The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Bannock]

Which would mean hosepipe bans running into next summer....

A wet and mild winter is what's required this year, sadly.

[Bill]

Bannock said:

Which would mean hosepipe bans running into next summer....

A wet and mild winter is what's required this year, sadly.

Scant consolation when it's all a bit st!

[djc206]

Bannock said:

Which would mean hosepipe bans running into next summer....

A wet and mild winter is what's required this year, sadly.

If we could contain the miserable relentless rain and grey skies to Jan/Feb when I’m out of the country that would be marvellous. But yeah realistically we need a lot of the wet stuff to spare us from more Southern Water bleating about not enough water falling from the sky whilst simultaneously claiming there’s too much ending up down the drains and they must dump turds into the channel.

[Scabutz]

As much as I'd like a nice cold winter my energy bills are already at 330/month come October, up from 150. So I think a mild and wet one would be good all round.

[Evoluzione]

Yep, water and lots of it is what we need now.
I was watching Monty Don the gardener a few weeks ago who said this years drought was exacerbated by the last dry Winter.
Not here it wasn't! (He lives in Herefordshire).

Currently paused on coating the house ready for Winter, the stuff i'm using says it'll take rain after 24hrs and a lot is forecast this afternoon. I'll be pissed off if it doesn't....

[spikeyhead]

Evoluzione said:

Yep, water and lots of it is what we need now.
I was watching Monty Don the gardener a few weeks ago who said this years drought was exacerbated by the last dry Winter.
Not here it wasn't! (He lives in Herefordshire).

Currently paused on coating the house ready for Winter, the stuff i'm using says it'll take rain after 24hrs and a lot is forecast this afternoon. I'll be pissed off if it doesn't....

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

says that the forecast is right, You've an hour or two before a good drenching.

[Evoluzione]

spikeyhead said:

Evoluzione said:

Yep, water and lots of it is what we need now.
I was watching Monty Don the gardener a few weeks ago who said this years drought was exacerbated by the last dry Winter.
Not here it wasn't! (He lives in Herefordshire).

Currently paused on coating the house ready for Winter, the stuff i'm using says it'll take rain after 24hrs and a lot is forecast this afternoon. I'll be pissed off if it doesn't....

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

says that the forecast is right, You've an hour or two before a good drenching.

Yes it is a bit showery. Thanks for the link, i'll place that by the Met tab for future cross referencing!

[Puggit]

Greenland/Iceland high opening the door to a strong northerly. Snow likely on Scottish Mountains Mon/Tues.

Gonna feel cold everywhere!

[Evoluzione]

Beautiful today though.
Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

[Bannock]

Puggit said:

Greenland/Iceland high opening the door to a strong northerly. Snow likely on Scottish Mountains Mon/Tues.

Gonna feel cold everywhere!

Would you say "Project Keep the Heating Off Until November" is looking like an unrealistic ambition? I managed it last year. Just. Bearing in mind a house containing a wife and teenage daughter who eschew the concept of the "jumper".

[Mallard126]

Puggit said:

Gonna feel cold everywhere!

Of course it is. I'm on holiday in Cornwall next week.

[vaud]

Bannock said:

Would you say "Project Keep the Heating Off Until November" is looking like an unrealistic ambition? I managed it last year. Just. Bearing in mind a house containing a wife and teenage daughter who eschew the concept of the "jumper".

I grew up in a drafty Victorian house (single glazed, etc) when having the heating on was a bit of a luxury. I love living in a modernish, nicely insulated house with the heating set to a heady 15c.

[M3ax]

We turned the heating on over the last weekend. The temp inside dropped to 23 degrees which is apparently “freezing “
Mrs M3ax has assumed her winter position from which she will emerge next spring.

[Bannock]

vaud said:

Bannock said:

Would you say "Project Keep the Heating Off Until November" is looking like an unrealistic ambition? I managed it last year. Just. Bearing in mind a house containing a wife and teenage daughter who eschew the concept of the "jumper".

