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Barry
01-09-2026, 05:23
The first day of Autumn; the "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness".

12C at the moment, expected to reach 22C later. Rain unlikely today, however we did get a heavy shower yesterday evening but it only lasted for about a half hour or so.

Macca
01-09-2026, 06:08
12C aiming for 20. Probably going to be dry today.

Pigmy Pony
01-09-2026, 06:13
Cloudless sky this morning, but it won't last. Some rain expected around teatime.

rmcin626
01-09-2026, 07:05
Chucking it down since last night and 12c.

Marco
01-09-2026, 08:35
Bright and sunny, and 17°C. Might get a little rain later.

Marco.

walpurgis
01-09-2026, 10:38
Dry, with mostly clear sky, not particularly chilly.

Barry
02-09-2026, 05:42
16C and partially cloudy. Not expected to rain. Will reach 21C later in the day.

Macca
02-09-2026, 06:36
Raining here and only 14C. Forecast to carry on all day and night.

Pigmy Pony
02-09-2026, 06:39
No rain here yet, but it's on the way.

walpurgis
02-09-2026, 08:52
Dry so far, not particularly chilly. No outside thermometer at the moment, so temperatures would be a guess.

Macca
02-09-2026, 09:03
Dry so far, not particularly chilly. No outside thermometer at the moment, so temperatures would be a guess.

18C in Canterbury right now according to the Met Office.

I want to go for a walk but it really is hammering down. Radar says it slackens off a bit in 20 minutes or so, might go for it then.

rmcin626
02-09-2026, 10:02
After a very wet day and night yesterday, 13c and again wet

Macca
02-09-2026, 10:06
went out as it was only drizzle and about half way round it stopped altogether but I think it's just temporary.

Marco
02-09-2026, 10:16
Pissing down here, which is fine, and 17°C.

Marco.

Beobloke
02-09-2026, 15:12
Chucking it down here for most of the day and making the bloody hedges grow! :(

It also chucked it down last Saturday, which was the Saturday of our summer party which we hold every year for friends and family - pretty much the first day of rain here after three months of heatwave and drought. I may have been slightly grumpy and only regained my usual cheery demeanour after the second pint of good stuff from the local brewery!

walpurgis
03-09-2026, 07:40
Dry, dull and not exactly warm.

Marco
03-09-2026, 09:35
Dry and sunny, if a little cloudy, here in Wrexham. 20°C°.

Marco.

Macca
03-09-2026, 10:35
been for a walk, actually some sunshine here although it's in and out.

Saw a giant squirrel and, even more amazingly, a diesel Skoda Octavia that wasn't a taxi.

Alex_UK
03-09-2026, 11:16
Back to the office today, unfortunately. Light cloud and 23c, may get a bit of sun later. Weekend looks good - 26c and sunny on Sunday.

Glasgow taxis all seemed to be Toyota Corolla hybrid estates, I guess because of the Low Emissions Zone in the centre - we weren’t even allowed in due to the age of our diesel Nissan not meeting the required Euro rating. Had to park 2 miles away for the wedding, paid for it with two massive blisters on my heals, and it wasn’t even new shoes.

rmcin626
03-09-2026, 11:30
A cloudy 16c so far today.

Marco
03-09-2026, 13:03
Back to the office today, unfortunately. Light cloud and 23c, may get a bit of sun later. Weekend looks good - 26c and sunny on Sunday.

Glasgow taxis all seemed to be Toyota Corolla hybrid estates, I guess because of the Low Emissions Zone in the centre - we weren’t even allowed in due to the age of our diesel Nissan not meeting the required Euro rating. Had to park 2 miles away for the wedding, paid for it with two massive blisters on my heals, and it wasn’t even new shoes.

Did you mean heels, daftee?:D

Sorry to hear that... All that emissions bollox is new on me and wasn't there when I was there.

Back to the grind now, eh? How did you get on at the Drovers?:)

Marco.

rmcin626
03-09-2026, 13:16
Did you mean heels, daftee?:D

Sorry to hear that... All that emissions bollox is new on me and wasn't there when I was there.

Back to the grind now, eh? How did you get on at the Drovers?:)

Marco.

The Low emissions zones, came into effect in June 2023.

Marco
03-09-2026, 13:52
Yeah, I been down here since 2000...

