Compo 10,328 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Awoke to this today: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Looks a bit cold Compo & you can keep it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Bracing weather, Compo....your pond covered in ice yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Lovely to look at but horrible to be in ! Remember many years ago having to climb a telegraph pole in a blizzard to replace some overhead cables that had come down in a storm, took me and another bloke about 2 hours between us ! Frozen fingers and stiff as a board when we came down, at least we had a lpg heater in the back of the van to thaw us out. Struggling today with 34C and a bit humid, mind the aircon helps. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I remember the winters back in the 50s and early 60s, none more so than when I was still going to RoT Infant School and had to walk there from Cliff Drive or later, from the Kennels, Deep snow and drifts, dark grey clouds and heavy, thick snow flakes causing the visibility to fade into a white/grey background. Snowball fights, slides on the ice, walking through new snow and being the first to leave your footprints. Strange, but I can never recollect complaining of the cold! Now................................................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I've got brothers that have lived in Australia since Buddy Holly was alive - and they still hate the summer over there. You can always put a jumper on when it's cold, but can't keep taking them off when its hot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It's even come down south a bit. Came to Keswick this afternoon and there was snow on the hills along the A66 and surrounding Keswick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Brrrrrr think it's on its way down here now. Good frost on the ground this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Frost in South Devon this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,468 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Looking at the BBC website, they have temperatures for the next few days in Nottingham at 9 and 10 degrees. T-shirt weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Winters rearing it's ugly head over here, early for us to have such cold nights, the other night dropped to below 18F or in new money minus 8C. It didn't get above freezing during that day, then yesterday we had freezing rain as this arctic air mass headed eastwards. Same system brought heavy snow to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas all heading eastwards to disrupt the lives of those on the "right" coast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Looking at the BBC website, they have temperatures for the next few days in Nottingham at 9 and 10 degrees. T-shirt weather. Ah....just like Adelaide today (T-shirts) and glorious sunshine 36C. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Personally I'd rather have 10 degrees than 36 any day. I hated the summers in Oz - and oddly, the Aussies seemed to too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,601 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Still going to work in me shorts although just lately I have took to wearing a sweatshirt top as well Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Roger, when I lived in Bathurst NSW we had an outdoor council worker who wore shorts year round sun and rain, snow and frost, never made a blind bit of difference to him.... Me??? In jeans now, my legs get cold, although here where I live now, when we get the bitterly cold northerly winds, it's very easy to get frost bitten!! Hurts my face and nose... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Personally I'd rather have 10 degrees than 36 any day. I hated the summers in Oz - and oddly, the Aussies seemed to too. Not this little black duck. I love it and I wouldn't trade it for the grey ,bleak days of winter in England. Baz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Sunny day, light breezes, 32C expected.....beeeeeautiful. Only 20 minutes from the bayside beaches. Bring on summer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 I had a couple of Xmases in Ethiopia. Lovely hot Xmas day!! Beats the hell out f damp and cold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 A very dry "cowd" morning here, 19F or in new money minus 7C..Brrrrr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 What you get now normally comes to Scotland after you have done with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 I doubt it Compo, this is cold arctic air sinking southwards. I'm about on the same latitude as North Africa, different climate though..You might get the tail end of the storms that went through the mid west earlier in the week that's hitting the east coast right now. As winter progresses for us, we get more and more cold fronts sinking south from Canada. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,468 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Been out and around during this morning in various parts of Nottingham......and if I didn't know what time of the year it is, I'd be convinced it was late spring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 On two or three days recently , Shetland has been the warmest place in the UK. If you keep your eyes on the weather forecasts this winter, you will see this happens quite often. We have turned the heating off, but not for long, I expect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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