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Easter Weather

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Easter's not far away & you are already thinking of your holiday. But you need to know, is it going to be Spanish weather in the UK or is it going to be UK weather in Spain.

At the moment your guess is as good as mine. It could be sub tropical, torrential rain or driving snow, here or there.
The weather forecasters, for the past few years have told us that worse is yet to come , either too hot, too cold, too windy or too wet.
But remember they come on after the news, which is all doom & gloom. Whilst writing their forecast they must think "light winds in the South & drizzle in the North" is a bit boring after all the stabbings, shootings & bombings that have been on the news. So why not "Dangerous gusts in the South & possible flooding in the North".
Severe weather warnings, flood warnings, high UV levels, smog warnings, you name it they will warn you about it. We were raised on fish fingers & drizzle. We're used to bad weather.
Is it really getting hotter in the summer & colder in the winter, or do we just believe what we're told in the press. "coldest since records began", "most rain in 24 hours for 79 years", "statistics show that it is getting warmer / colder". A popular Sunday paper recently told us that statistics show that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population. Is that really true? It can't be that high can it?




Monday, March 16, 2009 | 0 Comments



The weather girls

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It was as predicted cold & frosty this morning but it soon melted away when the sun came up. It's been sunny & almost warm. Sat on the terrace this afternoon in the sun felt like it was spring time.

At bloody last.
I'm fed up with the weather girl coming on in the morning telling you that there's been a months worth of rain in 24 hours or that there's so much snow you can ski to work. & the whole time she's wearing a mini skirt & a skimpy t-shirt. Don't get me wrong, theres nothing wrong with that. But not when she's telling you how bloody cold or wet it is outside. They should have Francis Wilson there in his suit with his tie all skewiff almost sober wearing a pair of ski's or big yellow mac. Then you might take it more seriously. Or you could move to France & sit on your terrace in February & wonder what all the fuss is about.




Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 0 Comments



Wind, wind go away

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The sound of the wind rose & fell like a the rantings of a mad man. There was no rhythm to it, one moment it was silent the next battering the doors & the windows. Then. Then silence again. But for how long? The pause between each gust seemed like an eternity. Would the mad wind outside batter the house harder the next time, or would it now be passing & reducing in it's ferocity. Would it be starting to tire, & turn on it's heels. Leave us alone, in a once again silent house. After a few minutes we started to think it had. The pause became longer & longer. & then we would hear it in the distance, as if it was building it's energy for one last attack. Would the house stand it, would we stand it. The noises outside were changing from crashes into groaning. Could the house be crying. It has stood all these years, but was this was to be it's final battle.
No it was stronger than that & it was still standing in the morning. A little blood trickled from the corner of it's mouth. But it was still standing, triumphant, ready to do battle once more.
The house, guardian of our lives.




Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | 0 Comments



BBC weather, are we all going to freeze?

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Cold weather to sweep the UK. That's the headline on the BBC weather website. I'm sure it's going to be, & the wind will sting your ears & cheeks until they feel as if they are going to fall off. It's called a Siberian wind. & surprise surprise it coming from Denmark & Norway & Sweden. It's low pressure arriving via Spain then France and plonking it self right on top of the UK and dragging the cold air in from the east of Europe. So the Daily Mail can spend Saturday complaining about the Spanish, Sunday the French & Monday the Polish.



Friday, January 30, 2009 | 1 Comments

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