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Equinox is tomorrow @ 1449
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
Summer ended 31st August anyway - officially.
In feel it really only lasted a few weeks from late July to early September. Could count the late May spell too I guess.
If today is the last day it's certainly ended how it started.
Rain all day here but the cloud should disperse enough for a ground frost later!
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Summer is now finished as far as I'm concerned as the solstice was on Wednesday
Strange.
During late August I kept reading on here that it lasted until 21st September.
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After all those starts has summer definitely finished now - or do I have to wait until midnight?
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this is what i'm looking forward to...
Yeah!
I've got one in my lounge.
Perfect terminus for a single malt accompanied by scary film on TV.
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Well its the 19th of September at 21:44 and we have 102 users viewing this thread and 547 reply's its certainly proving popular
Much more popular than your "Summer 2012" thread, eh Gavin?
And that season was infinite - according to some!
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Getting mine serviced next week as it can often take 5 or 6 goes for it to get going (assume thermocouple is dodgy) making room stink of gas.
Still not running central heating (partly because of the above) but gas fire has been on since I got in bringing it up from 17.6c when I got in to the current 19.6c.
Trouble is even when I'm not cold my feet just end up like blocks of ice even in socks & slippers.
Good idea, don't try and light boiler until that's sorted.
Re: cold feet, more likely a circulatory issue with yourself than temperature related.
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Today I booked the boiler service for early October so it won't be long now !
Could do with a fire in the living room tonight but I'm trying to make do with the flicker of candles and a fleecy throw !
If you've got a modern condensing boiler that's money for old rope.
Nothing to "service" - just repair/replace when something (pressure switch or PCB) gives up.
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Noticeable how many yellow leaves were coming down in the strong NWerly yesterday afternoon.
I was fishing in the canal and by the end it was covered in them - must be about a month earlier than recent years.
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But let's be honest with ourselves, for a minute...When was the last Autumn in which we were not being told that 'all the prerequisites were in place' for a snow-fest winter? The snowcasters were right in 2010 and 2011, but the rest of the time they tend to be woefully off-target with their predictions...
It's still only September!
Not unlike every spring when, apparently, all the prerequisites are in place for a sun and heat-fest summer.
Shades of 76?
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Lol.. Nice. My mum also made Sloe gin last year.. when mixed with lemonade it looked like pink champagne and tasted very fruity. I recommend giving that a go.
Last year was excellent for sloes, a bumper crop.
Still got some in the freezer (in case this year isn't so good) and two bottles of sloe gin in the cupboard, rare vintage!
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Boring.
Clear skies, bright sunshine, fresher breeze today, thankfully.
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Have you got anything to actually say about it?
Besides the striking element of desperation?
Nothing to add - she nailed it single-handed.
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There's desperate, then there's this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/31/climate-change-heretics-media-easy-ride
Hopefully she'll end up with an evening chat-show on Channel4.
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left trouser leg-poor article:
enjoyable comments.
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Apart from the hot spell at the end of july and some excess humidity & heat last weekend it's not been too bad at all.
Certainly nowhere near as uncomfortable as some of the scarier predictions would have had us believe.
The only negative was the very high level of rainfall that spoiled the fishing in June, but I'd trade that for scorching heat and clear skies anytime.
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A lovely start to September from GFS tonight
I wonder what the odds are of another september close to last year, a repeat is most welcome
Roll on September
Good of you to decide that on everyone's behalf - as usual!
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Spotted 30+ Swallows having a 'practice line-up' on the phone wires today. Away soon no doubt
Swifts departed here a couple of weeks ago. We don't get many swallows for some reason, maybe they like separate environments?
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Indeed, and Its so perfect for staying outside well into the evening. In fact we have a chimnea and with that burning slowly, its heaven and you could be there all night. I have no sympathy at all for those who arent liking this. We have waited far too long for this and it doesnt usually last long.
Who's this "we" you claim to opine for?
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Yes first time we might actually use the word 'hot' this summer. Hope so - need at least one 30c+ spell in a summer!
Lucky(!) we already recorded one last week of July then.
Couldn't we use the word "hot" in that instance - lots of people did?
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The end of what, mate?
The end of the heat.
I agree it feels more humid than at any time to date, but it's usually more intense and uncomfortable if we have to endure these conditions early-mid July.
I'm hoping this weekend will be the last hurrah.
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TBH rob, since I came back from Scotland, I've had no-end of trouble with the heat and humidity...
Perhaps I'm fooling myself by thinking the end isn't too far away?
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seems like tropical continental air, If this was June or July, it would be painfully hot, warm now but not unpleasant
Just about tolerable now that it's unlikely to last too long and the daylight's receding.
Feels like we're on the "home-straight" and the worst is behind us.
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"25c at midnight not bad at all"
What's the point of that - I thought you warmists only enjoyed heat when it was light enough to sit outside in it?
Darkness being just too dangerous, or something.................................
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Another one of the disciples that we're forced to fund through the TV tax:
he'll maybe use those secateurs on his hair and stop looking like a daft old girl.
"drier summers ahead" apparently.
Autumn 2012
in Spring Weather Discussion
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We had a frost Friday night/Saturday morning, surprised you didn't.
Anyhoo, looking forward to the rain. Off for a weeks fishing holiday tomorrow so the river looks like being freshened-up!