Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
Oct 7th 2003, 10:11 am
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Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
There's no doubt we've had the best spring summer in the UK in (my) living memory/experience.
I've been walking down the road to work since March and have memories of sun and it being at worst - mild - vertually every day. My brother tells me it has normally rained all summer the last few years.
Now I think the weather has finally turned for good after a delay of execution and it will be grey until March.
Bugger. And I'd hoped to be out of here by now.
Badgers.
PS what annoys me is that last year the First week of September in Sydney (the day times) was like a glorious British summer - only days/weeks before it was freezing. You could say "spring has arrived" and feel the difference.
Over here, when we get to the first week of March it won't change that much.
Bugger again.
I've been walking down the road to work since March and have memories of sun and it being at worst - mild - vertually every day. My brother tells me it has normally rained all summer the last few years.
Now I think the weather has finally turned for good after a delay of execution and it will be grey until March.
Bugger. And I'd hoped to be out of here by now.
Badgers.
PS what annoys me is that last year the First week of September in Sydney (the day times) was like a glorious British summer - only days/weeks before it was freezing. You could say "spring has arrived" and feel the difference.
Over here, when we get to the first week of March it won't change that much.
Bugger again.
Oct 7th 2003, 10:16 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
I woke up to grey skies, rain and cold winds today which was thoroughly depressing. I dropped my son of at school in the car (far too cold to walk now!!!) and when I got in, I had a nice cup of tea and crumpets and felt all snug with the central heating on, knowing that I won't have to go out again until 3pm. It does make me feel happy when the weather turns and you can watch how miserable it is outside, yet be safe and warm inside. The novelty soon wears off, especially when you're still doing it in bloody June!!
Oct 7th 2003, 10:17 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
Originally posted by badgersmount
There's no doubt we've had the best spring summer in the UK in (my) living memory/experience.
I've been walking down the road to work since March and have memories of sun and it being at worst - mild - vertually every day. My brother tells me it has normally rained all summer the last few years.
Now I think the weather has finally turned for good after a delay of execution and it will be grey until March.
Bugger. And I'd hoped to be out of here by now.
Badgers.
PS what annoys me is that last year the First week of September in Sydney (the day times) was like a glorious British summer - only days/weeks before it was freezing. You could say "spring has arrived" and feel the difference.
Over here, when we get to the first week of March it won't change that much.
Bugger again.
There's no doubt we've had the best spring summer in the UK in (my) living memory/experience.
I've been walking down the road to work since March and have memories of sun and it being at worst - mild - vertually every day. My brother tells me it has normally rained all summer the last few years.
Now I think the weather has finally turned for good after a delay of execution and it will be grey until March.
Bugger. And I'd hoped to be out of here by now.
Badgers.
PS what annoys me is that last year the First week of September in Sydney (the day times) was like a glorious British summer - only days/weeks before it was freezing. You could say "spring has arrived" and feel the difference.
Over here, when we get to the first week of March it won't change that much.
Bugger again.
Oct 7th 2003, 10:24 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
But itsnt it nice that we can wrap up warm and buy our new scarves and gloves, roll neck jumpers, and make sure that we have lots of hot chocolate in, along with lots of lemsip, vicks.....
Ok perhaps i would rather be choosing which sun tan cream to use!
Ok perhaps i would rather be choosing which sun tan cream to use!
Oct 7th 2003, 10:31 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
Originally posted by sa11yanne
But itsnt it nice that we can wrap up warm and buy our new scarves and gloves, roll neck jumpers, and make sure that we have lots of hot chocolate in, along with lots of lemsip, vicks.....
Ok perhaps i would rather be choosing which sun tan cream to use!
But itsnt it nice that we can wrap up warm and buy our new scarves and gloves, roll neck jumpers, and make sure that we have lots of hot chocolate in, along with lots of lemsip, vicks.....
Ok perhaps i would rather be choosing which sun tan cream to use!
Oct 7th 2003, 10:32 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
so you were in auto pilot mode!!!
Whereas my bargain hunting mother would have bought her buy one get 60 free Lemsip in the summer, and is stocking up on next years suncream in the sale!
Whereas my bargain hunting mother would have bought her buy one get 60 free Lemsip in the summer, and is stocking up on next years suncream in the sale!
Oct 7th 2003, 10:38 am
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
Originally posted by noodle
Yeah, Id rather be slapping on my sun tan cream too, just trying to think of the positive's now that the dreaded winter season is here again. I went shopping on Saturday and bought flu and cold remedies and hot chocolate with out even thinking really!!
Yeah, Id rather be slapping on my sun tan cream too, just trying to think of the positive's now that the dreaded winter season is here again. I went shopping on Saturday and bought flu and cold remedies and hot chocolate with out even thinking really!!
