UK is melting
- Jimmy Smallsteps
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Either harden up or buy an AC unit. The choice is obvious.
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Humidity has come back with a vengeance although temperatures are still lower than they have been. Sky's been completely grey for a little while now, hoping that means some more rain soon to clear the air a bit.
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Constant rumbling of thunder here, storms springing up rapidly here, there and everywhere. Still 28 °C and humid though after the rain cleared
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AC in a country that get's a bit uncomfortable for 5 days of the year?Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:21 pm Either harden up or buy an AC unit. The choice is obvious.
Might as well rent a refrigeration truck and set up a couch and telly in the back.
Nothing so far up the road in Salisbury - still meltingly hotNols wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:56 pm Some good thunder and plenty of surface water running along the sides of the roads. Rain has passed already, but the outside air temperature has dropped nicely.
It's cleared up and surface water is already gone, but definitely a bit cooler. Think the clouds went south, so hard luck!
Still fairly warm inside. Probably needs a whole evening a blowing cool air through the flat, rather than just the 10/15 minutes of the storm.
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To my north and west, less than 10 miles, rainfall recorders logged over 30mm rainfall in half an hour, here: only 3 mm. A pleasant 23 °C now and house noticeably cooling 
That lot's over Surrey now.

That lot's over Surrey now.
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It’s like Atlantis here at the moment.
- Jimmy Smallsteps
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7 pages of whinging and counting.average joe wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:38 pmAC in a country that get's a bit uncomfortable for 5 days of the year?Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:21 pm Either harden up or buy an AC unit. The choice is obvious.
Might as well rent a refrigeration truck and set up a couch and telly in the back.
It would be a better use of funds than putting it up your nose.
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That is a magical reference. Nicely done.
Never a bad time to spray your cucumber for mildewGlaston wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:27 pm Was cloudy all morning, raining since lunchtime and yet it certainly seems far warmer today.
Sprayed my cucumbers for mildew this am, bit of a waste of time really.
Blight weather.![]()
- Jimmy Smallsteps
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TBF that is bloody hot.
I'm just not sure why you'd complain, rather than put a 400 quid wall mounted AC unit up. Or even better, have a tradesman do it for you.
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In my case I'd need a complete rewiring of all the house electrics first, it's flaky enough as it is. 100 year old+ homes suck sometimes.Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:04 pmTBF that is bloody hot.
I'm just not sure why you'd complain, rather than put a 400 quid wall mounted AC unit up. Or even better, have a tradesman do it for you.
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Incredibly dreary, but it's dry and a not too unpleasant day that's a bit of relief from baking.
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?Glaston wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:10 am All you whinging pussies have tempted the weather gods and Autumn is here already.
Its 20 degrees and overcast where I am.
Perfect.
Hard to believe that a mere 2 days ago I was sweating my bollocks even while sat still.
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We've had some fairly Summer-y Septembers and Octobers in recent years. High teens/low twenties, plenty of sun and little enough rain that my dad is constantly moaning about having to water his garden.BnM wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:05 pm I think that's it for summer looking at the forecast. Been overcast for 3 days now with no rain. Was hoping for a bit more sun for my tomatoes.
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sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:07 pm?Glaston wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:10 am All you whinging pussies have tempted the weather gods and Autumn is here already.
Its 20 degrees and overcast where I am.
Perfect.
Hard to believe that a mere 2 days ago I was sweating my bollocks even while sat still.

True, I've just got back from a week canoeing and sh*t on rivers and the only relief was when we were actually swimming in the river. All other times it was various stages of dehydration and sun stroke.
Thank God for Britain's unpredictable weather. The p*ssing rain at the beach today was most welcome, yes indeed.
Thank God for Britain's unpredictable weather. The p*ssing rain at the beach today was most welcome, yes indeed.
Don't worry. I've been drinking.
Just finished a shift in Reading East and I've never known it so humid. From the start to the finish of the shift the sweat was pouring off me like a waterfall, at one point I was genuinely worried I had some disease until I saw everyone was sweating just as much. Never been so glad to end a shift.
Well, there goes summer...
Fucking Stormforce car cover is nowhere to be seen even after extra straps on it yesterday...
Fucking Stormforce car cover is nowhere to be seen even after extra straps on it yesterday...

I love watching little children running and screaming, playing hide and seek in the playground.
They don't know I'm using blanks..
They don't know I'm using blanks..
I've been in the Lake District all week and had the mother of storms last night and the rain lashing down all morning.TB63 wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:03 am Well, there goes summer...
Fucking Stormforce car cover is nowhere to be seen even after extra straps on it yesterday...![]()
Has been mid 20s all week, some great walks around Windermere and Conniston.
It was so warm last Saturday that I was swimming in Conniston just to cool down.
We had days and days of pissy drizzle over the thurs/fri/sat/sun last week.sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:07 pm?Glaston wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:10 am All you whinging pussies have tempted the weather gods and Autumn is here already.
Its 20 degrees and overcast where I am.
Perfect.
Hard to believe that a mere 2 days ago I was sweating my bollocks even while sat still.
That damp, I was mopping water off the damp patch around the fireplace.
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As the trees shall be heavy with leaves I suspect some will come down. There were a couple of dangerous gusts a few minutes ago.Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:52 pm Looks like a November storm today with huge winds and driving rain. I WANT TO SWEAT MY BOLLOCKS AGAIN!!![]()