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Post by Samwise on May 21, 2020 11:26:05 GMT
I've spent some of my abundance of free time sitting in the sun and now my body looks like a Fab ice lolly. With hundreds and thousands and everything?
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Post by kimbahorel on May 21, 2020 12:22:19 GMT
At this point in time I am glad to be home. I dread the thought of having to go back to a small shop in this heat (which usually I can't breathe in anyway) trying to keep my distance from every customer and other staff members while wearing a mask I will have to make at home. Only a day of horrible heat at home I have a head ache and getting hives. I haven't out in 60 days!
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Post by The Matthew on May 21, 2020 13:18:01 GMT
A five minute drive in the car and I could feel my south-facing right arm crisping in the midday sun even with sun cream on it. With the weather having been quite cool recently it's been easy to forget that we're only a month from the summer solstice.
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Post by daisy24601 on May 21, 2020 20:25:15 GMT
I've spent some of my abundance of free time sitting in the sun and now my body looks like a Fab ice lolly. With hundreds and thousands and everything? Those are the sparkles in my hair ☺
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Post by Dawnstar on Jun 24, 2020 12:00:24 GMT
First really awful weather of this summer. That is one good thing about theatres being closed: not having to melt your way to London to see something that seemed like a good idea when you booked for it in about February but doesn't seem such a good idea when it's 30+ degrees!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 12:02:05 GMT
Having spent months trying to social distance from the fridge, I’m admitting defeat and moving into it. Sod this weather. I miss the office and the air-con machine!
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 24, 2020 12:09:23 GMT
I'm having trouble with the steering in my car — it's stiff and making noises — so this lunchtime I went out for a test drive so I could listen to it and see if there was a pattern. I had to have the windows closed so I could hear better. Not an enjoyable experience.
(Also factor 50 sun cream, because the outside seems to be UV-coloured today,)
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Post by sf on Jun 24, 2020 12:13:03 GMT
Carnage - CARNAGE! - in the ice cream section at Waitrose this morning... although amusingly, it looks like nobody wants strawberry Cornettos or Nobbly Bobblies.
(Me neither.)
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Post by clair on Jun 24, 2020 12:34:37 GMT
Past caring about the electric bill - the fan will be on all day and all night so that I'm still here to actually pay the bill! I loathe this weather especially as I'm one of the unlucky people who is allergic to the sun, having had sunstroke in winter I'm going nowhere today. Stocked up on ice cream and lollies last week thankfully.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 24, 2020 12:40:47 GMT
Carnage - CARNAGE! - in the ice cream section at Waitrose this morning... although amusingly, it looks like nobody wants strawberry Cornettos or Nobbly Bobblies. (Me neither.) I have no idea what a nobbly bobbly is. But I want one, these sound great
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Post by sf on Jun 24, 2020 13:06:28 GMT
Carnage - CARNAGE! - in the ice cream section at Waitrose this morning... although amusingly, it looks like nobody wants strawberry Cornettos or Nobbly Bobblies. (Me neither.) I have no idea what a nobbly bobbly is. But I want one, these sound great A Nobbly Bobbly is a bit like a Fab on steroids:
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 24, 2020 13:09:06 GMT
I have no idea what a nobbly bobbly is. But I want one, these sound great A Nobbly Bobbly is a bit like a Fab on steroids:
Just followed your link. Should have realised this would be Nestle, can I withdraw my request for one and a belief they sound great?
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Post by Dawnstar on Jun 24, 2020 14:06:42 GMT
Carnage - CARNAGE! - in the ice cream section at Waitrose this morning... although amusingly, it looks like nobody wants strawberry Cornettos or Nobbly Bobblies. (Me neither.) I haven't had one for years but I seem to remember quite liking strawberry Cornettos a couple of decades ago. Damn it, now I quite want one & our next Waitrose delivery isn't until 30th!
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 24, 2020 16:01:11 GMT
Maybe it's all in the mind, but I probably wouldn't feel quite so hot if my hair was at an appropriate length for the temperature.
At this time of year, I'd normally have a number 3 on top, and a zero on the back and sides. After last having my hair cut on 16 March, I currently have a number 25 all over. 🦱
What I need (apart from a severe pruning) is a Lyons Maid King Cone! 🍦
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Post by sf on Jun 24, 2020 16:37:26 GMT
At this time of year, I'd normally have a number 3 on top, and a zero on the back and sides. After last having my hair cut on 16 March, I currently have a number 25 all over. 🦱 A clipper cut is not unattainable... or rather it's not that difficult to do yourself.
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Post by jaqs on Jun 25, 2020 7:28:36 GMT
Ahh king cones, far more choc in the bottom than a cornetto. An ice cream van has been visiting but I can’t bring myself to visit it. Never thought them the cleanest of places, but a cider lolly would be lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 18:57:51 GMT
Okay. I’m ready for some rain now. Snow if someone can manage it.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 25, 2020 18:59:26 GMT
4am is when rain is forecast here in Oxford
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 19:02:25 GMT
4am is when rain is forecast here in Oxford Saturday here in London... apparently.
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 26, 2020 7:53:29 GMT
27° That's a stupid number of degrees for a morning.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 9:40:59 GMT
Today is going to be a long day. Give me rain, hail, snow, an ice bucket, just give me something other than this. I’ve moved my working-from-home office outside into the shade and I still feel like I’m stuck on the central line.
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 26, 2020 15:26:24 GMT
Had to walk across town this afternoon. Factor 50 sun cream. That's basically paint.
I think my bones are starting to go mushy.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 26, 2020 15:37:03 GMT
We've just had our 5 minutes of rain, and very welcome it was while it lasted. I sheltered under a tree, which I certainly wouldn't have done during lightning, but we only had thunder.
Blinking hot again now, mind, and the asphalt on the road is steaming.
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Post by sf on Jun 26, 2020 15:41:22 GMT
I am sitting on the couch in my living room with a large electric floor fan aimed directly at my face. It's like trying to work in a wind tunnel.
(The desk, unfortunately, is in a corner where it's impossible to aim a fan that big at it.)
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Post by clair on Jun 26, 2020 17:28:31 GMT
I've taken to putting a couple of large plastic bottles of water in the freezer then one of them sits bobbing about happily in a bowl of cold water along with my feet! Once that one has melted I swap them over and so on - it may not look elegant but it works!
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Post by Dawnstar on Jun 26, 2020 20:13:33 GMT
We've just had our 5 minutes of rain, and very welcome it was while it lasted. I sheltered under a tree, which I certainly wouldn't have done during lightning, but we only had thunder. Blinking hot again now, mind, and the asphalt on the road is steaming. That's 5 minutes more than we got. Rumbles of thunder for about half an hour earlier but zero precipitation. Thank goodness it's supposed to be somewhat cooler tomorrow.
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 27, 2020 4:10:51 GMT
We've just had our 5 minutes of rain, and very welcome it was while it lasted. I sheltered under a tree, which I certainly wouldn't have done during lightning, but we only had thunder. Blinking hot again now, mind, and the asphalt on the road is steaming. That's 5 minutes more than we got. Rumbles of thunder for about half an hour earlier but zero precipitation. Thank goodness it's supposed to be somewhat cooler tomorrow. Rumbles of thunder? Bloody luxury. Where I am we didn't have no rumbles of thunder.
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Post by yokollama on Jun 27, 2020 6:44:16 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Jun 27, 2020 8:41:19 GMT
Oh gosh if that had got going properly in those trees that could have been a huge fire!
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 1, 2020 19:33:14 GMT
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