Regular readers will no doubt remember that I wear shorts for most of the year. Shorts-wearing season traditionally begins for me in mid-March, and ends on the first of October, much later if the weather stays fair. I have been known to still be wearing shorts in November.
(Not the same pair of course, before anyone asks. 🙂 )
This year was no exception, as my shorts were on by the 12th of March, and they remained my choice of attire right through the unusually hot summer, including our recent week away in early September.
But this week, the winds changed. They were coming directly from the north, from the Arctic. Overnight, the temperatures fell from 18C (64.5) to just 6C. (43)
It was a shock to feel so cold at this stage in autumn, when the usual temperature should have been at least 16C. (61) The cold gusty winds and occasional heavy showers didn’t help, so by Tuesday I was really feeling cold on the dog walk.
Yesterday, I woke up to a very ‘fresh’ morning, and a check on the predicted weather showed it was unlikley to exceed 8C (46) until the late afternoon.
There was nothing for it, I had to admit defeat. The shorts went back into their drawer in the wardrobe. Out came the warm jogging trousers, and they went on with some thick walking socks.
(No jogging was intended, that is just what they are called here.)
My season had to end three days early. But after such a hot summer, I can’t really complain.
beetleypete 
Much cooler here in North Carolina too, though not as chilly as you are having. I was quite glad as the heat of 100 degrees F. was just awful, day after day.
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100 degrees every day would be too much for me, Michele.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Three days early isn’t too bad. Best to you, Pete.
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And they are back on since Monday, when it warmed up again. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had a feeling that would happen. We always have an Indian summer in October.
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Dusted my shorts off about 1 month ago people had to put sunglasses on to counter the bright white legs.
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Summer for you now, in your upside down world. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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Compromise. Shorts under the trousers! Then at the slightest return to normality, you’re ready to go 😁
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That’s a good plan, but might feel a little bulky on the dog-walk. 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here we now have around 7 to 10 degrees (C). Let’s hope we will get a winter not too cold. I remember some last winters with overnight temperatures of -22 degrees (C), always over one week. Definitely too cold also for “Bavarian Siberia”. 😉 xx Michael
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I think your Bavarian winters are much colder than those in Britain, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So it is, and here on the border to the Czech Republic we always get an addition in coldness. Maybe because it closer to Russia. Lol xx Michael
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My shorts go all the way down to my ankles!
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We are in another heat wave here in SoCal. It’s supposed to be 100F (37C) here again today. I can hardly wait for cooler weather.
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The grass is always greener, Lauren. We are wrapped up in warm clothes, hoping for better weather. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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We tend to go from air-conditioning to heaters within days. Sometimes warm weather returns. I recall one Christmas Day, years ago on Long Island when it was 75F. The hurricane season has got off to a dramatic start with NE Canada, Puerto Rico and now Florida all badly damaged. It’s the luck of the draw where those storms hit, just miles making the difference between wet and devastated. Typhoons in Asia also…but no, there is no climate change.
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I saw the reports on the BBC. The hurricane after-effects are travelling all the way up the east coast of America, and will even affect NYC. I hope you are spared any problems, Carolyn.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had to go back to wearing jeans again yesterday even indoors it was a bit chilly.
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Same here. And again today, despite the sunshine.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Not to worry — there may yet be a few warmer days when you can do the shorts again.
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Fingers crossed for that, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Then I shall speak the word of faith and it will be so …LOL
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We’ve had a good summer. I hate the onset of autumn/winter – my shorts have been put away too.
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I was out wearing a fleece and a t-shirt today, despite the sunshine it was cold.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I usually go out walking every morning about 07:45 for around 45 minutes. This morning I had on my winter coat and gloves as well as thick jeans and a hoodie.
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I didn’t go out with Ollie until 11am. It was a bit warmer by then. 🙂
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I start work around 08:30 so like to have a walk beforehand. When I went out again around 1pm it was a lot warmer and I didn’t need a coat.
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It’s a good day if I can wear shorts.
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I keep them on in all weathers usually, but the big drop in temperature yesterday made me think twice, Peggy.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We’re having the same temperatures. We had to break down and turn on the furnace last week.
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We have not yet turned on the heating in the house, but that can’t be far off now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Even in the Deep South the weather 58….a bit cool from the 106 last week…..shorts will soon be put away. chuq
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I hope you escape that bad hurricane, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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WE did not even get any rain….it was well East of us…..chuq
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I really get this as I wear sandals April 1st through November 1st. some years the season gets unavoidably cut short. the nerve of Mother Nature!
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Ah, sandal season. I completely understand, Beth. I hadn’t worn socks for months, until yesterday. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Up north in Geordieland here we haven’t even got our winter coats out. 😁
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I haven’t put a big coat on yet, either. Just covered the legs! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lightweight 😉🤣
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You’re a hardier man than I, Pete; I always joke. up here in gritty Yorkshire, that I’m “a soft southerner”, but the truth is that I don’t like being cold, so I don’t need much temperature discouragement to ditch the shorts! 😉 Cheers, Jon.
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People up north like to call us ‘Soft Southerners’. But some of us are tougher than they know. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh yes!
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how many times have I told you Pete – you need more under your sporran – especially with those winds.
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You know we are not allowed to wear anything under our kilts, Gavin. It’s tradition!
Best wishes, Pete.
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