Summer?

Venus_Cee
Venus_Cee Online Community Member Posts: 66 Contributor

When's Summer? 🀣 Awful miserable weather here in north east England at the minute. Forecast for rain all weekend, again. We've had a few 'warm' days with the sun popping out for an hour then grey skies and very close. The kids break up for their Summer holidays Friday so am hoping we get to see our Grandkids a bit more often. Am I the only one who loves when the kids are off school? 😜

Hoping to be able to get the pool filled for the Summer. I just bought the kids loads of new floaties and hoping to have a pool party for them over the six weeks.

What's it like where you are? And do you have any plans for the Summer break?

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing

    I agree about there not really being a summer

    When summer does come everyone just complains that it's too hot though, I have missed summer I have to admit but I haven't missed the moaning πŸ˜†

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 853 Championing

    I think summer in the UK means above 10 degree's nowadays 🀣 We only really get one week a year thats really nice and thats it, so blink and you miss it.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,409 Scope Online Community Specialist

    I'm not going to lie….

    I prefer this summer to the heatwaves and 25+ degree weather. I don't feel too hot, I don't mind the rain! There's still enough sunshine that it's nice to get out, just need to remember an umbrella!

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,981 Championing

    I'm with Jimm on this one!

    This current climate suits me perfectly and nature is blooming beautifully from all the rain.

    Heatwaves in a city are no fun. On the coast or in a garden would make it more bearable but I'd rather stay out of the sun and keep my youthful skin, thank you very much!

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 3,534 Championing

    Me too. This summer has been tolerable for me so far, in terms of temperature anyway. I was dreading another one stuck in an upstairs flat! We have had a couple of heatwaves here, around 30c indoors for about a week at a time. But fortunately they didn't last too long. I still think we'll see another few hot weeks over the next couple of months, but hopefully nothing like last year.

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing

    I like the current temperature too, it's comfortable

    I just try to appreciate whatever the weather is, you can't change it so just make the most of it

    Sorry if I made anyone misunderstand

    I was just saying that if people did get the hot summer they wanted they'd just moan about it being too hot πŸ˜†

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,981 Championing

    Same here, OverlyAnxious, under a roof which traps all the day's heat then it's 30* at night..

    I don't glow like a lady or perspire like a man. No, I sweat like a horse 🐎

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,409 Scope Online Community Specialist

    When it's warm the top floor of our house goes above 30C. I remember a heatwave last year it reached 40C. We had to sleep downstairs because it was just far too hot, even if the window wide open and trying to blast cool air in with a fan.

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing

    I got too hot once @Jimm_Scope

    I have to wear lots of clothes and stay covered up because of my issues but a while ago I got off a plane when it was 36C outside and decided I had to take off my coat and wooly hat because it was a bit warm 🀯

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,185 Championing

    What summer? Last week I had to put the heating on one evening because It was cold. Last night I woke up cold too so had to put a blanket over my duvet. I've got a summer duvet on but have been tempted to change it to a thicker one.

    I detest cold weather, it makes my pain so much worse. I would much prefer hot weather. Role on my holiday in September, counting the days for some hot sun!

  • Agulu
    Agulu Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    Where ?

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 548 Empowering

    We have had such a lot of rain and wind here in Cornwall.

    We have only had a few nice sunny days.

    The evenings seem to be drawing in a bit but the sky is cloudy. πŸ˜…

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,324 Championing

    Usually look forward to Summer I love washing so I love drying it outside. Last year wasn't the best for drying outside. To be fair there has been a few days here and there but today has been rubbish. Absolutely rubbish rubbish rubbish.

  • Venus_Cee
    Venus_Cee Online Community Member Posts: 66 Contributor

    @Strawberry1 I'm the same πŸ˜‚ I'm obsessed with laundry. Love washing, drying, ironing. Today I have three or four loads to do and it looks like we might get a dry day here in Tyne and Wear, finally. Nothing better than seeing your washing lines filled. I had an indoor line installed last year for small things like socks, tea towels etc so use that when the weather's rubbish.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,324 Championing

    Good luck with your laundry @Venus_Cee . Our weather at present seems dry thank goodness πŸ˜…. The weather is saying today, Wednesday and Friday are going to be dry . Hoping and praying for some good weather this week lol πŸ˜†.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,324 Championing

    Weather forecast saying Heavy rain in places. I think I will get some waders lol πŸ˜†. Maybe even a boat lol πŸ˜†.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,409 Scope Online Community Specialist

    It's feeling a bit more like summer now? It's 20-21C, sunny, scattered showers still but that still feels summery to me.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing

    It really does need to kick into summer June has been a bit bleak.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 1,651 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Sorry, what is this word 'summer' you all keep using? Never heard of it πŸ˜‚

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,324 Championing

    Nice one @Rachel_Scope πŸ‘.