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10 hours ago, Sunny76 said:
I know, it's laughable how these people can't handle a bit of heat, while we have to endure months of chilly damp weather.
Can someone please get Sunny76 on the honour’s list for services to enduring chilly damp weather in Northern Europe? Their struggle deserves the highest recognition.
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11 minutes ago, Mapantz said:
No. That was not added in to it.
As I mentioned, use Google.
So you’ve made a statement you can’t qualify? Good job.
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10 hours ago, East Lancs Rain said:
Chatham Islands - Wikipedia
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Hobart - Wikipedia
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Wellington - Wikipedia
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Eureka, California - Wikipedia
EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORGHere are my favourite climates for comfortable summers and year-round mild weather. Bet there will be lots of people on here that won’t agree....
Hard agree! Eureka’s climate is particularly interesting - thank you for sharing!
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24 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:
No, we don't need to toughen up.
We've barely had a few weeks of warm weather, with about a week to 10 days of very warm or hot conditions, within the 24-29c range.
I will agree the nights have become a little on the hot side, but up until only a month ago, it was still quite chilly and unseasonably cool, even for london and the SE corner of the country.
We still had to put the heating on until May 25th or just before that date, with temps still only reaching mid teens, which was shockingly bad.
So my argument to people who can't handle a bit of warm or hot weather is, to remember not so ling ago we had to endure cold or very cold weather. The chilly damp grey conditions in this country always outlasts any period of hot sunny weather.
17c is cold for any time between late May and early September.
The thing is, there’s a lot that we can do to mitigate chilly evenings; heating, extra layers, blankets, etc. When it’s hot and humid at night, there’s relatively little that can be done to get comfortable enough for decent rest (there are only so many layers to take off!). Even with AC it’s muggy. And poor sleep, especially over several nights, does have an impact on work and quality of life.
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5 hours ago, Alderc said:
BBC forecast is depressing, almost no sun today, tomorrow even Saturday looking sketchy for sun. This is why the UK climate is just one of the worst, even under high pressure is delivers rubbish conditions time and time again.
Time for a reality check. We live in Northern Europe, not the Mediterranean. Manage your expectations; we won’t have 30 degrees and blue skies every day. Even if the weather is great, you’ll be moaning about a single cloud that might appear in a week.
You live in a beautiful part of the country, whether it’s sunny, cloudy, or chucking it down. Bournemouth had lovely weather at the weekend and it’s going to be fine over the next few days. Isn’t there anything good you can take from that? If you’re desperate for tropical weather, come up to London for the day. Actually, stay for the night. It’s hideously humid - something to really whinge about.
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1 hour ago, Sunny76 said:
Just had some heavy rainfall now in west London, with rumbles of thunder.
Same here! Heavenly after all the heat!
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Summer 2021: Moans, Groans, Ramps and Banter
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Sounds lovely! Nice and cool. A sprinkle of frost, maybe a little snow day, but no big deal if not. Very kind of you!