Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 281021 times)

Basil · « **Reply #925 on:** 13 August, 2018, 08:59:18 am »

Damp, misty and (dare I say it?) distinctly autumnal here this morning.

ian · « **Reply #926 on:** 13 August, 2018, 09:27:05 am »

Quote from: hellymedic on 12 August, 2018, 11:06:49 am

Quote from: T42 on 12 August, 2018, 09:13:47 am
I wonder if mounted police have to pick up & dispose of their horseshit. Every rider should.

Suspect that deluge would have washed anything away long before it could be retrieved.

Anyway, it was their own yard, not a public highway so they'll have to sort this out themselves...

From the presence of mounted police near football matches, no they don't clean it up (always makes a ride by Millwall interesting). In other countries (US and Canada anyway), police horses have diapers to catch the poop and take it home.

Basil · « **Reply #927 on:** 13 August, 2018, 09:33:04 am »

Quote from: ian on 13 August, 2018, 09:27:05 am

Quote from: hellymedic on 12 August, 2018, 11:06:49 am
Quote from: T42 on 12 August, 2018, 09:13:47 am
I wonder if mounted police have to pick up & dispose of their horseshit. Every rider should.

Suspect that deluge would have washed anything away long before it could be retrieved.

Anyway, it was their own yard, not a public highway so they'll have to sort this out themselves...

From the presence of mounted police near football matches, no they don't clean it up (always makes a ride by Millwall interesting). In other countries (US and Canada anyway), police horses have diapers to catch the poop and take it home.

Seems sensible. It's a valuable resource.

ElyDave · « **Reply #928 on:** 13 August, 2018, 11:35:31 am »

drizzly and raining here, has been on and off all weekend. The lawn has done the full savannah translation from dusty brown to lush green and I could do with a sheep to keep it down as it's too damp for the mower

Zipperhead · « **Reply #929 on:** 13 August, 2018, 08:19:29 pm »

Quote from: Zipperhead on 11 August, 2018, 11:10:29 am

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 11 August, 2018, 10:52:38 am

The horses weren't in step either! What caught my eye were the "jam sandwich" cars with fluro orange stripe down the middle. Do they Met still use them? Looks rather dated now!

No, but they have a collection of old police cars at Hendon.

I saw two of them out today - a jam sandwich Rover 827 (?) and a blue and white Austin 1100.

For the record, this post contains no traces of weather related information.

Andrij · « **Reply #930 on:** 05 September, 2018, 09:58:10 pm »

A rather balmy 3435C in this part of NE Ohio. Thankfully everywhere has AC.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #931 on:** 06 September, 2018, 06:13:07 am »

Got up to 24C this afternoon in the Okanagan and still 50 miles north of the 49th parallel

rafletcher · « **Reply #932 on:** 13 September, 2018, 08:15:40 am »

My car outside temperature gauge read 5.5C this morning.

Kim · « **Reply #933 on:** 13 September, 2018, 12:32:32 pm »

My house outside temperature gauge got down to 7.4C, which is frankly cold enough.

Jaded · « **Reply #934 on:** 13 September, 2018, 04:30:21 pm »

We had a frost.

Giraffe · « **Reply #935 on:** 14 September, 2018, 08:48:31 am »

2.5 C yesterday; 7 deg. when I left home to walk 2 miles, but full sunshine and v. light breeze.
Didn't need gloves (close, though), in shorts, and my nice new Paramo Bentu fleece kept out the breeze without broiling me (it's also withstood 2.5 h drizzle/light rain without leaking).
11 deg. this am but no sunshine & more breeze so might need more wrapping.

ElyDave · « **Reply #936 on:** 17 September, 2018, 01:41:49 pm »

Bloody hell, I'm sat at home in my office, door open to the back garden, window open and since lunch it feels like the humidity has jumped up several notches. I'm sat sweating in shorts and t-shirt

Torslanda · « **Reply #937 on:** 17 September, 2018, 01:53:23 pm »

You're not alone. Very similar conditions in North Manchester

Kim · « **Reply #938 on:** 17 September, 2018, 02:55:24 pm »

And in Middle Earth.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #939 on:** 17 September, 2018, 02:56:54 pm »

Definite "aware of the air conditioning" weather today and yesterday. Exit a shop etc and feel the instant warmth and humidity. I rather like it.

hellymedic · « **Reply #940 on:** 17 September, 2018, 03:00:36 pm »

Sounds like Berlin is pretty warm too.
David's there and it's 30C though he's too cool in air-conditioned lecture room.

It's pretty warm here in Londonton too.

rafletcher · « **Reply #941 on:** 17 September, 2018, 04:33:15 pm »

Friday morning the car temperature indicator showed 5.5C. This morning it showed 17.5C.

T42 · « **Reply #942 on:** 18 September, 2018, 04:25:09 pm »

~28°C here & muggy. Currently watching a big thick cloud sliding slowly in from the SW. Storms to follow, no doubt.

Pingu · « **Reply #943 on:** 19 September, 2018, 11:15:11 am »

Waiting for Storm Ali...

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #944 on:** 19 September, 2018, 05:00:13 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 19 September, 2018, 11:15:11 am

Waiting for Storm Ali...

I was supposed to be flying to SVG just now, but predictably am on my way back home instead

Pingu · « **Reply #945 on:** 19 September, 2018, 07:55:21 pm »

Got sent home 'cos the wind damaged the office.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #946 on:** 19 September, 2018, 08:18:37 pm »

Our weather station recorded a mean temperature for July of 21.1°C. That's more than 1°C higher than any other month I have recorded.

August was warm (19°C), but 2016 was warmer apparently, at 19.4.

ElyDave · « **Reply #947 on:** 19 September, 2018, 08:19:56 pm »

landrover was a bit wobbly with the wind across the fens

Aunt Maud · « **Reply #948 on:** 19 September, 2018, 09:52:19 pm »

Beginning to blow in Jutland, but it's due to scoot northwards along the coast and give Bergen a good soak.

Pingu · « **Reply #949 on:** 19 September, 2018, 10:46:25 pm »

Work's closed tomorrow morning