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  1. a warning about people making assumptions. we've just been through a winter that was very different to the previous one.

    some people, seem to be expecting this summer (hoping maybe) that it will repeat again

    it may be possible ('75, '76) - but it's very rare.

    Easter means nothing, because in previous years, Easter was in March.. so pushing it back to mid-April this year, of course there is a greater chance is it being warm.

    Meanwhile, the feels like temperature for here today is no higher than 3c, and wind gusts of up to 47mph are expected during Monday

  2. pet peeves.

    people throw around the word 'benign' as if it's a good thing. instant switch off. I'll experience benign, after i've stopped breathing

    no action, no excitement, nothing of interest happening.

    then there is the obsession with what the conditions are going to be like for Easter. I couldn't give a stuff. Holiday time tends to bring the silly people outdoors as well, and i stay out of it... and i stay happy that way

  3. if it was really going to be that bad, then Met Office would have upgraded to Amber.

    you can't say Met Office have won on anything yet, since it's yet to happen

    for my location they are forecasting nothing higher than a 54mph gust, and i doubt it'll reach that.

    seen stronger winds a number of times earlier this winter

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  4. t-shirt and shorts day today, unbroken sunshine from dawn till dusk. it really did not feel like February out there. Plenty of people in summer clothing.

    we get exceptional stuff from time to time, i remember December a couple years ago, in the run up to christmas, 17c by day, and at night, it stuck at 17c... but it was not pleasant, it was cloudy, with misty drizzle... i went outside around 5am, and the air felt tropical

  5. This time next year will be 30 years.

    I remember it, winds started gusting to gale force with whistling in the telegraph wires that morning, as i went to work

    peak winds for me were around lunch time. I looked outside, the front boarding on a garage across the road came down

    went home for lunch, i was turned back, roads closed due to debris coming off roofs. There were huge gusts of winds (the kind that nearly knock you off your feet) and the winds moderated during the afternoon

  6. Whilst i accept it'll be warmer on Fri/Sat - i think there is a lot of fuss about this mild weather

    Today was grey and overcast with spots of rain, and feeling chilly in the wind. A lot of people still walking with their winter coats on. It sure did not feel that warm to me, or other people i spoke to

    David Braine lost the 15c on Fri during the Wed evening forecast, and only showed 13c

  7. give the tv forecasts a miss for a while. exceptional mild is forecast for the end of the week, and combined with a cheesy smile. love the way they assume everyone loves it very warm.

    Kids on half-term, i'm sure they'd prefer to be enjoying some snow at this time of year.. if we actually had a winter season

    it was the same, last summer. the heatwave is announced by someone standing in an air conditioned studio, with a big smile. There i was with extreme hayfever, even on medication, and not being able to sleep comfortably for a long long time

    Oh dear, i am grumpy today

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