Hells Bells, wrong end of the stick I'm afraid, twas not you that riled me, though please take my post in "t'ut other thread as a bit of humour please"
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No bitchiness from me that I can see. My only reply to you was in response to your couch potato post.
agreed - the "couch potato" post was the first unpleasant one of the thread. I also wondered, like Pedantica, what sporting prowess had to do with one's ability to notice the weather. The last day of my June holiday was spent driving down to Annecy, having a gentle stroll around the lake and the old town and stopping several times for refreshments, including a cold beer by the canal. The magnificence of the weather made a big difference, as it had on days when we had spent some hours sat on my terrace under a sun umbrella eating lunch, listening to the cow bells and enjoying the view of the mountains as well as the days we'd walked a fair few miles, if not anything which would qualify as proper jockery.
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Weathercam wrote:
and as I've tried to stress in this thread, it's not just my inane observations, I'm just merely passing on what I've heard
I was only commenting on the weather around my way, no idea how its been elsewhere but if you are running a weather dependent business I guess it all can get a bit frustrating. I think it is perhaps a bit early to write summer off. We'll be moaning it is too hot in a few days I bet.
Last week was rubbish. Other than that it's been great.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Only a few months ago here in eastern Austria I was praying for a bit of precipitation (so I could do a local ski tour). Now that the "summer" is here it's fairly tropical (wet). Did a short walk yesterday and the heavens opened.
It's the mountains.
Sometimes it rains, sometimes it's 100% blue sky, sometimes you get sunburned and p155ed on with thunder in the same day.
And a week of rain, regardless of where it is makes everyone instantly forget that a heatwave even a week ago even happened (and that's regardless of whether it's alpine of Brighton beach), so half the time someone says worst summer for a while it's the worst summer since 2 weeks ago.
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Hells Bells, I agree, you are one of the most level posters on here, and could not ever be accused of bitchiness.
After all it is free
After all it is free
I would love not to be a couch/desk potato. But it pays the bills so that I can cycle to work and get out for a couple of hours at a stupid time at the weekend before the Mrs. and kids get up and need some attention.
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11-17 August 2010 was unremittingly cold, grey and wet in the Northern French Alps. I'd gone there to train for an event in the Lake District in September, so I guess the weather was an unexpectedly accurate simulation of what was in store.
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here is a time lapse of the awful alpine weather last week
I think the secret is not to be at 1500 meters up a mountain but at 250 meters next to a lake
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pam w wrote:
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No bitchiness from me that I can see. My only reply to you was in response to your couch potato post.
agreed - the "couch potato" post was the first unpleasant one of the thread. .
In fairness I think someone refered to the first poster as Weatherspam (now edited).
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davidof wrote:
pam w wrote:
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No bitchiness from me that I can see. My only reply to you was in response to your couch potato post.
agreed - the "couch potato" post was the first unpleasant one of the thread. .
In fairness I think someone refered to the first poster as Weatherspam (now edited).
I didn't spot the Weatherspam thing and it certainly wasn't me who posted it, but I think Weathercam would have to admit he's been calling us all (except you of course) couch potatoes who don't get out there and do proper "stuff" like him - and giving us lots of reminders of what "stuff" he's doing - for some time now, irrespective of whether anyone has or hasn't posted anything that he thinks is "bitchy".
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miranda wrote:
I think Weathercam would have to admit he's been calling us all (except you of course) couch potatoes.
and yet, and yet, I'm currently glued to the couch eating biscuits and watching sport on the TV; anyone else on line doing the same?
ere ere a bit more time lapse spam from last Thursday
I think that I would sometimes like the opportunity to be a couch potato - even though I stopped (paid) working about 7 years ago when I had had enough of it the days seem to fly by and by bum doesn't often hit a seat till after 9 p.m. My OH says that our chairs here are wired with 'Bum Alarms' because apparently if he ever gets to sit down I appear and say 'oh, could you just... mend, put up, take down, paint, or whatever'
We don't do 'Stuff' but we certainly get out and about and now back here again its mostly boat/beach orientated. OH was delighted to see a member of our club and fleet sailing, nay racing, at the weekend, 6 months after a stroke - he is just 93 and making a good recovery. An inspiration to all of us.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Pamski wrote:
My OH says that our chairs here are wired with 'Bum Alarms' because apparently if he ever gets to sit down I appear and say 'oh, could you just... mend, put up, take down, paint, or whatever'
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leave him to have a rest !
