Crap Weather for October!

[dave2010]

Iceland - I mean the clue's in the name isn't it?

We should be called 'Rainland.'

Have you been to southern Ireland? I think that might have an even stronger claim to that name.

As it happens we have done both extremes - and survived. In parts of California the temperature goes up to around 45 degrees C, and in Sweden it goes down to -30 degrees C. I walked to work once at about -20 C - but obviously I had thick clothes on.

I think most people can get used to high or low temperature climates, though it might take a while. It also takes quite a long time to get back to coping with the weather in the UK.

Today it's not looking too bad and might stay dry, with some sun.

[dave2010]

Don't forget the HP Sauce. For me that would be a deal-breaker

The real deal breaker with the US - and also many European countries - is the tea. In the US they make it with tea bags - and top it up with luke warm water - well it's actually quite hot, but not usually hot enough. Added to that, they usually use those Liptons yellow wrapped tea bags. Dire! Some European countries also use those Lipton "fake" tea bags - nothing like proper tea.

[Macca]

Have you been to southern Ireland? I think that might have an even stronger claim to that name.

Yes I have. It was rainy. Especially on the south coast. Windy too. Went to the Marconi place (forget what it's called) and almost got blown into the sea.

[Macca]

The real deal breaker with the US - and also many European countries - is the tea. In the US they make it with tea bags - and top it up with luke warm water - well it's actually quite hot, but not usually hot enough. Added to that, they usually use those Liptons yellow wrapped tea bags. Dire! Some European countries also use those Lipton "fake" tea bags - nothing like proper tea.

I used to take tea bags and beer with me. Although did eventually find an offey in Las Vegas that sold Guinness and it was cheaper than in Sainsburys.

In one casino ('The Plaza') I asked if they had any Guinness and they brought me Newcastle Brown. 'Isn't it the same thing?' No, not really love.

[StingRay]

Iceland - I mean the clue's in the name isn't it?

We should be called 'Rainland.'

I have been to Iceland, I don't think it does get that much ice, Greenland certainly is more icy.

Not much rain in my area, only about 600mm a year, that is a lot less than some hot countries, in Essex it is even drier. Stoke gets about 800mm per year on average.

I have been to southwest Ireland, it was sunny all week which is not what I wanted.

Irealnd should be called Greenland, Greenland should called Iceland and Iceland should be Lavaland.

[StingRay]

The real deal breaker with the US - and also many European countries - is the tea. In the US they make it with tea bags - and top it up with luke warm water - well it's actually quite hot, but not usually hot enough. Added to that, they usually use those Liptons yellow wrapped tea bags. Dire! Some European countries also use those Lipton "fake" tea bags - nothing like proper tea.

I agree about tea abroad, most of it is stewed. They don't understand what stewed is. Some countries only have longlife milk, which is uck.

[StingRay]

Have you been to southern Ireland? I think that might have an even stronger claim to that name.

As it happens we have done both extremes - and survived. In parts of California the temperature goes up to around 45 degrees C, and in Sweden it goes down to -30 degrees C. I walked to work once at about -20 C - but obviously I had thick clothes on.

I think most people can get used to high or low temperature climates, though it might take a while. It also takes quite a long time to get back to coping with the weather in the UK.

Today it's not looking too bad and might stay dry, with some sun.

We used to have a Canadian at work, she hated english winters although she was used to much colder weather, I think it was the damp that got to her, seems Canada is much drier cold. Also know someone who went from UK to Canada but could not hack, had breathing problems and had to come back. I looked at California temps this week and they are around 33/34C max, which seems hot for mid October. Probably quite dry heat but even so, I prefer around 20C. I know people in Thailand, they don't really like the heat and they are used to it.

[guy]

We used to have a Canadian at work, she hated english winters although she was used to much colder weather, I think it was the damp that got to her, seems Canada is much drier cold. Also know someone who went from UK to Canada but could not hack, had breathing problems and had to come back. I looked at California temps this week and they are around 33/34C max, which seems hot for mid October. Probably quite dry heat but even so, I prefer around 20C. I know people in Thailand, they don't really like the heat and they are used to it.

We had distant relatives (cousins two/three times removed) visit from Canada when I was a kid, I still remember them going on about how cold it felt in Hertfordshire - they felt it was the damp cold that they couldn't cope with.

I also remember having a holiday in Morocco, up in the Anti Atlas mountain area the temperature was in the thirties but felt fine as there was so little humidity - any perspiration evaporated immediately so I didn't get that horrible sticky feeling, really quite enjoyable as long as you kept hydrated.

[struth]

if they think hertforshire is damp they wouldnt like it up here must be the dampest northern hemisphere country around

[StingRay]

if they think hertforshire is damp they wouldnt like it up here must be the dampest northern hemisphere country around

Iceland is quite damp. So is Scandinavia.

You are on the east side of Scotland?