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Rhiannon

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #625 on: July 23, 2018, 04:56:01 PM »
28 in our flat today, better than I expected.  About a week ago, we had 35.  Still, the cold beer tastes nice.

Same here, supposed to be 30 but it's not. High humidity though.

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« Reply #626 on: July 23, 2018, 06:14:09 PM »
Very though a little wind has arrived in the past ten minutes. Hope it lasts.
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Re: The Weather
« Reply #627 on: July 23, 2018, 06:29:45 PM »
Getting hotter now, as the sun moves to the front, currently 31.   Beer!
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« Reply #628 on: July 23, 2018, 06:51:44 PM »
A good measure for me is to look at my car's readout, which is usually at least a couple of degrees hotter than the real temp on a hot day. It's saying 31 so I know it's below that. Cars have thermistors located at the front near the radiator and their readings are skewed by road/driveway temperature. They are more reliable on cooler, cloudy days.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #629 on: July 23, 2018, 06:55:28 PM »
Yes, our car's been showing 33 or 34, so probably 31.
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Re: The Weather
« Reply #630 on: July 23, 2018, 07:01:48 PM »
26°C tomorrow here, which is an improvement of sorts. (It's been 29°C).
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Re: The Weather
« Reply #631 on: July 23, 2018, 07:12:42 PM »
The Met Office say rain tomorrow, but they taunt me with these promises then change it just as the wet stuff is supposed to fall from the sky.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #632 on: July 23, 2018, 07:37:44 PM »
No rain forecast here until Aug 4th. Hope they are wrong!

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« Reply #633 on: July 23, 2018, 07:42:37 PM »
No rain forecast here until Aug 4th. Hope they are wrong!

I haven't seen any rain for the past couple of months.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #634 on: July 23, 2018, 08:22:10 PM »
I haven't seen any rain for the past couple of months.

Had one brief shower but nothing otherwise. Living in a beige world these days :-)

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #635 on: July 23, 2018, 08:41:10 PM »
What is rain?   :-\
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« Reply #636 on: July 23, 2018, 09:42:04 PM »
Had one brief shower but nothing otherwise. Living in a beige world these days :-)

The weird thing is that my lawn is still green, and where I had it cut (which happens very infrequently) it’s growing again, at least in places. The only beige bits are where I let the grass grow and set seed.

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« Reply #637 on: July 23, 2018, 09:48:36 PM »
The weird thing is that my lawn is still green, and where I had it cut (which happens very infrequently) it’s growing again, at least in places. The only beige bits are where I let the grass grow and set seed.

I don't have a lawn but everyone else's grass is straw like.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #638 on: July 23, 2018, 10:35:32 PM »
I have three thermometers outside in my garden all slightly differing readings but the average was 34 c today.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #639 on: July 24, 2018, 10:51:46 AM »
We have had some much needed rain today, and might even get a drop or two more if we are very lucky. :)
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« Reply #640 on: July 24, 2018, 11:01:12 AM »
The Met Office say rain tomorrow, but they taunt me with these promises then change it just as the wet stuff is supposed to fall from the sky.

The weather bastards were lying. Changed to clear skies again. Rain forecast for the end of the week but I’ve decided this is just some new form of mind torture to play on the people of East England. Especially when they say ‘and temperatures near normal in the West with a cooling breeze’.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #641 on: July 24, 2018, 11:24:13 AM »
I walked to town earlier - have to concentrate extra hard because of the contrast between shade and not shade - and there was a light breeze, cool enough to make the temperature pleasant. Helps being near the sea.
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Re: The Weather
« Reply #642 on: July 24, 2018, 05:35:20 PM »
I have discovered that freezing a 2 litre bottle of water and then standing it in front of a desk fan actually does cool the air down.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #643 on: July 24, 2018, 05:40:21 PM »
I thought we all knew that?  ??? I always thought the idea was to have two bottles on the go at the same time: one frozen in front of the fan and another one in the freezer freezing to replace the other one when it thaws out.

(Plastic bottles only, please, if you're minded to give it a bash).

Something I heard the other day: have two fans going simultaneously, one in front of you and one behind you. Apparently the circulation of air around your torso cools you down.*

* Might be cobblers. Haven't tried it for myself and have no idea if there's anything to it.
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« Reply #644 on: July 24, 2018, 06:15:23 PM »
I thought we all knew that?  ??? I always thought the idea was to have two bottles on the go at the same time: one frozen in front of the fan and another one in the freezer freezing to replace the other one when it thaws out.

(Plastic bottles only, please, if you're minded to give it a bash).

Something I heard the other day: have two fans going simultaneously, one in front of you and one behind you. Apparently the circulation of air around your torso cools you down.*

* Might be cobblers. Haven't tried it for myself and have no idea if there's anything to it.

I 'knew it', but I hadn't actually tried it. It really does work, which I why I posted it.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #645 on: July 24, 2018, 06:17:35 PM »
The big bowl of iced water in front of a fan is another one.
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« Reply #646 on: July 24, 2018, 06:21:14 PM »
The big bowl of iced water in front of a fan is another one.

Yeah but I want the ice for my drinks.

It's never been hot enough for me to bother fannying around with freezing bottles till now.

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #647 on: July 24, 2018, 06:22:17 PM »
I like Nesthumps option. Sleep w7th your hesd in the freezer.

Its too hor. I have a skip coming tomorrow that I have got to fill with concrete.....aargh!!!!
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« Reply #648 on: July 24, 2018, 06:24:15 PM »
I believe excessive heat causes typos.  :) ;)

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Re: The Weather
« Reply #649 on: July 24, 2018, 08:15:22 PM »
I believe excessive heat causes typos.  :) ;)

Its my tablet - its melted.
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