Crap weather for October 2024

[dave2010]

Thread not started yet, as far as I can see, so here goes.

In the frozen north the sun is shining, but visibility isn't the best - can't see the top of the hills.

So far October seems nice.

[Alex_UK]

12c and persisting it down here in not so sunny Suffolk…

[Barry]

12C and rain likely.

[Pigmy Pony]

Cloudy, but stayed dry today. Moving my outdoor work back 24 hours was a good idea. Rest of the week looking ok too.

[hifi_dave]

Bloody cold, dark and chucking it down.

[rmcin626]

A dry 13c today

[Barry]

Been peeing with rain all afternoon. :(

[Macca]

Rain all day here until about 1600.

[rmcin626]

11c and dry so far today

[Rush2112]

Well 12 and dry for me. Although the iPad is sharing this not sure why ! [emoji16]

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[Barry]

13C and cloudy.

Yesterday was largely a washout - hope any rain will hold off today.

[Macca]

miserable this morning but been sunny this afternoon.

[Pigmy Pony]

A dry sunny day, t shirt weather this afternoon. Think we'll have this till Saturday.

[Barry]

miserable this morning but been sunny this afternoon.

Quite the reverse here: cloudy but dry this morning, rainshowers this afternoon.

[Barry]

10C and cloudy.

[dave2010]

Very sunny so far, and should stay that way for a while. Temperatures low at the moment - maybe under 10 degrees C, but struggling up to 14 C later on - allegedly.

Skies were clear enough to see stars last night, so maybe that explains the cold right now.

[rmcin626]

Overcast but a dry 11c

[Barry]

Now 14C and pleasantly warm. :)

[Macca]

Proper cold first thing with clear skies but been quite a good day; sunny with no wind.

[Pigmy Pony]

Another clear-sky dry morning, and looks to stay that way.

Without looking at the clock I know it's about 7.30 because the bloke across the road has just set off in his van to his appliances sales and repair business. He always likes to get there an hour ahead of his staff so he can have his morning dump in peace. Always likes to use the shop's toilet. Nowt as queer as folk. It might seem equally strange that I should know this about him...

[Barry]

Too much information there Steve. ;)

[rmcin626]

A damp 12c this morning

[Macca]

Bright and sunny here, not too chilly, no wind.

[Alex_UK]

Sunny spells and 14c. No rain forecast until Sunday.

[Barry]

14C, clear blue sky with sunshine.

[Pigmy Pony]

Same here, but a bit warmer in Southport where I've just been. Quite a nice place unless you were hoping for a sea view. I don't think the tide's ever been in there, just a couple of miles of mud and a view of Blackpool tower across the estuary. On the plus side they do have a lawnmower museum if that's your kind of thing.

[rmcin626]

After a damp night 13c so far

[Macca]

Damp and cold.

[Pigmy Pony]

We were forecast a lot of showers today, which never materialised. I'm not too miffed though, it was still too miserable to be outdoors much. Apart from Wednesday which will see me erecting roof trusses, I don't have anywhere I need to be, so the weather can suit itself next week.

[rmcin626]

11c and dry so far this morning

[Macca]

Was very dull earlier but blue sky and sunshine now.

[Barry]

18C and cloudy. Rained last night, and wouldn't be surprised if it rains this afternoon.

[Pigmy Pony]

I'm hoping the rain holds off until this evening at least as I'm helping Anita's lad finish the 'man cave' he's built at the back of the house. He recently had his girlfriend stay over for the night with him in it, all done nice inside. But without finishing the roof work :doh:

To me, a man cave should at the very least have a basic sound system, a flat screen telly and a dart board, not a bed with rose petals strewn on it. So I refuse to call it a man cave. But lady cave just sounds wrong. Boudoir maybe.

[Macca]

If he has to have a bed in there it should at least fold down from the wall or be one of those that doubles as a settee.

[Pigmy Pony]

Cheapskate didn't even have a bed in there, the mattress was on the floor. Anyway he's moved out now, so hopefully it will now provide storage for all the grandkids crap I keep tripping over. Why do toys have to be so big these days? When I was a kid all I needed was my catapult and a penknife.

[Macca]

Cheapskate didn't even have a bed in there, the mattress was on the floor. Anyway he's moved out now, so hopefully it will now provide storage for all the grandkids crap I keep tripping over. Why do toys have to be so big these days? When I was a kid all I needed was my catapult and a penknife.

I've still got the penknife.

[rmcin626]

A dry 11c so far

[Alex_UK]

15c and very dull with intermittent drizzle. Still, I'd rather be here than the East coast of America...

