It is only the second of October. At this time of year, I am usually still wearing shorts, have the windows wide open, and wouldn’t dream of putting on the central heating.
But this October has begun more like winter than autumn, and I woke up feeling cold this morning.
After wrapping up well, I still didn’t feel right, and sitting at the PC earlier today I could feel the cold creeping into me.
At 11 am, I surrendered to the inevitable, and put the heating thermostat up to 20 C.
If it carries on like this, it is going to feel like a long winter indeed.
We had no Fall this year, it went from extremely hot to extremely cold (cold for California) overnight. Strange weather this year! 💕C
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We got some ‘late summer’ last week, but back to cold mornings and a dayime maximum of 55 degrees now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Weirdly, in October, we begin wearing full shirts and have jackets if we are driving in evening to keep chilly winds away. But this October, heat is oppressive and we can’t sleep at night if the cooler is not on! Weird year!
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You have the opposite to us, Shaily. There is a lot of strange weather around!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Me thinks the same winter is headed our way across the pond too 🙂
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Serious flooding in London (and France) overnight. Climate change is definitely already here, Debby.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Unbelievable Pete. It surely is. 🙂
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Sorry to say we here are still running close to 90 most days but we have experienced more rain that usual…..chuq
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90 degrees and rain must feel uncomfortable. I will take the cold over that, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is very uncomfortable and I would love some cooler weather chuq
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Autumn always has surges of warm spells. Indian summer. Don’t worry…yet.
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I think we had our Indian Summer in September, Jennie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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We did, too, but early to mid October often has a warm spell. Best to you, Pete.
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We gave in and put the heating on – then had to turn it off when the weather warmed up again. It’s on now, though, so I think it’s time to dig out the SAD lamp.
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I had my SAD lamp on all that day, then the next day the sun returned. Two days with no heating on now, and set to get warmer this week.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Not something I miss, Pete, for sure. If we were lucky we had a warm week sometime in October. I hope things get better before winter is definitely there. I also tried to hold back and not turn the hearing on until as late as I could, but it was much easier when I was working, as I didn’t spend much time at home. Fingers crossed the weather gets better. (My mother doesn’t have central heating here, although we can manage reasonably well with a small heater, as it doesn’t get that bad).
All the best.
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It was better today, Olga. We didn’t need the heating on, and the sun came out for a few hours. Raining again tonight though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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we have 10 days on sunshine ahead after 4 that we have just had, but the temperature is going down and will be close to freezing at night next weekend. Mind you, as long as its dry I’ma happy bunny, i can work to warm up 🙂
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I don’t mind cold, if it is bright and dry. Supposed to be warmer here again by midweek.
Cheers, Pete.
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Still 90 degrees Fahrenheit here in Northern California! 🔥
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That’s why people love to live in California, undoubtedly! 🙂
(Those wild fires are quite annoying though. And the occasional earthquake…)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Dont make me fear, Pete! 😉 I only like summer, neither all the other seasons. Here in “Bavarian Siberia” they are one like the other. Our municipal administration, so the two political parties that we have, had already held their annual meetings. Now they go into hibernation. Lol xx Michael
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The sun was out today, so all is not lost. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You are a lucky one, Pete! Here we had caught only a few sun rays, and the feeling itself is like winter is coming next week. xx Michael
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40C is just nice I can’t do cold and heating it brings me up in rashes 🙂 x
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40C? That’s super-hot for me, Carol. Unheard of over here.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Cooled down a little now , Pete its later in the afternoon only 33C now we may get a shower soon albeit a warm one xx
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I switched to long pants for my morning duck feeding today to ward off the chill. Warmest regards Theo
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We kept the heating on inside until 9pm. Hoping the weatherman is right when he says it will be warmer next week.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hopefully it won’t be too bad. Stay warm. 🙂
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Fingers crossed for that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes it is very chilly today. I’m too mean to put the heating on yet, so I got out a heavy over cardigan I had bought off Ebay lin August ready for the winter. I hadn’t expected to be needing to wear this until November! I’ve even got my winter had warmers on and heated a hot water bottle a couple of times this afternoon!
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I rarely put the heating on so soon, WN. But once my feet feel cold, that’s it! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, not to rub it in, but we woke up to 70 degrees at 7a, and now 88 at noon…this will drop into the mid-70’s next week, but still, we have NO change of season here!
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A bit warmer during the day in Las Vegas, but also a bit cooler at night.
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How I envy you!
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I’m envious of your warmth, John. But it would probably be too hot for me there in high summer.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It was cold in the house this morning. Only 27° Celsius. What a relief!