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davidof wrote:
and yet, and yet, I'm currently glued to the couch eating biscuits and watching sport on the TV; anyone else on line doing the same?
Yes, been a great stage
And I only get frustrated with a few on here (tends to be the same peeps) who throw the bitchy comments first, then I will react, and only after the first volley has been fired.
Amusing in that the original protagonist felt the need to then edit the post that caused my reaction.
So apologies.....
Anyway back to the stage, last climb and getting really interesting, and it's dry for a change
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Weathercam, you only make me jealous with all your cycling exploits Avoiding TdF results until couch potato time this evening
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Weathercam, I didn't and I still think of you as a boastful Weatherspam!
FWIW, some mates of mine were riding with stevomcd in St Foy the other week (mini plug - they had a great time and from first-hand experience it's worth going if you're a fit mountain biker) and it was pretty standard weatherise (other than a day of rain). Last week they were in Morzine and it was pretty horrendous. Yesterday my brother was in bright sun at the top of the Brazilian trail just above Zinal/Grimentz and he wasn't complaining. Sadly, I was too busy bouncing off rocks on Exmoor to get involved but what I do know is that riding conditions are currently spot on in the UK...even if your first choice is road riding
Weather's been ok around Grenoble, a heatwave at the start of June, last week has seen a few cold, rainy days. The summer 3 years ago (I think) was terrible, didn't get to our local open air pool once.
This is our fourth summer In the Dordogne. 3 years ago was hellish. Torrential rain and cold. 2 years ago was better but not brilliant. Last year was superb but verged on too hot with temps in the mid 30s. This year is a cross between year 1 and 2. Tonight is the first night in over a week that I haven't had to wrap up at night.
Alas this will be our last year here. The weather is too unpredictable so next year will see us go elsewhere. My wife likes heat and sun and as much as we like this area, the lack of reliably good weather is a major detractor. It has definitely been made worse by the good weather back home.
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It is a beautiful morning in Geneva. Not a cloud in the sky. 25C forecast which is perfect IMV and forecast to be summer as usual for as far as they can forecast.
Likewise Chamonix, although with the return of the normal afternoon thunderyness come the weekend once everythings warmed up again.
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After all it is free
Gaza, where are you heading next?
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I have fond memories of my bar-b-q's back in England.
At 07:30 not a cloud in the sky here (but temp 8.5), up early and drove van round into another valley and cycled back (will hike over there today), just as well I wore nigh on winter garb as temps very low in Nevache valley where the sun had not come up yet.
Back here in Serre, Villeneuve, was walking back through the weekly market as a Brocante was on and I was stopped by a family friend who runs a market stall in the summer in the various villages, she's a ESF snow board instructor in Puy St Vincent, anyway usual small talk and within three or four minutes she started on about how bad a summer it's been and how cold and wet it is where she lives in Pelvoux.
Only reporting what I heard
By the way, it's Saint Swithins day today
And a good day for a big hike as it's rest day on the TDF
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Hells Bells wrote:
Gaza, where are you heading next?
On this trip our next stop is near Paris (promised our 6 year old a trip to Disneyland Paris) but next year it is likely to be the Italian lakes or Tuscanny.
Today is the first day since leaving the UK on 5th July that we have had clear blue skies. Temp forecast to be in the high 20s so I've already got my big, fat, lazy back bottom plonked on a sun lounger beside the pool.
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So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Weathercam wrote:
Back here in Serre, Villeneuve, was walking back through the weekly market as a Brocante was on and I was stopped by a family friend who runs a market stall in the summer in the various villages, she's a ESF snow board instructor in Puy St Vincent, anyway usual small talk and within three or four minutes she started on about how bad a summer it's been and how cold and wet it is where she lives in Pelvoux.
