got gritted :(
yes it runs NE-SW - ideal for never catching the sun. Like they planned it that way.
Going to be really cold next week, down to zero most of the time.
Got a one man tent somewhere, one of those geodesic ones. I might pitch it in the living room and just live inside it.
Long range forecast reckons it will go back to warmer than average as we get nearer Xmas though so looks like this cold spell is just a blip.
7c, and dull. Rain expected later.
walpurgis
27-11-2023, 07:29
8C and a spit of rain about. Very gloomy.
Rained overnight and it's mizzling with rain - the sort of misty rain that you don't really notice until it's too late.
Totally grey overcast sky. Dark and depressing!
rmcin626
27-11-2023, 09:28
5c and dry and clear
hifi_dave
27-11-2023, 16:03
It's been cold, damp and very dark all day.
Had some new LED downlights fitted in the kitchen and they came in useful today.
cold and rain all day. Had to put the light on at 1600. Three more days and it's officially winter.
cold and rain all day. Had to put the light on at 1600. Three more days and it's officially winter.
i usually class november as winter too, up here.. no snow in sight yet tho so thats a bonus. reached 6c for about an hr
i usually class november as winter too, up here.. no snow in sight yet tho so thats a bonus. reached 6c for about an hr
6c you're lucky not got above 5 here. And it's not even going to manage that for the rest of the week. 3C tops.
Pigmy Pony
27-11-2023, 22:02
yes it runs NE-SW - ideal for never catching the sun. Like they planned it that way.
Going to be really cold next week, down to zero most of the time.
Got a one man tent somewhere, one of those geodesic ones. I might pitch it in the living room and just live inside it.
Long range forecast reckons it will go back to warmer than average as we get nearer Xmas though so looks like this cold spell is just a blip.
Tent sounds like a good idea, play some CDs really loud, be like being at a festival. Though for the full Glasto experience you need a neighbour to come round and do a shit outside your tent and not tell you.
Tent sounds like a good idea, play some CDs really loud, be like being at a festival. Though for the full Glasto experience you need a neighbour to come round and do a shit outside your tent and not tell you.
And some pissed up knobber to trample right onto the tent in the dark while you're asleep.
Pigmy Pony
28-11-2023, 07:22
And some pissed up knobber to trample right onto the tent in the dark while you're asleep.
Speaking on behalf of pissed up knobbers everywhere I can tell you that festivals can be a really confusing time. I once returned to my tent on my own, got undressed(ish), crawled into my sleeping bag and reached for my iPod. It wasn't there.
My first thought was that someone had nicked it. My second thought was "this is not my tent". So it was a case of get out of there sharpish and go wandering till someone I knew found me and led me back home. I could add that I woke the next day in someone else's clothes, but I'm not that much of a moron.
It could have been worse - the tent could have been owned by some 6 foot meth head who returned to find me and thought that Christmas had come early for him .
walpurgis
28-11-2023, 08:10
4C and getting sunnier by the minute. More messing about outside later I think.
walpurgis
28-11-2023, 08:30
Speaking on behalf of pissed up knobbers everywhere I can tell you that festivals can be a really confusing time.
Never been one to 'do' festivals. I spent enough years waking up cold, damp and covered in bits of grass etc and not entirely sure where I was or had been, during my formative youth when experimenting with mind altering substances and plenty of booze. Those were the days (I think :scratch:)
Lawrence001
28-11-2023, 09:10
I went to Glastonbury 94 but I wasn't in the best frame of mind then and that was enough for me.
cant understand why anyone would wish to pay for the privillage of wandering around a muddy, piss strewn field for days surrounded by people out of their heads on god knows what :eek:
Lawrence001
28-11-2023, 10:03
For the experience! And there are a few bands you can see apparently.
2C, blue sky and looking and feeling a darned sight better than yesterday.
rmcin626
28-11-2023, 10:54
4c and clear today
blue skies and sunny. 4C
Doesn't feel any colder than yesterday but it's a lot less miserable so that's sort of a win.
Real cold snap coming in, highs of 2C all week and into next week. On the plus side, no wind.
Long range forecast:
Conditions are most likely to be changeable through this period. Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be near or above average overall, although this doesn't rule out some spells of cold weather and associated wintry hazards.
So could be dry could be wet, could be windy, could be calm, could be mild, could be cold.
Talk about hedging your bets.
only managed 3c today. very cloudy
Pigmy Pony
28-11-2023, 18:45
Never been one to 'do' festivals. I spent enough years waking up cold, damp and covered in bits of grass etc and not entirely sure where I was or had been, during my formative youth when experimenting with mind altering substances and plenty of booze. Those were the days (I think :scratch:)
What was your mind like before you had it altered :ner: Yes those were the days, might not have seemed so at the time, that's because we didn't know that things could and would get worse.
What was your mind like before you had it altered :ner: Yes those were the days, might not have seemed so at the time, that's because we didn't know that things could and would get worse.
Sarah Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000571/?ref_=tt_ch) : [talking quietly about Marvin] Wow. This guy's insane.
Frank Moses (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/?ref_=tt_ch) : Well, he thought he was the subject of a secret government mind control project.
