The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

[OFSO]

I detect the beginnings of a fan club for your daughter, Lars. Could we perhaps have a photo posted here of her at the controls ?

Somewhat older, but our cleaner's charming and hard-working (never out of a job) daughter is getting a sky-dive for her 21st birthday, doesn't know yet.

[ian16th]

The Worlds most northerly hippo!

[Ex-Ascot]

Afternoon folks. Just been up to the safari camp and made arrangements to secure their whole bar stock over this next stupid prohibition. Old friend who is the GM of our main Air Charter company here was there. Said when this booze ban was suddenly announced he phoned his suppliers and asked if his order for three days ago was ready to be picked up. They unlocked the doors for him to let him shop and backdated the invoice three days. He has just picked his son up from boarding school. No three hour drive each way for them. He took the company C210. They are swamped with applications from airline pilots wanting to bush fly for relatively very little income.

[TheGreenGoblin]

Very, very hot in the helicopter today . Thirty degrees Celsius in the cockpit with the doors on. Should have removed them before take off. Just dropped my shirt into the washing machine as it would have made a great salt lick for an Ibex... Some convection just starting on the south coast earlier on this afternoon. I predict thunderstorms before the end of the weekend.

[Rwy in Sight]

The storms are here for the moment and the humidity is getting uncomfortable.

[llondel]

Morning all, still cool here prior to the warm-up this afternoon. We've been lucky and had temperatures in the mid 20s Celsius, but today it's due to hit something around 34C. Took a couple of the dogs for a drag in the dark last night, surprising how busy it was, I guess everyone is out getting their exercise when it's cooler.

Did some training with middle dog, given that she's got almost no fur now after pregnancy, I had her signed up for agility classes, so she's mastering a whole new set of rules compared to what she knows for conformation. The "be on the left" bias still shows though, some things she'll only do one way, not the other. I'm thinking of building her a couple of jumps and setting them up between the door and the squirrel tree so she'll learn to jump without needing me to teach her. She certainly jumped a ladder when it happened to be left lying in her path.

[Undried Plum]

24.9°C here in the bellybutton of Jockland.

That's scorchio, for us. Ice-cold Stella Artois all round.

Crystal clear vis. Can see the tv mast atop Burntisland as if it is at the bottom of the garden. The hills of Argyll are similarly clear. Fish in the pond are panting with the heat and low O₂. Dogs are ****.

[om15]

Had to break out the KD down here, it is very muggy and a good rain would be a relief.
Homemade curry for tea, with Heineken and St Austel brewery brown beer.
Hordes of trippers clogging up the roads heading for the coast, throwing their covid drenched rubbish out of the windows of their 4X4 town cars, it will be a welcome relief when they resume going of to Magaluf to be arrested.

Going out for a run round the hills on the Himalayan early tomorrow before it warms up, then solace at the Royal Oak with pints of Spitfire planned.

[OFSO]

First day over 30° indoors this year. Slight sea breeze so I didn't put the a/c on. Storms up-country a day's drive away.

[ribrash]

No deaths reported in the North West in the last 24 hours. Please continue to wear a cabbage leaf on head and a full nuclear hazmat suit.

[ricardian]

Weather guessers say it will hit 15C tomorrow. I hope the sea breezes continue

[Rwy in Sight]

Sister's cats behave better for out mutual benefit in the evening shift. I saw some lighting in the night sky but nothing serious

[TheGreenGoblin]

Weather guessers say it will hit 15C tomorrow. I hope the sea breezes continue

You see, you live in a civilised place... with an easy accessed view of Scapa Flow...

[Alisoncc]

Two consecutive days of rain. 1st 154mm, 2nd 130mm. That makes for an awfully lot of water, and cold with it. Yesterday top of 13 degC.

Alison

[TheGreenGoblin]

Two consecutive days of rain. 1st 154mm, 2nd 130mm. That makes for an awfully lot of water, and cold with it. Yesterday top of 13 degC.

Alison

It seems like it always rains in the whole of the Southern hemisphere (or maybe just a bit). This from my son in Cape Town tonight on WhatsApp...

There's a gale force wind here and it's raining.

I blame Southern California... (yes I know it is in the Northern Hemisphere)...

[Alisoncc]

State Emergency Service are advising people living just down the road to prepare for evacuation due potential floods. Wasn't that long ago they were being advised to evacuate due to bush fires. It really is a fun place to live down here.

Previously wrote:-

Two consecutive days of rain. 1st 154mm, 2nd 130mm. That makes for an awfully lot of water, and cold with it. Yesterday top of 13 degC.

In following half day have just had another 58mm.

[OFSO]

Gale tearing at the house since 3am. Windows and doors open to cool down before 35° forecast at midday.

[handsfree]

A bit breezy here but no ripping gales.
Drizzled a bit during the night but no deluge.
Quit glad I live here. 13C now, forecast 25C

Sunday, the day of rest, feet up and aim to do nothing.
Mrs HF isn't up yet to issue Orders of the Day though.
Things may well change.

[Rwy in Sight]

Enjoying breakfast under cloudy skies and 24 C. I hope a high school friend to install some communication equipment is postponed. A swapping operation is going to take place at home in a few minutes

[Woody]

Morning everyone, much cooler night with a pleasant breeze, today’s guess is 33C. Nothing much planned for today as JuniorWoody is away for a few days and all house/garden duties have been performed