[Misc] We're now halfway through the winter. But where is it?

[The red pepper kid]

our visiting hedgehog came round till early december, left and has now been back 3 times this week , so much for sleeping in !

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Thanks for the update. No chance in it happening before 1st February ? I've got a night out planned for that night

Depends how many private jets Harry and Meghan use between now and then I guess.

 

[BNthree]

Read this thread and then had to take the dog out for a walk. Surprised at the numbers of people walking around with woolly hats and gloves on when the coldest it must have been was about 10c. Those people must really suffer when it actually gets cold!

 

[Swansman]

Here in Sweden we obviously got a bit of snow in the north but here in Gothenburg.. nothing. Yea, for two days in December there was a few snow flakes, but other than that - nothing.

Pretty unusual, but I expect the evil gods of weather to give us a piss cold February and March.. and April perhaps.

 

[astralavi]

Big discounts on anti freeze at asda

 

[zefarelly]

I haven't put my heating into winter mode yet, but we normally get our winters in February early March these days.

You mean you haven't turned it on yet?

 

[zefarelly]

We had a few frosts in December, it was actually icy a few mornings in places, but it didn't last and didn't cut deep as the ground temp is so high, and wet.

Feb/March seems to be the new winter, if at all. Goodwood members meeting is a good gauge of when it'll snow.

Days are getting longer, noticeably already, which is good. I'm not that bothered by most weather, but dark is annoying. 7am - 9pm light every day would be perfect

 

[symyjym]

You mean you haven't turned it on yet?

Well, I turn it on manually to take the chill out rather than setting it to one temperature.

 

[clapham_gull]

I noticed this down in Sussex last week. My mum has a very large pot of parsley growing in the garden.

She also has the odd rose in bloom.

I hadn't checked my discarded pot of parsley - Yep one growing better that it did in the summer.

Tulips coming up too ( Usually a bad sign ) and as above lots of squirrel action.

 

[Blue3]

Read this thread and then had to take the dog out for a walk. Surprised at the numbers of people walking around with woolly hats and gloves on when the coldest it must have been was about 10c. Those people must really suffer when it actually gets cold!

I also noticed this I was out walking the dog just jeans and TShirt while others were done up like nook of the north

 

[Mortdecai]

Here in southern Finland we would normally in the midst of -10 or -15 but we’ve only had a dusting for a day and currently it’s around +5. Quite unusual.

 

[melias shoes]

Don’t worry about Winter, 69 % of snow recorded as laying in Brighton happens in Feb.

Absolutely. There's plenty of time for winter yet.

 

[Whitechapel]

My fault. I bought a windscreen protector, not had a single frost since... Stupid thing still in its wrapper on the back seat.

I work for a company that sells windscreen protectors amongst other things.

The last few weeks have been grim at work.

 

[matbha]

I work for a company that sells windscreen protectors amongst other things.

The last few weeks have been grim at work.

I work outside not nice reminds me of the mid 90s wet and windy

 

[Guinness Boy]

I have noticed that every year the days start geting longer after Chritsmas, and it starts to get warmer. Then it can get very warm, but after that the days get shorter and the leaves fall off the trees. Really strange this. Happens practically every year

Any chance you could relay this crucial information to the senior managers and logistics people at National Rail, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express, only it seems not a single one of them has ever noticed. Ta.

 

[zefarelly]

Well, I turn it on manually to take the chill out rather than setting it to one temperature.

Ours is just 17.5 all the time. If it feels a bit chilly its A jumper and/or burn something.

TBH heating has been used more to keep damp away as opposed to cold in recent months.

 

[Giraffe]

Snowdropped have flowered and gone already, daffs are out, crocuses not far behind them.

Christ knows what the hibernating creatures are thinking. Saw a badger up our lane the other day, pretty sure he was wearing sunglasses and bermuda shorts.

 

[RossyG]

A crisp frosty morning here in Rustington. All the lawns, roofs, and cars are covered in it. To offset this, there’s a nice wintry sun in a fairly clear sky.

According to Siri, the temperature (at just before 9am) is 1c.

NB. We’re less than one month into winter.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Snowdropped have flowered and gone already, daffs are out, crocuses not far behind them.

Christ knows what the hibernating creatures are thinking. Saw a badger up our lane the other day, pretty sure he was wearing sunglasses and bermuda shorts.

Badgers don’t hibernate

 

[Mr Putdown]

Badgers don’t hibernate

Nor do grey squirrels.