[Moans, ramps and banter]

Not had a lot of work lately, a friend has asked if I could tidy up her garden, lay some slabs, edging etc. 

Arranged to start on Thursday, and what do I see,it's going to bl,,, dy p, s down, you couldn't f,,,, in make it up.!!!!

[Winter 2023/24 - A Post Mortem]

 cheeky_monkey I remember 76 very well, I left school that year, and a week later was running around Bovington Camp Dorset in the Junior Leaders Regt. 

As I recall the settled weather started around April, and kept going until the end of August. There was even a minister for water, and stand pipes in use in various places. 

[Moans, ramps and banter]

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

[Moans, ramps and banter]

[Cold and sunny or mild and wet (at this time of the year)]

Cold and sunny, without a doubt. 

[Moans, ramps and banter]

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

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 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 .

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

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

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

 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. 

[Moans, ramps and banter]

[Moans, ramps and banter]

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

[Worryingly Wet & Worryingly Sunless]

 In Absence of True Seasons  I can remember when Blair repealed the licencing laws.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.

[Predict the hottest day of 2024 (UK) Competition]

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

[Worryingly Wet & Worryingly Sunless]

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.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

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. 

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 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.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 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.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 CharlieBear9 Yep, Statin, Ramipril, Betablocker. and Asprin .  had two stents put in . Must be doing some good cause I'm still upright.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 markyo I was the other extreme at work today, I was wearing a thermal vest, shirt , sweater, overalls, hoodie , and a wolly hat and I was still cold. I did'nt used to feel the cold until I had my heart attack 10 years ago aged 54, I suppose my medication combined with shot circulation  is the cause.

[Met Office and BBC Weekly/Monthly Outlooks]

I don't blame them for trying, but if this winter has taught me anything it's that the Met O's  long rangers are about as reliable as a babys backside.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 markyo There are people just down the road from me that have been flooded out three times in as many weeks.  As soon as we get a days wet weather, up go the river levels again. 

The problem is, all the gully and storm drains out fall into that river. Once those pipes are submerged they're useless.  

 

[Model banter and emotions]

See some people are still looking for snow, good luck to them if that floats your boat, personally, I just want it to dry up for about 6 months. This poxy rain is really starting to get on my f****** nerves. 

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Bristawl Si  Pretty much doing the same thing myself now Bris, turning 64 next month, that'll be 48 years of work. That's my bit done as far as I'm concerned. Probably just do the odd small job as, and when, but apart from that, I certainly shan't be looking too hard for it.

 

[Do you believe in possibility of life in other galaxies?]

Pretty sure my first Mother in law came down in a Flying Saucer, come to think of it, V was on at the time  I caught her adjusting her human mask .

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Tom Quintavalle  Believe it when I see it,  the way things have panned out this year , I think I've got more chance of seeing Lord Lucan ride by on Shergar.