The weather!

Not climate but weather. Weather is changing like the climate.

Never seen anything like this last 15 days - continuous gales and heavy rain. In past years a storm (with a fancy name from the UK or Ireland) swept over for 3-4 days; some damage; a few days of news reports; then gone.

This time it just won't move - even though various weather and news reports say it headed for Denmark last week - it didn't. Still blowing at 45 mph now (and it has died down).

Now lost 7 fence panels and 3 fence posts and anything not nailed down outside. The carnage in the neighbours gardens is worse.

At least it blew us 3 points yesterday - so not all bad!

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Not climate but weather. Weather is changing like the climate.

Never seen anything like this last 15 days - continuous gales and heavy rain. In past years a storm (with a fancy name from the UK or Ireland) swept over for 3-4 days; some damage; a few days of news reports; then gone.

This time it just won't move - even though various weather and news reports say it headed for Denmark last week - it didn't. Still blowing at 45 mph now (and it has died down).

Now lost 7 fence panels and 3 fence posts and anything not nailed down outside. The carnage in the neighbours gardens is worse.

At least it blew us 3 points yesterday - so not all bad!

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Pretty standard for the time of the year 😂👍

Warmest Christmas eve since 1997.
We hardly seem to have a winter anymore.

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Warmest Christmas eve since 1997.
We hardly seem to have a winter anymore.

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March and into April can be a bastard now.

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

Pretty standard for the time of the year ����

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Maybe in the depths of Windystan in Googleshire where the gales blow for 3 months solid.

But not in South Yorkshire. Never seen winds like these.

Things are changing - and not for the better!

Don't start me on rain and flooding or I might have to switch back from weather to climate. You know what happens then!

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Maybe in the depths of Windystan in Googleshire where the gales blow for 3 months solid.

But not in South Yorkshire. Never seen winds like these.

Things are changing - and not for the better!

Don't start me on rain and flooding or I might have to switch back from weather to climate. You know what happens then!

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Climate doesn't exist.

Or something.

Not put the radiators on first thing in the morning on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Ridiculous!

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Not put the radiators on first thing in the morning on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Ridiculous!

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I woke up at 05.45, forgot to turn my weekday alarm off, had a wazz and turned heating on, still got it on but she's doing stuff in the kitchen and moaning it's a bit warm I'll probably turn it off when I get up.

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Maybe in the depths of Windystan in Googleshire where the gales blow for 3 months solid.

But not in South Yorkshire. Never seen winds like these.

Things are changing - and not for the better!

Don't start me on rain and flooding or I might have to switch back from weather to climate. You know what happens then!

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Same thing really, climate simply an aggregation of weather. 👍😁

Lit a log fire last evening for atmosphere....not needed. Today was supposed to be misty and cloudy which I thought Great!!! Turns out a lovely sunny day - ok for shirtsleeves...no fire today!
My job is to cook the dinner...apart from the meat (which I don't eat...)...so roast potatoes and parsnips all par boiled and ready to go in 30 mins.....Salmon en Croute for me......Glad tidings to all and sundry, wherever you are in this world.

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

Same thing really, climate simply an aggregation of weather. 👍😁

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Over 30 years or more, maybe.

Despite my moaning I am confident the wind will drop before 2053! :xmashehe:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...et-office-says

love the way the weather reporters make thing up last night the low pressure system passing through was named as a weather splat

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love the way the weather reporters make thing up last night the low pressure system passing through was named as a weather splat

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We have new made up names now,
Weather Bombs
Global Boiling

and as can be seen, The Bill Gates funded broadsheet and the BBC have no problem in shaping the narrative. we have pensioners on here that seem to have forgotten the past!!! :xmashehe:

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

We have new made up names now,
Weather Bombs
Global Boiling

and as can be seen, The Bill Gates funded broadsheet and the BBC have no problem in shaping the narrative. we have pensioners on here that seem to have forgotten the past!!! :xmashehe:

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Pensioners you say? :xmassherlock:

