14C at the moment, expected to reach 27/28C later today.
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14C at the moment, expected to reach 27/28C later today.
20C at the moment, with a forecast high of 34.
And Van Halen 'Fair Warning'Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
15C and sunny supposed to reach 25C. For once Sunday will live up to it's name.
Another lovely day predicted - 22c at the moment, 26c this afternoon. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight "Last of the many" Hurricane expected to fly over near us around 12:45pm so will go out to see if I can see that - it's for the Mid Suffolk Light Railway 1940's weekend which we've been to in previous years - planning on going tomorrow, always a fun few hours.
Flippin' hot. Too uncomfortable to work in the garden and I'm not allowed in the Sun..:doh:
The pool is up to 23C, so I am going for a refreshing dip soon!
I have been outside working again.
The Hurricane didn’t fly over us in Stonham Aspal, looks like it went towards Bury St Edmunds then down to Southend where it landed by the looks of it. Then spent the afternoon fitting a new shower rail and screen, relatively cool in the bathroom, but it’s 27+ in the study.
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Well all credit Dave but you're no Linda Lusardi.Quote:
Originally Posted by hifi_dave
If I looked like her, I'd get some comments..:stalks:
Sunny and 14C already.
That's it then, I'm giving it another hour, then I'm off out on the bike to a more distant car boot sale north of Preston. There's a lot of posh folk live up there, lets see what their music tastes are like.
Then I'll be back to do the grass cutting which didn't happen yesterday. It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under.
Sunny here already too. Feels like the first day on holiday when the time difference means you wake up 2 hours before they start serving breakfast and there's nothing to do. Although in this case it was that spicy chicken I had last night.
18C at the moment and expected to reach 30C or 31C later this afternoon.
At 7am here it was sunny and a cool 18C here, so I have opened up the house to cool it down.
It will be closed up by 9am when it starts to get warmer.
Another high of 34C forecast today.
Giving out 32C by 1500 here! Can't see that happening but it's 21C already so maybe it will.
Looked at the actual highest temperature it reached yesterday and it was 24C so a couple of degrees below what was forecast.
Need to go shopping so think I'll do that now rather than have to do a recreation of 'The Sands Of The Kalahari' later on.
It has already warmed up to 24C here. It is going to be a warm one for sure.
Took dog out nice and early, kept in the shade as much as possible but still too much for him to go very far. Not a cloud in the sky, currently 23c and set to get to high 20's, forecast is 31c for tomorrow, then drops back down to 19c for Wednesday before going up again! I am certainly not going to complain given that the rest of the year so far I've moaned about it being cold and wet - definitely not that this week!
Saves money on the heating too.
Shopping done, there and back 20 minutes door to door. No-one in the supermarket. Being able to walk round unimpeded is great. Like when Alan Partridge gets to wander round Tandy after hours.
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Quality action! :lol:
Nice clear day and 15c so far
Hazy Sun but really hot already. Supposed to be the hottest may day on record.
But then you can do a recreation of "Ice Cold in Alex" :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
My bike ride to the posh car boot threw up nothing. Not a sausage. No Robbie Williams CDs, which was nice, but plenty of Russell Watson and Aled Jones. Is this what posh people like?
Anyway, by the time I'd got halfway round, the sweat was sticking my heavy motorbike jacket to me back, so I gave up.
Back home now, just had some ham 'n' cheese toasties and a can of Pepsi Max on our new 70 quid bistro set in a shady part of the garden. See, we can be posh too.
If you've got a garden, then your posh. Never mind the bistro set (whatever one of those is).
21.6C in my living room, breaking yesterday's record for the year so far which was 20.9C.
Comfortable but wouldn't mind it a bit warmer. Time to fire up the Krell!
I believe 'Bistro' is French for cheap shit. Looks a bit like this. (Bird, book and brew not included)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
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And right now it's 25.8C in the living room.
That's a patio table and two chairs where I come from. Although I suppose just having a patio is posh.
'Bistro' always makes me picture the restaurant in 'Robin's Nest.'
