General Chat

Sylvia LOL can see you now the Michelin Man my cousin says the same has to "undress" before they go into supermarket ,, think I would hibernate for the winter.
Physio Ouch he got his elbow into my back yesterday and most weeks and I could kill him oh he is on a slippery slope . That's a long long time to go to physio thought I was bad enough hopefully I should be finished in a couple of months ... well I can hope though probably will have to keep going back for a fix! :-D

Hi Nolls

-42C?? ...............

........... quick dash from heated car into coffee shop, and vice versa :-D :-D

walk like a snowman, puffed out to twice my size (and I'm not a petite anyway) ..... then strip off all excess clothing layers once inside a building!


I do find that most North American homes and buildings keep the heat too high in winter. I prefer my house to be about 20C, and wear a sweater. Most Canadians and Americans seem to prefer work and home to be around 25/26C


I've been going to my physio since 1997 ........ it's largely maintenance now. I can't really improve much more ................... but every now and again some part gets a little worse. This time it was my hip due to a muscle knotting.

He found the knot!

Even put his knee on the couch so he could apply more pressure!

I didn't shout ............... but only because I was so busy biting my lip!

He's also a nice man ....... has the same birth date as me. But I could be his mother :-D

Sylvia where you live it sounds not too bad at all not too sure about 30 though it's been 29 here the few days but guess what it is cloudy and Cold today OH went into town but came back in to get his jumper so it must be cold haha but I agree you can keep warm in the cold but not much you can do in the heat oh what a moaner I am :-( though how did you survive -40c ohh don't think I cold talk in that temp yes think a long skirt works well had one on yesterday better than trousers.
These physio's by gum they know how to hurt been going to my one for a year and I think I have called him every name under the sun and he's an awfy nice wee laddie too :-D

I hope I never see another snowflake as long as I live!

:-D

Nolls


the temps in places like Winnipeg are exactly why I will not live more than 25 km from the Pacific Coast :-D


It's often called the Banana Belt of Canada here ...........

.......... rarely gets below -10C in the winter here, and that is overnight

.......... don't usually get much snow, and what falls soon melts

........... do get a heck of a lot of rain from October to March

.......... only very rarely gets over 30C in summer, maybe 8 days over the wh9le period Usually in the low 20s.


But it is humid



The region isn't called a Temperate Rain Forest for nothing!



The other thing is ............

....... we get very few mosquitoes and black flies here unlike Winnipeg, and most other places



Coldest I've been is at -42C, and that was way up north around Christmas time.



You can however dress for cold. It's very hard to undress for heat. It tends to frighten the natives :-D :-D


I've found that long flowing skirts are much cooler than shorts, leggings, or anything else. They create a breeze of their own as you move.



Strange ............... I was at physio today, as well, and he found a new way to hurt me :-D :-D

Thanks for that Sue but thought as much was at physio today and got punched/pulled and whatever we were both puggled by the end of it :-D (puggled for non Scots -- done in phew) :-D
Amokavid how lucky are you to be so private ... kiddies over the road from us had a big yellow flower you attach to hose and it waves about ...great fun would have given anything to join in ...you could easily have one without anyone knowing let me know if you do and I'll be down.
Geordie I'm def. with you on this, if only we got spring/autumn now -a -days but it always seems to rain.
Sylvia are these the temps you get All summer we are lucky? to get a couple of weeks of this and there is an outcry if it is more but I could not survive all summer nor the winters of Canada my cousin is in Winnipeg and it goes down to -38 *|^*^^* ^*^^*^^?? no way thank you
Very true Kitty we will have to have the heating on... :-D

On the Sussex coast it was 30c yesterday and 29c today, when it gets down to 20c I will have to put a cardie on. :-(

Sylvis,

In Yorkshire Sunday was 28c,Monday 28c,Today 29c. then tomorrow 20c Thursday,Friday and over this weekend anything from 28c to 32c.

So I can see why Nolls wants it cooler,, :-D :-D :-D :-D

(Shhhh won't mention the S word...

and we ourselves do not have air conditioning ................. like many people here.


But we do have efficient central heating for the winter :-)


Most people in the really hot areas can only survive with airconditioning.


We make do with fans ................. the one in the bedroom is on all night and much of the day to keep the room cool.

what sort of temperatures are you guys having???


It's 26C in the shade here, about 30C in the sun ................ and humid as we are on the coast.


Places away from the water are getting as high as 40C




Daft thing is ................. we get the reverse temperatures in winter ..........

....... 0C or below for us is common, -40C common in the centre of Canada.

Winter is too cold, Summer can be too hot! I vote for Spring and Autumn all year round! :-D

I love the snow and I also love the heat...............I moan about rain, blustery winds, cold but no snow and fog though :-D

Joeva that is dreadful I was paying same as you £59 OMG what will they be upping ours to? The fact your only £52 in debit I think I would phone them and ask for a reduction in fact I would pay off the £52 and have a clear slate and see how much they charge you then ...unless of course they know the heating is going to go sky high this winter :-0
Your fall must have been dreadful no wonder your fearful of going out how are you now have you managed to get better? poor you, you have my sympathy. I've had both knees replaced and have this horror of the metal coming through the skin if I fall lol! stupid I know (I think) ............So OK I'll go against my better judgement (just for you mind) and wish for the sun to continue :-D

Nolls, three years ago I fell over indoors and sustained a fracture in my spine, that has added to my fear of falling too !

As for lecky bills I was £199.00 in credit on the 10th of January this year, my latest bill is just over £52 in debit and they have upped my monthly payment from £59 to £85 !

So give me a bit of warmth any time ! :-D

Joeva I don't like going out in snow like you fear of slipping and I can do that inside without going out in snow lol! But I have snow in one hand and sun in other and at the moment sun is weighing much heaver than snow. Fuel bills oh yes forgot! We pay monthly but when end of year bill came in we were over £200 in debt so they have upped our monthly payment (think I forgot to mention that to OH Opps) so now's the time to save on the gas Mmm! Lots of things for sun ....Still can't stand it ;-)

Opps forgot about the Show was going to go but got family meal on Sat and getting things ready ....not like last year when it was washed out .... first time ever. Are you going Sue?? If nothing else the ice cream vans should do well hope the flowers don't wilt.

Brrrr - Nolls I hate the snow, nervous about going out for fear of slipping over :-(

The temperature in my house plummets and the fuel bills are sky high :-(

Not keen on high temperatures much either, but it is good to see the sunshine :-)

Thank you just what I want!! Would have been nice if we had a breeze but been so calm not even the children were out playing and that's saying something it's been very quiet as for the cat she is demented in / out of the house every 2mins the other 2 cats in the area are in our garden under chairs or any shade they can find . :-D

Nolls..Not while the Harrogate Show is on PLEASE PLEASE.

Wait until next week then ask for snow.. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Bookmarking this thread as I type lol!!
Been warm here but a fresh breeze :-D