[hifi_dave]

Dull, showers and getting noticeably colder.

[Macca]

15c and very dull with intermittent drizzle. Still, I'd rather be here than the East coast of America...

I don't know, I'd take my chances on the grounds they have better food there.

[Alex_UK]

Not looking good today…. Hurricane force winds up to 15,336 MPH.

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An error on the BBC Weather app apparently!

[rmcin626]

A cool 6c so far this morning

[Barry]

9C and mostly cloudy.

[Pigmy Pony]

Not looking good today…. Hurricane force winds up to 15,336 MPH.

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An error on the BBC Weather app apparently!

No worse than Sky News last week, who reported that Hurricane Helene left 133 million dead with another million homes without power :doh:

[Barry]

....

An error on the BBC Weather app apparently!

An error which they freely admitted.

The window cleaner called today - so naturally it rained after he had finished. :doh:

[Barry]

12C with bright sunshine. :)

[hifi_dave]

Not often lately I've been able to say, it's been a lovely day, clear blue sky and warmish especially in the Sun.

[Macca]

Frost on the rooves this morning but it has been dry and sunny all day.

[Macca]

wasn't quite fully light when I got up at 0715 and it's actually got darker since.

[rmcin626]

A very wet 9c

[Barry]

11C and cloudy. We're at a boot-sale and I'm wearing a thick sweater under a body-warmer zipped into a windcheater, woolly hat and gloves!

[Macca]

11C and cloudy. We're at a boot-sale and I'm wearing a thick sweater under a body-warmer zipped into a windcheater, woolly hat and gloves!

You're spending too much time in the tropics!

[rmcin626]

Went out for a couple of essentials, now heavy shower of hailstones

[Macca]

Blue sky here now, wasn't expecting that when it was so dull before that it was still almost pitch dark at 0900.

[dave2010]

Cold, but not raining so far. Reasonably bright. Temperatures around zero - and may stay that way today. Grey clouds - no obvious blue patches.
Slight concern about a couple of olive trees which may not be frost resilient, but there is still water on the ground - no ice.

[rmcin626]

7c and dry this morning

[Macca]

Dull, a bit chilly, but no wind.

[Barry]

5C and fair.

At another boot sale. My mobile is playing up - claiming no connection to the Internet, so have borrowed my partner's phone.

At least the sun is shining.

[Macca]

Sun is out here now too.

Forecast for week ahead shows a mild spell coming, with temps up to 17C. High winds too, though.

[DSJR]

Miserable and dark here in the 'far east.'

[hifi_dave]

Welcome back Dave.

Not too cold, not wet, just miserable and that's just me.

[Barry]

Agreed - welcom back Dave (love the 'avatar')! :)

[rmcin626]

A cold and sunny 7c this morning

[Barry]

11C and dull. Rained overnight and rain expected early evening.

[Macca]

Rain this morning as usual. Then dull most of the day.

[Pigmy Pony]

A cold start, then sunshine all day. Was t-shirt weather for a couple of hours this afternoon though my mate disagreed. But then he isn't insulated with 20lb of excess lagging :( Tomorrow looks set to be similar.

[rmcin626]

A dry but dull day 10c

[hifi_dave]

Dark and cold but no rain.

[Macca]

Dull, dull, dull.

[Pigmy Pony]

Same here, but a bit warmer than yesterday. T shirt weather again :)

[Macca]

Same here, but a bit warmer than yesterday. T shirt weather again :)

Chorley microclimate posse.

[Macca]

Chorley, yesterday:

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[Pigmy Pony]

Stoke tomorrow. Never mind, soon be Christmas :)

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[Pigmy Pony]

Chorley microclimate posse.

Here on the Leeds-Liverpool riviera we're on for the arse end of Hurricane Milton today much like yourself. But at least you'll be getting some thunderstorms later, so that's a win for Stoke :)

[rmcin626]

A wet 13c this morning after a damp night

[Barry]

16C and cloudy, but the sun is shining so not too bad, not too bad at all.

[Pigmy Pony]

15C here, and feels quite warm, but not t shirt weather due to the deluge we're experiencing, which is set to continue till 6am tomorrow. Still, gets me out of gardening chores, and as Anita's left the house for a bit I get to play my ELP LPs, and whatever else I fancy :) Jimi next...

[Barry]

Today is turning out to be a bit of a belter! An absolutely beautiful sunny day.

[Macca]

Stoke tomorrow. Never mind, soon be Christmas :)

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Needs more water.

