Teignmouth wrote:
A hypothetical question but, if the South East & London were still mainly green fields instead of a concrete jungle, how much lower would the temperatures throughout the summer be if the heat island effect was taken out of the equation???
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What I would say is that I wished I was in the SW. Much nicer place to
be in this weather. Sadly my wife's mum died last week, but the fact
that I was in Christchurch and able to briefly venture into The New
Forest and the beach at Southbourne was a help. Of course will be packed
this weekend and I will have to get back there next week for the
funeral. Might travel at night to miss the trippers, what with the
schools breaking up as well.
Dave

Stephen Davenport wrote:

On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:30:55 AM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:


I was sitting here in the S.E under all that

horrible cold grey stuff a few weeks ago listening to the forecaster

waxing lyrical about another glorious sunny day for most of the UK

especially in the SW and Scotland but didn't feel any sense of

persecution, despite the low numbers of people living in those areas.

========

Likewise!

I'm also slightly amused by some correspondents bemoaning (and even not
coping with) the current heat, when we here in the effete and nesh southeast
were more or less castigated last winter for not venturing out into the cold
and snow in shorts and flip-flops.

You won't hear too many in London, aside from understandable moans about the
heat on the Tube, complaining about this warm and sunny weather. They just
loosen their collars, venture out into the parks and get on with it.

Stephen.


Nevertheless, Stephen, here in the not so hot Peak District (compared to the
SE) this meteorologist is not enjoying the hot spell. Playing golf this
afternoon was marginally less unpleasant than sitting in the office in front of
the computer! I am looking forward to the return of daily max temps below 20
deg. Each to his own!

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

On 17/07/2013 19:57, Norman wrote:
Stephen Davenport wrote:

On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:30:55 AM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:


I was sitting here in the S.E under all that

horrible cold grey stuff a few weeks ago listening to the forecaster

waxing lyrical about another glorious sunny day for most of the UK

especially in the SW and Scotland but didn't feel any sense of

persecution, despite the low numbers of people living in those areas.

========

Likewise!

I'm also slightly amused by some correspondents bemoaning (and even not
coping with) the current heat, when we here in the effete and nesh southeast
were more or less castigated last winter for not venturing out into the cold
and snow in shorts and flip-flops.

You won't hear too many in London, aside from understandable moans about the
heat on the Tube, complaining about this warm and sunny weather. They just
loosen their collars, venture out into the parks and get on with it.

Stephen.


Nevertheless, Stephen, here in the not so hot Peak District (compared to the
SE) this meteorologist is not enjoying the hot spell. Playing golf this
afternoon was marginally less unpleasant than sitting in the office in front of
the computer! I am looking forward to the return of daily max temps below 20
deg. Each to his own!


I'm with you Norman. I cannot believe Londoners are any different from
some other Britons in not liking the heat. I quite regularly hear in
shops, and on buses, people complaining about the humid heat.

On 17/07/13 10:41, Stephen Davenport wrote:


I'm also slightly amused by some correspondents bemoaning (and even not coping with) the current heat, when we here in the effete and nesh southeast were more or less castigated last winter for not venturing out into the cold and snow in shorts and flip-flops.

You won't hear too many in London, aside from understandable moans about the heat on the Tube, complaining about this warm and sunny weather. They just loosen their collars, venture out into the parks and get on with it.

Stephen.



Amongst the worst IMO are the heat lovers who criticise those who
complain about it and then say something like "you would be moaning if
it was cold and wet" as though that is the only other alternative.

On 18/07/2013 08:41, Adam Lea wrote:
On 17/07/13 10:41, Stephen Davenport wrote:


I'm also slightly amused by some correspondents bemoaning (and even
not coping with) the current heat, when we here in the effete and nesh
southeast were more or less castigated last winter for not venturing
out into the cold and snow in shorts and flip-flops.

You won't hear too many in London, aside from understandable moans
about the heat on the Tube, complaining about this warm and sunny
weather. They just loosen their collars, venture out into the parks
and get on with it.


Amongst the worst IMO are the heat lovers who criticise those who
complain about it and then say something like "you would be moaning if
it was cold and wet" as though that is the only other alternative.

In any case, I wouldn't be complaining in those circumstances...

--
Regards,

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

I'm also slightly amused by some correspondents bemoaning (and even not
coping with) the current heat, when we here in the effete and nesh southeast
were more or less castigated last winter for not venturing out into the cold
and snow in shorts and flip-flops.

You won't hear too many in London, aside from understandable moans about the
heat on the Tube, complaining about this warm and sunny weather. They just
loosen their collars, venture out into the parks and get on with it.

Stephen.


Nevertheless, Stephen, here in the not so hot Peak District (compared to the
SE) this meteorologist is not enjoying the hot spell. Playing golf this
afternoon was marginally less unpleasant than sitting in the office in front of
the computer! I am looking forward to the return of daily max temps below 20
deg. Each to his own!

Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

Can I suggest the golf course at Cape Cornwall, you can then amble down to the slip at Boat Cove & dangle your feet in the water http://www.cornwallbeachguide.co.uk/...nwallsmall.jpg

Being surrounded by cold water (well as it's now 20C+ close in, more cool than cold), the warmth is no real problem. The problem with current spell of weather is the high's been extending too far west, there's still no surf.

Very pleased I'm not in London though, I was in '76.

Graham
Penzance

On 18/07/2013 19:38, Graham Easterling wrote:


Can I suggest the golf course at Cape Cornwall, you can then amble
down to the slip at Boat Cove & dangle your feet in the water
http://www.cornwallbeachguide.co.uk/...nwallsmall.jpg

Given that water acts like a black hole to the ball whenever I'm playing
golf, getting my feet wet would be almost inevitable...


--
Regards,

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:44:54 +0100
Vidcapper wrote:

On 18/07/2013 19:38, Graham Easterling wrote:


Can I suggest the golf course at Cape Cornwall, you can then amble
down to the slip at Boat Cove & dangle your feet in the water
http://www.cornwallbeachguide.co.uk/...nwallsmall.jpg

Given that water acts like a black hole to the ball whenever I'm
playing golf, getting my feet wet would be almost inevitable...



More golf curse than golf course. ;-)

--
Graham P Davis
Bracknell