How do you like your state?
Oct 23rd 2009, 2:37 am
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Hmmm ... I'm not saying this is typical, but when we were in the UK for two weeks in August - September it rained all but four days. (And it rained a little bit on a couple of those days too, but the bulk was sun so I'm counting them!) It definitely makes a difference if you're in the east (more sun) vs. the west (more rain).
If that sounds excessive I'm sure someone will correct me. I don't have anything to compare that experience to.
BUT ... it's never raining in the pub!
If that sounds excessive I'm sure someone will correct me. I don't have anything to compare that experience to.
BUT ... it's never raining in the pub!
Oct 23rd 2009, 2:43 am
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Last year I spent the end of July, all August and the first week in September in the UK...it rained every day. I had to buy a coat, sweaters, trousers and shoes because I'd only taken capris, summer tops and sandals with me. I swore I'd never willingly spend the summer months there again.
On the plus side, you got nice new clothes, right?
Oct 23rd 2009, 2:43 am
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Last year I spent the end of July, all August and the first week in September in the UK...it rained every day. I had to buy a coat, sweaters, trousers and shoes because I'd only taken capris, summer tops and sandals with me. I swore I'd never willingly spend the summer months there again.
Oct 23rd 2009, 2:45 am
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Hmmm ... I'm not saying this is typical, but when we were in the UK for two weeks in August - September it rained all but four days. (And it rained a little bit on a couple of those days too, but the bulk was sun so I'm counting them!) It definitely makes a difference if you're in the east (more sun) vs. the west (more rain).
If that sounds excessive I'm sure someone will correct me. I don't have anything to compare that experience to.
BUT ... it's never raining in the pub!
If that sounds excessive I'm sure someone will correct me. I don't have anything to compare that experience to.
BUT ... it's never raining in the pub!
Oct 23rd 2009, 2:53 am
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To be fair (and I can only speak of my experience) it wasn't a downpour on all of those days, but many were misty with rain off and on throughout the day. I can see how you could miss the sun though. Luxembourg was also cloudy most days when I lived there.
On the plus side, you got nice new clothes, right?
On the plus side, you got nice new clothes, right?
Correct.
This past summer was I would have to say pretty British by your description. I don't think I've seen the sun for more than 30 days since May of this year. That and we had supercell thunderstorms rolling through here almost weekly to bi-weekly. I kinda liked it actually. Sucks driving in it though
Oct 23rd 2009, 3:01 am
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Oh so it wasn't just south-central PA that got the British-like weather then? And I agree also, I never have lived through a summer this cold and cloudy before. The year before it was all sunny sunny sunny and in the 90s. Makes me wonder what winter will hold....
Oct 23rd 2009, 3:04 am
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I read we're going to have a bad winter.
Oct 23rd 2009, 3:06 am
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Oct 23rd 2009, 3:13 am
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And it's always dark in winter, little oppressive at times....worse up in Maine though, dark well early and it's well late before the sun comes back up.
Then again, I'm not a northern bumpkin and we had this thing called electricity down south so them new fangled things like light bulbs would work
Oct 23rd 2009, 3:22 am
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You want to live in Boston and feel right at home...it rains here more than it ever did back in blighty
And it's always dark in winter, little oppressive at times....worse up in Maine though, dark well early and it's well late before the sun comes back up.
Then again, I'm not a northern bumpkin and we had this thing called electricity down south so them new fangled things like light bulbs would work
And it's always dark in winter, little oppressive at times....worse up in Maine though, dark well early and it's well late before the sun comes back up.
Then again, I'm not a northern bumpkin and we had this thing called electricity down south so them new fangled things like light bulbs would work
Oct 23rd 2009, 5:34 am
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You want to live in Boston and feel right at home...it rains here more than it ever did back in blighty
And it's always dark in winter, little oppressive at times....worse up in Maine though, dark well early and it's well late before the sun comes back up.
Then again, I'm not a northern bumpkin and we had this thing called electricity down south so them new fangled things like light bulbs would work
And it's always dark in winter, little oppressive at times....worse up in Maine though, dark well early and it's well late before the sun comes back up.
Then again, I'm not a northern bumpkin and we had this thing called electricity down south so them new fangled things like light bulbs would work
I got to admit though I didn't think the days would be shorter than the UK like they are round here.
Oct 23rd 2009, 6:19 am
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I can't find the statistics now, but I've seen them; there are, statistically, very few cloudless days in UK per year. The figures for actual rainfall are surprisingly low - it's just spread out over a long period of time ...
England has many things to recommend it, but exposure to sunshine is not one of them!
Oct 23rd 2009, 6:24 am
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Oct 23rd 2009, 6:31 pm
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It's 50F at the moment...the last couple of days it's been 70 but before then it struggled to get out of the 30's. So bring your bikini, light jacket and mink coat. 
It was very wet last weekend...same forecast for tomorrow.
http://www.nj.com/weather/?newark-nj
When are you here? I'm off to the UK on Sunday...later than I planned but hey ho.
It was very wet last weekend...same forecast for tomorrow.
http://www.nj.com/weather/?newark-nj
When are you here? I'm off to the UK on Sunday...later than I planned but hey ho.
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