I do wish ....

[RogerS]

..the media would stop banging on about this alleged heatwave. It's currently 9 degrees outside and that's not taking the wind chill into account.

Currently wearing a thermal vest, thick T-shirt and thick pullover. And I'm still cold

So you lot..basking in the sunshine. Swap ?

 

[AndyP]

Sorry Roger,
Right now Yes I would swap

There is not even any rain forecast….


I’m struggling to set foot outside at the moment. I can cut the grass with a coat on but when it is still too hot even butt naked in the middle of hay making season ain't fun either.

 

[RogerS]

Actually Haltwhistle is our Riviera.

This is us

 

[Lurker]

You must remember Roger,
Unless you are within the M25, you are totally irrelevant so far as the media are concerned.

 

[AndyP]

Over here of course it is the same. Heatwave in Paris and all hell break loose.
Never mind I suspect a change in government here after tomorrows elections will cool everybody down.

 

[AJB Temple]

It's 26 degrees C on the south side of the house, where I am painting, and it's only 10am. I'm drenched in perspiration. Would gladly swap: I prefer to be cold.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Dismal, drizzly and a forecast 17c. 17c is optimistic, and the 30mph+ gusts of wind haven't got up yet.

 

[Phil]

Forecast high of 20c today, started off on 5c
Lots of frosty morning past week.

Can go walking with only T-shirt and shorts

 

[9fingers]

Indoor jobs for me in this unpleasant hot weather.
Solar panels running flat out making 15-20kWh* per day from 10 panels, thermal store sitting at 95C and dumping excess heat into a towel rail, aircon running on all our free leccy so nice and comfy indoors.

*paying us ~62p per kWh to help pay for winter gas when the sun don't shine

Things could be worse.

Bob

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The * I presume stands for "you". :lol:

 

[9fingers]

The * I presume stands for "you". :lol:

Why? kWh and U(nits) are the same thing

Bob

EDIT: Ok I think I see what you mean.
The FIT scheme has always been daft to me. Just a part of successive Govt's (of either colour) unwillingness to make capital investment in energy and instead make revenue payment to others to invest in infrastructure.

 

[Lurker]

Started to rain here an hour ago, hopefully it will continue most of the day.
Water butts need replenishment.

I can catch up on workshop jobs now it’s cooler.

 

[RogerS]

On the positive side, it is ideal weather for today's two-day Rat Race. 70 miles along Hadrian's Wall in 27 hours or under. Which reminds me....now where did I put my flipflops :eusa-think:

 

[Woodbloke]

On the positive side, it is ideal weather for today's two-day Rat Race. 70 miles along Hadrian's Wall in 27 hours or under. Which reminds me....now where did I put my flipflops :eusa-think:

Don't forget Roger, to find the little 'orse at Birdoswald fort - Rob

 

[Mike G]

.....Just a part of successive Govt's (of either colour) unwillingness to make capital investment in energy and instead make revenue payment to others to invest in infrastructure.

I couldn't agree more. It's a little annoying that so many of those investing in our markets over here are European state-owned (or Govt. majority shareholder) companies. They can see the point in investing here, but our own government(s) can't).

 

[PAC1]

Fifteen degrees! Think yourself blessed Roger. It is 12 degrees and raining here AND we are 140 miles south of you.

 

[Doug]

After putting an EPDM roof on yesterday I welcomed today's cooler temperatures :eusa-shifty:

 

[Mike G]

After putting an EPDM roof on yesterday I welcomed today's cooler temperatures :eusa-shifty:

Ooooh, bloody hell, Doug. That's not nice stuff to handle or kneel on when it's hot. I hope you got a steady supply of iced drinks.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

One ball down on the Gallilean thermometer, which is cold for summer. Thunder, lightning and peeing down rain. Just like winter. Feel sorry for the pub, it's their annual beer festival ............. I suspect people will manage, though.

 

[Lons]

We've just come back from a week in Lincolnshire where it was 29 deg yesterday, cooler this morning but still 19 deg here in Northumberland when we got home at 2 pm.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Stove's lit.

 

[Doug]

After putting an EPDM roof on yesterday I welcomed today's cooler temperatures :eusa-shifty:

Ooooh, bloody hell, Doug. That's not nice stuff to handle or kneel on when it's hot. I hope you got a steady supply of iced drinks.

On the bright side the creases came out easily, it was a tad hot on the knees & I didn't have to wait long for the contact adhesive to dry :lol:
That said apart from being a bit hot it went down well & the rubber seem easier to handle when it was hot.
It was the first time I'd used EPDM & I'm really surprised how easy it was to use certainly easier than torch on felt

 

[Mike G]

Yep, it's pretty straightforward, And the great thing is that you'll never need to go near that roof again, whereas the torch-on felt struggles to last 10 years.

 

[Andy Kev.]

It was 38° here between Mannheim and Heidelberg yesterday. I had a cup of tea at 11 pm and was immediately sweating buckets. Never mind, temps should plunge to around 30° in the next few days.

Anything above 25°is barbarian weather IMHO. Oh to live on the coast!

 

[Doug]

Yep, it's pretty straightforward, And the great thing is that you'll never need to go near that roof again, whereas the torch-on felt struggles to last 10 years.

I’ve not had problems with torch on felt to be honest, I did a few garage roofs for family 20+ years ago (not something I’d do in my day job) but they are still going strong, though I know the manufacturers don’t guarantee the product much over 10 years.
A lot of problems I’ve seen with newer felt roofs relate to shoddy installation particularly but not exclusively to the flashing to abutment walls.

 

[Mike G]

Indeed. It's the same old thing........expansion and contraction at different rates from the surrounding materials. Where you are pretty certain to get failures are if a couple of edges of the felt are restrained by abbutment walls. On a flat independant roof, touching nothing, a properly constructed torched-on felt roof can last a long time. They are, however, more expensive than EPDM, so it's hard to see the justification these days.

 

[fiveeyes]

RogerS..has been between..37-40c here in the hill country of Texas.
Take a holiday here, and warm up.

 

[clogs]

or not quite so far, come to Crete.....average summer temp is a little over 30 with the odd blip for a week or two of high 30's....

or winter time never below +5....

a frost ....whats that.....lol........
can start to plant tomatoe seeds late Jan then get em outside first week of March....easy.....

 

[Doug]

My luck with the weather seems to be holding :?

The last few days it’s been red hot while I chopped out a wall & 2 concrete floors



Then yesterday mixed up a cubic metre of screed & laid it.



After 3 days of sweating profusely I finally get a day off to enjoy in the garden & the weather is as miserable as sin :evil:

 

[RogerS]

Central heating kicked in today. Then it started raining.

 

[Lons]

Central heating kicked in today. Then it started raining.

You're on the wrong side of Northumberland Roger, really warm over here yesterday and looks very similar this morning, time to pack your bags.

 

[RogerS]

Central heating kicked in today. Then it started raining.

You're on the wrong side of Northumberland Roger, really warm over here yesterday and looks very similar this morning, time to pack your bags.

I know. Trouble is there's some well-dodgy characters over that way :lol:

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

I know. Trouble is there's some well-dodgy characters over that way :lol:

Yerr, but we are warm, putting on sunscreen and not using a bee-keeper's kit to defeat cleggs... :eusa-whistle:

 

[Vann]

You lot are miserable gits . While it could be colder, and often is windier, it's the middle of winter and blimmen miserable over here right now.



Cheers, Vann :eusa-violin: .

 

[Dr.Al]

You lot are miserable gits .

Of course we are: it's the national sport!