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Pensioners you say? :xmassherlock:

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I was thinking TOBW honest :xmashehe:

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

We have new made up names now,
Weather Bombs
Global Boiling

and as can be seen, The Bill Gates funded broadsheet and the BBC have no problem in shaping the narrative. we have pensioners on here that seem to have forgotten the past!!! :xmashehe:

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“shaping the narrative”? They are reporting facts, I’ve never known a Christmas where I’ve not bothered having the radiators for hours on end during the day like I have this year and because I’m a pensioner,I can remember stacks of Christmases.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

“shaping the narrative”? They are reporting facts, I’ve never known a Christmas where I’ve not bothered having the radiators for hours on end during the day like I have this year and because I’m a pensioner,I can remember stacks of Christmases.

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I don't think we ever had the radiators on until I was around 25.

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

We have new made up names now,
Weather Bombs
Global Boiling

and as can be seen, The Bill Gates funded broadsheet and the BBC have no problem in shaping the narrative. we have pensioners on here that seem to have forgotten the past!!! :xmashehe:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw3CE04LGiA

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw3CE04LGiA

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Is that the sound of you emerging from your bunker after 5 months in hibernation? :xmashehe:

When I was a lad a day like today would have been described as wet and windy. Nowadays it has to be called a STORM for extra dramatic effect!

any pensioners / gofer on here remember the winter of 63 ?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The incredible snow of 1963 was one of the coldest winter’s on record in the UK. <a href="https://t.co/67TJPIYnpq">pic.twitter.com/67TJPIYnpq</a></p>&mdash; Bobbie☀️ (@bo66ie29) <a href="https://twitter.com/bo66ie29/status/1738249663554216417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Apparently, antarctica Was a Lush Rainforest 90M Years Ago, so yes i believe in climate change.

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Is that the sound of you emerging from your bunker after 5 months in hibernation? :xmashehe:

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It’s so mild, he probably thinks it’s March.

Add in SNOW BLAST :hehe: :hehe:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsb...3d1110e09&ei=9

And before the university brigade pop off, it isn't new kids. :thumbup:

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Add in SNOW BLAST :hehe: :hehe:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsb...3d1110e09&ei=9

And before the university brigade pop off, it isn't new kids. :thumbup:

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Newspapers predict the nation is going to be besieged with huge snowfalls every year, but it never seems to happen.
Just a cheap way of filing their newspapers and websites, now that they hardly employ any journalists anymore.

Anyone claiming that they know exactly what the weather will be on a particular day more than a week or so away is lying to you.

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Originally Posted by MOZZER2

any pensioners / gofer on here remember the winter of 63 ?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The incredible snow of 1963 was one of the coldest winter’s on record in the UK. <a href="https://t.co/67TJPIYnpq">pic.twitter.com/67TJPIYnpq</a></p>— Bobbie☀️ (@bo66ie29) <a href="https://twitter.com/bo66ie29/status/1738249663554216417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Oh I remember it well. Especially getting the snow out of the attic before it had a chance to melt!

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any pensioners / gofer on here remember the winter of 63 ?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The incredible snow of 1963 was one of the coldest winter’s on record in the UK. <a href="https://t.co/67TJPIYnpq">pic.twitter.com/67TJPIYnpq</a></p>— Bobbie☀️ (@bo66ie29) <a href="https://twitter.com/bo66ie29/status/1738249663554216417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Not yet a (state) pensioner but I remember too.

Ice on the insides of the windows. Snow drifts three times my height (though I was just 4 so everything looked bigger!).

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Not yet a (state) pensioner but I remember too.

Ice on the insides of the windows. Snow drifts three times my height (though I was just 4 so everything looked bigger!).

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My Doris is a state pensioner :hehe: just showed her this, she can remember just!! they lived in a Leicestershire village and were essentially cut-off from the nearby town.

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Warmest Christmas eve since 1997.
We hardly seem to have a winter anymore.

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I've had to scrape ice from my car a grand total of once so far this winter, and probably twice last winter tops.