classic33
Leg End Member
Does it beat clearing the car park?I dropped my trousers in the Asda car park last week........ the reaction was interesting
The Retirement Thread
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classic33
Leg End Member
Never thought about the Lancashire weather, I'd only to bother about Yorkshire weather.I've never averaged that and I wouldn't even try up here now - the combination of increasing traffic levels, crappy Yorkshire/Lancashire weather, and me slowing down due to age/illness would put me off. About half that would be a more realistic target for me.
I used to average ~1,100 km/700 miles on my 2-week cycling holidays in Spain but the weather was (generally) better and I'd be very tired by the time I got home. (I'd need a holiday to recover from the holiday!)
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Given that I am on the border, I always check several forecasts to see which direction to head off in! (Often Todmorden, Burnley, Littleborough, Mytholmroyd.)
classic33
Leg End Member
You trust those forecasts?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, given that I check the BBC forecasts AND the Met Office ones, and they often differ greatly... not entirely!
If they agree, that helps. If they are close, I take the average. If they are very different and things seem to be changing rapidly, I just look out of the window!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Nothing wrong with Lancashire weather......................about as wet as Yorkshire's
classic33
Leg End Member
Keep an eye on the colour of the light outside, daylight hours obviously, to get an idea of what to expect.Well, given that I check the BBC forecasts AND the Met Office ones, and they often differ greatly... not entirely!
If they agree, that helps. If they are close, I take the average. If they are very different and things seem to be changing rapidly, I just look out of the window!
classic33
Leg End Member
It dries out coming over t'Pennines.Nothing wrong with Lancashire weather......................about as wet as Yorkshire's
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
What I should do is to go up to the attic bedroom and look out of the Velux window for a great view of the sky and across the town.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Yep, 'tis true. I think we get about three times more rain than Yorkshire
classic33
Leg End Member
Think how much Ireland is drying it out, before it gets to you.Yep, 'tis true. I think we get about three times more rain than Yorkshire
And you'll never run out of it.
https://www.onaverage.co.uk/weather-averages/average-rainfall-uk
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
There IS some difference, which makes sense given the prevailing wind direction!
classic33
Leg End Member
Around 1/2" less than t'other side then.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
And for interest, to test the 'Ireland sheltering us' idea... Tralee on the western side:
classic33
Leg End Member
October has nearly a 1/3 more than Chorley, with a 99mm average.
"The wettest place in Ireland is the area of the Maumturk and Partry mountains of counties Mayo and Galway, which receive annually over 2400 mm of rain."
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