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The changing daylight hours thread
interested & confused replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Must be those dreaded Time Lords again -
Autumn 2021 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
interested & confused replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
The answer here, was not very long, we had drizzle from about 11am, turned heavier about an hour ago.... -
Wind Turbines ,Good Or Bad....?
interested & confused replied to ANYWEATHER's topic in Climate Change
They do have a destinct, deep whoosh, whoosh noise if you live near to them, worse with some wind directions. If I stay at my son's house I can hear them, but they're all used to the background noise now, so it doesn't register with them. It's just like you get used to living with traffic sounds in your own area. -
MetO forecast? Bah humbug - mine shows, for today, "maximum temp 20C" Pfft, that seems impossibly optimistic, as it's grey and we've had a bit of that 'thing' where there's drizzle in the air, but it doesn't seem to reach the ground? Anyways didn't bother to put the washing out to dry... used the airer instead.
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Have you turned your heating on yet?
interested & confused replied to stewfox's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
I live in a very old house, with mostly double thickness brick walls only the front could have insulation pumped in, so it is hard (so expensive) to heat, plus at my age I feel the cold. So all in all, my heating is on for a couple of hours in the morning and then again in the evening. It's not on high though, living room is 18C at present. I was with Green energy so got caught out when the company folded, my new monthy direct debit is going to be about £122 according to the latest email info I seem to use more gas than Ofgem's 'medium' but less electricity, I wonder if that means it would be better to top up the living room with a halogen fire, rather than turn the c/heating system thermostat up when it gets colder? -
Autumn 2021 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
interested & confused replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Kalimera Zakynthos - that brings back so many happy memories I lived there for 5 years and winters were amazing, bright and sunny but not necessarily that warm. There was actually snow on the mountains for 3 winters while I was there. It never lasted more than a day or 2 before the sun came out again though -
I lived on Zakynthos, the Greek island, for 5 years from 2004 and absolutely loved the sunshine - but the mid-summer heat was too much for me. I ended up cooped up inside with the airconditioning on. In the UK I'm cooped up inside with the central heating on in the winter LOL. Nowhere's perfect I s'pose. This summer, though, the SE has had very few really sunny days, and I'm already beginning to suffer from S.A.D. whuch usually only appears in winter....
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No sign of any daffs here, but the tulips in the pots near the door are just poking through the soil, which is earlier than last year. I know it's been a very grey and wet winter, but it's sure not been a cold one so far. EDF have reduced my fuel direct debit by a tenner/month so that tends to prove my point..
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#NameOurStorms: is it a good idea?
interested & confused replied to Thunderbolt_'s topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Yup! Storm Brendan blew down my greenhouse doors yesterday, the wind is stronger today, doing more damage, yet it isn't a named storm....what's that all about? What does it need for a storm to be named? Either the Met are going to name them - or not. I don't care either way, but the present system makes little sense to me! -
The changing daylight hours thread
interested & confused replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
We're losing about 3 minutes a day it seems The shorter days always seem to come around sooner than the longer ones, I dread the really short winter days cos of S.A.D. -
Southeast and East Anglia weather discussion
interested & confused replied to Blessed Weather's topic in Regional
Here in Willesborough it's 22C and the NE breeze does have a distinct chill in it, perhaps you are more sheltered from the wind than we are. I'll believe the 30' forecast for tomorrow only when it's actually here! -
Southeast and East Anglia weather discussion
interested & confused replied to Blessed Weather's topic in Regional
Local MetO did show rain up to 5pm - so can't say they were wrong. It was just much heavier than I thought it would be. The footpath outside was like a river when I walked home, up over my ankles in places. Luckily it hadn't gone over the doorstep, but it was a close call. -
SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 07/11/2018
interested & confused replied to Blessed Weather's topic in Regional
Lovely after lunch yesterday, got some more done on the allotment It's 11C here and has rained heavily since 3am, everything now sodden and puddles everywhere. It's just spitting now but more dark clouds in the distance. so think there's lots more to come An indoors day for me then! -
Crane flies? - only a few of them here, come to think of it - they usually drive the cat mad, but not this year. A dreadful, blustery, miserable grey day, here. It's not stopped raining since about 8am. Getting cold as well as it gets toward dark and lights have been on since before lunch, The rain will help replenish the aquifers, if it doesn't all run off, but days like today aren't very nice if you do have to be out and about.
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Summer 2018 - Moans, Ramps, Chat etc
interested & confused replied to Summer Sun's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Reminds me of caravan holidays when I was a child. Mum & Dad saved up all year to go away and then it rained all week so we came home early. I can remember more of those than sunny all week holidays, such a shame after all their hard work