Crap Weather For June

[Joe]

The wettest rain I've ever been caught in was in September 2010. I'd been on an 'Open Doors' visit to Bristol University, and, as I left, it started drizzling. It's about a fifteen-minute walk from the university to our house. After five minutes the rain was sheeting down and after ten minutes I was wetter than I've ever been before or since. I didn't have an umbrella or jacket, and got completely soaked. When I got home I stripped off in the lobby, gathered up my clothes, dumped them in the bath and had a shower to warm myself up. A thunderstorm in Rome in 2014 was a close second, but we were able to take cover in a cafe for the worst part of it.

[Marco]

When I got home I stripped off in the lobby, gathered up my clothes, dumped them in the bath and had a shower to warm myself up.

That's the beauty of having a nice log or coal fire to sit in front of, which would've warmed you up in no time...

One of my favourite memories from childhood, is getting similarly soaked, coming off the school bus and walking home in rain, then as soon as I got in, my mum would have the coal fire going nice and warm, and I'd get stripped off and dry myself in front of it. A very comforting feeling!

Marco.

[Pepperamip]

The visuals of that have made my eyes water.

Has anyone got a nest? I bought one a short time after moving into my flat and I have to say it has surpassed my expectations by a country mile.

It turns off when I'm not in.. It knows my preferred temp when I am in. It has time to temp which means it knows how long it will take to get to your preferred temp (v handy for the morning) It will go to reduced temp during the night and learns just about every pattern you care to throw at it. I rarely rave about things but I don't think I could do without this thing now. I love it

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[Macca]

I don't have a NEST. I have a fan heater I bought for tenner from the charity shop. If it's a bit nippy I just put that on for five minutes.


I've also got a big 3.5 kilowatt industrial fan heater, great bit of kit. But if you run it too long the plug welds itself to the socket. So I don't use that no more.

[Pepperamip]

This don't sound as good as a nest to me. I'm seriously saying it's the best home improvement gadget I have ever installed.

You can stick your alexas up your Harris this thing does what it says it does and does it very well

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[Pepperamip]

Macca you can relegate the fan heater for a few months. Those things cost a fortune

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[Marco]

Never heard of a NEST... What is it?

Marco.

[Marco]

The visuals of that have made my eyes water.

Why?

Marco.

[Pepperamip]

It's a device that controls your central heating via the Web

Does what a hive and other similar devices do but nest were born from Google and do it in a way that I think is ingenious. After wiring everything onto your boiler nest starts learning your habits from the off. It knows when you get up so will make sure your desired temp is there when you wake it knows when you are out so will drop temp to a temp of your choice. You can turn it on, on your home from a night out or holiday break and you can remotely turn it off if you accidentally leave it on.

Its the best home gadget I have invested in and I woyld buy it for double the amount they sell it for currently (£200)

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[Pepperamip]

Why?

Marco.

The stripping off bit but you never said you were naked so maybe I need to take a look at myself tbh. Apologies

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