Marco.

Barry
04-09-2026, 06:25
12C and raining (at long last!). Rain expected to ease off mid afternoon.

Macca
04-09-2026, 06:25
Been raining heavily all night - I know because it woke me up a couple of times.

Still going now but supposed to turn dry and sunny in a bit.

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2026, 06:53
Bins day today - blue for recycling, brown for paper/cardboard and grey for garden waste.

Our occasional gardener helpfully left all the conifer and shrub cuttings in a tonne bag on the drive, which this morning I had to decant into the wheely bins. To make it worse it's bin raining all night. And I've not even had my porridge yet. I should have done it yesterday.

Lawrence001
04-09-2026, 07:15
To make it worse it's bin raining all night.

Don't call us...


I should have done it yesterday.

What, had your porridge?

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2026, 07:37
Don't call us...



I know, it was a rubbish pun ;)

Macca
04-09-2026, 07:44
Bin there, done that.

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2026, 07:50
I'm not at all organised this week, too much crap going on.

I went to make my porridge, only to find we didn't have enough milk, and forgot to buy more. Oh well, I'll have some toast. No I won't, the bread's gone mouldy :( Anita never eats bread, and I've cut down a lot. And I've been too busy earning a crust to notice the developing science project in the bread bin.

Back on topic it's been raining all night, and currently spitting. Going to get windy later.

Marco
04-09-2026, 08:13
Have you ever thought about getting your milk (and bread) delivered? There's bound to be a dairy near you who would do it. Look what I found: https://www.facebook.com/rbrethertonmilk/?locale=en_GB

That's what we do, and so never have to think about milk:)

Marco.

Marco
04-09-2026, 08:22
Rained last night, stopped now. Dull and overcast, 17°C.

Marco.

rmcin626
04-09-2026, 09:01
A very wet night and still raining 13c.

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2026, 19:35
Bin there, done that.

Like the binman said to me, I refuse to accept that :)

Pigmy Pony
04-09-2026, 19:43
Stayed dry all day, but might get some rain later and through the night. BBC Weather on the telly said Sunday will be nice but BBC Weather on my laptop says much of Sunday will be wet. I don't know why I bother with them.

Macca
04-09-2026, 19:57
Stayed dry all day, but might get some rain later and through the night. BBC Weather on the telly said Sunday will be nice but BBC Weather on my laptop says much of Sunday will be wet. I don't know why I bother with them.

Met Office says sunny in the afternoon and 21C for you. 23C for the Stoke Riviera.

Pigmy Pony
05-09-2026, 06:52
Met Office says sunny in the afternoon and 21C for you. 23C for the Stoke Riviera.

Sounds like the perfect holiday destination :) And as we have our own version of the Schengen agreement, I won't even need to renew my passport. One thing though, can you get English food there, I don't want any of that foreign muck...

Actually the sun has just come out, so I've put my travel plans on hold.

Barry
05-09-2026, 07:12
14C and sunny. Will reach 22C later and remain rain free.

Macca
05-09-2026, 07:33
Blazing sunshine here but it's forecast to cloud over by 0900.

Marco
05-09-2026, 09:48
Nice and sunny here, and 18°C.

Marco.

Macca
05-09-2026, 09:54
Clouded over now as predicted.

Marco
05-09-2026, 10:45
We're getting identical weather...

Marco.

Pigmy Pony
05-09-2026, 11:07
Blue sky, cloud, shower, blue sky, cloud, shower, blue sky...

Macca
05-09-2026, 11:27
Back to being sunny again.

Had the couch out to hoover behind it, found five quid in change. Reckon it took me twenty minutes to do the job so that's fifteen quid an hour tax free.

Pigmy Pony
05-09-2026, 11:39
Sounds like it could be a business opportunity - self employed couch hooverer, competitive rates :)

Macca
05-09-2026, 11:50
Also found a Slazenger sweatshirt that had somehow fallen behind there. Maybe an answer to where my clothes keep disappearing to except there was nothing else.

rmcin626
05-09-2026, 12:06
15c and dry so far

walpurgis
05-09-2026, 13:42
Started off cool. Now pretty warm and sunny.

(Note to self, get another thermometer for outside!)