[Macca]

Here on the Leeds-Liverpool riviera we're on for the arse end of Hurricane Milton today much like yourself. But at least you'll be getting some thunderstorms later, so that's a win for Stoke :)

Thunderstorms never happened so no win there.

Been odd today. Mild and no wind but a heavy mist that never cleared all day. Plus a load of rain - tropical downpours alternating with that fine stuff that soaks you through.

[Alex_UK]

Was a cracking day, mostly sunny and 20c - sadly I spent 99% of it in an office not even near a window to be able to see what I was missing!

[Barry]

It's chucking it down at the moment. Absolutely pouring with rain. Hopefully it won't last for long.

[Macca]

Was a cracking day, mostly sunny and 20c - sadly I spent 99% of it in an office not even near a window to be able to see what I was missing!

Bloody hell. It never even got properly daylight here. I am by the window (always get a desk by a window even if it means killing a man) and I couldn't even see the top of the hill less than half a mile away.

Amazing how much difference there can be in a fairly small country.

[Alex_UK]

It's tipping it down now!

[Pigmy Pony]

Well the rain finally stopped about midnight. Wind's gone too. Looks like we're on for a really nice day. possibly the last of the year.

[Barry]

15C and cloudy.

The torrential rain last night fortunately didn't last long, but I don't think there will be too many fine days left for this year.

[rmcin626]

After a wet night , 13c but showers expected

[Macca]

pretty good today but traffic gridlocked on the way home.

If I'd walked be back in 30 minutes, foolishly accepted a lift and it took an hour to get nowhere and I ended up walking anyway.

Roads still jammed when I got home at 1900.

[Barry]

Rush hour seems to start earlier and earlier. I tend to avoid driving in the mid afternoon as the schools finish, and the parents waiting to collect their children clog up the neighbouring roads. Then there are those returning home from work who use the narrow roads through the village as a 'rat run', usually driving at a higher than sensible speed.

[Macca]

Rush hour seems to start earlier and earlier. I tend to avoid driving in the mid afternoon as the schools finish, and the parents waiting to collect their children clog up the neighbouring roads. Then there are those returning home from work who use the narrow roads through the village as a 'rat run', usually driving at a higher than sensible speed.

A home-made 'stinger' would soon settle their hash. Just conceal it under some leaves, ideal this time of year.

[Pigmy Pony]

Rush hour seems to start earlier and earlier. I tend to avoid driving in the mid afternoon as the schools finish, and the parents waiting to collect their children clog up the neighbouring roads. Then there are those returning home from work who use the narrow roads through the village as a 'rat run', usually driving at a higher than sensible speed.

In recent years I've found myself leaving for work increasingly early in a vain attempt to beat the rush hour. This year I've finally decided to sod it and leave later. Much better.

I've heard it said that our country isn't overcrowded, that there's plenty of room for all of us. Unfortunately there isn't room for all the cars we need for getting from A to B, as our inability to cope with road works and accidents show.

[Macca]

In recent years I've found myself leaving for work increasingly early in a vain attempt to beat the rush hour. This year I've finally decided to sod it and leave later. Much better.

I've heard it said that our country isn't overcrowded, that there's plenty of room for all of us. Unfortunately there isn't room for all the cars we need for getting from A to B, as our inability to cope with road works and accidents show.

If I walk home it takes 35 minutes unless I really push it, then its 30 minutes. If I get a lift, in normal traffic conditions, it's 20 minutes. Distance is almost exactly two miles.

I suppose over a longer distance the benefit is more but for 2 miles it's negligible time saving to use the car. And in bad traffic, it can take a lot longer.

[Barry]

Also people don't use their drives anymore, preferring to leave their cars out on the road. This effectively halves the width of the road, making life difficult for the rest of us having to negotiate these 'chicanes'. :doh:

[Macca]

Also people don't use their drives anymore, preferring to leave their cars out on the road. This effectively halves the width of the road, making life difficult for the rest of us having to negotiate these 'chicanes'. :doh:

Sheer bone idleness so they don't have to back out next time. I'd probably do it too.

[Barry]

If I walk home it takes 35 minutes unless I really push it, then its 30 minutes. If I get a lift, in normal traffic conditions, it's 20 minutes. Distance is almost exactly two miles.

I suppose over a longer distance the benefit is more but for 2 miles it's negligible time saving to use the car. And in bad traffic, it can take a lot longer.

I used to walk to work as it was only about half a mile from home. If I drove the car would have hardly warmed up, so only drove if it was raining or I had something large or heavy to convey.

