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The funny thing about today being the solstice...today is cold, rainy and windy.  It has been in the 90's until now.
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Don't feel bad. Every summer is like that over here. Maybe not rainy, but still cold and windy (and foggy). So much for that famous warm California weather. ::)

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Summer?  I'm just wondering when the actual weather will catch up to the calender  ???
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From one NewEnglander to another,  I am sure you put as much faith in the local weather forcasting as I do.  However, I heard that warmer weather is coming our way. It is just a rumor though. ;D   I will just settle for a weekend without rain.

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From one NewEnglander to another,  I am sure you put as much faith in the local weather forcasting as I do.  However, I heard that warmer weather is coming our way. It is just a rumor though. ;D   I will just settle for a weekend without rain.
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Not sure, but I think it was Danial Webster who said, of New England weather "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute".

How true.  I do look at the forecast, but decide what to do based on what it looks like when I get up in the morning  ;D

Snow tomorrow  ;)  ;D

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Well,sure doesn't feel like Summer here in New York. temps are in the low 60's and it has been thunderstorming for every weekend it has been raining. forecasters say we will get back into better 80's summer sometime this week. Plus,I worry about mosquitoes as well. :P >:(

Howard
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Not sure, but I think it was Danial Webster who said, of New England weather "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute".
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Is that why it's called "New England", because it's just like the old one?

It was pretty hot & sunny here, most of the day - just some brief rain while I was making a cover for the sandpit ;-)

Phil

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my room is a greenhouse. (boo.)  it's really hot, and i'm starting to wonder if the black posterboard i have taped in the windows is contributing to the heat...
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hello, christine, it's only a greenhouse if sunlight shines through the windows.  the posterboard prevents that, you moron. :-[ :D

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Don't feel bad. Every summer is like that over here. Maybe not rainy, but still cold and windy (and foggy). So much for that famous warm California weather. ::)
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Strike that. For the past 3 days it has been wonderfully hot. Today it's already 80 degrees and it's only 8 in the morning. I love it! :D

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Would you believe that Summer is just about half over? Wow.July is halfway towards the end and going into August then September which I don't want to think about anyways. :P >:(

Howard
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that's depressing.  and i'm no where near done with my summer homework.  (who's idea was summer homework, anyway?) >:(

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Happy Summer, Solstice, Midsummer, whatever you want to call it.  ;D ;D ;D
For those of you Down Under, Happy Winter.  :-/



Cat
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I think my favorite comes from Sienfield: "Happy Festivus for the Rest of Us".  ;D

Happy Summer to you too Cat!

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Well,we just got heavy downpours.rain all week. >:(

Howard
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But you should be getting really nice grass too. There is a bright side to everything. Did you flood at all, cause that would suck. We had very little, the sub pump did its work in the basement.

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But you should be getting really nice grass too. There is a bright side to everything. Did you flood at all, cause that would suck. We had very little, the sub pump did its work in the basement.
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total for New York was 3 inches of rain. nice grass? do you ever consider mosquitoes? hmmm?  ;D

Howard

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Well,we just got heavy downpours.rain all week. >:(

Howard
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did you get any thunderstorms too?  my power went out for an hour on monday.  i never realized how much we depend on electricity...

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did you get any thunderstorms too?  my power went out for an hour on monday.  i never realized how much we depend on electricity...
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oh yes we did. I was soaked in em' (poor me) :( ;)

Howard

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did you get any thunderstorms too?  my power went out for an hour on monday.  i never realized how much we depend on electricity...
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Only an hour? We lost ours for about 5. But it was in the middle of the night so we basically slept through it rather than wondering what to do with ourselves with no electricty.  ;)



Cat

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Strewth...! Tell me about it, karen...the south had the hottest day on record yesterday (Sunday) in Gravesend, Kent - 7 miles from here...unbearable wasn't the word for it...!

And as for air-conditioning, I'm quite convinced that our firm is still entrenched in the dark ages...air-conditioning is defined as how far you can get the damn window open! Fans are like gold dust in that place! As for the trains...

I, for one, would love to see (and feel) a bit of "normal" weather on the way back - it'll be strange actually getting into a bed again, instead of collapsing on top of it...!
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Go jump into a lake.

Cat
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What and risk catching Weil's disease?   ;)

Actually, tragically, several young people have drowned trying to cool off in the rivers, canals and lakes.  The shock of the cold water is just too much for them, or they quickly get out of their depth.

Round here you're likely to get tangled up in all the shopping trolleys that have been dumped in the water.

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What and risk catching Weil's disease?   ;)

Actually, tragically, several young people have drowned trying to cool off in the rivers, canals and lakes.  The shock of the cold water is just too much for them, or they quickly get out of their depth.

Round here you're likely to get tangled up in all the shopping trolleys that have been dumped in the water.
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Ok, so don't go jump into a lake. Just try to keep cool anyway you can.



Cat

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Ok, so don't go jump into a lake. Just try to keep cool anyway you can.



Cat
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air conditioner.

Howard

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Ok, so don't go jump into a lake. Just try to keep cool anyway you can.



Cat
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I'm not much of a swimmer, and it does get hot on the lake, so I plug up the cockpit drain and fill it up with lake water.  At first its a bit cold, but as I get use to it, it becomes a nice cool bath, and if it gets too warm, I can always throw in another bucket of water.  Some people think it strange, though that I bail water INTO the boat  ;D  ???   ;)