Are you affected by the heat?
Sep 2nd 2011, 7:35 pm
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
It's very difficult to describe other than to say there is a distinct change in the air, possibly much fresher and sweeter.
It's something thats always stood me in good stead with my work, though I know I'm not unique in that respect.
Some say its down to the change in humidity of the approaching air, whilst others say its the effect of the rain on vegetation in the distance, the scent of which drifts along on the breeze ahead of the raincloud.
Sep 2nd 2011, 8:33 pm
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
I would much rather stay indoors in the afternoon (possible siesta) with the air-con running here in Spain than be in the UK, where if I was lucky I just might see a blue sky once in a while and very rarely have it warm enough to go out without a coat! 
We have had a little rain here in the last two days ending in a storm this afternoon when the heavens opened, now the sky has cleared and the sun is out again, we will now get our second spring of the year and months of very agreeable weather to look forward to.
Even in January and February we get days when we can go into the mountains for a picnic......try doing that in the UK and you'd probably get frostbite!
We have had a little rain here in the last two days ending in a storm this afternoon when the heavens opened, now the sky has cleared and the sun is out again, we will now get our second spring of the year and months of very agreeable weather to look forward to.
Even in January and February we get days when we can go into the mountains for a picnic......try doing that in the UK and you'd probably get frostbite!
Sep 2nd 2011, 9:21 pm
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
Perversely, I prefer the smell of a city to the smell of the countryside. It's not my fault, the people in charge of me when I was young lived in cities.
I haven't thought much about the source of the smell, Glasgow has the Clyde, London has the Thames, and when I was living in those places there were no fish in the waters. I suppose I could be wrong, but when you looked down all you could see was an oily mess. But isn't that were the eels came from?
Smells are difficult. I was happy on my terrace tonight with all the new smells brought in by the storm. But I couldn't walk the big dog because the street outside is flooded and found out that he had shit right in front of the terrace.
I haven't thought much about the source of the smell, Glasgow has the Clyde, London has the Thames, and when I was living in those places there were no fish in the waters. I suppose I could be wrong, but when you looked down all you could see was an oily mess. But isn't that were the eels came from?
Smells are difficult. I was happy on my terrace tonight with all the new smells brought in by the storm. But I couldn't walk the big dog because the street outside is flooded and found out that he had shit right in front of the terrace.
Sep 2nd 2011, 9:32 pm
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
Perversely, I prefer the smell of a city to the smell of the countryside. It's not my fault, the people in charge of me when I was young lived in cities.
I haven't thought much about the source of the smell, Glasgow has the Clyde, London has the Thames, and when I was living in those places there were no fish in the waters. I suppose I could be wrong, but when you looked down all you could see was an oily mess. But isn't that were the eels came from?
Smells are difficult. I was happy on my terrace tonight with all the new smells brought in by the storm. But I couldn't walk the big dog because the street outside is flooded and found out that he had shit right in front of the terrace.
I haven't thought much about the source of the smell, Glasgow has the Clyde, London has the Thames, and when I was living in those places there were no fish in the waters. I suppose I could be wrong, but when you looked down all you could see was an oily mess. But isn't that were the eels came from?
Smells are difficult. I was happy on my terrace tonight with all the new smells brought in by the storm. But I couldn't walk the big dog because the street outside is flooded and found out that he had shit right in front of the terrace.
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Sep 3rd 2011, 8:03 am
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
I can almost always smell rain before it arrives.
It's very difficult to describe other than to say there is a distinct change in the air, possibly much fresher and sweeter.
It's something thats always stood me in good stead with my work, though I know I'm not unique in that respect.
Some say its down to the change in humidity of the approaching air, whilst others say its the effect of the rain on vegetation in the distance, the scent of which drifts along on the breeze ahead of the raincloud.
It's very difficult to describe other than to say there is a distinct change in the air, possibly much fresher and sweeter.
It's something thats always stood me in good stead with my work, though I know I'm not unique in that respect.