I grew up in a drafty Victorian house (single glazed, etc) when having the heating on was a bit of a luxury. I love living in a modernish, nicely insulated house with the heating set to a heady 15c.

Grew up in similar with only downstairs central heating. Upstairs it was woolly pyjamas, extra blankets and hot water bottles all winter. Sadly, my missus grew up in a concrete tower block in a communist country, where central heating was provided from massive neighbourhood furnaces and delivered to huge radiators in every apartment at near zero cost to the residents, with no individual thermostats in the apartments, so the heating was on full blast all winter at what must have been approaching 30 degrees. I have experienced these conditions myself and it is thoroughly unpleasant. I'd be happy at 17c indoors over winter, she demands 25c. I have developed extremely sneaky thermostat management skills, but she gets triggered when she feels the temp creep down to about 21.

[spikeyhead]

Bannock said:

vaud said:

Bannock said:

Would you say "Project Keep the Heating Off Until November" is looking like an unrealistic ambition? I managed it last year. Just. Bearing in mind a house containing a wife and teenage daughter who eschew the concept of the "jumper".

I grew up in a drafty Victorian house (single glazed, etc) when having the heating on was a bit of a luxury. I love living in a modernish, nicely insulated house with the heating set to a heady 15c.

Grew up in similar with only downstairs central heating. Upstairs it was woolly pyjamas, extra blankets and hot water bottles all winter. Sadly, my missus grew up in a concrete tower block in a communist country, where central heating was provided from massive neighbourhood furnaces and delivered to huge radiators in every apartment at near zero cost to the residents, with no individual thermostats in the apartments, so the heating was on full blast all winter at what must have been approaching 30 degrees. I have experienced these conditions myself and it is thoroughly unpleasant. I'd be happy at 17c indoors over winter, she demands 25c. I have developed extremely sneaky thermostat management skills, but she gets triggered when she feels the temp creep down to about 21.

If energy prices creep up much more, it may be cheaper to trade in the missus for a new, more efficient model

[s6boy]

Mallard126 said:

Of course it is. I'm on holiday in Cornwall next week.

Me too but the forecast isn't too bad....yet.

[Evoluzione]

We stick resolutely to the 18-20 rule because 20 is the recognised average unless you're an OAP.
Heating is set to 20, if anyone is cold at that then it's their problem to sort out.
18 is the lowest i'll let it go before heating the place up to 20.

She often falls asleep watching telly, then wakes up and says she's cold. The answer to that is you're cold, it isn't cold and go to bed then

[Puggit]

Bannock said:

Grew up in similar with only downstairs central heating. Upstairs it was woolly pyjamas, extra blankets and hot water bottles all winter. Sadly, my missus grew up in a concrete tower block in a communist country, where central heating was provided from massive neighbourhood furnaces and delivered to huge radiators in every apartment at near zero cost to the residents, with no individual thermostats in the apartments, so the heating was on full blast all winter at what must have been approaching 30 degrees. I have experienced these conditions myself and it is thoroughly unpleasant. I'd be happy at 17c indoors over winter, she demands 25c. I have developed extremely sneaky thermostat management skills, but she gets triggered when she feels the temp creep down to about 21.

I used to work for a company based in St Petersburg, Russia. The Holiday Inn was exactly like this. If your room didn't have a window that opened (-20 outside) you would have to go back to reception and change rooms!

[Snow and Rocks]

Our draughty poorly uninsulated cottage in Aberdeenshire is generally kept at around 15c with the exception of the main living area which gets comfortably warm thanks to the woodburner.

I really struggle when we go to stay with friends in stuffy new builds - one set of friends had the thermostat set permanently at 24 degrees and were still moping around under blankets. I was in beachwear and still melting. No wonder some folk have outrageous energy bills!

[Mallard126]

s6boy said:

Mallard126 said:

Of course it is. I'm on holiday in Cornwall next week.

Me too but the forecast isn't too bad....yet.

If you go to Padstow at any point try the lemon meringue pie at Cherry Trees Café on the harbour front. It's sublime.