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Bottesford

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  1. First post in ages, nice to be back! This argument goes on every year and I guess nothing would suit everyone. I personally would prefer remaining on summer time (CEST over here) as I detest the sudden plunge into darkness (sat here working now at sunset is not nice!). But I do understand why people prefer GMT in winter, it does help in the three darkest months in making mornings be a little better although with so little light it isn't easy. Certainly staying on GMT (or CET here) would not be sensible. Sure solar noon would be at noon and perhaps we should follow the sun patterns more. But the reality is society is skewed towards PM. Little wonder given that 10-6 are considered core sleeping hours (not 8-4 say), public transport often stops around midnight and starts at 5am and office hours are often 8:30-5. All shifted later. Also almost everyone bar shift workers are awake in the early evening but only those who have to/like earlies/have kids are up at 6am so surely it makes sense to try to give more light later to save on energy costs? This effect is even more pronounced in late Feb and into March (clock should return to summer pattern a month earlier!).
  2. The whole of our building is heated from one boiler and I have taps to allow that hot water to flow or not. I turned them on for the first time since late Feb on Friday. I've not used any radiators just yet and am just relying on the warmth of the pipes that run around the apartment. It's been sunny but cold the last few days but today is barely 5c under drizzle so I expect it'll be chilly when I get home.
  3. They're all here! Literally swarming they have been especially during the roasting August. Sitting outside a cafe to eat was near impossible at times as they just appear in their tens or more. Now it's cooled a bit there are far less of them around. Will see if they come back now we're in for some sunny days.
  4. Yes we're into that period where daylight loss is approaching its peak. Sunset is 7:40pm here which is still within the 'acceptable' limits for me. I can finish work, check the garden & start dinner in daylight. I've prob got 2-3 weeks before that line is crossed when darkness begins to infect the 'daytime' period of life - i.e. pre 7pm. Then things get annoying for many many months. ugh.
  5. I heat when its cold- nothing to do with the date. For sure I can slip on a jumper and that I do when it drops sub 19c when I'm home alone. But the wife feels the cold so if I'm in a jumper she's in 5 layers and her hands have gone blue. Sure 16c indoors is fine if you're moving around or exercising but for sitting for hours on the computer working it has to be around 20c or the hand on the mouse goes icy cold.
  6. Had to close some windows (although not all) but deffo no heating yet. Yucky northerly wind and only 17c! Bleugh.
  7. Yes very extreme indeed but for the most part very enjoyable. Lots of time spent in lakes & outdoor events - stuff I could never dream of in Nottingham. Well not with any degree of reliability anyway. Think the chance of a repeat next summer is slim however!
  8. There ends a very hot month! My statistics are not likely to entirely match official stations but from my checks are not that far out so here we go... Max: 37.5c, Min 12.8c Overall average: 24c Average max: 30.1c Average min: 19c Days under 20c = 0 Days 20 - 25c = 3 Days 25 - 30c = 13 Days 30 - 35c = 9 Days over 35c = 6 Hottest month I've ever experienced!
  9. I'm thinking of going to Svalbard next year (in summer) to explore the place. I experienced near 24 hour daylight in Iceland but it's not quite far enough north for the midnight sun. My dream is to visit Antarctica but it not an easy one! Been avidly reading the diaries of Shackleton & Scott recently - so interesting! I'm very drawn to the ends of the Earth for whatever reason...
  10. Still at least we get some daylight in those bleak months... Imagine Svalbard! Sunset in November and back in Feb!
  11. Now had it on since maybe late Feb or early March. Might go on in Oct or November. Doors 'n windows all open but then not a fair test as I ain't in England and live on the top floor of a very warm building. I actually forget what its like to be cold now...
  12. I know some bits of German and I am learning. But you can get by easily without any German in this city. A lot of ex-pats, social events and such. The history of the city (Allied occupation and such) means the locals are very used to non-German voices. It's a really fun place to be - especially in summer. So much going on and very very chilled out. Glad to skip the endless cloud & damp of Nottingham that's for sure. I don't need an endless summer - but do at least need something that lasts more than a few days here & there!
