Batten Down The Hatches 2017/18

[Channel Hopper]

Turning nippy, with a small chance of sleet before morning.

 

[jeallen01]

Pi**ing down again here, but not that cold

 

[Captain Jack]

Pi**ing down again here, but not that cold

Ditto - pure shite.

 

[Lazarus]

Had a superb long walk in the Yorkshire sunshine this afternoon. It was so clear we could see right across the Vale of Mowbray across to the Dales. Proper job.

 

[sonnetpete]

It was so clear we could see right across the Vale of Mowbray

For some reason, I've got a craving for a pork pie......

 

[jeallen01]

For some reason, I've got a craving for a pork pie......

@gordon - get your BIG catapult out tomorrow!

 

[Lazarus]

For some reason, I've got a craving for a pork pie......

Actually, there are VoM Pork Pies on the market and a while ago some ignorant Southern Journo wrote a piece condemning what she saw as wrongful use of the word "Mowbray" ..... she'd probably never been north of Grantham!

 

[sonnetpete]

Actually, our local butcher (English, though he does cuts of meat to suit both his French and UK clientele) does pork pies. Personally, I find their pastry a little 'firm' (I.E. 'rock like'), though he did a pork pie wedding cake for someone we know. They have made others, one of which featured in that 'Escape to the Chateau' programme.

 

[jeallen01]

Here we go again!

"Down here" we've got wind, rain and a bit of sleet. "Up North" it seems to be a lot worse - don't think there'll be another "superb walk in the Yorkshire sunshine" for Lazarus today

 

[Lazarus]

No, its nice. Very light sprinkling of snow, but nothing to trouble the horses.

Amusing, however, to watch and hear the Southern-centric Media getting their collective knickers in a bunch about, errrm, winter.

Anyhow, SWMBO is back at work and I are mostly been unblocking my Printers nozzles.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well there's no sleet, much less snow here, but the garden has been rearranged by the gusts once again.

 

[jeallen01]

I've got the not-much-liked job of driving SWMBO right across London to see her best friend in S.E. London - and then "put up with" the other half who is always asking me questions but rarely expressing any real opinions of his own !

 

[hairybadger]

I've got the not-much-liked job of driving SWMBO right across London to see her best friend in S.E. London - and then "put up with" the other half who is always asking me questions but rarely expressing any real opinions of his own !

There are trains

 

[Channel Hopper]

There are trains

There is Skype.....

 

[jeallen01]

There are trains

Not feasible from here ATM with all the Christmas rail and Tube closures in London - too many potential long waits on cold platform, changes, and then a long walk to the final address (and with quite a few heavy presents)!
PS: that would probably have taken 2-3hrs each way - the car journey there was 90mins and then 75 to get back again.

There is Skype.....

SWMBO hasn't seen her friends for a year although they talk on the phone (for lo...ng periods!) and they were both very keen to actually SEE each other

 

[jeallen01]

Well, here we go AGAIN - been a clear and cold day here, with the coldest night of the year predicted. So, what's going on where you are?
PS: I'm looking after next door's (the family has gone to Ireland for the holidays) cat - and we had to make sure he was in the house overnight (we know the forecast - he doesn't!).

 

[Lazarus]

Well, here we go AGAIN - been a clear and cold day here, with the coldest night of the year predicted. So, what's going on where you are?
PS: I'm looking after next door's (the family has gone to Ireland for the holidays) cat - and we had to make sure he was in the house overnight (we know the forecast - he doesn't!).

I'm hoping my recent Central Heating mod. to include a Pipe Stat on the boiler return will stop the house getting insufferably warm when the Frost Stat kicks in.

That said, "cold" to Londoners is "tropical" to normal people.

 

[jeallen01]

..That said, "cold" to Londoners is "tropical" to normal people.

I'll take "tropical" indoors ATM (= about 24C ) any day (especially today!).

 

[sonnetpete]

Has been +3c overnight here...usually the living room drops to about 17c - 18c overnight and was up to 22c last night with the log (peasant) burner going. The ambient heat from the kitchen Rayburn helps maintain the temperature downstairs....

 

[Channel Hopper]

Just rain.