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The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:04 pm
by karatekid
Why is it that when we have a hot spell in summer the press always say it’s going to be hotter than Madrid, Los Angeles etc etc.
The difference is that after our brief sunny period and it goes back to rain and gloom, Madrid, Los Angeles etc will still be basking in beautiful sunshine.
I wonder if the foreign press ever say it’s going to be wetter than Manchester when they have a rainy period.
Anyway enjoy it while it lasts.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:20 pm
by beeholeclaret
Raining here in Poulton!
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:21 pm
by HahaYeah
It's no good being hot if it's not sunny.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:23 pm
by claret2018
I don’t believe anyone actually enjoys hot weather. It’s bloody horrible! Give me cold and rain.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:24 pm
by Rowls
Rules for LIfe No. 2014:
Never read a weather report masquerading as a 'news' article.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:26 pm
by Top Claret
claret2018 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:23 pm
I don’t believe anyone actually enjoys hot weather. It’s bloody horrible! Give me cold and rain.
Well I do. I love the sunshine and temperatures between 21-27oC perfect.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:28 pm
by Bosscat
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:29 pm
by Bosscat
Top Claret wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:26 pm
Well I do. I love the sunshine and temperatures 21-27oC perfect.
Isn't 21 - 27oC ... -6 degrees ... brrrrrrrrrr thats cold ... but if the suns shining its glorious for a brisk walk
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:10 pm
by Billy Balfour
I did repping in Greece for a couple of seasons, and during that time we had quite a few 'Greek heatwaves' and I never flinched, but now I'm in my forties, and I don't enjoy anything over 24C unless I'm sat by a pool/sea. I also hate hiking and biking in hot weather.
I feel sorry for older folk who struggle to cooldown when the mercury rises.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:14 pm
by ClaretTony
Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:10 pm
I did repping in Greece for a couple of seasons, and during that time we had quite a few 'Greek heatwaves' and I never flinched, but now I'm in my forties, and I don't enjoy anything over 24C unless I'm sat by a pool/sea. I also hate hiking and biking in hot weather.
I feel sorry for older folk who struggle to cooldown when the mercury rises.
I used to love hot weather and was always very tolerant of cold weather. I struggle with both now.
I’m a bit like the Peter Kay line: “I like it hot but not this hot.”
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:15 pm
by Super Teds
Madrid is an absolute oven now!
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:24 pm
by Billy Balfour
Super Teds wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:15 pm
Madrid is an absolute oven now!
Are you there at the moment, Ted? A colleague has been there for a week, and she has basically been hopping from one aircon place to another. She says it's unbearable outdoors, and she's already dreading Thursday, when it's predicted to reach 40C.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:28 pm
by gawthorpe_view
When the weather forecast becomes the news, I stop watching both.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:58 pm
by Silkyskills1
gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:28 pm
When the weather forecast becomes the news, I stop watching both.
I think you are right. Weather has always seemingly been a national pastime but over recent years it has become an obsession. A couple of my ailments are angina and asthma; not a good combination at the best of times but weather such as we have now only serves to exacerbate the problems and increase anxiety. Stay safe everyone.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:58 pm
by Bosscat
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:01 pm
by joey13
Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:10 pm
I did repping in Greece for a couple of seasons, and during that time we had quite a few 'Greek heatwaves' and I never flinched, but now I'm in my forties, and I don't enjoy anything over 24C unless I'm sat by a pool/sea. I also hate hiking and biking in hot weather.
I feel sorry for older folk who struggle to cooldown when the mercury rises.
Thanks for the sympathy
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:12 pm
by GodIsADeeJay81
Lots of roads have been relaid around where I am.
Thanks to the very warm weather, they're probably going to need to redo them because the tarmac is melting
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:33 pm
by Hipper
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Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:46 pm
by Super Teds
Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:24 pm
Are you there at the moment, Ted? A colleague has been there for a week, and she has basically been hopping from one aircon place to another. She says it's unbearable outdoors, and she's already dreading Thursday, when it's predicted to reach 40C.
Yeah I’m here and it’s too much. I actually enjoy going on the metro as it’s one of the cooler places!
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:48 pm
by kentonclaret
Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:58 pm
I think you are right. Weather has always seemingly been a national pastime but over recent years it has become an obsession. A couple of my ailments are angina and asthma; not a good combination at the best of times but weather such as we have now only serves to exacerbate the problems and increase anxiety. Stay safe everyone.
The British are always talking about the weather but none of them ever do anything about it.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:50 pm
by yTib
personally i think we (the british) have the best weather on earth.
and i'm loving this heatwave.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:55 pm
by Billy Balfour
Super Teds wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:46 pm
Yeah I’m here and it’s too much. I actually enjoy going on the metro as it’s one of the cooler places!
I hope the forecasts are wrong, and it cools down to the seasonal norm before the end of the week for you.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:01 pm
by kentonclaret
yTib wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:50 pm
personally i think we (the british) have the best weather on earth.
and i'm loving this heatwave.
From your comments I think it is safe to assume that your neighbours haven't been checking up on you to make sure that you are keeping hydrated?
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:09 pm
by Bosscat
Hipper wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:33 pm
some-like-it-hot_1959-6-1305x1781.jpg
Well ......... Nobody`s perfect
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:47 pm
by alf_resco
Just got back after driving to Tuscany, 3400 miles which includes a thousand or so whilst there.
This was last week near Cortona.
5 minutes earlier it was registering 43C.
A tad on the warm side.
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Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:04 pm
by dougcollins
You'll have to change your name to 'inside with the aircon'.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:10 pm
by karatekid
Turn your start/stop back on. Have you seen the price of petrol?
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:16 pm
by Bosscat
Here is the forcast for the weekend
https://youtu.be/kZMUAd7OJc8
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:33 am
by dermotdermot
yTib wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:50 pm
personally i think we (the british) have the best weather on earth.
and i'm loving this heatwave.
I’m not so sure about that, Yes that Ironing Board.
Winters are pretty gruelling
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:49 am
by Vegas Claret
Hot you say ? This was Monday
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:00 am
by CharlieinNewMexico
Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:49 am
Hot you say ? This was Monday
Walked the 10 minutes home from work yesterday VC with 2 bags of groceries and a bottle of wine because it was only 106f
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:10 am
by karatekid
What’s that in real money?
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:14 am
by fatboy47
I'm happy with the Scillies.
Rarely below 8 in winter, rarely above 25 in summer. Low humidity.
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:58 am
by Top Claret
Vegas Claret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:49 am
Hot you say ? This was Monday
You just trot from your AC car into your AC office and home so it may as well read 68f
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:02 am
by Top Claret
I was sat in the garden last night in the sun with my bubble coat on having a beer and it was just about bearable. We have had about 4 days of hot weather so far this year and its mid July, so its hardly been cracking the flags
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:48 pm
by Vegas Claret
Top Claret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:58 am
You just trot from your AC car into your AC office and home so it may as well read 68f
truly not the case, we go canter not trot
AC is set at 78 btw
Re: The hot weather
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:16 pm
by dougcollins
Rowls wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:24 pm
Rules for LIfe No. 2014:
Never read a weather report masquerading as a 'news' article.
'I get all the news I need from the weather reports' - Paul Simon, 'Only Living Boy in New York'.