  13. Odds on today for our first maximum below 27c since 31st July. A big frontal system lies to our south and is dumping huge amounts of rain over the country. We're on the northern edge so it is just cloudy with temps in the low 20s. The 30+ temps are behind us now I think but we return to the mid to high 20s from tomorrow.
  14. Likewise - I'm far happier in the April-July period than at any other time of year (with Oct-Jan period the opposite being true). Definitely feel the light dropping and there being far less time to play with on weekday evenings. Still we've got time yet before outdoor life is restricted to a brief few hours on weekends only. I also too do like those odd really cold winter nights, the odd bit of snow & the fun around Christmas. But the week after week after week of darkness mid afternoon, low cloud & the 'oh look its 3c again' is very trying indeed.
  15. I just use http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsgfsmeur.html for my info on this part of the world. Cloud cover is so hard to predict though. But it does seem what little cloud cover we do have is around in the afternoons. Very hot today, didn't drop below 24c and it's 30c already on my balcony with 36c predicted. 'Cooler' tomorrow/Thursday only around 31c but back to 37c on Fri. Bit of a cooldown comes after the weekend with average temps (24c) on Monday - that'll be a shock! Doesn't last though before heating up again soon after.
  16. Into week number 2 we go with our unending heatwave...
  17. It's when it is properly dark by 7:30pm it gets annoying as there's next to no time after work to do anything outdoors anymore. Gladly there's still plenty of time yet.
  18. 37.5c here right now. I think some cloud around lunchtime probably just held it back from hitting a record. Still its roasting none the less! And to think I thought my 33.9c record in Nottingham back in 2006 was hot... That's just normal now!
  19. 27c by 0830... stinking hot it is! Even next Friday is still 36c maximums. Quite some weather!
  20. And given its been 28-33c since Saturday now even more exceptional! Don't think Nottingham has ever had 8 days averaging 31c.. Perhaps 2006.. but even then it was more low 30s rather than mid to high 30s.
  21. Absolutely - we had several weeks of it during June & July and during last summer too (last August was never that warm). All last week was cool but I'd gone to the UK for that entire period so definitely skewed my impression! Feel like I'm looking at the 10 day forecast for southern Spain... http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/zmw:00000.1.10389
  22. Yeah for sure its been a hot one. Well actually up & down as between the hot bits its been showery and windy at times. It does feel different though as last summer was also far warmer than I'm used to even if most of August was low 20s not high 20s. I think its also been magnified by me living in a top floor apartment that takes the full force of the sun - my balcony is south facing and i'm getting bumper pepper crops (like 5 per week). Back in Nottingham I lived in a shady cold house where you could end up with the heating on from September to June. As for peppers - I got 2-3 the whole season!
  23. Probably makes sense I have a German weather thread here! I can only speak for East Germany, specifically Berlin but overall it has some similar themes to the UK climate except hotter in the summer and colder in the winter. Generally it is dry except during the summer when we get rain from thunderstorms. It can be changeable and cool even in summer when we get a NWly or Nly wind. We can get some very high temperatures in summer and in general it is far warmer than the UK - especially compared to my old home of Nottingham. It is definitely sunnier than the UK with us mostly missing out on Atlantic weather systems (although not all the time). Winters are colder but snowfall is not that common as it is very dry. You can get some very low temperatures sometimes although it doesn't normally last very long. Low cloud is very common November-January and you can go weeks with no sunshine and temperatures hovering around -1 to 2c. Pretty dire and no wonder the summer-winter mood contrast in the city is so extreme. Once into late Feb the sun can burn off the cloud and dry, sunny weather is common. This summer has been changeable during June & July with some cool & damp sub 15c days under NWly winds but also some extreme heat with our hottest day being just shy of 40c. August has started hot and is set to remain so with maxes around 28c-35c for the foreseeable future. Friday we're expecting 38c before a 'cool' off to 32c on Saturday.
  24. Still very much enjoying the long days and the ability to do outdoor things after work. The shorter days are so restrictive. Gladly another month before the evenings start getting too short to do much in them.
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