Puddy Galore
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Problems all around here this last couple of days. Apparently all the local Tesco freezers failed and Sainsbury’s had some sort of issue as well.
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He's awful to Rupert, have to watch them all the while. He was a stray who adopted me 11 years ago. Like your Chloe I’m sure if Rupert thumped Butty back once in a while he’d back off. Tabitha (who I lost in February) kept him check. Each time he had a go a Rupert she’d come from nowhere and sort Butty out. So funny to see her do it. She took no messing from him.
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Thank you. He seems to be more “himself” as the morning has gone on, i.e., bullying one of my other cats Although it is nice and fresh outside I will say I have struggled to get the house temperature down. It is still 26c in the utility. Maybe that’s cavity insulation
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I think the heat knocked one of my cats about yesterday. He has liver issues and possible sub clinical thyroid problems. I made sure they were kept as cool as possible but I couldn’t get anywhere in the house below 29.5c last night however I tried. So much for the cold front. Absolutely desperate for rain. Everywhere is parched and ripe for ignition - so worrying.
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Hope to never see a repeat of the last two days, its driven me insane. Utterly exhausting.
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Model Output Discussion - Autumn arrives
Puddy Galore replied to Cheshire Freeze's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
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Feel like I’ve been robbed. Have been desperately waiting all day for the cooler air. Just over an hour of cloud now and its no cooler, still at 31.7c.
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How very frightening. This is what worries me with these hot dry spells, they are far from funny. All very concerning and devastating for those involved. so hope they can bring under control asap.
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Yes, I confess I’ve forgotten him on occasion and just as I’m off to bed I’ve remembered and had to go out with a torch to find him and he was well hidden in bushes but I do know his favourite spots He is restricted to the lower part of the garden so I can usually find him if I keep looking. I bring him in every night as we do have badgers. He’s a nightmare in this weather charging around chasing everything. Trips me up all the while. He caused me to have a nasty accident last year. I fell over him and banged my eye on the outdoor tap, very lucky I didn’t damage my eyesight.
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How long have I to wait for it? I’m getting impatient for something cooler. Not a cloud in the sky Had to rescue a fuchsia with water as it was drooping. The end came off the hose and soaked me, not amused!!
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Heat building again for the weekend and possibly early next week. Probably not as bad but bad enough for my taste. Noticing now the wind is picking up and blowing my sun umbrellas all over the place Will have to get big brolly in I think. Have bought foster cats into utility to keep them cooler. Summer can do one for me. It causes so many issues for me when this hot. Roll on winter. It can’t come soon enough. Only the tortoise and my sunflowers are happy.
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Last night I dreamt….if only I had awoken to this…..
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Bungalow now at 27.3c. Managed to get cat pen down to 25c and Butty’s boudoir down to 27.1c (important as he has a medical condition) using damps towels on clothes horse and fans blowing over frozen water bottles. So late going to bed trying to cool things down. I will get up and check them all at some point during the night though. Mad that I’ll have to repeat the whole process again tomorrow.
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So agree with this sentiment. So much to do in the garden such as cutting bushes back but you can’t do anything other than sit about. Too hot for you to be working in it and of course cutting plants back in such dry hot weather would probably kill them as they are stressed enough. Such as complete waste of time this hot weather is.
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Just caught up with the model thread, grim reading for heat haters. Not only are we being barbecued alive tomorrow and Tuesday, it looks like the heat could well bring a friend with it - brisk hot winds. So we will be barbecued alive with the addition of bellows being applied, great - looking forward to this sooooooo much Does anyone with more knowledge than I have any idea why all this is happening? I did read sometime ago and can’t recall where, some scientists consider expanding Hadley cells to be a possible culprit.
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We have had a fair amount of cloud this morning thankfully, which has helped. Unfortunately, heading into the hottest part of the day, the cloud is showing signs of dissipating somewhat so I expect that infernal orange ball in the sky will be poking its nose through again.
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Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards
Puddy Galore replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Well we had storms and much needed rain forecast for overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Now all seems to have disappeared other than a miserly light shower. Desperate for some decent rainfall. -
We should have had more in the way of cloud today according to the forecast but nope the sun is out poking its nose into things again So fed up with it this morning and wish it would do one for a while. To add to it all my joints have been creaking with the dry weather now for a week or two and last night walking across the lawn my left knee cracked badly and just gave way. I now can’t really weight bear on it at all due to pain and swelling and am hobbling around with it stuck at a funny angle - not what I wanted at all with all the heat on the way. Wall cavity does help keeping the heat out I have to say.
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Shropshire is lovely. Spent a few years riding horses around Wenlock Edge. Mum and I contemplated selling up both our properties and moving to Shropshire but it never happened as the daily commute to West Brom for work was a bit steep and I had 3/4 years to go until I could retire. Looked at barn conversions as far as Ludlow but the favourites were Church Stretton and a hamlet called Plaish. I was put off the one at Plaish in the end as the neighbour was a bigwig in the local fox hunt - no go area with me I’m afraid.
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The ex’s family cottage was off a beaten track around Llanfachreth. Absolutely pitch black at night though! Such a beautiful peaceful place.
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Yes, I already live in a bungalow and I agree with you they are much better. An ex boyfriend had a lovely holiday cottage in NW Wales so spent quite a few holidays there and it is lovely. Never been to Scotland but mum has spent many a holiday in Scotland and always says just how beautiful it is.
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I’m absolutely dreading Sunday-Tuesday next week I really am and if these extreme heat events are going to be a recurring theme each summer, I will seriously consider moving to a cooler part of the UK. I guess I would be looking at Scotland? We now have 39C forecast for Monday afternoon. I am now working on plans to keep me and the felines as cool as possible. My main concern is my cat rescue pen which is in the garden. I’ve umbrella’s galore over them and have a sail blind I had for the conservatory I’ll try and fix over the roof somehow. I’ve some bottled water to freeze and put in front of a fan and will try some wet towels hanging in the doorway - contingency plan if all else fails is to just move them somewhere but not sure where! I also have a 90 year old mum to worry about but she's thankfully sensible and knows to keep taking fluids on board. She was hospitalised with dehydration and sepsis last August and since then has understood the need for hydration. All in all a very uncomfortable period of weather so stay safe one and all.
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Yup, too hot for me also I have to say and my temper is starting to get a bit ragged. Dreading the weekend and early next week. Trying to sew some quilting blocks together which may not be the best day to do it with this heat I have to say. One cat has played me up about coming in and I was so busy concentrating on her I inadvertently grabbed the wrong end of the iron and have burnt my fingers …ouch!
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Yes, have to avoid A/C if possible. My neighbours keep their bungalow really cool in heatwaves. They still have the original warm air duct heating from when they purchased the bungalow way back in the 1970’s. Not sure what he actually does to the system but he gets it blowing cold air rather than warm air. As they are elderly I popped around one day in the heat we experienced in summer 2020 to see if they were okay as all the windows and doors were shut. They were both as cool as cucumbers with cool air blowing around
