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Agree, nature punishes the stupid
It's stupid for an expat to live in Spain? How does that work?
Knowing str in real life he is far from daft
just mad then.
I think tired and emotional is a more accurate description. It's a regular theme.
It’s been fab. Soaked up some sun,
I bet you are a swarthy brute *swoons*
I think tired and emotional is a more accurate description. It’s a regular theme.
🤣
How rude, I have no emotions!
I bet you are a swarthy brute *swoons*
I am, thanks. If grey haired old blokes can squeeze into that category 🤣
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That is brilliant, I will steal this pic, sorry.
Tbf, I'd take the last century cartoon cat for advice over the patronising melts I've had to endure over the past few days
It has to be done...
The thing is ....Boomers weren't children in the 70s so his joke loses some impact.
6/10 must try harder
over the patronising melts I’ve had to endure over the past few days
You do realise that you have proved comprehensively wrong don't you?
Or perhaps you don't, so let me help you. Earlier on this thread you said :
They can barely predict what the weather will be tomorrow, never mind days in advance
What they predicted actually happened and the UK experienced temperatures never before recorded. This afternoon the temperature locally for me hit 40 degrees and about a mile from me there were two wild fires out of control which caused extensive damage to the natural habitat.
This was repeated throughout the country and scenes of out of control wild fires which are generally associated with warm continental countries occurred in the UK.
The patronising melts were correct and you were wrong. HTH
And don't forget Darth Vader teaching kids how to cross the road.
I was always terrified of the frisbee stuck up a substation, kinda weird as my grandpa was an engineer for the Galloway hydro scheme and based at Tongland power station. I used to spend most weekends in there helping him with stuff as a kid.
Deeply saddening that even the weather is now politicised.
I know from chatting to the nurses that that they have found it an extremely hard day but many of the patients have had a real bad time of it.
It's a Neuro ward, never a good place to be at the best of times. Today wasn't the best of times.
I'm more mobile and and frankly "well" than many in here and I struggled today. I ended up in the MRI suite waiting room as the imaging equipment is always cooled, so free air con.
Many in here can't even get out of bed and it must have been a terrible day for them.
Yeah, but TAFKASTR has had a great time, so it's not all bad.
What happened to the promised overnight thunderstorm and rain? Still hot and muggy in my part of Cardiff, not helping my headache at all.
Thank cod for that freshening breeze that came along at ~1630 yesterday and knocked the temp back from 35C to 19C by ~2200, work has been horrendous since Saturday delivering in direct sunlight temps up to 39C and outside work I've had to do practically nothing but try and bring my temperature down, drinking loads of electrolyted ice cold water and regularly soaking a cooling towel. Reminded me of a family holiday around '88 in Portugal, where I got mild heat stroke, my optimum temp is ~15C and gets exponentially worse above ~20C.
Plaice in the sun... No thanks!
Plaice in the sun… No thanks!
In this heat the smell would be awful
Also LOL at the idea the 70s was somehow less full of "melts"
That's the issue with some people, as well as being wilfully ignorant of the facts they like to be bullies with their own opinions. Best of luck convincing the otherwise.
Fortunately no one lost their lives in the fires yesterday but some people lost their homes,hopefully with the drop in temperature and some rain forecast we won't see a repeat of of it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62232654
Back down to a coolish 25°c in the house this morning. Shame I've managed to get about 2 hours sleep for the last two nights so feeling knackered.
Weather looking better for the weekend with 24/26 but apparently we're heading south to see friends and it's back up to 27/29 there.
Never been happier to live in wet and windy Lochaber had two days of tolerable hot and sunny weather, then rained as soon as I put the washing out
Had a couple of hours on the bike last night and it waas glorious when the rain came. As soon as it hit the ground it evaporated but it kept my clothes damp and cool. Winner.
Plus some cool mammatus cloud formations. Don't normally see them.
I have cycled right thru the worst of the heat. I am pretty heat tolerant and did all the right things to manage it ( apart from being out in it)
I stll was on the verge of heatstroke at times.
^^You have one hell of a tan though tj.
Will you be allowed to re-enter Scotland?😉
I've never understood why some people enjoy needling and winding up others for sport.
^^ Me?
I don't think you mean me but want to check.
Definitely don't think I'm capable of winding up tj anyway.
I don’t think you mean me but want to check.
No, Molly means me 😉
That’s the issue with some people, as well as being wilfully ignorant of the facts they like to be bullies with their own opinions. Best of luck convincing the otherwise.
I think if you actually observe what goes on in most of the controversial threads on here, you'll find it's actually the hand wringers that do most of the bullying if you dare to have an opposing opinion
Correct yes I meant TAFKASTR in this case, but it applies to lots of other people as well generally. Usually of an older generation, thankfully.
Poopscoop. Classic cyclist tan. I suspect you maybe right tho. Hopefully my saltire will be enough they will let me back in😎
While 'one' STWer was sunning themselves and hopefully not getting skin cancer, some of us we're unable to work and won't be earning any money for the last 2 days.
Anyway, luckily most people are seeing the bigger picture and seeing that climate change is real and have had a wake up call, hopefully making adjustments to they way they live.
One of my friends has got rid of her car and is cycling everywhere.
Me, well I'm not frightened of knocking on car windows to politely ask a motorist to stop idling their car engine, yes I've had a bit of abuse, one calling me Hitler, (funny that Hitler wanted to murder people, while I want to save them). But amazingly most motorists don't know the rules of the highway code regarding engine idling and have been fine about the gentle reminder.
The thing is ….Boomers weren’t children in the 70s
This has had me scratching my head. I was born in the last year of the boomer generation and was 6 in 1970, so was no doubt saved from drowning in a flooded quarry by a terrifying figure carrying a scythe…..
Didn’t stay inside being miserable and afraid.
See the covid thread for more on this.
While ‘one’ STWer was sunning themselves and hopefully not getting skin cancer, some of us we’re unable to work and won’t be earning any money for the last 2 days.
I chose not to go to work and not get paid 🤷
See the covid thread for more on this
Yep that worked for me too - and I'm 99.9% certain I didn't affect anyone else either 🤷
I turned my hot water off on Sunday, to keep the upstairs cool. Since I was only having very cool showers I only used a bit. But by yesterday I think the tank had cooled to the ambient temps on the landing which were still around 30C. Free hot (well, warm) water!.
I was always terrified of the frisbee stuck up a substation
Relive your youthful night terrors:
I remember the police coming to my primary school to show us a video of how you’d lose your legs if you ever walked on a train track
I’d never been interested in walking on train tracks until we saw that video and later one kid told us it wasn’t true
That summer we played on the track at every opportunity 😂
I’d never been interested in walking on train tracks until we saw that video and later one kid told us it wasn’t true
We used to walk through the tunnels from Matlock to Matlock Bath. Was fun when a train came past 🤣
There was a chap on telly who had lost an arm and a leg whilst playing on railway tracks as a kid.
I went scuba diving with a chap that lost both legs plying on the railway when he was a kid.
what a melt!There was a chap on telly who had lost an arm and a leg whilst playing on railway tracks as a kid.