Weather

[burntcopper]

This country is *weird*. You know why the British are apparently obsessed by weather? It's because ours is totally unpredictable, it's constantly changing from year to year, and there's a lot of rain. Because we have three different basic pressure front/weather fronts/sea bits on all corners, which makes for the unpredictability. And a large stream of warm water from the Caribbean goes past the west coast which means we're lots warmer than we should be for our latitude.

Snow at Easter, gales that aren't quite hurricanes that you can't predict a time of year for, boiling weather in May and monsoons for a week in August. And for the last few years, flooding at 'any time of the year you choose'. Though I do find it amusing that all that flood damage in Cornwall on Monday happened on the fiftieth anniversary to the day of the last major village-half-swept-away in Cornwall-Devon area.

:sigh: This post is mostly brought to you by me pouting about not being able to put the washing out to dry.

To do today :

Finish Data Entry. Kill Shell data compilers.
Cut out Feegle top, sew skirt and top.
Ironing.
Coninue with laundry.
Book hotel room for Legend.

Comments

[aderyn.livejournal.com]

You know why the British are apparently obsessed by weather? It's because ours is totally unpredictable

Yes! I am always trying to explain that to people. I mean in most places, if it's a certain season, you can kind of predict what type of weather you'll be experiencing. But in Britain? It could do anything. It's nuts!

And I feel your pain on the washing front, mine's all jammed into the airing cupboard as we speak. At least the rain gives me an excuse to stay in, curled up in front of the pc, instead of, y'know, doing actual stuff.

[juleskicks.livejournal.com]

*grin* Currently reading Everyday Life in Early America, about the settlement of the American colonies in the 17th century -- says that largely, the weather wasn't nearly as horribly alien as reports make it seem (which isn't to say that it wasn't horrible *snerk). In fact, in the Chesapeake, at least, it was very much like English weather -- just the worst aspects of English weather; hotter and more humid in the summer and colder in the winter.

Completely unpredictable here, as well. So, yes, we're all about the weather in NoVA, as well.

[wg.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha! Just got the first load dried outside in a week. I need more to occupy me, this shouldn't lead to a cry of triumph... but towels out! So exciting (help!)

[psmorrison.livejournal.com]

Personally I miss that unpredictable weather.

I've been in Australia for 7 weeks now, and we've had three days of rain (which were more or less expected). There is actually a drought here in Sydney at the moment, which is unnerving the Sydneysiders as they cannot be entirely sure what will happen next, but I've been told, almost to the hour, what time summer should start.

The weather is apparently normally regular enough here that people know when to expect sun, cold, snow (where relevant) and rain.