Spring has been postponed in the UK

[Greybeard]

I've just returned from darkest Shropshire and the BSAOC Birmingham branch camp. Weather was perfect! Looking forward to next weekend's Cheshire branch camp. Would I be greedy in asking for good weather?

Friday evening I rode into Craven Arms to get fish and chips. The Polish young woman serving me asked "Do you want fok?" Nah, I thought, I'm not that lucky, she's really offering me a plastic fork.

[RichardL]

Could say. "Spring has come early in Chicago"

How am I supposed to get my winter work done if it's 50 deg F on January 5th?

Richard L.

[Greybeard]

Minus 4 here yesterday in the morning!

[Peter in Aus]

Shaping up to be another cool summer here. nice!
Peter

[muskrat]

Don't know about that Peter. Yes it's cool now at 20C but last week we had high 30's and got over 40C one day. Hence beer consumption.
Cheers

[Peter in Aus]

Nothing for it Musky, you will just have to cross the Nullarbur.
Peter

[kiwipom]

I've just returned from darkest Shropshire and the BSAOC Birmingham branch camp. Weather was perfect! Looking forward to next weekend's Cheshire branch camp. Would I be greedy in asking for good weather?

Friday evening I rode into Craven Arms to get fish and chips. The Polish young woman serving me asked "Do you want fok?" Nah, I thought, I'm not that lucky, she's really offering me a plastic fork.

GB lucky you didn't ask her if she served `Crabs`cheers

[Colsbeeza]

Hi Peter, All I can say is "Luxury", but of course you are on the west coast. Here in the Hunter Valley east coast, we have just had 10 consecutive days above 38 C, several 40-41. My shed has an un-insulated iron roof and the walls are concrete blocks, so keeps it above 40 C until well after midnight. The hot blast across Australia seems to exit near Newcastle, so we have copped an unusually long run of heat. Anyway it beats the two days of 47 C we had summer before last. It is cool today for the first time - 24 C, so getting back to work on the BSA.
Cheers Col

[Daithi]

Just back from Joburg where it hit 37c and here in Dublin there hasn't been any frost this season.
A farmer in the midlands has broken a national record here and cut silage already, the season is usually May and on.
There are daffodils blooming here!!! Not sure if there are any eco warriors on here but the bees don't stand a chance.
Dave

[duTch]

 

...There are daffodils blooming here!!! Not sure if there are any eco warriors on here but the bees don't stand a chance....

 Not really sure what you mean by that and dunno what a 'eco warrior' is, but me coming from a rural background and smart enough to know, if you mess unduly with the bees, you are only ultimately messing with yourself- do your own research

 PS; it's a nice comfortable ~28˚ down from a still nice comfortable ~33˚ earlier makin' the most of it (without the bees, we don't have beer)

[Colsbeeza]

Jeez, I don't think much will be getting done in the shed this week.
Check this out.!!
Col

[RichardL]

 

...There are daffodils blooming here!!! Not sure if there are any eco warriors on here but the bees don't stand a chance....

(without the bees, we don't have beer)

...or food. While not an activist, I'd be happy to be grouped with the "eco warriors"  as long as I can explode fuel in two antique cylinders.

Ricard L.

[ellis]

Had enough of this cold weather so i'm off to sunny New Zealand next week for two months until spring arrives back to the UK.   

ELLIS

[BigJim]

Have a great time Ellis and i am not jealous! Just a poor liar. It's by me not living the dream that others can measure their "living the dream"status. Relativity and all that. If you get to ride one of BSA's finest when in NZ then that would be jackpot!
 

[Peter in Aus]

We have had consisted Southerly winds here for months keeping it lovely and cool. going for club ride on Wednesday, forecast 26C on A10 of cause