Another pointless thread
Posted 25/01/2019 - 18:12
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Gwyn wrote:
Jeans are the worst when cold and wet.
As a schoolgirl I had to wear skirts and white cotton socks. Not even woolly ones were allowed for us. The boys at least got to wear long grey woolly socks in winter, but we had to wear short white ones which soon got filthy and were a nightmare to wash. We weren't even allowed wellies or anything but the designated pug ugly Clarks shoes either.
Ah the good old days .
And there's me thinking that all that subcutaneous fat that females are reputed to have does keep them warm - and, having seen videos on the telly of teenage girls out on freezing Friday nights with bare shoulders and short skirts, I'm inclined to believe that (or else they've drunk an awful lot of gin before "going out":lol !
Jeans are the worst when cold and wet.
As a schoolgirl I had to wear skirts and white cotton socks. Not even woolly ones were allowed for us. The boys at least got to wear long grey woolly socks in winter, but we had to wear short white ones which soon got filthy and were a nightmare to wash. We weren't even allowed wellies or anything but the designated pug ugly Clarks shoes either.
Ah the good old days .
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Posted 26/01/2019 - 18:43
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jeallen01 wrote:
And there's me thinking that all that subcutaneous fat that females are reputed to have does keep them warm - and, having seen videos on the telly of teenage girls out on freezing Friday nights with bare shoulders and short skirts, I'm inclined to believe that (or else they've drunk an awful lot of gin before "going out":lol !
Hmmmm...... Subcutaneous low temperature tolerant, shoulder baring alcoholic females?And there's me thinking that all that subcutaneous fat that females are reputed to have does keep them warm - and, having seen videos on the telly of teenage girls out on freezing Friday nights with bare shoulders and short skirts, I'm inclined to believe that (or else they've drunk an awful lot of gin before "going out":lol !
Maybe lock your bedroom door tonight.
Too far from a shore.
Posted 26/01/2019 - 19:28
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90% of their bodyheat is lost through their heads ....... as long as they wear a flat cap they'll be reet
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Posted 26/01/2019 - 20:50
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K10D wrote:
Maybe lock your bedroom door tonight.
I should be so lucky (although SWMBO would vehermently disagree!)
jeallen01 wrote:
And there's me thinking that all that subcutaneous fat that females are reputed to have does keep them warm - and, having seen videos on the telly of teenage girls out on freezing Friday nights with bare shoulders and short skirts, I'm inclined to believe that (or else they've drunk an awful lot of gin before "going out":lol !
Hmmmm...... Subcutaneous low temperature tolerant, shoulder baring alcoholic females?And there's me thinking that all that subcutaneous fat that females are reputed to have does keep them warm - and, having seen videos on the telly of teenage girls out on freezing Friday nights with bare shoulders and short skirts, I'm inclined to believe that (or else they've drunk an awful lot of gin before "going out":lol !
Maybe lock your bedroom door tonight.
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Posted 29/01/2019 - 20:34
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Algernon wrote:
Smoke me a kipper skipper I'll be back in time for breakfast!
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Hmm, a dwarfer eh?Smoke me a kipper skipper I'll be back in time for breakfast!
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We're awaiting the forecast snow, it's supposed to arrive anytime after midnight so...
Cheers, HG
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Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 29/01/2019 - 21:13
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Hardgravity wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="Algernon"]....
We're awaiting the forecast snow, it's supposed to arrive anytime after midnight so...
"Up North" then "God help you" (and get the 4WD out)![quote:3496ace15f="Algernon"]....
We're awaiting the forecast snow, it's supposed to arrive anytime after midnight so...
"Down South", then, hopefully, most of us will just have a dusting of snow !
PS: going back about 40 yrs ago, we got a lot more than that!
PPS: Even more snow when I was at Uni in Leeds in around 1967-68 - did "doughnuts" in the snow outside the (absymally cold - I had an attic bedroom where you could see daylight through the gaps around the window !) house in Headingly (in Leeds) and then got soundly "told off" by a neighbour for disturbing everyone around!
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Posted 30/01/2019 - 06:49
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Well I didn't arrive, all we have is a bit of ice and sub zero cold...
...the forecast has moved any snow forward to Friday.
We'll see what happens then.
...the forecast has moved any snow forward to Friday.
We'll see what happens then.
Cheers, HG
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Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
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Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 30/01/2019 - 08:43
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The sun is shining here. It is 0C but feels colder because of teh breeze.
Snow due later today or tonight depending on which forecast you read.
February 40 years ago it was cold and there was a lot of snow. Thankfully we had returned to the Uk from an 18 month posting in the Netherlands. The snow where we had been living was above the top of the ground floor windows, and up to the top of the cow shed due to the drifts. My middle son was born on February 15th that year so I remember it well.
The other heap of snow was in early 1982, when I was trapped at home with three young kids and DH was driving back from the Netherlands. We lived on a hill in Wantage at the time. Luckily our neighbour had a Defender and went off to get milk (the milkman couldn't get through) and other shopping for everyone in our close. He was a car mechanic and proved to be a star tthat winter!
Keep safe everyone, and be happy you are not in North America right now. Think of poor Don in "Winterpeg" where it is a balmy -32C.
Snow due later today or tonight depending on which forecast you read.
February 40 years ago it was cold and there was a lot of snow. Thankfully we had returned to the Uk from an 18 month posting in the Netherlands. The snow where we had been living was above the top of the ground floor windows, and up to the top of the cow shed due to the drifts. My middle son was born on February 15th that year so I remember it well.
The other heap of snow was in early 1982, when I was trapped at home with three young kids and DH was driving back from the Netherlands. We lived on a hill in Wantage at the time. Luckily our neighbour had a Defender and went off to get milk (the milkman couldn't get through) and other shopping for everyone in our close. He was a car mechanic and proved to be a star tthat winter!
Keep safe everyone, and be happy you are not in North America right now. Think of poor Don in "Winterpeg" where it is a balmy -32C.
Posted 30/01/2019 - 08:51
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I can’t use my car in this weather because it has frameless doors and the glass freezes to the seals so won’t open. Better half says I should get a more sensible car!
Posted 30/01/2019 - 09:49
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RobL wrote:
I can’t use my car in this weather because it has frameless doors and the glass freezes to the seals so won’t open. Better half says I should get a more sensible car!
or just wind the windows down
I can’t use my car in this weather because it has frameless doors and the glass freezes to the seals so won’t open. Better half says I should get a more sensible car!
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Posted 30/01/2019 - 10:16
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I have some very good de-icer for doors ...... I keep it in the glove compartment DAMN!!! I haven't thought that through have I
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Posted 30/01/2019 - 12:55
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bforbes wrote:
How? Normally the glass drops a centimetre when the door latch is opened to release from the head seal; it’s now stuck to the roof. You mean leave the windows open all night? Anyhow with rear wheel drive it’s useless on anything slippery, just won’t go up hills, and I don’t fancy getting it sandblasted by the gritters and selfish drivers.
RobL wrote:
I can’t use my car in this weather because it has frameless doors and the glass freezes to the seals so won’t open. Better half says I should get a more sensible car!
or just wind the windows downI can’t use my car in this weather because it has frameless doors and the glass freezes to the seals so won’t open. Better half says I should get a more sensible car!
Posted 30/01/2019 - 13:16
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Anyhow, on a different topic, isn’t it time we had a “latest post”? Christmas is long gone.
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