Today has been a public holiday in England. The shops have been open of course, albeit with reduced trading hours.
This is the last of the big holidays until Christmas, and is traditionally very warm, often humid. But we have seen a very different August in England. Wet, chilly, and nothing at all like we have come to expect. Today struggled to get to 16 C in the daytime, and now that the sun has set, it is decidedly cold for the time of year.
This is a significant, and notable, change. It wasn’t more than a few years ago when we had temperatures exceeding 30 C, on the same day.
Usually, we smell barbecues, and hear music coming from the surrounding houses. Children are out late, still playing, the week before they have to go back to school.
But not this year, when it feels almost like the start of winter. It is like we have missed a season completely. We have gone from a briefly too hot summer, straight into an unusual start to winter.
If anyone was ever wondering about climate change, and that included me, I admit.
Wonder no longer.
Yes the climate change is true, but will our community do any changes in the behaviour? Here around 600 individuals with their own cars outside to work. Approximately the same amount of workers drive into our village to do the same work here, the others are doing outside. What are the benefits of this? A part of here income results in payback of tax for the droven distance. Michael
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Yes, as much as everyone talks about climate change, nobody wants to give up their cars or any energy-burning technology.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here it’s turned cooler too, from Saturday. I was covering a piece of news and it started raining as I was supposed to be recording a speech outside. Talk of inconvenient! Although it’s been sunny and cloudy at times, the temperatures have remained much cooler, although I’m not complaining. It was too to sleep even. The weather is quite mad, like everything else these days. Thanks Pete, and take care.
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Thanks, Olga. I exoected it to still be hot in Barcelona, but even there you have the ‘cool down’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete when MoMo and I walked this morning it was 94 degrees…..even she wanted to go home half way through the stroll……it is not getting any cooler…..damn…I look forward to cooler weather….chuq
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It is bright but cold here, chuq. Only 16 C (61 F) here today, and now cooling down at 6:30 pm.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am jealous! LOL chuq
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If it drops much lower we will have to put the heating on! 🙂
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THat is not helping…LOL chuq
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We have had a few cooler days of late with temperatures reaching only into the 70s F. but that is about to change in a few days to temperatures in the 90s again. bummer. Warmest regards, Theo
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I doubt we will see more than 68 F in the coming weeks, Theo.
Autumn has kicked in.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Your weather reports and the flip-flopping of seasons would have me worried, too.
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Thanks, Cindy. Nice to see you back.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Thanks, dear friend. Slowly returning.
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Hi Pete, I hope you don’t mind me asking a question. From the sound of it you have a paid platform on wordpress. Have you found it useful? I’m thinking of upgrading but only if it’s worth the money
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I have the cheapest one, called the Personal Plan. I mainly upgraded to get the extra space for my photos, so if you don’t need the space, it’s not really worth the money. (That said, it is only £3 a month, so hardly expensive) You do get removal of the adverts that others see on your blog, as well as a dotcom name for one year, then you have to pay to keep it. There is also access to ‘Live Chat’ support for problems. I used it once, and it worked okay. I would only go up to the Premium Plan if and when my space allowance is eventually used up.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete. Can you pay monthly or does it have to be annually?
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You have to pay one year in advance, £36 up front.
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Luckily, we had wall-tp-wall sunshine, and pleasant temperature, which was very fortuitous as I had to start a small joinery job that necessitates my working outside; today looks as good, so far, so fingers crossed, as I have at least 2 more days’ work in prospect. Cheers, Jon.
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Glad to hear you had good weather for the woodwork, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We had a very autumnal 12degrees C here in Stornoway!! But the wind at least kept the midges down!!!
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I remember those firece midges in Scotland. I was covered in bites! 🙂
Best wishes, pete.
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I think we have reached the tipping point already, so it will only get worse I’m afraid. But in the meantime you could check out https://www.ecosia.org/ to change your search engine and help plant a few trees 🙂
On the plus side I don’t have to chop as much wood to keep warm in the winter 🙂
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The acceleration of the climate change has been visibly dramatic. I think the boffins’ predictions were wrong, and it is going to happen a lot sooner than they estimated.
Best wishes, Pete.
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it got cooler a bit here, Pete. but we still need rain! 🙂
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It must be all that wind in ‘The Windy City’. It’s blowing your rain clouds away. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is still hot and humid here, but we are hoping for more seasonal weather by the end of the week.
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I hope you lose that uncomfortable heat soon, Maggie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Been lovely here all weekend, no wind today even, though it was decidedly cool until well past 11 am and again after 6 pm. But I got a lot of gardening done!
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Glad to hear you were able to get in some good gardening time, Jude.
Best ishes, Pete. x
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After days of rain and clouds, it actually been sunny and pleasant (not hot) here, but no signs of the usual bar b q fest that usually goes on on the neighbourhood. It must have taken everyone else by surprise too!
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It got sunny in the evening eventually, but it was too late for the BBQ people to get to the shops. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, I’ve stated this before, but it still saddens me that some people fight about the concept of climate change…they’ve politicized it and as a result, we don’t look at changes – especially those with a hugely negative impact – and work together to see what we can to do mitigate them…It’s a fact that a century ago the North Pole was solid ice and now….NOT.
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I used to be in two minds about the issue, John. But the acceleration has made it obvious now. It looks as if the really scary effects are going to show themselves much sooner than predicted.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, I’m open to the idea that there are non-human factors at play…but people get so caught up in that issue when it’s really about using science to determine what we CAN do to have a positive impact…as you say, the acceleration is speeding up to be sure in the wrong direction
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We’re reaching peak hurricane season here in the South Pete, which is making me nervous.
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Batten down those hatches, Kim! I hope it misses you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Goldilocks said,
“Beetley is too cold!
Vegas is too hot!
Guadalajara is just right!”
And then the drug cartel kidnapped her, raped her, and killed her.
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That’s a bleak one, David! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Still hot here. But that is typical for us.
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I’m a little envious, Lauren. Feeling cold at the end of August is a strange thing indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The leaves are starting to change colour.
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Our oak tree leaves have been falling for 3 weeks now,,Mary.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have long believed in global warming. Here in Minnesota all our seasons have been getting warmer and warmer for the last decade.
Actually I believe something I read years, that the CIVID virus may have come from Siberia were the thermofrost is melting and is releasing things like this virus which have been frozen for eons. If that is true we might be in for more bad little bugs.
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I hadn’t heard about the permafrost connection, Don. That is indeed worrying.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It really is strange isn’t it? About a few weeks ago we were complaining how incredibly hot it was, and how we all wished it would end. Now it’s the complete opposite. It’s definitely baffling and very annoying to say the least. I hope you still enjoyed your public holiday though😊
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I actually had a very normal Monday, Michel. When you are retired, such holidays don’t really mean anything.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I guess that’s true😊 Well, normal doesn’t sound bad at least😀😀
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