Blimey, they sound like a right bunch of whiners round your way
At least the sun in Serre decided it didn't have to wait for Hells Bells and could reappear in advance of her arrival in August (I hope you have a lovely sunny holiday too when you get there Hells Bells, though you'll no doubt have a fab time whatever the weather).
Enjoy your hike Weathercam.
Gaza I hate to say it, but, from experience, I can say that gorgeous summer weather in Tuscany is NOT guaranteed either!
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
nor I guess in the Italian lakes, after all the water has to come from somewhere.
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Many lovely places have "unreliable" weather and some of the loveliest (e.g. Scotland) are particularly unreliable. When we lived in Barbados we had some grotty, cloudy, wet and humid weather. When any of us who lived there had visitors from the UK we always felt guilty if the weather wasn't good. And if you think the summer weather in the Alps is unreliable don't even think of going there in the winter!
People have v short memories about weather. We've had wonderful weather here on the south coast of England for weeks and weeks. But when the inevitably gloomy and rainy days arrive it won't be long before some people start moaning.
From quite a lot of experience over the last 12 years I'd say there is more sunshine, on average, on a mountain at 1500m in the Alps than in much of the UK. But when it gets bad, it can get really bad. Good job it rains a fair bit - those beautiful flowers and picturesque cows wouldn't last long otherwise.
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My parents retired to spain believing they would go to the beach everyday and life would be one long holiday. Truth is they only go to the beach when people visit and often the sun/heat gets too much for the older expats so they return back to the UK.
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DB, that doesn't surprise me. I had a share in a very little boat in the Cote d'Azur for some years and we never, ever, went there in high summer when it's far too hot and hideously crowded or in the depths of winter when it's often shocking. Our place in the Alps is enjoyable for a much greater proportion of the year than the Cote d'Azur.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
DB,
That reminded me of this. The Aussie 12th man was a bit of a saint.
My parents retired to spain believing they would go to the beach everyday and life would be one long holiday.
I grew up in Bournemouth, we lived near the sea. I went to the beach with my friends most days from April to end of September after school, life was one long holiday for us. Ok it's not Spain but summers lasted forever back then and it never rained!
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davidof, ah, but you weren't a retired person, were you? Those were the days when you marvelled that some people were so old and boring and pathetic that they would drive to the seaside and sit in the car with a flask of tea and a ham sandwich, watching the wind and waves. I actually found myself doing just that a couple of years ago, in Largs. It was blowing a hoolie and the rain was lashing down. When the rain moderated a bit we dashed into Nardini's for an ice-cream.
My parents retired to spain believing they would go to the beach everyday and life would be one long holiday.
I grew up in Bournemouth, we lived near the sea. I went to the beach with my friends most days from April to end of September after school, life was one long holiday for us. Ok it's not Spain but summers lasted forever back then and it never rained!
Part of my growing up was done next to one or another of Sydney's northern beaches. Those summers really did last forever!
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Damn hot, damn flies, sweaty feet (resulting in a blister), can we have the cold wet weather back please
Car temp was reading 33 coming out of Briancon, though now have around 5/8 cloud that has bubbled up through the day, could be a chance of shower later, and patio temp (shade) 26.5, that's more like it!
And pam w, flowers seemed to be making up for the recent bad weather and there were some stunning carpets.
Anyone know what that curry type perfume aroma is from ?
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genepi,
Mrs M's got a huge one of those outside our front door. Smells lovely at the moment.
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genepi, thanks, but no that's not it, we have those curry plants back in the UK, OH describes it more like a "spicy lemon", in the past I've actually been on all fours trying to work out where it's coming from, and today, don't whether it was the sunshine but at times the aroma was quite intense.
I suppose that these guys were happy the weather is at last good for soaring - that's the Dome du Monetier glacier in the background.
And one for pam w, but not the best shot of the flower carpets we came across
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It was blowing a hoolie and the rain was lashing down. When the rain moderated a bit we dashed into Nardini's for an ice-cream.