[Pigmy Pony]

Also people don't use their drives anymore, preferring to leave their cars out on the road. This effectively halves the width of the road, making life difficult for the rest of us having to negotiate these 'chicanes'. :doh:

There are quite a few doing this on my route into Preston, many of which have their wing mirrors held together with duct tape. Serves 'em right I say.

[Barry]

8C and foggy.

[rmcin626]

A damp 12c this morning

[Alex_UK]

A very nice day, 15c and lots of sunshine. Typically won’t last for the weekend.

[Macca]

Foggy this morning, then sunny, then started raining about 1600.

Record shopping tomorrow if it stays dry, so it probably won't.

[Barry]

A very nice day, 15c and lots of sunshine. Typically won’t last for the weekend.

Same here. We intend to go to a boot sale tomorrow, but I think it will be rained off.

[Ninanina]

Hi all…. It’s been a while

[Macca]

Hi all…. It’s been a while

Good to see you round again. Still boating and biking?

[Ninanina]

Good to see you round again. Still boating and biking?

Unfortunately not. I did get a Ryker trike but have since sold it

Has anyone heard from Marco?

[Macca]

Unfortunately not. I did get a Ryker trike but have since sold it

Has anyone heard from Marco?

No recent news.

[Ninanina]

No recent news.

Is there any old news about him that I may not know about? We used to pm quite a bit and I also used to chat to Del but nothing for ages

[Macca]

Is there any old news about him that I may not know about? We used to pm quite a bit and I also used to chat to Del but nothing for ages

He was very ill with sepsis and it will be a long road to recovery. That's about all I know.

[Pigmy Pony]

We did all wished him a happy birthday back in August, but didn't hear back, so probably still not fighting fit. Anyway welcome back Bev, it's been a fair bit quieter round here with Marco's absence, Geoff Walpurgis away with house moving and family stuff, and of course our old friend Grant's passing.

Now don't be a stranger :)

[Ninanina]

He was very ill with sepsis and it will be a long road to recovery. That's about all I know.

Oh gosh that’s very sad to hear, I am so sorry. I may drop him a line to see how he is

[Ninanina]

We did all wished him a happy birthday back in August, but didn't hear back, so probably still not fighting fit. Anyway welcome back Bev, it's been a fair bit quieter round here with Marco's absence, Geoff Walpurgis away with house moving and family stuff, and of course our old friend Grant's passing.

Now don't be a stranger :)

Hiya Steve…. hope you are ok

Having a quick catch up I did notice Geoff was missing and was very sad to hear of Grant’s passing, what a great shame

It kinda puts my own problems into perspective

[Barry]

Hi Bev,
It's been a long time since you last posted - what have you been up to?

If you want to contact either Marco or Del, you will have to write them a letter and post it. Email or any other form of messaging won't work: I've tried it often enough.

Del is busy with her teaching work during the day and when she gets home has to attend to Marco. As such they go to bed early, leaving little opportunity for communication with those outside of their immediate circle.

[Ninanina]

Well I’ve dropped Marco a pm… I don’t have their address otherwise I’d send them a letter

I just hope they are ok

I’ve had my fair share of illness recently which I won’t go into

[Pigmy Pony]

Well with the arrival of Storm Ashley it looks like we couldn't have picked a better day to go to a record fair in Windermere (the town, not the lake), so should make for an interesting drive. We might have to sack off the planned boat trip on the lake though.

[Alex_UK]

Hi Bev, good to see you around.

Weather pretty meh here, 40+mph winds, not as bad as others, raining on and off but quite mild at 14c.

[Barry]

Same poxy weather here as well. Just come back from a boot sale - not a good idea what with the occasional light rain and the wind, but we made a useful profit nonetheless.

The car needs a good clean and the grass needs cutting - both will have to wait!

[rmcin626]

A bright 13c so far but rain due

[Macca]

Rained here early on and a bit of a blow but it all stopped about 1000 and the sun is trying to come out now.

Not really the 'storm' that was advertised.

[Pigmy Pony]

Just got back from a few hours up in the Lake District, got a few bargains at their record fair. We wanted to go on a round-the-lake boat trip, but missed the last sailing by ten minutes, because they were cancelling the rest of the day and sending their "captains" home due to the bad winds.

Oh well the day wasn't a total bust, and I got some handy buying/selling advice off the fair's organiser, as well as a decent chunk of discount :) It was blue skies and warm up there, unfortunately the trees were clearly struggling to stay upright.

Then home via a pub for some nosebag. Perfect day, almost.

[Barry]

What did you buy at the record fair Steve?

[Macca]

I am also interested to know.

