Bigbob Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 It was minus 6.4 here this morning and i am looking at seed catalogues LOL need to start some vegetables in January how time passes quicker these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Bigbob said: It was minus 6.4 here this morning and i am looking at seed catalogues LOL need to start some vegetables in January how time passes quicker these days minus 6 !.... must be the climate crisis... your right about seed catalogues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Minus 5 here and that was just inside. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Just like the 60's,70's, and 80's when we were entering the new ice age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Took the dog for a walk this morning ,I had to but 2 T shirts on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Bigbob said: It was minus 6.4 here this morning and i am looking at seed catalogues LOL need to start some vegetables in January how time passes quicker these days We can't see where 'here' is lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 We have Fahrenheit degrees here, 26.2 of them right now at 17:20. If we were in Europe, the equivalent would be -3.5C. Doesn't feel particularly cold as there was bright sun and no wind today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Shooting today from 0630 to 1500 and despite being only -1 I was pretty frozen by the end of the day. Loaded up the car at 0545 and left the engine running to melt the frost for 15 mins or so. When I tried to drive off it had a flat battery 🤔 time for a new battery and alternator check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, oowee said: Shooting today from 0630 to 1500 and despite being only -1 I was pretty frozen by the end of the day. Loaded up the car at 0545 and left the engine running to melt the frost for 15 mins or so. When I tried to drive off it had a flat battery 🤔 time for a new battery and alternator check. Strange if it started from cold OK, but was flat after 15 minutes of (presumably idling speed) running. Most cars (other than classic and vintage) charge (not at full rate), but a partial rate at idling speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: Strange if it started from cold OK, but was flat after 15 minutes of (presumably idling speed) running. Most cars (other than classic and vintage) charge (not at full rate), but a partial rate at idling speed. I was thinking the same and how did he get it started again if the battery was flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Just about every time we put the local weather forecast on the weather girl have great delight in telling us there is yet again another Yellow weather warning on the cards for ice and Wintery showers , heavens forbid we are in December and apart from the odd shower it have been a decent day , hope it is the same tomorrow with or without these bloodx warnings as we are shooting all day , should I risk it , you bet I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Just now, marsh man said: Just about every time we put the local weather forecast on the weather girl have great delight in telling us there is yet again another Yellow weather warning on the cards for ice and Wintery showers , heavens forbid we are in December and apart from the odd shower it have been a decent day , hope it is the same tomorrow with or without these bloodx warnings as we are shooting all day , should I risk it , you bet I will Snow for you tomorrow, the lady on the TV said so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublue 22 Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 I do hope the ice age is not coming back, I quite like global warming, anyway what else is there to talk about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Just now, Nublue 22 said: I do hope the ice age is not coming back, I quite like global warming, anyway what else is there to talk about? illegal immigrants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, old'un said: Snow for you tomorrow, the lady on the TV said so. Well we have had two very wet Saturdays on our last two days so a bit of the White stuff will make a nice change , tomorrow should be fairly dry , possible mist / fog first thing and getting up to 2 / 3 degrees after a cold start . 11 minutes ago, old'un said: I was thinking the same and how did he get it started again if the battery was flat? I went out one afternoon to do a bit of roost shooting , when i pulled up to the wood it was raining lightly and not that much movement , so I sat in my motor with the radio on and had a coffee while listening to the football , after a while I thought I would drive a bit nearer to the wood , turned the key and the battery was flat , it wouldn't turn over let alone start , I was a good mile or so from home so I cut across the marsh and as luck my neighbour gave me a lift back, we stuck his spare battery on and way we went , still had time to go in the wood and shoot a few Pigeons, now I don't think I would be quite as keen , part of the aging process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 There’s been snow on the Fell tops for over a week now, and it landed in the village itself last Wednesday, then it froze. We’ve had -6 for a couple of days and the thick fog played havoc with todays shoot as the birds didn’t know where they were flying to, so were not only reluctant to fly, but when they did it was in any and all directions and many would take a dive as soon as clearing tree canopies. Together with a team of very selective guns it made for a very wearing and bitterly bitterly cold day. Got some nice pics though! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, old'un said: I was thinking the same and how did he get it started again if the battery was flat? It idles at 650 and i guess the alternator does not charge below about 900 (i dont know). I presume the idling flattened the battery. Why it should then stop as i drove away I don't know as being diesel it does not need the battery to run. When i tried to start it again it was completely flat. I could not open the boot or close the window. Unfortunately I could not mess about with it as i needed to get to the farm before first light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Shooting today. First drive in bright sunshine. Walking back to the gun bus it snowed for five minutes. Then the fog came down. A couple of flushes of partridges in the second drive made it obvious that shooting was impossible, so drive pulled. Back to the gun bus. Fog got worse. We hung around for a couple of hours with no improvement in visibility . Phone calls revealed that pretty much everywhere else was clear. Day abandoned at 1.30 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 From the first drive this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 41 minutes ago, London Best said: Shooting today. First drive in bright sunshine. Walking back to the gun bus it snowed for five minutes. Then the fog came down. A couple of flushes of partridges in the second drive made it obvious that shooting was impossible, so drive pulled. Back to the gun bus. Fog got worse. We hung around for a couple of hours with no improvement in visibility . Phone calls revealed that pretty much everywhere else was clear. Day abandoned at 1.30 pm. What a shame L B , apart from a few hail showers this afternoon today would have been a good day for shooting game , we are out tomorrow and it couldn't be any worse than our last two days with one of them going right through and finishing mid afternoon because of heavy rain, fog is about the worse weather you can get , if you cannot see your fellow guns then you haven't got much options apart from calling it a day , some years we go through the season with bad weather either side of the shooting day , then like this year the bad weather seem to be on our shooting dates , still it's something you cannot do a lot about , you just have to grin and bear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCAMMER-poe34 Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 5 hours ago, islandgun said: minus 6 !.... must be the climate crisis... your right about seed catalogues You're on point on the climate remark. Climate change is really causing weather anomalies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted December 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 I had to put a jacket on today it was that cold never lifted much and everythings white again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Bigbob said: I had to put a jacket on today it was that cold never lifted much and everythings white again Women up here have been told to wear dressing gowns on top of their pyjamas when dropping kids off at school 🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 hours ago, shaun4860 said: Women up here have been told to wear dressing gowns on top of their pyjamas when dropping kids off at school 🫣 My what a classy place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 10 hours ago, poe34 said: You're on point on the climate remark. Climate change is really causing weather anomalies Yes 50mm of snow in December ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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