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General => The Shed => Topic started by: ACE on November 23, 2014, 19:13:15
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Is it just me, but I have not needed to switch the central heating on yet, not even used the lounge fire. Flinging the duvet off half the night to keep cool. The back door is opened first thing in the morning for the dogs to come and go at will and even just in my onesies I am not cold. Only drawback is the rain and getting the washing dry. Going to be another cheap heating bill this year and the winter
gin heating allowance is due this week.
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It might be warm down there, but up here the damp air makes one feel quite chilly...and temperature has really dropped down today.
We haven't had heating on at all neither but instead managed with log fire...getting washing dry is issue...
We've burned 'half a forest' now and started thinking of rum......brrr...
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Really cold here. Have had the fire on for about a week now. Frost forcast for tonight. :coffee2:
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Warm here too, but the only way to get the washing dry is to put the heating on. At least it's not on every night.
Though I'd quite like some proper winter here now please.
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Must admit it's not "cold" here..(Warwick)...wet!!! not that's a different story all together. We do pop the heating on in the evenings, but turn it down when we we climb the apple & pears, just got up (03:50) and it's white outside, will have to help clear the wifes car later.
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We had a picnic in the mountains yesterday (S Pyrenees) - it was 27º!
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well 45 mins North of you in "ever so rural"Wimborne its our 1st proper frost this morn,Jude just did her exercise...de icing.. before driving her usual 2 hour + drive up to Heathrow ........
.......but shes only got 14 more days before starting a NEW job down here in carrot crunching land.......hoobluddy ray....couldn't be more pleased for her...... :blob7:
ok we have my mum with us now so heatings been on a while,but haven't had the log fire going in the grate yet.
Gazza
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What a terrible commute every morning, and as for doing it back after a days work, must be very wearing. We complain if we have to go to the West Wight which is about 11 miles, but at least we can toot going past Jim's place and wave at Bob in his tractor, then if it gets too much drop in on Mike for a cuppa to break the journey.
You must fill up the motor twice a week, that can't be cheap. But you made the right decision to move into the forest the frost must only be a dusting, the warm sea keeps it away from us most of the time, but I would like to see a nice heavy one to sterilise my turned ground a bit.
Have you been up to the sunday Wimbourne market lately and spotted any fruit bushes for sale? I need to make a trip over before xmas but only if it is going to be worth it.
A quick PS colder weather makes the cod run.
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Blimey I had to put my long trousers on for my cycle ride this morning!
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here too we have not had the usual weather. Heating is on but not very high.
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Plenty of 'or what' here last night, took ages to scape it off the windscreen.
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Me and my big mouth. It's got really chilly here tonight. Good job I had the boiler serviced last week, plus side the washing is drying on the rads. I tried just putting a pullover on first but the chill had set in. Still if it stays on now it won't be for long we are usually warm enough about Valentines day to turn it off again.
They do give the temperature to rise again into double figures on Thursday so fingers crossed.
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We have had central heating switched to constant since beginning of November. However, thermostat is on 19 so it hasn't been on much, mainly in the mornings when we open the door to the living room (and the thermostat). We have found that we can no longer sit in the living room with the TV on and the doors shut as it gets too hot (over 23C) so we sit here in a cool 21C.
We went for our usual walk today and in the shade I benefited from having a teeshirt on under my short sleeved shirt.
I just hope we get a good cold spell to get rid of the slugs, snails and germs.
Bill
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It is definitely hot water bottle time of year here!
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Our thermostat's at 15C which is perfectly comfortable for me with a jumper and slippers on. :) I don't usually bother at all except for a few hours in the afternoon/evening if it goes below 12 or so (not very often).
It's never on at night no matter how cold it is because the noise of the boiler firing up and water circulating disturbs me, and I sleep badly enough as it is!
It was 1C here the other night. There's a nasturtium in a pot out front that for some unknown reason is still alive!
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Cars covered in frost at 7 p.m. this evening. It's going to be a good early morning scrape tomorrow.
(Great to see you back in form Ace)
P.S. One of them is a Micra so I'll have to scrape gently!
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One of them is a Micra so I'll have to scrape gently!
Nah...Micra's are made with attitude...they can take it, though be rough with them and they will scrape you back.. :tongue3: :icon_cheers:
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they will scrape you back..
The very reason I never park next to one in tescos.
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Me and my big mouth. It's got really chilly here tonight. Good job I had the boiler serviced last week, plus side the washing is drying on the rads. I tried just putting a pullover on first but the chill had set in.
First two frosts here, brrr, bit of a shock! Had been very mild.
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It's been really cold this past week, here on the edge of Salisbury Plain. I have been putting leggins under my jeans to keep me warm and am now wearing my thermal vests.
We switch the central heating on for an hour just to take the chill off on really cold days. We have been burning logs on the stove in the lounge for the past few weeks and that ensures that we have somewhere warm to sit. We keep the doors open so the heat goes to the rest of the house and the lounge doesn't get too hot then.
The past two nights we have had very severe frosts. It's always two degrees colder here than in Salisbury. We have watched the car thermometer drop when driving home from the town.
Roll on Spring.....I can't stand this time of year when there is so little daylight hours.
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You need to get the Ol fella to wrap up warm with you on the beach Pauline "The whiting are waiting",,,,,, :tongue3:
The cod have been running for weeks Ace,250 plus anglers fished the Chesil Beach open and over 400 codling were caught
but only up to 3.5 lb.....the frosts will see the BIG whiting arrive.....time for me to go then.
Yes Ace I will be going to Wimborne market Friday morning,ill let you know if there are any fruit bushes for sale.....
...you looking for anything particular mate...? as I can always get you a few ACE and meet you at Lymington Ferry car park for an exchange........
of course I can just just let you know so you can have a day out on the mainland.
as this is our 1st Christmas down here I want to check it out to see whats on offer.
Jude wants to go to Winchester market on sunday as well as their German Christmas market is on the same weekend,as shes starting her new job down here we though it best not to begger off to The Black Forest Germany again...so were doing Germany on the cheap
by just going to Winchester.....we hope its good !!!!!!!!! :tongue3:
Gazza
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The need to escape comes on me now and again, so I will be popping over to Wimbourne, but thanks for the offer. As I am just restarting again on the allotment any fruit will do, but redcurrant especially. Also look out for rhubarb.
I was talking about proper cod, the nice big ones that hang out by the Needles, plus whip around the corner to Scratchells Bay for some sweet medium whiting.
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yer,no worries,Ill give you a shout after Friday with what fruit bushes they have....if any.
are,now your talking....me mate andy used to come over from Yarmouth and collect me from Keyhaven and take me
out past the needles for monster cod Pollock up to 13lb and some channel whiting....good days.
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You need to get the Ol fella to wrap up warm with you on the beach Pauline "The whiting are waiting",,,,,, :tongue3:
I can't think of anything worse than sitting on a beach in this weather! He feels it's bad enough having to dash out to the shed for logs so I can imagine his reply if I suggested a fishing trip. :hmh: Even working in the garden is out of bounds this weather. On the plus side though he has spent the past few weeks working indoors and as well as decorating, he has been catching up with those little jobs that have been outstanding for yonks.