Yeah, when I think "bistro" set I think of uncomfortable cast iron chairs, we bought one once about 20 years ago, trying to pretend we were posh. The only time I remember using it I ended up with a flower pattern branded into my thigh...
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Yeah I know what you mean, they're just wrong. The set we got I chose for its lightness, I didn't want to be moving heavy stuff around the garden. The cheapness was an inevitable bonus that comes with buying lightweight stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Just one more job for me in the garden, digging a hole the size of a mini fridge to re-home a big plant that has become pot-bound. That can wait till the morning, when I'll probably be up at 5am (again).
Just spent a half hour cutting the grass at the front. Now relaxing under a patio umbrella which fits into the centre of a garden patio table and chairs. They are not made of cast iron, and if they were, we would use cushions on the chairs, like any sensible person.
Sipping a cool beer and with the patio doors open, listening to Miles Davis 'Birth of the Cool', which seemed appropriate. :)
(BTW Miles Davis, had he lived would be celebrating his 100th birthday tomorrow. RIP Miles.)
Still only 21.6 in the room, guess that's it for today.
The natural air con in here works a treat when it's baking hot outside, shame I can't turn it off for the rest of the year.
30C here at the moment.
28C outside last hour.
27.5C indoors downstairs according to the digital thermostat. Hot air rises so it will be a little hotter upstairs.
Forgot to get mustard so had to go out again. Fabulous out there, just a slight constant breeze going which keeps it fresh.
Stepping back inside is like going into a fridge.
Yeah we've got 27.2C in our living room. I imagine it will be even hotter upstairs, as this is a bungalow and that is the attic :) Just enjoyed a nice cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc on our bistro set, as if we weren't already posh enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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This stuff. Don't know what year it is, probably last Tuesday.
It hit a maximum of 24 degrees C inside today. The advantage of shutters. Although not entirely closed, they block out a lot of heat.
Quite lovely walking back in.
The house will be aired overnight (automatically) by the velux windows, as long as the outside temperature is not above 22 degrees C.
Shutters seem to be a French thing - most of the houses in Calais appear to have them, yet you see none in Dover, which os only 20-odd miles across the water.
17C at the moment. Expected to reach 32C this afternoon; same as yesterday.
At 07:00 it was 18C outside.
It is now 23C with a forecast of 34C again.
It is currently 21C inside, as I have cooled the house overnight.
15c so far a bit of cloud about
Living room is 22C right now so should get warmer as we go on.
And where you need a bit of light, people install reflective films on their windows to minimise the interior heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I have the older style wooden shutters that can be opened enough to let light in, but block the majority of the sun on the window.
When it gets really hot here, the shutters stay shut during the day. The house stays cool, but I miss the daylight.
24c already - took dog out at 7am and it was gorgeous but could already feel the warmth growing, 32c predicted here again, but "only" 20c tomorrow.
Living room currently 27.2C. I don't like this. Cooler outside.
Awnings over the windows or a covered veranda type thing running round the house - that's what you see in really hot places. And paint the building white.
Not really worth the bother in this country for just a few days each year.
Up to 22.4C in my room now, that's almost half a degree in less than an hour. Will have to get a lot warmer before it starts to bother me though.
It is about 30C outside right now. Lounge is at 22.7.
Forecast is getting warmer for the next few days, peaking at 37C.
Peak today is supposed to be 30C, tomorrow it's 22C - that's some drop off. Probably I'll need to put the heater back on.
It is now 33C outside and 27C indoors.
Well I'll be glad of the drop in temperature - I'm replacing my mate's garage roof for the next 2 or 3 days. Hot weather and roof work isn't a good combination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
28C outside in the last hour. I don't find that too warm, it's about the same as most days in the Caribbean. Had a stroll into town and back, it was fine.
I would find it too warm if I was replacing a roof though. Or doing anything strenuous.
30.8C outside, 28.6C indoors. Got a bit of a respite earlier, going to Anita's dad's with the air con on.