Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

Brrrr it's cold.
-10c here with wind chill at -23c.

Blimey Bill! I'll stop grumbling about the weather here then I think. It's decidedly tropical compared to your weather!

[BanannaMan]

Virginia is a land of extreme temperatures. It will be 40c here in July and August.
Have to wonder if those first settlers to the new world had any idea what they were getting into landing here. LOL

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Blimey Bill! I'll stop grumbling about the weather here then I think. It's decidedly tropical compared to your weather!

That's the Gulf Stream for ya, it's what keeps our temps the way they are

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

Virginia is a land of extreme temperatures. It will be 40c here in July and August.
Have to wonder if those first settlers to the new world had any idea what they were getting into landing here. LOL

Depends on the moisture content Bill, over here the food is a very damp cold, it really gets to you bones. When I've been skiing in places like Bulgaria and Romania, the temps are similar to yours, but it's a dry cold, and I thought it was ok. Difference is, that UK snow can be made into snowballs easily, because it's a wet snow.

Dunno what your snows like?

[Sir Trev]

Very wet snow here today. Was an odd feeling getting to the gym at 14:30 when it was grey and miserable outside (the gym is underground) only to come out an hour later to a snow covered mess. It was fun cycling home in it (not) and it pelted down for another two hours. A lot has melted already so what's left is even wetter now!

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by maviczap

That's the Gulf Stream for ya, it's what keeps our temps the way they are



Depends on the moisture content Bill, over here the food is a very damp cold, it really gets to you bones. When I've been skiing in places like Bulgaria and Romania, the temps are similar to yours, but it's a dry cold, and I thought it was ok. Difference is, that UK snow can be made into snowballs easily, because it's a wet snow.

Dunno what your snows like?

Mostly we have wet snow but occasionally we do get a dry snow.
Summer here is always humid now but it was not like that when I was a child.
In the 1960's and 70's high temps and humidity were only for a couple of weeks in July.
Now it's from the end of May till October.

Have to wonder about Trump supporters my age claiming global warming is a hoax.
How much of the koolaid do you have to drink before you deny your own knowledge of events you've lived through?
(Sorry for the political derail)

[Bibio]

SSE, ever since they teamed up with other suppliers their practices have been ermm questionable. never had a problem with them until now when they have tried to increase my gas DD by £25 a month. if i had not looked at my emails (hardly ever do) i would not have known.. cheeky fekers. still they are miles better than British Gas.

[BoltonSte]

I used to live in Delaware, turn on the car AC in summer and mist pours in from the vents, absolutely sapping, then winter was Baltic, but sunny and dry.


Clearing paths was great as the snow was always powder (unless your car had been snow ploughed in), so could sweep it to the side, but couldn't make even a snowball with it.


The first time I felt it was nipping out to a leaving do half a mile up the road. Fleece on to keep warm, when I got there I couldn't feel my face, arms or hands. It's only when I got back later I checked the wind chill and it was -20. We have it easy over here, but I do miss the blue skies in winter.

[Luckypants]

Got a 4x4 car earlier this year as I missed the x-Trail's ability in the snow. Four days before the snow arrives it develops a fault with the 4x4 system and is in the garage!

On the upside the replacement car is also a 4x4 and handled getting home last night with no issues at all.

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by BoltonSte

I used to live in Delaware, turn on the car AC in summer and mist pours in from the vents, absolutely sapping, then winter was Baltic, but sunny and dry.


Clearing paths was great as the snow was always powder (unless your car had been snow ploughed in), so could sweep it to the side, but couldn't make even a snowball with it.


The first time I felt it was nipping out to a leaving do half a mile up the road. Fleece on to keep warm, when I got there I couldn't feel my face, arms or hands. It's only when I got back later I checked the wind chill and it was -20. We have it easy over here, but I do miss the blue skies in winter.

Not a cloud in the ( Blue ) sky here

[Kenzie]

Motorcyclists who ride with their high beams on. OK, we all like to be seen, but to dazzle other drivers is not good.