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gillybob Mon 24-Jun-19 14:17:32

Its a quiet Monday here at work. I'm bored stiff as the lads are out on site and the phone hasn't rung since 10am !

I have all the lights on and its black dark outside. Looks like there's a storm a comin'...… I'm picking the older DGC up from school at 3.15 and have no coat so will no doubt end up soaked to the skin. Might rummage around and see if I can find a high vis knocking around.

What's it like where you are?

sodapop Mon 24-Jun-19 17:07:34

Sunny and very hot here in France. Temp going up to 38 degrees Friday and Saturday. I have a hairdresser appt on Friday oh joy. I hate the hot weather.

BlueBelle Mon 24-Jun-19 17:12:59

Lovely here blue skies and warm air on the East coast

ElaineI Mon 24-Jun-19 17:14:38

Rain on and off, mistyish, cold - put heating on now as DGS2 due back from childminder soon. Midlothian.

chicken Mon 24-Jun-19 17:15:14

Getting dark and grey here in East Sussex, but warm and humid. Thunderstorms forecast for tonight. Hope it rains----my veg garden is dry as a chip. The deer have eaten my beautiful hosta and a tub of rudbeckia which were just coming into bloom. Bet they start on the veg next in spite of the fence round it.

silverlining48 Mon 24-Jun-19 17:22:14

Thanks UM. Yes pants to bad weather, really disappointing. It’s just that this 3 day blip is our 3 day break but there’s Prosecco in the fridge for my birthday tomorrow, might open it tonight, why not? That should cheer me up. A bit!

EllanVannin Mon 24-Jun-19 17:28:44

Well surprise surprise, it's been, and still is, a beautifully warm day. Whether we'll pay for it later remains to be seen or heard.

GillT57 Mon 24-Jun-19 17:30:28

very humid here, what I call a 'wet blanket day' when the air feels humid and heavy. Back door still open though as we haven't had much rain (yet) nothing moving, very still, few birds singing.

gillybob Mon 24-Jun-19 17:36:31

I’m keep getting pop up adverts for Bentley. I think I should put the lottery on .

It’s stopped raining here but the sky is still heavy and grey so I think there’s more to come tonight .

So Sorry to hear you’re having poor weather on your holiday silverlining I think you should pop that cork tonight. You could stretch your birthday celebrations over 2 days and buy more tomorrow smile

aggie Mon 24-Jun-19 17:37:52

Back from the nursery , we went to buy pots for a pot of Coleus , I got it in Lidl and there are 4 plants in the pot , managed to get another purple/ red perennial geranium to squeeze into the raised bed behind the patio , the rain kept spitting but nothing serious yet . It is getting very dark and still and I have that tight feeling behind my eyes that usually signals thunder !

Charleygirl5 Mon 24-Jun-19 17:56:18

Muggy and warm here- thunder is forecast. NW London.

BBbevan Mon 24-Jun-19 18:01:23

SW Wales. Sunny and warm now but foggy and damp this morning. Quiet at the moment as all the jackdaws, crows and seagulls are having a rest. Come evening they will be wheeling around, and noisy.

DoraMarr Mon 24-Jun-19 18:01:56

It’s been muggy here in Birmingham, but the sky is a little lighter now. Thunderstorms were forecast, but perhaps they have passed us by.

callgirl1 Mon 24-Jun-19 18:03:48

Hot and humid all day, a little bit of sun and a few spots of rain.

JackyB Mon 24-Jun-19 18:05:00

It's been really hot here in Southern Germany and is predicted to reach 40° by the end of the week. So I haven't been outside except to hang out washing which was dry in under an hour.

Inside there are flies which are very very annoying.

gillybob Mon 24-Jun-19 20:45:25

Its almost 8.45 pm here on the NE coast . Very warm but very damp and foggy. The fog horn is in competition with a couple of big ships lying offshore . Looks like it’s going to be a noisy night .

jura2 Mon 24-Jun-19 20:49:17

it has again been very hot today- had to take visitors to the train station by the lake- it was boiling, but all the Alps out- so so beautiful. Night falling and temps too, thank goodness. Up in the mountains it always cools down at night - and this old house with 90cm thick walls always remains coolish- especially on north side. Pheew.

BradfordLass72 Tue 25-Jun-19 07:33:55

After several days of that sort of infuriating weather which is sunny for about an hour and just as you think the washing is dry, it pours down, we have a day you can trust.
So I've been a washerwoman all morning. grin

Sunny, warm and encouraging to all the Spring bulbs I put in at the weekend; their little freesia noses have just popped up above the potting mix.
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The birds are clearly enjoying it too and the ducks are reminding me that any minute now there'll be ducklings to feed. Lovely.

58 degrees and all's well. [flower]

yggdrasil Tue 25-Jun-19 07:56:25

raining heavily this morning in Somerset.

Luckygirl Tue 25-Jun-19 08:37:33

What's happening here? I am watching water gushing from the guttering above the decking - another job to get done!

mosaicwarts Tue 25-Jun-19 09:19:24

Gilybob I'm envious of your fog horn - I'm in Northumberland and they were all decommissioned here years ago. I miss their eerie call.

Grey and rainy looking again today. Will I ever wear a summer dress?

jura2 Tue 25-Jun-19 09:23:03

Don't know how to say this, but another glorious sunny day here- birds and cow bells

Septimia Tue 25-Jun-19 09:24:50

Another sunny morning in Orkney! But it'll probably change in 5 minutes.....

KatyK Tue 25-Jun-19 09:25:33

Dark skies and torrential rain in this part of Birmingham. Friend has just cancelled our lunch date due to the weather.

BBbevan Tue 25-Jun-19 09:33:51

Dull and humid here. Builder said he was coming 'bright and early' Not here yet So we got up at 6.30 and I have been out weeding since 7. All hot and uncomfortable now, but at least it is dry .

henetha Tue 25-Jun-19 09:45:35

Overcast here in south Devon and at last feels warmer.
Looks like the sun might emerge.
A reasonable day for my endless garden tidying.