Barry
06-09-2026, 06:04
About 17C now with a grey cloudy sky. It rained a little last night and looks like it could rain again.

Marco
06-09-2026, 06:37
Wot he said^

Marco.

CageyH
06-09-2026, 06:55
36 forecast today.

rmcin626
06-09-2026, 08:21
Damp and 15c so far.

Macca
06-09-2026, 08:36
Raining here but supposed to turn sunny and 24C.

walpurgis
06-09-2026, 09:09
Dry and sunny. Was chilly earlier but warming a bit. Don't know the temperature, but I'd guess around 19C now.

Pigmy Pony
06-09-2026, 11:49
Rain woke me up in the wee small hours, and continued through the morning. Sunny now, but I can't summon any enthusiasm to do anything outdoorsy.

Barry
06-09-2026, 11:57
It's turned out to be quite warm here now. We are still getting nowhere near the rain we were promised - I have given up with the various weather forecasts: none of them agree and all of them are wrong!

Pigmy Pony
06-09-2026, 12:11
Technological advances in meteorology means the forecasts can be wrong in much greater detail.

Macca
06-09-2026, 12:22
Went to the shop, started spitting on the way back but that's stopped and now blue sky and sunshine.

Barry
07-09-2026, 07:22
17C with a bright blue and cloudless sky. Expected to reach 24C later today and to rain overnight.

rmcin626
07-09-2026, 08:25
After a very wet night, 14c and dry at the moment.

Macca
07-09-2026, 08:40
Rained in the night, again. Sun was out first thing for about 5 minutes but now heavily overcast.

walpurgis
07-09-2026, 18:24
It's been a decent day, warm and dry and not windy. Cooling down now.

rmcin626
07-09-2026, 18:42
It's been a decent day, warm and dry and not windy. Cooling down now.

Lucky you, rain on and off all day.

walpurgis
08-09-2026, 05:05
Well, it's wet and mild so far, should dry out later I think.

I have family driving back from Ireland overnight, they're not having a very enjoyable drive.

Macca
08-09-2026, 05:50
Rain all night again and still going now.

Barry
08-09-2026, 08:39
Rained last night. Today it is dull, overcast and miserable-looking. 15C, and likely to rain on and off all morning.

Macca
08-09-2026, 09:52
Sun is trying to come out here. Need to go out as almost run out of tea.

Marco
08-09-2026, 09:56
Same here; trying but failing...16°C.

Marco.

Macca
08-09-2026, 10:30
Went out, there's a nip in the air. Had to zip my jacket up. Feels like autumn.

rmcin626
08-09-2026, 10:54
13c dry but with showers

Barry
08-09-2026, 18:50
Been peeing with rain all day here. The grass needs it, so no real complaints.

Macca
09-09-2026, 08:29
Been raining for hours but sun coming out now. 15C max today, warms up again from tomorrow.

rmcin626
09-09-2026, 08:37
Dry and bright so far but only 12c.

Barry
09-09-2026, 11:28
19C, cloudy sky, with some dark cumulus cloud, but not expected to rain today.

Macca
09-09-2026, 11:55
Back on to rain again here.

walpurgis
10-09-2026, 05:41
Well it's a bit nippy and dull. I think it's due to brighten.

And I suppose it is a bit early, but I've been up for an hour. I'm an early riser! :)

Macca
10-09-2026, 05:46
Clear skies here but the sun not really up yet.

Pigmy Pony
10-09-2026, 06:12
Well it's a bit nippy and dull. I think it's due to brighten.

And I suppose it is a bit early, but I've been up for an hour. I'm an early riser! :)

I wouldn't mind stopping in bed a bit longer but the cat has other ideas - 6.30 every morning she comes in and sits next to my head and purrs loudly into my ear. If that doesn't work she walks over my head and does the same for Anita. That never works, so it's back to me again. Anita says I should turf her out and come back to bed, but once I'm up I'm up.

Too early for tunes, so that just leaves the news channel. Looking at Sky News (with the world's worst weather forecast) it might rain or it might not. BBC Weather say dry till lunchtime, then rain for the rest of the day. Only 8C right now.

Macca
10-09-2026, 06:57
My cat had a more direct approach. No purring, he'd just continually slap me round the face until I got up.

