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10 Jun 2011, 3:54 pm

Cornflake wrote:
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I like it better when it's warm and sunny. I've had my fair share of clouds and sunshine, this
spring.
You're from England though? The lack of sun must really drive you nuts sometimes.
CR is Canadian.

Plus - it's not permanently grey and raining over here! :lol:
Most of the time it's quite pleasant and pretty moderate.


But you never know when it's gonna chance on ya. The saying "changes like the English weather" comes to mind.



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10 Jun 2011, 4:48 pm

I live in Scotland - is there any other kind of weather apart from cloudy skies and rain ? :)

I don't mind a light shower but don't like getting caught in a downpour.

p.s. as an example of how unpredictable the British weather is,England and Wales have just had their driest May on record with lots of sunshine,while in Scotland we only had about 1 day of sunshine in the same period !


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10 Jun 2011, 9:22 pm

Wow scotland where religions hate each other and send bombs and rain. My kind of place. Is Huntley a very common last name in Scotland?


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11 Jun 2011, 12:55 am

I love when it rains whilst the sun is still out.

I love thunderstorms when it's warm, as well.

If it rains [such as it is currently] it must, must, must be heavy.

Afterwards, a thick fog is most welcome :].

But I don't like a plain gray sky with nothing there...

Afterwards, I enjoy a moderate sunny day -- 65 degrees tops....with big puffy clouds :O



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11 Jun 2011, 1:35 am

The darker the clouds, the heavier the rain, and the colder the temperature, the better.


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11 Jun 2011, 3:09 am

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Wow scotland where religions hate each other and send bombs and rain. My kind of place. Is Huntley a very common last name in Scotland?


Although Huntly is a town in Scotland,it got its name from a family called Huntly/Huntley who originally came from England.Any names ending -ley are usually Anglo Saxon (meaning wood or glade) and not so common north of the border.

I know there's been a lot of media coverage about letter bombs and religious conflict,but although there's an underlying problem in
our society,it really only manifests itself in a minority of nutters,especially those who use football as an excuse for their prejudices.
The vast majority of people get on fine with each other and are baffled by the extreme views that some hold !

p.s. it doesn't rain all the time,it's just been a particularly poor summer so far. :)


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22 Jun 2011, 9:45 pm

Depends on what kind of clouds and rain. I am from Florida where we have frequent downpours in the summertime. A few days ago, we had 100 F degree weather, with bright blue skies and some nice cirrus clouds. In the afternoon, the clouds darkened and we had a nice, refreshing torrential rain. I really enjoy this. However, I lived in Olympia, Washington (near Seattle) several years ago, and the weather just about killed me. The sky was depressingly gray almost the entire 6 months I was there, and rather than a good hard rain, it sprinkled lightly for hours and days on end. I am sensitive to light touch, and the sensation of the tiny raindrops on my arms was intolerable. It doesn't make sense to carry an umbrella because you would have to carry one all the time. I recall one of my co-workers there thinking that he would cheer me up, and excitedly telling me that the morning weather report called for "sun-breaks". I had never heard of this, and asked him about it. He said, "Oh, you know, when there is a little break in the cloud cover and you can see the sun peeking through." So sad! Needless to say I didn't make it out there.


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23 Jun 2011, 12:34 am

gallimaufry wrote:
Depends on what kind of clouds and rain. I am from Florida where we have frequent downpours in the summertime. A few days ago, we had 100 F degree weather, with bright blue skies and some nice cirrus clouds. In the afternoon, the clouds darkened and we had a nice, refreshing torrential rain. I really enjoy this. However, I lived in Olympia, Washington (near Seattle) several years ago, and the weather just about killed me. The sky was depressingly gray almost the entire 6 months I was there, and rather than a good hard rain, it sprinkled lightly for hours and days on end. I am sensitive to light touch, and the sensation of the tiny raindrops on my arms was intolerable. It doesn't make sense to carry an umbrella because you would have to carry one all the time. I recall one of my co-workers there thinking that he would cheer me up, and excitedly telling me that the morning weather report called for "sun-breaks". I had never heard of this, and asked him about it. He said, "Oh, you know, when there is a little break in the cloud cover and you can see the sun peeking through." So sad! Needless to say I didn't make it out there.


Yea. I love Florida's weather. I've always liked watching thunderstorms, and in Florida I get to see them every afternoon. Although sometimes I wish it could be a bit more overcast because of the intensity of the sun during the day. With the high temperatures combined with the direct sunlight and ridiculous humidity, the heat is unbearable.


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23 Jun 2011, 12:37 am

It's fine especially when it doesn't rain in Washington. Then people can't keep saying the stereotype that it always rains in Washington.


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