Today is a continuation of what has been a very sunny period spanning over
the last week or so doon 'ere in the SW. Glorious! Not a cloud in the sky,
calm and strong sun; the beach beckons!

I suspect there are a few serious sunburnt casualties amongst the Grockles
here for the half-term, especially with a sun index approaching 7.

Currently at 08:45, 11.6C, RH 92%, DP 10.3C, 1031 mb (R), Wind calm, Rain
last 24 hrs 0.0 mm.
________________
Nick G
Otter Valley
Nr Sidmouth, Devon
70 m amsl

Nick G wrote:
I suspect there are a few serious sunburnt casualties amongst the Grockles
here for the half-term, especially with a sun index approaching 7.

Hi Nick

Glad you are enjoying sunny Devon!

Could you elaborate for those of us not living in the south-west, what
a "grockle" is exactly? I notice that you and Will both use the term
(with a touch of amusement in your e-mail voice:-), and just wondered
where the word comes from.

I presume that you were a grockle when you lived in Worcester:-)

Just wondered

BTW it is sunny up here in Hatton too!

cheers
Steve, presumably a Grockle when staying in Graham's Cornish cottage!

Steve J, BWS wrote:

Nick G wrote:
I suspect there are a few serious sunburnt casualties amongst the Grockles
here for the half-term, especially with a sun index approaching 7.

Hi Nick

Glad you are enjoying sunny Devon!

Could you elaborate for those of us not living in the south-west, what
a "grockle" is exactly? I notice that you and Will both use the term
(with a touch of amusement in your e-mail voice:-), and just wondered
where the word comes from.

Steve, presumably a Grockle when staying in Graham's Cornish cottage!

Steve,

Grockle is a SW England term for a tourist (mainly by people who have
only lived in Devon for 5 minutes!) In Cornwall they are Emmets.

I enjoy sharing Cornwall in the summer, it's one of the things that
makes the seasons in Cornwall so different.

Wetsuit packed, just off for a swim. (The surf is currently about 3
inches - may get a swell by Tuesday.)

Graham
Penzance

Holiday Cottage www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/

"Nick G" wrote in message
...
Today is a continuation of what has been a very sunny period spanning over
the last week or so doon 'ere in the SW. Glorious! Not a cloud in the sky,
calm and strong sun; the beach beckons!

I suspect there are a few serious sunburnt casualties amongst the Grockles
here for the half-term, especially with a sun index approaching 7.

Currently at 08:45, 11.6C, RH 92%, DP 10.3C, 1031 mb (R), Wind calm, Rain
last 24 hrs 0.0 mm.
________________
Nick G
Otter Valley
Nr Sidmouth, Devon
70 m amsl

Hi Nick

Exactly where in the Otter Valley are you based?

My brother in law lives on West Hill and we often come down to your part of
the world (ancient Sidmouth Folkies, too - long before biw moved down
there!)

Peter
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Peter & Elizabeth Corser,
Linslade, Beds, UK




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Exactly where in the Otter Valley are you based?

I live near the town of Ottery St. Mary, which is a few miles north of
Sidmouth.
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Nick G
Otter Valley
Nr Sidmouth, Devon
70 m amsl

Grockle is a SW England term for a tourist (mainly by people who have only
lived in Devon for 5 minutes!) In Cornwall they are Emmets.

Ha ha ha! True! Though I must admit that I got the saying from a work
colleague who has been living here all his life.

The term "Grockles" comes from a film which was set in Torquay in the 60s,
or so I was told (could be an urban myth, plenty of them around here).

Currently at 12:00, 20.8C, RH 56%, DP 11.6C, Wind 3.5 mph WNW, 1031.3 (R).
________________
Nick G
Otter Valley
Nr Sidmouth, Devon
70 m amsl

In message .com,
"Steve J, BWS" writes

Nick G wrote:
I suspect there are a few serious sunburnt casualties amongst the Grockles
here for the half-term, especially with a sun index approaching 7.

Hi Nick

Glad you are enjoying sunny Devon!

Could you elaborate for those of us not living in the south-west, what
a "grockle" is exactly? I notice that you and Will both use the term
(with a touch of amusement in your e-mail voice:-), and just wondered
where the word comes from.

A rather insulting term used to describe those who contribute
substantially to the economy of the region :-) I suspect that it is a
term not used by the more enlightened residents of that fine part of the
world.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

A rather insulting term used to describe those who contribute
substantially to the economy of the region :-) I suspect that it is a
term not used by the more enlightened residents of that fine part of the
world.

Norman

If I would have thought it was an insulting term then I would not have used
it, and now I am beginning to regret that I ever did, and in future I shall
just call them 'tourists' or 'holiday makers'.

As I said before, I got the term from a person who has lived here all his
life.
________________
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
70 m amsl

A rather insulting term used to describe those who contribute
substantially to the economy of the region :-) I suspect that it is a
term not used by the more enlightened residents of that fine part of the
world.

Norman

If I would have thought it was an insulting term then I would not have used
it, and now I am beginning to regret that I ever did, and in future I shall
just call them 'tourists' or 'holiday makers'.

As I said before, I got the term from a person who has lived here all his
life.
________________
Nick G

I think it was perfectly obvious you didn't mean it in an insulting
way.

Just ignore Norman's post, after all he's probably just some English
Emett.

Graham
Penzance

Sorry mispelled Emmett - no insult intended