Closing the bedroom door to keep him out was not a solution. He'd batter on the door. Sounded like he was using a baseball bat, I've no idea how he made so much noise.

Pigmy Pony
10-09-2026, 07:32
Yeah they know how to push your buttons. We tried keeping the bedroom door shut, so she took to plucking at the carpet outside. She knew I couldn't ignore that, the little shit.

Barry
10-09-2026, 07:59
17C, partially cloudy and dry.

rmcin626
10-09-2026, 09:06
14c and dry but rain expected.

Marco
10-09-2026, 09:26
Dull and overcast, 15°C.

Marco.

rmcin626
11-09-2026, 07:55
12c and dry so far this morning .

Barry
11-09-2026, 08:41
Some rain overnight, but now we have blue sky, sunshine and a temperature of 18C.

walpurgis
11-09-2026, 14:19
Been decent today. A mix of sun and cloud, but got nicely warm and no rain.

Macca
11-09-2026, 14:43
18C here, dull but no wind so feels quite close. I'd say it was going to rain but there's none forecast.

Pigmy Pony
11-09-2026, 14:52
Yeah it's been looking like rain here for much of the day, but going off the forecast we decided to risk it with the washing line. Worked out ok :)

Macca
11-09-2026, 16:05
Never happened here and it's blue skies now.

Barry
12-09-2026, 07:39
14C sunny and expected to reach 22C. Rain is forecast tonight and for tomorrow morning.

Macca
12-09-2026, 07:42
15C, dull, rain forecast for the afternoon.

Pigmy Pony
12-09-2026, 07:46
15C here too. Been raining, still raining.

rmcin626
12-09-2026, 08:39
A very wet night , a damp 16c so far.

Marco
12-09-2026, 10:06
Dull and overcast, spitting a little, and 19°C.

Marco.

Macca
12-09-2026, 10:47
Was only drizzling so went out for a bit of exercise, needless to say it quickly went torrential.

Very mild though, warmer outside than it is in the house.

Barry
13-09-2026, 05:56
18C and raining. Light at the moment but expected to get heavier mid-morning.

CageyH
13-09-2026, 06:06
Was 11°C when I left the house at 05:40 this morning.
Planned to hit 30 later, but it feels quite chilly at the moment, as I am sat on top of a hill, north of Toulouse with a view of the Pyrenees, watching my daughter take part in her first "proper" equestrian competition.

Macca
13-09-2026, 06:15
Rained most of the night and still going. Supposed to get sunny in a bit, high of 21C so should be a good day.

Big temperature drop-off due from Tuesday though.

walpurgis
13-09-2026, 08:20
Mildish, but wet and soggy. At least the rain has sort of stopped.

rmcin626
13-09-2026, 09:12
12c and dry so far.

Macca
13-09-2026, 10:20
Dry and warm here now, even got the windows open. Humidity is high though.

Pigmy Pony
13-09-2026, 12:21
Humidity quite high here too (68%), but then we do have some bedding drying in the dining room. That might be it.

Macca
13-09-2026, 12:52
Humidity quite high here too (68%), but then we do have some bedding drying in the dining room. That might be it.

I got nothing drying and I'm reading 71%

Blue skies now - it's warmer outside than in again.

Marco
13-09-2026, 13:32
After a dull start, dry and sunny now, and 22°C.

Humidity is 76°C, but it's not causing any issues.

Marco

Barry
13-09-2026, 15:31
Well the heavy rain this morning didn't materialise. In fact despite the stormy looking sky it was quite warm (and humid), but chilly when there was a breeze.

It rained a little about half an hour ago, but that too didn't last.

Barry
14-09-2026, 06:37
17C, cloudy with a very low chance of rain. Might reach 24C later in the day.

Macca
14-09-2026, 07:53
Sun is out here, forecast says it won't last. 40 percent chance of rain.

rmcin626
14-09-2026, 08:22
15c and dry so far.

walpurgis
14-09-2026, 08:47
Soggy but dry. It obviously rained overnight, but not now and it's mild. Pretty dull though.

Macca
14-09-2026, 08:50
Supposed to get up to 23C later. Sun has gone but may be back for the afternoon.

Thought it felt warmer than it has in the past couple of days as soon as I woke up this morning.

Marco
14-09-2026, 09:31
Cloudy, with the sun trying to come through, and 21°C.

