22C at the moment. Clear blue and sunny sky. Will reach 26C later. Perfect! :)
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22C at the moment. Clear blue and sunny sky. Will reach 26C later. Perfect! :)
14c and dry so far after a wet night
Sunny here first thing but clouded over now. They put the heatwave back one day so only going to reach 20C now.
Was in Blackpool all day working, never got above 18C. But sun shone all day, so it was ok.
Not been outside all day but it's been mostly sunny. Got to 20C. Still giving out 25C for tomorrow.
Currently 12°C, dry and sunny. It's due to reach 21°C later.
Marco.
Currently 17°C and clear and sunny. Expected to reach 25 - 26°C mid afternoon.
Currently 19° here, just across the channel in Brittany. 30° forecast later.
21c and sun is starting to part the clouds. Should get to mid 20's. Trying to decide if I am going to go to the Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars - have been several times over the years, but recent years it has always been on when we have been away on holiday, but it's slightly earlier this year. Decisions, decisions...
14c and overcast so far
Up to 20°C now and sunny. Just nice:)
Alex, go to the car show!:exactly:
Marco.
There's going to be a Morris Marina there! How can you not go?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
21C at the moment and sunny. Expected to reach 29C later.
Cut the grass yesterday: the grass may be 'sleeping', but the weeds are not and make it look untidy. Going to have a lazy day today.
A wet 14c , constant drizzle
22°C, bright and sunny... I'll take some of your rain, Robin!
Marco.
Help yourself MarcoQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
22C and sunny, aiming for 28C. Rain forecast for around tea time.
Marco - You should get about 3 hours of rain this evening, according to the radar thingy.
Here's hoping, mate. Them thar hills stop a lot of it reaching us.
Marco.
A lot gets dumped on Snowdonia that's true but it's coming up from the southwest this time though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
What time is the wet stuff due?:)
Marco.
Should get to you about 1830.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Alex and his Norfolk mafia chums nicked ours!
This time next week I will be in France, you can guarantee the rain will be there and not in the UK!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Today has been another lovely day - late 20's and a few wisps of cloud. I shall have a sit outside this evening I think.
Gone a bit hazy here, not expecting any rain until about 1930 though.
Jealously waiting for the rain report... (Personally, I like it hot and dry!)
:popcorn:
Rain? Just where is it?? It looks like it wants to rain, but nothing... Martin, I was relying on you! Can you not do a wee dance or something?:D
Marco.
We've had nothing here either. The wind did get up a bit but that's died down again. We were only ever on the edge of it here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Are you sure you didn't even get some spitting? It went right over you according to the radar. More to come in the small hours so maybe you get lucky then.
Yeah a few spits, that's all. We need a MAJOR downpour (hours of rain) to resurrect the garden - and I'm not sure that's coming anytime soon:doh:
Marco.
When it does you can bet it will set in for the duration and we'll be cursing it after a week.
After a very wet night, 15c and still raining
Heavy overcast but already 21C and barely a breeze. Feels like it's going to rain, they're only giving a 40 percent chance though.
25C forecast for the afternoon.
25c and sunny intervals - set to hit 31c around 3pm, No chance of rain according to the forecast.
21C, sunny and expected to reach 30C later.
Got in the supermarket good and early for once. Makes so much difference - everything still clean and fresh, no idiots blocking the isles or strolling around like it's Disneyland; just a few blokes on their own doing a quick run round with a basket. Too early for the beggars to yet be lounging around by the entrance.
Yeah, but we don't really get rain like that. It rains for a few hours, max, then the sun comes out. That's why it's called sunny wrexham, lol. I think we've got a bit of a micro-climate going on:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
When I was up in Glasgow it was different. It could rain for days on end there, with a continual gloom - just look at Robin's weather reports!
22°C, dry and slightly overcast.
Marco.
Is that Aldi you're referring to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
That is a big problem in London where my partner lives. What these unfortunate people don't understand is that we are a largely cashless society: most people pay by card or with their smartphone, not with cash. The best they could hope for would be for customers to go in and buy them something to eat or drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Referring to your previous observation, some of the 'customers' clogging up the aisles are the supermarket staff themselves, making up orders for courier deliveries. For me, an annoying habit of my own supermarket is them rearranging and moving the stock about; so you have to collar a member of staff to ask "Where do you now keep the ..... ?". :doh:
No, the Sainsbury just round the corner from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I always have cash and when I was working I might give them ten bob or a quid but can't afford to do that any more. No way could I be arsed to go and buy them stuff. A girl I worked with used to do that, she told me 'If you just give them money they'll buy drink or drugs with it!'Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Well so what? Can't see as it matters.
Plus there's a few who are clearly just dossers, nothing wrong with them apart from sticky mattress syndrome. Had one ask me for a quid the other day, well dressed, designer clothes, box fresh trainers. Begging from everyone who passed him. Told him to piss off.
Yeah, it didn't sound like Aldi (or Lidl).Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
Same here, we always have cash on us, but pay by card. We give the genuine homeless some cash. Like you say, so what, if I had to sleep outside under a cardboard box every night, I'd need drink or drugs to get me through it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
True but sometimes the reason they're homeless is from doing too much drink and drugs in the first place. But by the time you're begging outside the supermarket it's all over really, they're never going to make a comeback to the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Like a youth I knew from around. Stopped at the cash machine on the way home and he's begging there. Last time I'd seen him a couple of years back he was just starting a well paid job as a machine operator, just moved into a flat with his girlfriend, lovely girl with her head screwed on.
Found out what happened later. He started using the money to buy a bit of smack now and again, pretty soon he can't be arsed to go to work so got the sack. Had a bust up with his lady and smashed up her flat so she kicked him out. Doesn't take much to go from hero to zero, there but for the grace of God and all that.
One 'accessory' homeless buggers used to have would be a manky-looking dog with them, hoping that passers by would feel sorry for the dog and give the begger some money.
I heard a tale from a former work colleague who asked if he could help, and was told to go into the supermarket and buy something for the two of them. He did, handed over the tin of dog meat he had bought and walked away. Almost immediately he heard the sound of breaking glass as the begger threw the tin through the supermarket window!
The dog is usually a sign they're really rough sleeping since they won't let you have a dog in the shelter.
The purpose of the dog is to guard you while you sleep.
TBH, we don't have much of a problem here with beggars outside supermarkets. The best way of helping those who genuinely need help is to take an active approach and do something useful.
Every Wednesday night, Del spends two hours at the local homeless centre, feeding them and just generally having a chat with them. She cooks all sorts, from southern fried chicken and lasagne, to curries and casseroles, and they love it...
Word's spread and there are queues out the door now when they know that Del's cooking!
Marco.
I used the past tense: you don't see rough sleepers with dogs these days.
And I bet you're always at the front of the queue, wearing that outfit you do the gardening in :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol, we play that game on a Tuesday!:eyebrows:
Marco does the gardening wearing a Laura Ashley frock and high heels (to aerate the lawn at the same time)! Causes quite a stir at the homeless centre. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony