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    Easter 2008

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Dreadful Easter all round on that chart, for most of Europe** not just the UK ...

    **Southern Spain included, even :lol:

    Still, I'll trade a rubbish Easter, even a rubbish March and April all round, for a nice spell of settled summer warmth ... May to September say ... :lol:

    I'll second that but would like it to last until October rather than September. A long hot summer is what we need.

    Have we actually Forgotten what cold is

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Yes I very much think we have PIT. Having grown up down here in the sub-tropics, living in the Yeovil area in the early 80's taught me just how cold things can get in this country.

    We'd bought a new 2 up 2 down house, with the 3 bar electric fire in the living room being the only heating the property had. Despite leaving the doors open all evening upstair to allow the bedroom and bathroom to warm, we would regularly wake up with thick ice inside the window (which faced north).

    Also on one occasion I remember waking at around 6am, lifting my glass of water to my mouth and nothing happened. Then all of a sudden in the dark frigid room the ice that had formed on the surface gave way and I ended up soaking myself and half the bed in freezing water - you can imagine that went down well with the new wife!

    Nowadays we wouldn't entertain living like that. It was just the done thing back then and I remember at the time my inlaws had no heating whatsoever, making us rather soft with our 3 bar electric fire and me the butt of a few Cornish softie jokes.

    One thing of note regarding living this way, we all seemed to suffer from far fewer colds and viral infections during the winter months - did anyone else notice that?

    You're house sounds like mine (well, my parents' house) used to be. We had two bar electric fires, no central heating then, the oven was left on in the kitchen in order to warm it up and we would pile coats on the beds to keep warm. This is not going back to Victorian days but is in the 60s. No, we didn't get so many colds or viral infections in those days either. I think people have become so used to central heating that when they go out now they really feel cold. When I was a kid it was sometimes warmer outside than inside!

    Have we actually Forgotten what cold is

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Wow, this thread takes me back! I remember the days when we didn't have central heating in the 60s and how the windows would ice up in winter. I recall trecking over the fields as a kid in deep snow drifts over the top of my wellies, how the snow seemed to last for days on end and roads would be blocked. Imagine that nowdays! Life went on then but today things would grind to a complete standstill as we're just not used to such conditions.

    So, just why do you like it cold/hot/wet/dry/foggy?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Cymru

    My favourite type of weather has to be hot and sunny. And dry. It's got to be dry weather. I hate, really, really hate rain. I like mild winters but not Atlantic driven ones. In fact, although I'm a mild lover I would prefer cold dry days in winter to mild, grey wet ones. Overall though, hot sunshine is my favourite.

    As for why I prefer this type of weather ... well there is so much more one can do outdoors when it's sunny and dry. Plus getting up in the morning is so much easier when it's warm and the sun is shining. Cold, wet days just make me feel like turning over and going back to sleep :D

    So, just why do you like it cold/hot/wet/dry/foggy?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Spring:

    Warm days with a gentle breeze and the odd April shower.

    Summer:

    Hot, hot, hot. Heatwaves and high pressure over us for the entire summer (water shortages? .... this IS only fantasy :lol:

    Autumn:

    Frosty mornings but crisp clear, sunny days with a hint of fog forming in the evenings.

    Winter:

    Dry, sunny days with crisp air and no sleet. Just clear skies and maybe the odd snow shower now and again.

    Autumn 2007 Forecasts

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Well, my view about this coming Autumn is that it will be much the same as the last few - mild or very mild with variable rainfall.

    Also, Winter 2007/08 is looking like being another poor one ATM (if you like it cold) according to certain long range weather forecasts. I know it's really too early to tell at this stage, but I know where I would lay my bets for this coming Winter.

    B)

    I too am going for a warm Autumn and mild winter. I doubt we will ever see anything approaching 62/63 again in our lifetimes, though I would be happy to be proved wrong.

    Autumn 2007 Forecasts

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    What I would like for Autumn:

    September:

    Warm and dry most of the month.

    October:

    Indian Summer.

    November:

    Cool and dry with night frosts.

    December:

    Sharp frosts but sunny days.

    In reality I expect:

    September:

    Warm and mostly dry but lows moving in in the last week.

    October:

    Mild and stormy.

    November:

    Dry, grey and mild.

    December:

    Atlantic lows bringing wet snow in between mild grey periods.

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