Marco.

Pigmy Pony
14-09-2026, 14:48
Contradicting the (usually wrong, to be fair) BBC Weather forecast, it's stayed sunny and pretty warm all day. Almost makes up for having to spend a big chunk of the day in new black trousers, a slightly-too-small shirt, a borrowed tie and my brogue shoes which have mysteriously shrunk since their last outing. Or are fat feet a thing?:scratch:

Home now, back in my not-going-out slobwear. Sun still shining.

Macca
14-09-2026, 15:19
Had about ten minutes of spitting, otherwise been properly sunny and warm.

Barry
14-09-2026, 16:12
It has been warm (24°C) and sticky today (around 70% RH). Forecast to rain overnight.

Macca
14-09-2026, 18:18
It got to 22C here but we also have rain tonight and will be 3 or 4 degrees colder tomorrow.

walpurgis
15-09-2026, 06:45
Mild and dry so far, very dull though.

I was way too warm last night, ended up kicking the bedclothes off.

Barry
15-09-2026, 07:29
18C and cloudy, but it is not expected to rain. Will reach 21C later.

rmcin626
15-09-2026, 08:10
13c and damp after. Heavy rain last night, more rain due.

Macca
15-09-2026, 08:13
Been raining heavily here for the last hour or so. Sun is supposed to come out soon.

Marco
15-09-2026, 10:54
Bright and sunny here in Wrexham, following on from last night, really, and 19°C.

Marco.

Macca
15-09-2026, 11:45
Sun is in and out here but in general it's a decent enough day.

Barry
16-09-2026, 06:46
13C and cloudy.

walpurgis
16-09-2026, 06:46
Dry and bright, but a bit on the cool side.

Macca
16-09-2026, 07:09
Rained in the night again, sun is out now but forecast is showers all day.

rmcin626
16-09-2026, 08:10
Dry overnight and dry at the moment , 12c.

Marco
16-09-2026, 09:36
Dry and overcast with the sun occasionally peeping through, and 16°C.

Marco.

Barry
17-09-2026, 05:56
14C, cloudy and likely to rain at any moment. The temperature is expected to reach 21C this afternoon.

walpurgis
17-09-2026, 06:30
Not much going on. Dry, not warm or cold, overcast and rather dull.

Macca
17-09-2026, 07:26
Woke up to heavy rain (again) but stopped now and sun is out.

Might get to 16C later. Supposed to be warmer at the weekend.

Pigmy Pony
17-09-2026, 07:47
Same here. Be nice if it was also warmer next weekend.

Macca
17-09-2026, 08:40
Same here. Be nice if it was also warmer next weekend.

Long range forecast says warm and humid.

Pigmy Pony
17-09-2026, 09:08
Yep, just looked it up. Forecast for Hartlepool looks similar.

Marco
17-09-2026, 10:06
Bright and sunny and a rather pleasant 17°C.

Marco.

Barry
18-09-2026, 06:13
11C and sunny. Expected to remain fine and reach a maximum of 20C. Suitable weather to do a bit of gardening and to cut the grass.

walpurgis
18-09-2026, 06:57
Chilly, but dry and bright. Looks like it should be a nice day.

Pigmy Pony
18-09-2026, 07:00
Cool and grey this morning, bit like me :) Expecting rain by lunchtime.

Macca
18-09-2026, 07:03
Cool and grey this morning, bit like me :) Expecting rain by lunchtime.

Same here, no sun today.

Alex_UK
18-09-2026, 09:49
Working from home today, first non-mental day in ages, which is why I’ve not been on here much. Nice blue sky but definitely an autumnal nip in the air, 16c now apparently and will get to 20c, slight chance of rain this evening but then the BBC reckons none for st least the next two weeks and wall to wall sunshine for the foreseeable.

walpurgis
19-09-2026, 08:07
Damp and gloomy, but mild. Dark clouds on the horizon, so I guess I'll get wet while I'm out.

Macca
19-09-2026, 08:37
Dull here, might brighten up a bit later. 17C.

Beobloke
19-09-2026, 11:23
Weather’s quite nice outside here today. Bit cloudy but 33C! :)

rmcin626
19-09-2026, 11:38
14c and showers

Pigmy Pony
19-09-2026, 12:46
Weather’s quite nice outside here today. Bit cloudy but 33C! :)

So where are you then? I'm guessing not Hampshire.

