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Not at all worried about the temperature, it's just nice to wake up to blue sky, and sunshine.

Cold and sunny, without a doubt.

And surprise, surprise, it's raining yet again. When it comes to the weather, this country really is a s...t....ole

Roban I know where you're coming from. Even though I'm semi retired I still have to do a certain amount of work to keep the wolf from the door . Works been tight for about a year now, and even when a job comes in you're struggling to do it in this sh..te weather. Working outside is a completely different ballgame .

Good luck trying to do that in Somerset, you'd be in and out of the house like a yo yo .

Andy Bown Same here, we lived in Frome for 9 years, and I have noticed that the weather is marginally more settled over there. Shepton is a bl.. dy wind and rain magnate. We're talking about downsizing when we retire in a couple of years. Probably go back over that way again.

Got up to about 16 degrees here today, got the woodstove ticking over this evening .

In Absence of True Seasons I can remember when Blair repealed the licencing laws. He reckoned that we would adopt a continental cafe style culture. What he did'nt take into account was our cr,,p miserable weather/climate. What a resounding success that has been.

25th of December if this winter is anything to go by !!

Actually had blue skys here today, together with a curious glowing round thing which ,I am given to understand, is quite a rare event only making occasional appearances.

Went to our local garden centre the the other day, it's stuffed with Bbq's, garden furniture etc costing up to a couple of thousand pounds. No doubt some poor gullible so and so will buy it, only to have it shoved in the garage for the entire summer.

SollyOlly Cheers Solly, I'm determined to get it just to spite the b,,,,,,ds. MethuselahFair play to you Pete, work it into them for as long as you can mate.

Methuselah Know what you mean Pete, the missus hears me rattling as I walk down the stairs As I remarked to the nurse at the doctors the other day, "You lot are trying to keep me going, and the government is doing it's best to work me to death" oh well, only two years to go to me pension.