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AIBU to be fed up about heating on in late June grrr

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Kali2 Mon 28-Jun-21 11:54:36

rain and more rain- and today had to put the heating on! Flaming June they said.

Franbern Tue 29-Jun-21 09:18:52

I always get told off by my daughter if I allow my Living Room heat to fall below 18. Get the lecture about not just keeping myself warm with jumpers, etc. but danger of hyperthermia if breathing in colder air!!!
My heating is controlled by the thermostat, but I turn that down to O in the Spring and stays there until the Autumn. I do have windows open throught the spring and summer months, day and night. Even on the damp, cloudy days my Living room thermostat has not fallen below 20. so not that cold although quite miserable at times.

henetha Tue 29-Jun-21 09:17:02

I like our weather.

Chewbacca Tue 29-Jun-21 09:03:44

Lovely warm day here today, some sunshine and blue sky. Off to the lake for a picnic with GS today, too nice to be indoors.

Parsley3 Tue 29-Jun-21 08:45:33

Having breakfast in the garden this morning under a rare cloudless blue sky. ?

love0c Tue 29-Jun-21 08:42:52

Weather is hopeless! One day hot, then cold. The times we go back it the house to get a jumper, umbrella or whatever when we have only just got down the road ha ha.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 29-Jun-21 08:18:26

Yes we went for a walk by the river last evening to blow away the cobwebs and got caught in a thunder storm. One umbrella between us taken as a shall we shan’t we decision.

Thick cloud and rain here.

M0nica Tue 29-Jun-21 08:11:34

Another day with the sky covered with thick cloud. Looking at the weather forecast this is essentially what we are stuck with for the rest of the week. The temperature is right down again. According to the weather forecast 17 degrees is the best we can hope for today.

I feel really down in the dumps. I will go for a walk soon to see if that makes me feel any better.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 29-Jun-21 07:39:29

esspee too much whisky???

Esspee Tue 29-Jun-21 07:34:49

Tuesday, and here in Scotland we've already had breakfast outside in the glorious sunshine. Sky is blue and a hot day is forecast. An osprey has just flown past. Last week we woke to see a wallaby (I kid you not)

Maggiemaybe Mon 28-Jun-21 23:03:30

You have my sympathy, CanadianGran. I hope you manage to sleep well.

M0nica Mon 28-Jun-21 21:42:06

Another one down south with temperatures below 15 degrees. DS, living in Yorkshire has been telling me how nice and warm the weather is up there.

We were on a stall at a carboot sale yesterday and despite wearing a long-sleeved cotton shirt, light fleece, done up and windproof lined jacket,also done up, I actually ended up with hypothermia and had to go and lie in a hot bath for half an hour when I got home to try and get my core body temperature up.

CanadianGran Mon 28-Jun-21 21:32:41

And further to above, we have typical Scottish weather here in our coastal town normally. Our high temps in June are normally around 17 Celsius.

CanadianGran Mon 28-Jun-21 21:30:22

MaggieMaybe, we are on the edge of the heat wave in British Columbia, it is 27degrees here at lunchtime. This is the coolest part of the The house was very hot last night, but if I open the front door we seem to get a breeze through.

Most of BC and parts of Alberta are stuck in a huge 'dome' system of heat, which is very uncomfortable and indeed dangerous for some. Some restaurants have had to close because they can't keep the temperature down in their kitchens, and some schools have closed (we are on the last week). Apparently the raspberry crop is cooking on the plants, and they are worried about other crops.

MawBe Mon 28-Jun-21 21:10:26

Seems to apply here too. sad

Chewbacca Mon 28-Jun-21 21:10:12

Glad I'm in Cheshire then PinkCakes! smile

PinkCakes Mon 28-Jun-21 21:08:03

Chewbacca 13 degrees in Nottingham today

Chewbacca Mon 28-Jun-21 20:47:16

Cold? Where on earth are you all living? It's cloudy here but a very pleasant 18 degrees. No need for heating or jumpers for weeks and weeks.

Oldbat1 Mon 28-Jun-21 20:45:58

Beautiful here today. Loads of families on the beach. No wind. Clear blue skies. Lots of swimmers too. Too hot for dogs.

GillT57 Mon 28-Jun-21 20:41:11

Exactly how it works in this house too Monica. No stoicism and extra cardies here; if it is cold the heating comes on.

M0nica Mon 28-Jun-21 20:20:56

I find having the heating controlled by thermostat only, wonderfully freeing. No moral qualms about whether one is wimp or pathetic if the heating goes on after a certain date or before a certain date. Now it is quite simple. if the internal temperature falls below 18.5 degrees, morning or evening the heating will come on. Nothing to do with me, gov.

Namsnanny Mon 28-Jun-21 18:42:18

Real wooden logs on a real fire*lemongrove*?
Noooooo dont do it!!!
Thats a lovely cosy treat to look forward to in winter, in this house.
Sometimes the only thing to look forward to!!

lemongrove Mon 28-Jun-21 18:19:49

damp and chilly, have just changed into a jumper and jeans and am eyeing the logs and thinking of lighting the fire.

Callistemon Mon 28-Jun-21 17:44:54

Damp is quite normal but it's not as damp as it looked at Wimbledon
?

MerylStreep Mon 28-Jun-21 17:35:06

Callistemon
Damp!!!! You live in Wales. Damp is good, isn’t it? ?

PinkCakes Mon 28-Jun-21 17:32:04

I've got my heating on today, too. It's miserable and wet today in Nottingham.