Hardly the same as Ambre de solaire in costa del palmos is it.
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Oct 7th 2003, 11:10 am
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Has been a damn good summer eh.
You know what they say though.....good summer, bad winter... I can't believe how quick its changed though. 3 weeks ago i was still running around in a t-shirt.
You know what they say though.....good summer, bad winter... I can't believe how quick its changed though. 3 weeks ago i was still running around in a t-shirt.
Oct 7th 2003, 11:44 am
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Certainly has been a blinder of a summer...which makes the prospect of winter all the more bleak. It's the incessant drizzle that gets me down. That, and the freezing fog, gale force winds, six-inch frost on the windscreen, weather that goes sideways and the whole dark-when-you-go-to-work-dark-when-you-come-back thing. Plus I cry when cold, so the winter is an emotional time for me! 
But then I did spend a winter in Oz freezing in -12 temps so it's not all hot-hot-hot over there (unless you're up north, of course)
Anyone with good tips on how to survive the British winter???
But then I did spend a winter in Oz freezing in -12 temps so it's not all hot-hot-hot over there (unless you're up north, of course)
Anyone with good tips on how to survive the British winter???
Oct 7th 2003, 12:02 pm
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don't mind the cold. It's as you say, the drizzle and grey.
Dotty - as I never went out to beaches - not really me - I never used too much lotion. But we always had a gallon sized tub of lotion by the door.
Those mossie coils seem to work?
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Dotty - as I never went out to beaches - not really me - I never used too much lotion. But we always had a gallon sized tub of lotion by the door.
Those mossie coils seem to work?
badge
Oct 7th 2003, 12:15 pm
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Re: Get ready for Winter!! Batten down the hatches
Originally posted by dotty
Really, for the rest of your days in OZ you are supposed to cover yourself from head to foot in clagggy white gloop, four times a day, repeat for each child to ensure they do it properly, sweat profusely to add to clag, evening comes add foul smelling turpsey smelling stull like aeroguard to keep the mozzies off. Its a wonder Australian women ever get pregnant, the smell of that lot should put anyone off their stroke.
Hardly the same as Ambre de solaire in costa del palmos is it.
:scared:
Really, for the rest of your days in OZ you are supposed to cover yourself from head to foot in clagggy white gloop, four times a day, repeat for each child to ensure they do it properly, sweat profusely to add to clag, evening comes add foul smelling turpsey smelling stull like aeroguard to keep the mozzies off. Its a wonder Australian women ever get pregnant, the smell of that lot should put anyone off their stroke.
Hardly the same as Ambre de solaire in costa del palmos is it.
:scared:
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Oct 7th 2003, 12:44 pm
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the only thing that gets me down about winter is the dark. bundy got it spot on, dark when you go to work, dark when you get home.
I don't know what it is about me, but i enjoy seeing the same environment in a different light when the weather changes. Sun, rain, wind, frost, everything looks different and there's always something to look at when the weather changes.
(maybe it's the visualist in me?)
will i be able to handle all that bright and sunny weather when i get to auz?..... i think i will manage. (quite looking forward to all the slippery women in sun cream........ :scared: )
I don't know what it is about me, but i enjoy seeing the same environment in a different light when the weather changes. Sun, rain, wind, frost, everything looks different and there's always something to look at when the weather changes.
(maybe it's the visualist in me?)
will i be able to handle all that bright and sunny weather when i get to auz?..... i think i will manage.
(quite looking forward to all the slippery women in sun cream........ :scared: )
Oct 7th 2003, 12:47 pm
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Originally posted by scutterUK
the only thing that gets me down about winter is the dark. bundy got it spot on, dark when you go to work, dark when you get home.
I don't know what it is about me, but i enjoy seeing the same environment in a different light when the weather changes. Sun, rain, wind, frost, everything looks different and there's always something to look at when the weather changes.
the only thing that gets me down about winter is the dark. bundy got it spot on, dark when you go to work, dark when you get home.
I don't know what it is about me, but i enjoy seeing the same environment in a different light when the weather changes. Sun, rain, wind, frost, everything looks different and there's always something to look at when the weather changes.
Yes, but you can't blinkin well see anything change, can you, because it's always so DARK!
Oct 7th 2003, 12:57 pm
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Originally posted by bundy
Yes, but you can't blinkin well see anything change, can you, because it's always so DARK!
Yes, but you can't blinkin well see anything change, can you, because it's always so DARK!
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Oct 7th 2003, 1:00 pm
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Originally posted by Megalania
If you stopped cursing darkly, you could fumble the switch.
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If you stopped cursing darkly, you could fumble the switch.
Avoid permanent brain damage - install full-spectrum lighting and obviate the neccessity of emigration to distant dangerous lands infested with creepy crawly foreigners:
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