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It aint half hot mum.....
Topic Started: Jun 30 2015, 12:33 PM (263 Views)
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
I thought this may interest you. My location is just North of the Thames by Canvey Island and I have an amateur weather station and yesterday at 16.00 it was 30c, today as we speak it is already 31c. Of course the further ooop 't Norf you go it will be cooler, lucky sods.
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These temperatures remind me of when I arrived in Gibraltar for my posting. It was 33C the day I stepped off the aircraft (February) and the following day was the first day of tropical uniform wear. In the UK, stores didn't want to bother and said I could be issued my tropical gear from clothing stores at Gib, so when everyone else was swanning around in cooler clothing, I was the idiot in heavyweight winter blue uniform for a couple of days.

Strangely, once properly acclimatised, we only regarded the weather as getting a tad warm when it went over 25C. After two years, my body thermometer was absolutely haywire and returned to normal after about ten years. I could be the one in the T-shirt when it was snowing and wearing a woolly jumper on hot summer days in the UK - go figure!
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Jun 30 2015, 12:48 PM
These temperatures remind me of when I arrived in Gibraltar for my posting. It was 33C the day I stepped off the aircraft (February) and the following day was the first day of tropical uniform wear. In the UK, stores didn't want to bother and said I could be issued my tropical gear from clothing stores at Gib, so when everyone else was swanning around in cooler clothing, I was the idiot in heavyweight winter blue uniform for a couple of days.

Strangely, once properly acclimatised, we only regarded the weather as getting a tad warm when it went over 25C. After two years, my body thermometer was absolutely haywire and returned to normal after about ten years. I could be the one in the T-shirt when it was snowing and wearing a woolly jumper on hot summer days in the UK - go figure!
We live in a fairly military area (Aldershot near by). I always thought we just had a large amount of wierdos but I guess this explanation might for some of them. :laugh:
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We live in a fairly military area (Aldershot near by). I always thought we just had a large amount of wierdos but I guess this explanation might for some of them. :laugh:

I'm not sure of how much could be blamed on the weather, but it must have improved a little since the Parachute Regiment moved out!
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Jun 30 2015, 01:02 PM
I'm not sure of how much could be blamed on the weather, but it must have improved a little since the Parachute Regiment moved out!
Can I see a fight developing?

Regretfully I never served but do have memories of my old serge bus uniform.

PS. Now showing 32c.
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Retford is at 31c as we speak and ive got to go out in it
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Yep, it really is a scorcher outside.

Shame about this damn air conditioning gently blowing a cool breeze and keeping me comfortable. :grin:
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Jun 30 2015, 03:27 PM
Yep, it really is a scorcher outside.

Shame about this damn air conditioning gently blowing a cool breeze and keeping me comfortable. :grin:
Oh............*%$*^%$ :grin:
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Jun 30 2015, 03:46 PM
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Jun 30 2015, 03:27 PM
Yep, it really is a scorcher outside.

Shame about this damn air conditioning gently blowing a cool breeze and keeping me comfortable. :grin:
Oh............*%$*^%$ :grin:
:laugh:

I wouldn`t be too jealous Del. I have to go home on the tube later..... :bang: :dead :angry:

#not :cool
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well, im oop norf! came out of work at 3 at the car thermometer said 28c..........aircon on flat out all the way down the A19....since i live right next to the sea its a lot cooler, blue sky, nice breeze, cold drink, lovely view of yachts in the marina :cool:
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Melted!
So, as I'm off work tomorrow, I'm heading down the pub :yipee
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At 08.00 it was showing 27c, at 09.20 it was 31c. It also shows rain etc. and at the moment we have a 19% chance of rain outdoors but indoors it is up to 45% chance of rain.

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I have friends in New Zealand who are laughing at our national distress!
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My brother in Western Oz thinks we are a load of wimps over here, his reaction to the 'advice' from our nanny state government was hilarious.
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