CrofterMannie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:24 pm
One of the issues with solar for me is this is about as high as the sun gets in December. It's not really worth going to the effort of clearing the panels for an hour or two of weak sunshine.
(My house is on the centre of the picture)
We avoid most of the cold weather on days like today due to being slightly up the slope. This afternoon it was -4 at my house and -9 a little behind where this picture was taken from.
Absolutely beautiful .
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Drove down the A34 from Oxford today and there were some incredible views of frozen winter forests around the area of Highclere where they filmed Downton Abbey. I cannot remember seeing anything like that in the UK.
Sorry but did not get the chance to take any pics.
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SWMBO & I went down to workshop today, log chopping & Dyson vac maintenance. That crunching sound as the boots punched through the top frozen layer in the absolute silence. Right back to childhood.
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Snow, light in Cambs, 9pm ish, 4c in conservatory.
forecast (bbc app) was "fog" ...we actually have had freezing conditions all day, freezing fog, .wife finally found the foglight on the display.
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SWMBO's weather app says -10! I'm not going out to find out. I may surface around 10am.
Certainly it's only 17.6 degs upstairs & 17.3 degs downstairs today.
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Joeboy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:11 am
SWMBO's weather app says -10! I'm not going out to find out. I may surface around 10am.
Certainly it's only 17.6 degs upstairs & 17.3 degs downstairs today.
Wow at those low temperatures I would have my thermal vest, 2 jumpers, coat and hat on, and if I went outside where it is even colder I would put some more layers on
#iamasouthernsofty
Been out to defrost 2 vehicles, it is bracing on the for sure! Sun is up though so its absolutely beautiful.
Classic FM news said it will be down to -12 in some areas, what temps you got in the desert Marshman?
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EV was booked in for a service so it was dropped off at 8:30 am
-5 in Fife, brisk 20 minute walk from Garage to Office!
Hot bowl of porridge when I got in!
AGT wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:35 am
EV was booked in for a service so it was dropped off at 8:30 am
-5 in Fife, brisk 20 minute walk from Garage to Office!
Hot bowl of porridge when I got in!
+1 on the porridge
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Veg patches & fruit trees
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I may surface around 10am.
for sure! Sun is up though so its absolutely beautiful. 