Barry
20-09-2026, 07:04
16C and cloudy. Not expected to rise above 19C today

walpurgis
20-09-2026, 07:10
Well it's wet out there, but not raining. Breezy and feels mild, just the job for doggy walking!

Marco
20-09-2026, 07:22
Sun's splitting the skies here in sunny Wrexham!:)

Coolish though, at 13°C. Nice autumnal weather.

Marco.

Macca
20-09-2026, 07:25
13C but sunny.

Pigmy Pony
20-09-2026, 07:33
Same here, but there's a bit of a breeze making it feel chilly.

Marco
20-09-2026, 08:08
Fire a pair of Anita's tights on [that is if you can fit your big arse in them] and you'll be fine:D

Marco.

rmcin626
20-09-2026, 08:25
A cool 10c, with showers.

Macca
20-09-2026, 09:02
Same here, but there's a bit of a breeze making it feel chilly.

Ah I don't know about that as not been outside and since they took down the hanging gardens of Babylon from the roof opposite I can't judge windspeed from indoors.

Beobloke
20-09-2026, 09:23
So where are you then? I'm guessing not Hampshire.

Nope - Singapore!

Marco
20-09-2026, 09:50
Enjoy your hols:)

Marco.

Pigmy Pony
20-09-2026, 09:52
Fire a pair of Anita's tights on [that is if you can fit your big arse in them] and you'll be fine:D

Marco.

Yeah but she only has 20 denier tights, which are worse than useless in cold weather. And thicker than that aren't acceptable in the "gentlemen's" clubs, as you well know.

Marco
20-09-2026, 09:56
Indeed so, old chap.

Marco.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 07:33
Looks set to be murky and grey today, but no rain forecast. Might cut the grass later, it's a jungle out there!

I've just seen the forecast on telly, where they showed a picture of a 'fog bow', where the sun's light passes through fog rather than a rain cloud. I didn't know that was a thing, but it makes sense I suppose.

rmcin626
21-09-2026, 07:56
A damp 13c this morning.

Macca
21-09-2026, 08:52
Bright and sunny here. Supposed to get to 21C later.

Marco
21-09-2026, 09:16
Same here, and currently 16°C.

Marco.

walpurgis
21-09-2026, 12:03
It was coolish, but bright to start, but warming up a bit now. Around 20C at a guess.

Alex_UK
21-09-2026, 12:33
Nice sunny day again, 20c and blue sky. Yesterday ended up the same, and got my front trees pruned and grass done late afternoon, after a very hectic day, but at least the end of summer (I like to use the astrological definition,as William’s birthday is the 21st June and Tamzin’s 21st September, so his marks the start, hers the end) is nice.

I do like autumn, but not the price I just paid for the heating oil delivery I am expecting today - £1.07 a litre, my first order not long after we moved in (7 years ago yesterday) was 33.75p per litre! That’s the Putin and Trump effect for you…

Macca
21-09-2026, 13:04
I'm trying to avoid putting the heat on for as long as possible this year. Might get one of those thermal blankets for when I'm sat round in the daytime and just have heat on for a couple of hours in the evening.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 13:08
Nice sunny day again, 20c and blue sky. Yesterday ended up the same, and got my front trees pruned and grass done late afternoon, after a very hectic day, but at least the end of summer (I like to use the astrological definition,as William’s birthday is the 21st June and Tamzin’s 21st September, so his marks the start, hers the end) is nice.

I do like autumn, but not the price I just paid for the heating oil delivery I am expecting today - £1.07 a litre, my first order not long after we moved in (7 years ago yesterday) was 33.75p per litre! That’s the Putin and Trump effect for you…

That is some price hike - might be time to consider alternatives, like solar+batteries. Though only if you plan to stay put long enough to recoup the costs. A customer of mine went with solar and batteries last year, she gets enough electricity to run the house and charge the ev.

Alex_UK
21-09-2026, 13:20
That is some price hike - might be time to consider alternatives, like solar+batteries. Though only if you plan to stay put long enough to recoup the costs. A customer of mine went with solar and batteries last year, she gets enough electricity to run the house and charge the ev.

