ditchman Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 i wonder how many of these fires have been started by arsonists...who fancy a spectacle and a laugh...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 20:10, marsh man said: Just seen the weather for the week on Country file and it aint looking very good for trying to get to sleep tomorrow night with some places not falling below 30 degrees , this will be new to me and many , many others in the UK , we just seem to get one crisis after another with the virus not going away anytime soon , hopefully we will all be here in a few days time to let us know how we copped and how hot it got in your neck of the woods . What was strange tonight was it got warmer in my motor when I got home than when I went out , this afternoon it was 26 with a nice breeze , tonight when I got home after taking the dog for a swim it was 28 degrees , so it's going to be a warm ole night tonight. Lots of common sense required. Have one fan running in the kitchen and that will be running tonight in the bedroom. Yes, it's hot but been there before. I couldn't believe it when driving down the dual carriageway this morning and an overhead sign said. It will be hot today. Take some water. Comon sense really but todays folks have to be advised on overhead gantries. Providing fans for your dogs is also a good idea. My wife just went down the yard to the dustbins and I asked her if she thought she should take a bottle of water with her ..... in jest, but that is how stupid it has got. The really bad result is the grass fires which are causing lots of damage. I have a large pile of trah that I need to burn but will hoold back until we have some rainfall. Again...common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, ditchman said: i wonder how many of these fires have been started by arsonists...who fancy a spectacle and a laugh...? Oh my days, social media is rife with dooms day scare mongering, I replied with the statement saying most of the fires will be arson or accidental, be it a cigarette butt or someone making a spark etc. And I got absolutely mauled... I then decided to bait a little to see how many sheepfish bit, and wow .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Im glad Ive got air conditioning. It doesn't get used all that much throughout the year but when it does its absolutely priceless. its only a portable and it wasn't very expensive. They get cheaper every year The time to buy is about february. Thats when all the discount deals are at their best. Forget trying to buy one now. i would seriously recommend you think about getting one if these sort of summers are going to get to be the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Walker570 said: I have a large pile of trash that I need to burn but will hold back until we have some rainfall. Again...common sense. Ditto, plus a large pule of pulled/dug ragwort in the fields that I haven't dared burn. It has clouded over here now, but still hot (88ºF) and the dreaded humidity has risen. We are just on the edge of a yellow warning for thunder storms. 10 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Im glad Ive got air conditioning. It doesn't get used all that much throughout the year but when it does its absolutely priceless. its only a portable and it wasn't very expensive. Agreed - I have one, but it is noisy and although it takes about 10-15ºF off the room, I put it on an hour before bedtime and it is cool(er) to go to bed, but does warm up again when switched off to sleep. Overall, I use it about 1 week of the year. Edited July 19, 2022 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, islandgun said: Stock it with trout when the sun goes in 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 32 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: Agreed - I have one, but it is noisy and although it takes about 10-15ºF off the room, I put it on an hour before bedtime and it is cool(er) to go to bed, but does warm up again when switched off to sleep. Overall, I use it about 1 week of the year. The thing to do if buying one is to look carefully at how quiet they are. I can sleep with one running but I have lived in West Africa and the US. My wife can't even sleep with an ultra quiet fan running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I could sleep alongside a wind turbine ! I'm deaf ! 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 hours ago, islandgun said: 16c here, overcast Love Smoothhound and Bass are you getting them on the same ground, peeler? Just got in yes peeler had 3 hounds no bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ShootingEgg said: Oh my days, social media is rife with dooms day scare mongering, I replied with the statement saying most of the fires will be arson or accidental, be it a cigarette butt or someone making a spark etc. And I got absolutely mauled... I then decided to bait a little to see how many sheepfish bit, and wow .... and ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Vince Green said: The thing to do if buying one is to look carefully at how quiet they are. I've had mine a good few years and I think modern ones are quieter (and lighter!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 36 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: Just got in yes peeler had 3 hounds no bass Any size ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Lots of common sense required. Have one fan running in the kitchen and that will be running tonight in the bedroom. Yes, it's hot but been there before. I couldn't believe it when driving down the dual carriageway this morning and an overhead sign said. It will be hot today. Take some water. Comon sense really but todays folks have to be advised on overhead gantries. Providing fans for your dogs is also a good idea. My wife just went down the yard to the dustbins and I asked her if she thought she should take a bottle of water with her ..... in jest, but that is how stupid it has got. The really bad result is the grass fires which are causing lots of damage. I have a large pile of trah that I need to burn but will hoold back until we have some rainfall. Again...common sense. I must admit that last night was very uncomfortable in sleeping , I am a light sleeper and three or four hours is enough and I was up a little after five am , walked the mile or so down to the river and it was the best time of the day , took a training dummy with me and my dog had a swim in the fleet dyke so he walked there and back with a damp coat to keep him cool , this afternoon was certainly hotter than yesterday but I still went out and walked down the lane while keeping in the shade from the high hedge , as you say , all it take is a bit of common sense , hopefully the worst is over , but we have still got a fair bit of the Summer left and we could have it all again , while records are there to be broken . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, ditchman said: and ? I am just amazed at how many people lap up the MSM and all the Armageddon talk. I merely said that although yes it's very dry, it would be human interaction that would start the fires, be it on purpose or accidental, and I got absolutely slated for that view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: I am just amazed at how many people lap up the MSM and all the Armageddon talk. I merely said that although yes it's very dry, it would be human interaction that would start the fires, be it on purpose or accidental, and I got absolutely slated for that view. i remember the old boys in the pub talking about fires...when we had been out all day stubble burning........what used to cause the most fires was the old steam trains...and they were fitted with spark arrestors....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ditchman said: i remember the old boys in the pub talking about fires...when we had been out all day stubble burning........what used to cause the most fires was the old steam trains...and they were fitted with spark arrestors....... Hello, we often had to put out a fire in the adjoining fields of wheat and barley when a steam train went past on the Great Western line, even had our own station till Beeching closed it,🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 11 hours ago, islandgun said: Any size ? Nothing great bigest was around 12lb i dont weigh them my PB was was a 16lb 5 a couple of yrs ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 15 hours ago, ditchman said: i wonder how many of these fires have been started by arsonists...who fancy a spectacle and a laugh...? Hello, it was on the news in France, arsonist set fire to a large forest ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I wouldn't mind betting most fires here yesterday, were either arson or idiots having throwaway BBQs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: I wouldn't mind betting most fires here yesterday, were either arson or idiots having throwaway BBQs etc. Papers report the large and very destructive fire in Wennington was a compost heap that spontaneously ignited ...... and only a very short distance to the Fire Station. Interesting that there were stables/horse on the site, and manure on compost heaps can spontaneously combust. Happened on the farm here (in 1976?) - but in a concrete manure bury, so apart from smoke, no spread or danger. I wonder if it was really manure rather than compost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 47 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: I wouldn't mind betting most fires here yesterday, were either arson or idiots having throwaway BBQs etc. when I was a kid we were told most grass fires were started by discarded and broken glass bottles . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Nothing great bigest was around 12lb i dont weigh them my PB was was a 16lb 5 a couple of yrs ago Only just seen this, lovely fish ! I worked on a charter boat in N Wales as a student and caught a few then fantastic fighting fish, that water looks very murky, are you near an estuary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 47 minutes ago, islandgun said: Only just seen this, lovely fish ! I worked on a charter boat in N Wales as a student and caught a few then fantastic fighting fish, that water looks very murky, are you near an estuary No its was after some bad winds hence the wet weather coat in July 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, JohnfromUK said: Papers report the large and very destructive fire in Wennington was a compost heap that spontaneously ignited ...... and only a very short distance to the Fire Station. Interesting that there were stables/horse on the site, and manure on compost heaps can spontaneously combust. Happened on the farm here (in 1976?) - but in a concrete manure bury, so apart from smoke, no spread or danger. I wonder if it was really manure rather than compost? When the conditions are as dry as what they are at the moment ,I am always weary about driving across a wheat or barley stubble field in case the exhaust start a fire , never happened yet but you never know? We did have a fire on a stubble field a few years ago and it was caused when the belts in the bailing machine were rubbing against each other and the friction caused sparks which started the fire , not that serious and the estates staff managed to put it out , mind you , me and my mate were on the maintenance side and when we arrived we looked in the back of the van to see what we had to help to put it out , the only things we could find was a couple of brooms , we started to whack the flames and what we didn't know was the broom head caught fire and every time we put a piece out we then started another fire , still we soon sorted it out and time the fire brigade came it was all but out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, marsh man said: in case the exhaust start a fire Both catalysts and particle filters (when regenerating) can get VERY hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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