Marvin Boggs (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000518/?ref_=tt_ch) : [in another room, checking files] This'll take a minute.
Sarah Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000571/?ref_=tt_ch) : Sure.
Frank Moses (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/?ref_=tt_ch) : As it turns out... he really was being given daily doses of LSD for 11 years.
Sarah Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000571/?ref_=tt_ch) : Well, in that case, he looks great.
Frank Moses (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/?ref_=tt_ch) : Fantastic.
Sarah Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000571/?ref_=tt_ch) : Yeah...
Pigmy Pony
28-11-2023, 18:53
For the experience! And there are a few bands you can see apparently.
Exactly. Saw lots of great bands at festivals. '94 was my last Glastonbury, iirc Oasis headlined the following year and tickets sold out double-quick. Too old for all that now, it'd probably kill me.
Pigmy Pony
28-11-2023, 18:55
blue skies and sunny. 4C
Doesn't feel any colder than yesterday but it's a lot less miserable so that's sort of a win.
Real cold snap coming in, highs of 2C all week and into next week. On the plus side, no wind.
Long range forecast:
Conditions are most likely to be changeable through this period. Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be near or above average overall, although this doesn't rule out some spells of cold weather and associated wintry hazards.
So could be dry could be wet, could be windy, could be calm, could be mild, could be cold.
Talk about hedging your bets.
Well nobody wants to be the next Michael Fish :doh:
Well nobody wants to be the next Michael Fish :doh:
I know - that pretty much ruined weather forecasting forever. Now anytime we have a bit of wind and rain it's a 'Storm' and has some idiotic name, usually one you can't pronounce.
I know - that pretty much ruined weather forecasting forever. Now anytime we have a bit of wind and rain it's a 'Storm' and has some idiotic name, usually one you can't pronounce.
You're a difficult man to please. ;)
Pigmy Pony
29-11-2023, 07:31
I've found the most reliable weather forecaster to be my lounge window - it's a big 'un, you can see a lot of sky through it. Only really good for short-range forecasts though. Currently it says that it's bloody cold and will be for some time. No chance of rain though.
My phone says it's -4C out there and I can believe it. Still, there's nowhere I need to be until Friday :)
walpurgis
29-11-2023, 07:36
2C and there's a bit of frost here and there. Set to get colder apparently.
well below here too. dont think it will get into positive today. sky, although still darkish looks fairly clear
rmcin626
29-11-2023, 09:01
-2c this morning, not great for an early morning drive to Glasgow, taking the wife for a hospital appointment
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sunny and blue sky as thought. still -3
crept to 1c. forcast for some snow this pm then to stay icy for a week.... so thats me likely stuck in:doh:
Pigmy Pony
29-11-2023, 13:22
Just had to go out there to move my van off the drive so Anita could get the car out. Windscreen still frosted over. After such a shitty wet summer the least they could give us is a mild winter :(
Just had to go out there to move my van off the drive so Anita could get the car out. Windscreen still frosted over. After such a shitty wet summer the least they could give us is a mild winter :(
went out and plugged car in...thought it best as its not likely to move. at least ground was dry.
rmcin626
29-11-2023, 14:51
Warmed up to 4c now
Thick fog this morning, drivers actually being cautious for once.
After that sunny and no wind.
walpurgis
30-11-2023, 08:30
0C and frosty, a blanket of gloomy grey sky.
rmcin626
30-11-2023, 09:00
Another frosty morning 0c
Another frosty morning 0c
same here... blue sky appearing
Pigmy Pony
30-11-2023, 10:09
Another day of clear blue sky and frost that won't go away. I expect the canal will be frozen over, which doesn't normally happen this side of Christmas.
hifi_dave
30-11-2023, 16:07
We've now had 5 days in a row with hard frost. Not had frost like this for years. Apart from that it was a lovely sunny day.
Another day of clear blue sky and frost that won't go away. I expect the canal will be frozen over, which doesn't normally happen this side of Christmas.
the one by me's not frozen yet. Swans on it this morning. You'd think they'd fly off somewhere warmer.
walpurgis
30-11-2023, 19:18
The highest it got today as far as I'm aware was 2C. A bit too chilly, so I only stayed outside for about half an hour.
best we managed was 1c. back under again tho. feels colder; it must be old age but im sore all over and cold
Pigmy Pony
30-11-2023, 19:38
the one by me's not frozen yet. Swans on it this morning. You'd think they'd fly off somewhere warmer.
Well if you could do that, without all the airport baggage check in queues and all that nonsense, you would wouldn't you. Ours (Leeds Liverpool) is frozen already. Won't be thick enough for the local chavs to use as a short cut, but I wouldn't talk them out of trying it. After tomorrow it may well be thick enough for the ducks, -5C is forecast for tonight.
Well if you could do that, without all the airport baggage check in queues and all that nonsense, you would wouldn't you. .
They probably don't like foreign food. Can't see any reason otherwise. Six months in Ibiza or some dirty canal in Stoke it's not a hard choice is it? I'm mean sometimes I wonder why the ones that do migrate ever come back.
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