Yes, I am looking at solar and batteries, also possibly heat pump, but will probably get an electric car runaround if we go solar as the fuel cost alone on that would pay for itself, really. Pay back on the solar/batteries is about 7 years, and I doubt we’ll move from here in that time. But then there’s all the faff, which is probably why I’m not that motivated to actually do anything about it apart from keyboard research!

Marco
21-09-2026, 13:51
I'm trying to avoid putting the heat on for as long as possible this year. Might get one of those thermal blankets for when I'm sat round in the daytime and just have heat on for a couple of hours in the evening.

Haven't lit the wood burner yet, and don't intend to until October. It's 20C indoors, so until that drops below 17C, the wood burner will remain dormant.

Marco.

Marco
21-09-2026, 13:53
Yes, I am looking at solar and batteries, also possibly heat pump, but will probably get an electric car runaround if we go solar as the fuel cost alone on that would pay for itself, really. Pay back on the solar/batteries is about 7 years, and I doubt we’ll move from here in that time. But then there’s all the faff, which is probably why I’m not that motivated to actually do anything about it apart from keyboard research!

Good luck with the project, if you get around to it. Sadly, we're not allowed to install panels with our house being a listed building.

Marco.

Barry
21-09-2026, 13:54
A bright blue and cloudless sky, 21C. :)

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 13:55
I'm trying to avoid putting the heat on for as long as possible this year. Might get one of those thermal blankets for when I'm sat round in the daytime and just have heat on for a couple of hours in the evening.

Anita got me one a couple of years ago, it even has a hood. Works a treat.

Macca
21-09-2026, 13:56
Yes, I am looking at solar and batteries, also possibly heat pump, but will probably get an electric car runaround if we go solar as the fuel cost alone on that would pay for itself, really. Pay back on the solar/batteries is about 7 years, and I doubt we’ll move from here in that time. But then there’s all the faff, which is probably why I’m not that motivated to actually do anything about it apart from keyboard research!

Plug-in solar panels became legal last month, you could look at getting a few of them. About 5 years to pay for themselves.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 13:58
Yes, I am looking at solar and batteries, also possibly heat pump, but will probably get an electric car runaround if we go solar as the fuel cost alone on that would pay for itself, really. Pay back on the solar/batteries is about 7 years, and I doubt we’ll move from here in that time. But then there’s all the faff, which is probably why I’m not that motivated to actually do anything about it apart from keyboard research!

Not that much of a faff Alex, she had it up and running in a couple of days.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 14:00
Haven't lit the wood burner yet, and don't intend to until October. It's 20C indoors, so until that drops below 17C, the wood burner will remain dormant.

Marco.

That's the temperature where our heating will kick in. Until then, there's nowt wrong with putting on an extra layer.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 14:03
Good luck with the project, if you get around to it. Sadly, we're not allowed to install panels with our house being a listed building.

Marco.

You could install them on the ground. God knows your garden is big enough. That's what I would do, I think they look pig-ugly on the roof.

Marco
21-09-2026, 14:04
That's the temperature where our heating will kick in. Until then, there's nowt wrong with putting on an extra layer.


Not at all... I don't need to though, as I'm still in a t-shirt and shorts. I don't start to feel proper cold until there''s snow or ice outside.

Marco.

Marco
21-09-2026, 14:06
You could install them on the ground. God knows your garden is big enough. That's what I would do, I think they look pig-ugly on the roof.

Agree on the looks, but don't fancy the upheaval of installing them on the ground.

Marco.

Pigmy Pony
21-09-2026, 14:15
Agree on the looks, but don't fancy the upheaval of installing them on the ground.

Marco.

Yeah, I really don't know what would be involved there. Not something I'd want. But having installed many roof-mounted systems, I can say their positioning is almost always a compromise, whereas on the ground the exact pitch and orientation of the array is achievable.

walpurgis
22-09-2026, 06:40
Cool outside at the moment. I'm hoping the patchy cloud will clear as apparently it's due to be pretty warm later.

Barry
22-09-2026, 06:47
13C with a some hazy cloud. Expected to reach 24C this afternoon.

Macca
22-09-2026, 07:17
Misty here but set to be warm and sunny. High of 22C.

rmcin626
22-09-2026, 07:53
15c and dry at the moment .