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You can have a cactus as a houseplant! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ah those wonderful frosty mornings and just think your now one day closer to next years spring and summer 😊
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You are welcome to those cold frosty mornings, Bobby.
Cheers mate, Pete.
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We had very hot weather last weekend, Pete, and this weekend its quite cold and pouring with rain. I love rain so I’m happy but it is unusual for us to get rain this early in the season. I think we may have a cool summer.
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Cold and pouring with rain here too, Robbie. More like winter, than autumn.
Best wishes, Pete.
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“Bloody Weather”
Okay. . . Why is it in quotes?
Don’t let me down Pete. I’ve a feeling you know this 😘
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Monty Python, I suspect. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Right you are! 🤗👍
Can be experienced at 00:47:20 mark of “MP & the HG” in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Yes, of course I had to look that up 😘
Cheers Pete!
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Right you are! 🤗👍
Can be experienced at 00:47:20 mark of “MP & the HG” in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Yes, of course I had to look that up 😘
Cheers Pete!
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I saw it on release at the cinema, and have never watched it since. But the scene (or quote) is often used in film shows and documentaries.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We are predicted to have a long cold one too.
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They say we might have 20C again next week, once we get out of this ‘Atlantic trough’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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OMG I hope so!!! Oh I hope so!
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Agreed, Pete….I have put the heating on, to my annoyance
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It soon got too warm inside of course, but seems to have stabilised now the weather has got even worse.
Best wishes, Pete.
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🙁
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I can tell when it’s getting cold Pete as it always attacks my bladder. 4-o to the cold during this morning’s shop. You know Winter’s starting early as soon as you hear ‘Price hike for Utilities’ they must have a good long range forecast.
Enjoy the weekend
Hugs
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Thanks, David. I woke up feeling cold, despite being tucked under a duvet up to my eye-line. I knew that was a bad sign. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have a solution to that one Pete: an electric blanket! I got mine from Argos. It has a soft quilted cover on it. You put an old sheet on your bed, then the blanket is attached on top and held in place by corner loops. Then you put your sheet over it. It takes about 20 mins to heat up (and has 3 settings). When you get in bed, it;s like lying/sitting in a warm sandwich because it also warms up the duvet. I cannot do without it as my bedroom is north facing (Victorian yard) and even in the summer it is chilly in there (unless we get 75f or above) and getting in an unheated bed is like lying on a sheet of ice. Once you have an electric blanket you can’t do without one. My first one died last year and I had 3 days before my new one was delivered. I had trouble getting to sleep, lying in that icy bed.
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Thanks, WN. I was actually warm and cosy when I went to sleep, but the drop in temperature woke me up at 6:30 this morning. I used to have electric blankets in the 60s, until we moved into a centrally-heated house.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We are still having a few ‘too hot’ days for my liking. No real cold weather yet. This morning the doors are open and it feels like autumn should feel. Now if the temperatures outside can stay in the reasonable range that would be nice. Hope your weather warms up a bit for you, Pete.
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Supposed to be back up to 20C by the middle of next week. But we are caught in some strong Atlantic wind and rain at the moment. 70mph winds possible further north.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope you get to experience some good autumnal weather before winter sets in, Pete.
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I think we’ll be doing the same shortly! Horrid weather here today.
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Just back from a windy, rain-lashed dog walk. Took three large dog-towels to get Ollie reasonably dry!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Winnie and Vinnie gone to bed in disgust at it all!
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Good decision! 🙂
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To cut down my electricity bills, I put off using my heater in favour of more clothes. I’m on an extremely low pension…
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I was wearing quite a lot of clothes, Jack. But once my feet get cold, I give in and turn on the heating.
(We have oil-fired heating, and I bought some oil at a reasonable price in late August.)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry to read that Jack. Are you eligible for warm home discount and the winter fuel payment? Citizens Advice could advise you on what help you could be entitled to. Being cold in the winter is awful. I spent much of my life living in freezing cold properties.The council house I grew up in during the 1970s had ice on the inside of the windows in winter!!!
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Winter fuel payment is woefully inadequate…
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Get that lamp out, Pete. I think I’m in need of one now…
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It’s already on my desk, just needs switching on. Just back from a wet and miserable dog-walk! 🙂
(It’s on now!)
Best wishes, Pete.
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take care
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Thanks, Annette. Warm as toast now! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pish, tush, Pete: you know how capricious our climate can be! We’ll probably be sunbathing at Christmas……. 😉 Cheers, Jon
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The first day of switching on the heating again always feels like a defeat for me, Jon. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh, I know what you mean. I’m in the position of only having myself to consider, and not having a conventional central heating system, so I just wear more clothes until it gets a lot colder! 😉 The clocks going back is my potential winter depression threshold.
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