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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart
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I went up Letcliffe today in the sunshine with the birds singing and only a light breeze from the NW to spoil things so I decided you were right and it's probably about time we started to be optimistic. However..... have you seen the forecast for Easter?
Stanley Challenger Graham
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stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk
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Stanley
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Posted - 24/06/2008 : 06:59
Heating came on last night and this morning...... Can we have summer please?
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Gugger
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Posted - 24/06/2008 : 08:13
Stanley,
Come to Switzerland, we have solar heating, around 30ºC.
Walter
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frankwilk
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Posted - 24/06/2008 : 09:14
Cracking start to the day up here, Blue Sky not even a wisp of White.
We did have the heating on, on Saturday
Frank Wilkinson Once Navy Always Navy |
Sue
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Posted - 24/06/2008 : 16:28
I like wind turbines too. I find them very relaxing to watch
Sue
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skooch
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Posted - 24/06/2008 : 19:09
Can you remember the gails of '89? Or was it '87? Seem to think latter.
Living on the coast in Dorset at time, and remember the boats all strewn on the bay road, off the water, and onto the road. Quite extraordinary!
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Stanley
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 07:29
Big winds stick in the memory. In 1908 the Old Age Pensions Act introduced the first general old age pension in Britain paying a non-contributory amount of between 10p and 25p a week, from age 70, on a means-tested basis from January 1 1909 - "Pensions Day". This was introduced during the Liberal government of David Lloyd-George. Sir William Beveridge, father of the welfare state, was an adviser. There was a small problem, how could anyone prove they were 70 years old? In Ireland a civil servant realised that anyone who had heard of the ‘Big Wind’ of 1839 was probably that age and so applicants were asked the standard question, ‘Do you remember the big wind?’ Not surprisingly the number of people who knew about this event rapidly increased and there had to be a rapid re-think. I think this was the first time pensions policy had to be revised to keep expenditure in check.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 08:10
Miserable day up here,cold & wet. Thinking about putting the heating on for half an hour or so. !!!!!!!!. Then again maybe put a sweater on.
Frank Wilkinson Once Navy Always Navy |
Stanley
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 08:25
Have a wee dram and go back to bed Frank and wait for summer! I have to say that I do this at times if it's a miserable day....... beats heating and sweaters any day!
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 10:03
We are in for a windy night, and 16C for Thursday.
All thru the fields and meadows gay .... Enjoy
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skooch
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 16:14
Wind's picked up here in last few hours - have come in from garden, wind blowing my glasses off.
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 17:15
The weather forecatsers in Britain seem to be worried that this summer might be wet a one like last year. Something to do with the jet streams higher in the atmosphere coming further south than normal and bringing the cold weather with them. Independent of global warming, which is why it seems odd that it's so blooming cold when the climate, on a long term basis, is getting hotter.
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Stanley
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 17:25
Tizer, exactl;y the point I have been making for a while. It was doing the same thing last year. Perhaps we are moving towards a more Scandinavian type of weather......
Stanley Challenger Graham
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skooch
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 19:21
Don't know about Scandinavian - but my Boston ivy has parted company from the corner of my house in the last few hours! All over the place.
Never seen that before.
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 20:03
Prepare for a week and a half of p*ss poor weather. I am on holiday from work as from today for the aforementioned week and a half. The weekend will be particularly poor as we are travelling on both days. Sorry everyone!
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Posted - 25/06/2008 : 21:42
Its OK here
Sue
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SPRING AND SUMMER 2008
