The official winter rain, wind, snow and ice thread 2023/24
Discussion
UTH said:
Puggit said:
I think they're the very same people who were out shopping first thing on Saturday morning, still in t-shirts and shorts. Living in their own world without an idea of what is really happening.
Mrs UTH will confirm that I 'run hot' and don't really feel the cold, but I certainly wouldn't want to be sitting in this house with no heating on right now. So I am amazed that people can honestly say they're comfortable in shorts and t-shirts whilst there's frost on the ground, but fair play if they are. I was bullied as a kid for spending every non-uniform day in shorts.
I'd happily wear shorts at work all year round if we were allowed to.
Getting out in the hills in winter in shorts and a down jacket is great, keep the vital organs and extremities warm and you're fine.
PS no heating on yet but the house takes a few days to cool down, currently 18.8, will be warmer upstairs.
Now named Storm Babet
150mm to 200mm of rain
60mph + winds
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office...
150mm to 200mm of rain
60mph + winds
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office...
ChocolateFrog said:
Legs don't get cold. It could be -5 and blowing and as long as you're doing something, even if it's just walking then legs are fine.
I was bullied as a kid for spending every non-uniform day in shorts.
I'd happily wear shorts at work all year round if we were allowed to.
Getting out in the hills in winter in shorts and a down jacket is great, keep the vital organs and extremities warm and you're fine.
PS no heating on yet but the house takes a few days to cool down, currently 18.8, will be warmer upstairs.
Are you a Postman?I was bullied as a kid for spending every non-uniform day in shorts.
I'd happily wear shorts at work all year round if we were allowed to.
Getting out in the hills in winter in shorts and a down jacket is great, keep the vital organs and extremities warm and you're fine.
PS no heating on yet but the house takes a few days to cool down, currently 18.8, will be warmer upstairs.
ChocolateFrog said:
UTH said:
Puggit said:
I think they're the very same people who were out shopping first thing on Saturday morning, still in t-shirts and shorts. Living in their own world without an idea of what is really happening.
Mrs UTH will confirm that I 'run hot' and don't really feel the cold, but I certainly wouldn't want to be sitting in this house with no heating on right now. So I am amazed that people can honestly say they're comfortable in shorts and t-shirts whilst there's frost on the ground, but fair play if they are. I was bullied as a kid for spending every non-uniform day in shorts.
I'd happily wear shorts at work all year round if we were allowed to.
Getting out in the hills in winter in shorts and a down jacket is great, keep the vital organs and extremities warm and you're fine.
PS no heating on yet but the house takes a few days to cool down, currently 18.8, will be warmer upstairs.
Blib said:
A couple of OT questions, Colin, if i may?
How was the summer for you? Did the house aircon do the trick? What, if anything, will you change with your set up next year?
For me, it really was the best summer for many years, no real extremes, although July was a bit damp.How was the summer for you? Did the house aircon do the trick? What, if anything, will you change with your set up next year?
As for the aircon, we have a double multisplit system, two outdoor units and five indoor units. It has been brilliant
It chills down to the point where it can get too cold, even for me, so the temp needs to be raised. As it is a 'heat pump' A/C system it also heats, which it does very well until it gets very cold outside. When it is very cold outside the external heat exchanges ice up after a while, then the system reverses to thaw itself out, then re-starts. This process can take 30mins, so no heat during that time, but that isn't a biggy.
As you may or may not know, we moved North and downsized about two years ago and are now 'empty nesters' oldest now lives in Oz and the youngest is at university. We still ended up buying (outright) a detached house which is really more than we need. That said, being empty nesters, we now only need to heat where we are sitting and the A/C system in heat mode is brilliant for that, it doesn't use much juice either.
There is one other star of the show and that is the log burner. Yet to be lit this autumn, but came close yesterday. A log burner really is a wonderful thing to have.
I'd recommend to anyone who is contemplating either an A/C system or a log burner, to press the button and do it!
No plans to change the current setup as everything is new, was planned and exactly how we wanted it.
They’re saying the impeding storm (even though it hasn’t yet formed) is south easterly. Arwen which was up here two years ago, wreaked havoc as it was also south easterly, the opposite to the prevailing direction.
Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
thepritch said:
They’re saying the impeding storm (even though it hasn’t yet formed) is south easterly. Arwen which was up here two years ago, wreaked havoc as it was also south easterly, the opposite to the prevailing direction.
Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
Was Arwen not a Northerly? Maybe I'm getting confused with another. We have a stand of old scots pines to the SE of the house so fingers very definitely crossed. Still cutting firewood from Arwen! Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
Aberdeenshire normally gets it's heaviest rain from the SE though, when we lose the protection of the Cairngorm rain shadow that gives the normal cold but relatively dry climate.
thepritch said:
They’re saying the impeding storm (even though it hasn’t yet formed) is south easterly. Arwen which was up here two years ago, wreaked havoc as it was also south easterly, the opposite to the prevailing direction.
Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
Arwen was an Arctic storm that hit hardest as it pummelled in from the North. All the millions of trees wiped out in Aberdeenshire were knocked over North to South during a night of 90mph gusts. I slept through it somehow.Time to buckle down and hope the rest of the trees stay upright this time.
JakeT said:
Agreed. Log burners are excellent. 
Not when multiple a
hole neighbours put them on during the day when it’s not actually that cold. Fed up doing stuff outside and having to breathe in their smoke.I have one - it goes on when it’s dark and cold enough…i.e in November after the clocks have changed.
Snow and Rocks said:
Was Arwen not a Northerly? Maybe I'm getting confused with another. We have a stand of old scots pines to the SE of the house so fingers very definitely crossed. Still cutting firewood from Arwen!
Aberdeenshire normally gets it's heaviest rain from the SE though, when we lose the protection of the Cairngorm rain shadow that gives the normal cold but relatively dry climate.
You’re right…. Thank you!! I read this on the BBC today and didn’t question whether it was right or wrong but did begin to wonder how our neighbours northern side trees got flattened in Arwen. Other articles (government site) said Arwen was a northerly. Ok…. Slightly less worried now, ta! Aberdeenshire normally gets it's heaviest rain from the SE though, when we lose the protection of the Cairngorm rain shadow that gives the normal cold but relatively dry climate.
rossub said:
Arwen was an Arctic storm that hit hardest as it pummelled in from the North. All the millions of trees wiped out in Aberdeenshire were knocked over North to South during a night of 90mph gusts. I slept through it somehow.
Apols - I was repeating the BBC who have it wrong! We stayed awake…. In fact we evacuated to my dads 30mins away as soon as the power cut earlier in the evening! thepritch said:
Apols - I was repeating the BBC who have it wrong! We stayed awake…. In fact we evacuated to my dads 30mins away as soon as the power cut earlier in the evening!
Yeah I read that on the BBC and did question myself. Had to think which way the trees were down before replying!Here comes Babet, clears just before my cross-channel ferry 
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https://x.com/MetMattTaylor/status/171417710192489...
:https://x.com/MetMattTaylor/status/171417710192489...
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