Some say its down to the change in humidity of the approaching air, whilst others say its the effect of the rain on vegetation in the distance, the scent of which drifts along on the breeze ahead of the raincloud.
We also have glorious smells after rain from the pine and the rock rose. I think there's also a smell from the earth too. maybe it's the iron ore rusting!
Sep 3rd 2011, 8:04 am
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
I have the same experience. I tell my husband "it isn't going to rain today" sometimes, even though the forecast is for rain. Almost invariably I'm right. I can smell rain in the air too.
We also have glorious smells after rain from the pine and the rock rose. I think there's also a smell from the earth too. maybe it's the iron ore rusting!
We also have glorious smells after rain from the pine and the rock rose. I think there's also a smell from the earth too. maybe it's the iron ore rusting!
Sep 3rd 2011, 10:09 am
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Sep 3rd 2011, 10:25 am
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
well I was certainly affected by the heat this morning - or rather the lack of it!!
it's fiesta time here & almost every night atm there is a disco/rock concert or similar until at least 4am - & then our nearest peña seems to have a private drunken party until daybreak...................so we have been closing the front windows at night to cut out the worst of the noise, leaving the back ones open.
last night we closed the back windows because we had been promised a rainstorm (it looked like it was coming, too, but no joy
)
when I got up this morning I opened all the windows ..............& promptly closed them.
it was 15º
it's fiesta time here & almost every night atm there is a disco/rock concert or similar until at least 4am - & then our nearest peña seems to have a private drunken party until daybreak...................so we have been closing the front windows at night to cut out the worst of the noise, leaving the back ones open.
last night we closed the back windows because we had been promised a rainstorm (it looked like it was coming, too, but no joy
)when I got up this morning I opened all the windows ..............& promptly closed them.
it was 15º
Sep 3rd 2011, 10:34 am
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
Come on, Bil, leave us non-scientific humans with a bit of romance.
I heard a loud scream when I was in the shower this morning, but didn't panic because I recognised the scream. She didn't even sound guilty when she said goodbye through the closed bathroom door to go shopping with her mate.
It didn't take me long to locate the source of the smell (and the scream). It's not a smell I like, it's caused by Cucal, the anti-cucaracha spray. It lingers for hours.
I'm walking around quite nervous now, in case she missed.
I heard a loud scream when I was in the shower this morning, but didn't panic because I recognised the scream. She didn't even sound guilty when she said goodbye through the closed bathroom door to go shopping with her mate.
It didn't take me long to locate the source of the smell (and the scream). It's not a smell I like, it's caused by Cucal, the anti-cucaracha spray. It lingers for hours.
I'm walking around quite nervous now, in case she missed.
Sep 3rd 2011, 10:38 am
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Sep 3rd 2011, 2:09 pm
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Re: Are you affected by the heat?
Come on, Bil, leave us non-scientific humans with a bit of romance.
I heard a loud scream when I was in the shower this morning, but didn't panic because I recognised the scream. She didn't even sound guilty when she said goodbye through the closed bathroom door to go shopping with her mate.
It didn't take me long to locate the source of the smell (and the scream). It's not a smell I like, it's caused by Cucal, the anti-cucaracha spray. It lingers for hours.
I'm walking around quite nervous now, in case she missed.
I heard a loud scream when I was in the shower this morning, but didn't panic because I recognised the scream. She didn't even sound guilty when she said goodbye through the closed bathroom door to go shopping with her mate.
It didn't take me long to locate the source of the smell (and the scream). It's not a smell I like, it's caused by Cucal, the anti-cucaracha spray. It lingers for hours.
I'm walking around quite nervous now, in case she missed.
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Sep 3rd 2011, 4:52 pm
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Sep 3rd 2011, 5:02 pm
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Another pointer for me is that my arthritis starts to play up, it never fails to warn me that the rain is on the way....one more reason to prefer living here rather than the UK.