[Alex_UK]

:popcorn:

[rmcin626]

A far bit of wind around tonight

[Pigmy Pony]

What did you buy at the record fair Steve?

Sorry if I gave the impression I got loads of stuff, I didn't.

Genesis - In the Beginning (which is actually a reissue of their first album "From Genesis to Revelation"). No idea what it will be like, it's an album that passed me by. Anita picked this.

Everything but the Girl - Love not Money. Never heard this, but I have a few of their albums and like all of them.

Japan - Oil on Canvas. A live double album. I played some of this earlier, I know most of the tracks and the recording is excellent.

Orbital - Brown album. This one is CD, and is one I've been after for some time, but used copies are all 7 quid plus. Got this for £1.50 :)

Everything is NM. Total cost was £32, but seller discounted it down to £25, which was nice, as was he.

While I had his ear i asked about valuing records. He uses a site called Popsike, which for for free you can do up to ten searches a day. Or you can have unlimited searches for a subscription. The site gives details about individual records sold, including what they sold for on which date, and with label pics of the actual record sold, not library pictures.

[rmcin626]

A bright 12c today

5 minutes later now chucking it down

[Barry]

15C, blue sky with some scattered cloud.

[Macca]

Monsoon this morning, but been sunny rest of the day.

Traffic really bad again, queues everywhere.

[Barry]

12C and cloudy.

[Barry]

It's now become quite misty here now. To be fair it was forecast.

[Pigmy Pony]

8C and a bit grey, but the sun is trying to get through. Dry, and forecast to stay that way till Friday.

[rmcin626]

12c and fairly dull

[Macca]

Fog this morning, then dull for rest of the day.

[Alex_UK]

A glorious day today, mostly sunny and hit 18. Spent some time walking round a race horse training centre in Newmarket so managed to actually get outside for once.

[hifi_dave]

Another lovely day, I even managed a short period sitting on my favourite bench with my shirt off catching the rays. Not a pretty sight.:zzz:

[Macca]

Dull today with a cold wind. Was a couple of brief spells of sunshine but nothing to write home about.

Perpetual darkness starts this weekend too.

[Pigmy Pony]

Dull today with a cold wind. Was a couple of brief spells of sunshine but nothing to write home about.

Perpetual darkness starts this weekend too.

Oh yeah, clocks going back. The misery starts here :(

[Barry]

14C and looking dull. Completely overcast sky.

[rmcin626]

A very grey 14c so far.

[Barry]

It's been mizzling with rain here, so maybe I should put on Richard and Mimi Fariña's 'Celebrations for a Grey Day'?

[Macca]

Dull with rain off and on, but it's mild for the time of year.

[Alex_UK]

Away for 4 nights for half-term at Butlin’s, Bognor Regis. Been raining off and on this afternoon, but mild. Supposed to be sunny spells next 3 days and no rain, 16c, which is a result.

[Barry]

Have a good time Alex. :)

[Alex_UK]

Thanks Barry. We went to a Queen tribute band this evening, and very good they were, too.

[Barry]

12C, cloudy with the occasional shower predicted.

[rmcin626]

Slightly brighter 13c today

[Pigmy Pony]

Thanks Barry. We went to a Queen tribute band this evening, and very good they were, too.

So which Freddie look did you go with on the night? The cat suit and long wig with short fringe, or the short hair, moustache and tight white vest look? I reckon you went with the latter :) Or did you go with a combination of the two but with a short skirt, pushing a hoover round... we all have our favourite :)

[Alex_UK]

So which Freddie look did you go with on the night? The cat suit and long wig with short fringe, or the short hair, moustache and tight white vest look? I reckon you went with the latter :) Or did you go with a combination of the two but with a short skirt, pushing a hoover round... we all have our favourite :)

Sadly, I was unaware of Platinum Queen performing so was unprepared in the packing department. The on stage “Freddie” was rocking the short hair, moustache and tight white vest look, with a variety of the latter and a couple of interesting jackets, however the wig, big earrings and a vacuum cleaner with a pink chiffon top did come out for “I Want to Break Free”! They really were very entertaining.

[Pigmy Pony]

A young lad I used to work with was a massive Erasure fan - he went to see them live, with front row seat, took pictures of Andy Bell, then got the pictures developed to enable him to run up a copy of Andy Bell's outfit on his sewing machine. Then wore the outfit when going to see them again a few days later. Now that's dedication.

[hifi_dave]

Dreary with a few spots of rain but not cold. I really need some sun now.

[Macca]

Dull all day, a bit colder too.

[Barry]

Same here.