Weather

[Liz]

I have given up on the forecasts, one says yes rain then the others say no, no yet and meanwhile today it's just far too HOT to do anything but hide indoors where it is cooler than outside, but not refreshingly so.

[Char]

It just seems to get hotter every day at the moment.

[hughnique]

Fancy working in a restaurant in this, just beyond a joke.

[Blaze]

Another hot day forecast for today so we'll be skulking inside but temperatures should start to drop tomorrow. Barely a drop of rain forecast over the next 10 days and that's likely to end up being nothing. The problem with orages and heavy rain after a very dry period is that the ground will be so hard that the rain will just run off, and could cause flooding.

[Bayleaf]

Exactly.

It's quite thick cloud cover here at the moment, which is a welcome relief (even contemplating putting some long trousers on, as it's suddenly much cooler!), but tonight's storm is threatening the wind, hail, thunder and lightning - and maybe a little rain if we're lucky.

So, everything under cover again. Shame, as the car, which has been under a tree sheltering from the sun, has been nicely customized by the resident pair of pigeons and could do with a good wash off. But we've been hit by hail before, and not chancing it again. The poop will have to stay, for now!

Edit - not sure now whether the cloud cover is actually smoke being blown up from the south - doesn't smell like smoke though. Smells of weedkiller!

[Spectrum]

Fancy working in a restaurant in this, just beyond a joke.

What about the parks department staff working in the greenhouses, and all the other people that have to work in them, been there done it, not nice.

[ajm]

There is a new house being built opposite us. The brickies turn up at 0730h and work 'til about 1800h. No shirts or head gear. Don't know how they do it.

[Lori]

Yes, there are roofers putting on a new roof just a few doors down from us. Working all day in 38 degree full sun. I don't think its safe - healthwise.

[Bayleaf]

Yes, there are roofers putting on a new roof just a few doors down from us. Working all day in 38 degree full sun. I don't think its safe - healthwise.

I remember a couple of years ago, when we had similar temperatures, a roofer died from the heat. It's certainly not safe! Years ago when we were having our roof redone, they'd start at 6am (heck of an alarm call!) and finish at midday. Much more sensible!

[Blaze]

Yes, there are roofers putting on a new roof just a few doors down from us. Working all day in 38 degree full sun. I don't think its safe - healthwise.

I remember a couple of years ago, when we had similar temperatures, a roofer died from the heat. It's certainly not safe! Years ago when we were having our roof redone, they'd start at 6am (heck of an alarm call!) and finish at midday. Much more sensible!

Our wonderful roofer is retiring at the end of this year, though he'll do odd jobs for friends. He says it's impossible to get young people interested in roofing, not because of the money but because it's tough and dangerous. I can't blame young people for not wanting to do it ...