The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2019/2020 thread
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Can't believed my thread was removed. 
Oh well. Onwards and upwards.
Went for a bike ride yesterday. Was sunny out so had shorts and long sleeve top on. Jeez, I didn't half feel the bite of the cold air. I would say I was just, and I mean just, dressed right. It was notably cold, even though it was sunny.
Just walked my daughter to school and it's a lovely, crisp morning.
Not looking forward to the rain as I think we have a slight leak in our roof.
Oh well. Onwards and upwards.
Went for a bike ride yesterday. Was sunny out so had shorts and long sleeve top on. Jeez, I didn't half feel the bite of the cold air. I would say I was just, and I mean just, dressed right. It was notably cold, even though it was sunny.
Just walked my daughter to school and it's a lovely, crisp morning.
Not looking forward to the rain as I think we have a slight leak in our roof.
Art0ir said:
Been a few years since I even remembered these threads. Was it Puggit or Schmalex who used to talk about his boiler all the time
Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
It's Schmalex - he lives in the wilds of West Berks - I live in the more civilised parts Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
Puggit said:
Art0ir said:
Been a few years since I even remembered these threads. Was it Puggit or Schmalex who used to talk about his boiler all the time
Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
It's Schmalex - he lives in the wilds of West Berks - I live in the more civilised parts Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
I'm patiently waiting for that snap-frost that makes all the trees drop leaves overnight - you close the curtains on a bushy great plant, then open them to see twiggy.
Will take time this weekend to clear out gutters and check the flat roof for moss build up - it's a bugger when it backs up in the gulley and then leaks through somewhere.
I hope our boiler is unaware of the EU directive out-lawing gas appliances - it would typical if it decided to close down early. They know, they just do.
Will take time this weekend to clear out gutters and check the flat roof for moss build up - it's a bugger when it backs up in the gulley and then leaks through somewhere.
I hope our boiler is unaware of the EU directive out-lawing gas appliances - it would typical if it decided to close down early. They know, they just do.
The Don of Croy said:
I'm patiently waiting for that snap-frost that makes all the trees drop leaves overnight - you close the curtains on a bushy great plant, then open them to see twiggy.
We moved house this year, and the new garden has a lovely Acer (I think) that is turning redder by the day. I've been taking photographs of it every morning as I go to work to track its progress, and I imagine sometime soon it'll start dropping in anger.Yes, I'm aware I need to get out more.
seiben said:
We moved house this year, and the new garden has a lovely Acer (I think) that is turning redder by the day. I've been taking photographs of it every morning as I go to work to track its progress, and I imagine sometime soon it'll start dropping in anger.
Yes, I'm aware I need to get out more.
That's a good idea, I like that. We've had an Oak tree behind the garden for years, and it does seem to just drop all of the leaves one day. Makes for a lawn that is totally covered in leaves. The crunch of frozen leaves is nice though. Yes, I'm aware I need to get out more.
Boilers - damn and blast, I am reminded that at the end of last winter ours was playing up a bit and that our radiators were only lukewarm.
Did I do anything about it at the time, of course not... Not to worry, it's a 'cosy' 16.2 in here at the moment, it won't get any colder this winter, will it?
Did I do anything about it at the time, of course not... Not to worry, it's a 'cosy' 16.2 in here at the moment, it won't get any colder this winter, will it?
Puggit said:
Art0ir said:
Been a few years since I even remembered these threads. Was it Puggit or Schmalex who used to talk about his boiler all the time
Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
It's Schmalex - he lives in the wilds of West Berks - I live in the more civilised parts Waiting on the winds picking up this morning and feeling sorry for the poor buggers in front of me ready to board a ship across the Irish sea.
We had our first slight frost this morning in the wilds of West Berks
Riley Blue said:
Boilers - damn and blast, I am reminded that at the end of last winter ours was playing up a bit and that our radiators were only lukewarm.
Did I do anything about it at the time, of course not... Not to worry, it's a 'cosy' 16.2 in here at the moment, it won't get any colder this winter, will it?
2009/10 we forgot to buy heating oil and ran out. Golly it was a cold week. Since then the tank gets brimmed whether it's a lot or little.Did I do anything about it at the time, of course not... Not to worry, it's a 'cosy' 16.2 in here at the moment, it won't get any colder this winter, will it?
t the bed?mcelliott said:
We've had some spectacular high tides here in Guernsey over the past week - some over 10m, which caused a fair amount of flooding. Lorenzo is expected to bring some gusty winds tomorrow morning but with a 6m wave height warning.
The tidal range we can get round these shores is bonkers. Any floods happen?Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff