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[Doctor Gollum]

That's why they shut the border... 

[STEMO]

It's our (my) intention to end up there for my final years. Whether it will happen or not......

Suppose I might settle for North Yorkshire.

[Doctor Gollum]

Dad managed two years in Orkney before he died. His wife is still there and happily settled.

Worth doing, even you only get a few years to appreciate it

[Viral_Jim]

I hope Scotland gets independence cause that's where we're likely to end up.

Why would you move to one of the few countries that gets worse weather than England?

Also it's more socialist up there, which seems to be a naughty word in these parts 🤣

[Nick W]

I hope Scotland gets independence cause that's where we're likely to end up.

Why would you move to one of the few countries that gets worse weather than England?

English weather is bad   ?


We don't have extremes of hot or cold. How often does it get to -10°, or over 35? Some places get worse than that at each end of their seasons.


We don't get strong winds that go on for weeks. Same applies to rain; no matter how much we moan about it, we don't get nonstop downpours for weeks.


Snow? We get so little that there's nothing e can do about it except wait a few days for it to disappear. That's melt away completely, not get pushed to the side of the road for another two months. Or need snow chains.


We're a small island in a temperate climate, so water isn't really a problem. And those problems are largely down to shitty management of our water suppliers.

[Raeturbo]

Mm, you don’t moan about the weather?... are you sure you’re British

[Doctor Gollum]

Meanwhile, back on track...

https://youtu.be/g4kgst0BUjE

Looks like they've found some embers...

[Nick W]

Mm, you don’t moan about the weather?... are you sure you’re British

Of course I do.


That drizzle down the back of my neck on what started as a warm, morning with a gentle breeze? It's err, uncomfortable.


Putting up a tent which I can normally do on my own in under five minutes, but now takes 3 of us 15 minutes before we can have a beer because a near gale force wind started the moment I unzipped the bag? Bloody annoying.


Having to drink an extra 2 litres of water to avoid the slightly dizzy feeling of mild sunstroke if I'm working outside all day in August? It better be chilled water!


Cycling into a heavy wind that seems to be blowing down every hill that I need to go up(and there's lots of those when you live on the North Downs). Very tiring.


Needing to wipe the condensation of all the car windows in November before driving away? That 20 seconds is far too long


Etc, etc

[Raeturbo]

Very good, excellent whinging 

[B52]

Just for fun -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxV3_bG1EHA

I can't quite believe this was 10 years ago. On a serious note, it seems to be quite common that US presidents are assessed differently when they are in office and when they are ex-presidents. I suppose UK PMs are much the same.

[Doctor Gollum]

Obama looks particularly obnoxious on the cover of In Style... Reminded me of Tone B Liar, certainly cut from the same cantish cloth

[Viral_Jim]

English weather is bad   ?


We don't have extremes of hot or cold. How often does it get to -10°, or over 35? Some places get worse than that at each end of their seasons.


We don't get strong winds that go on for weeks. Same applies to rain; no matter how much we moan about it, we don't get nonstop downpours for weeks.


Snow? We get so little that there's nothing e can do about it except wait a few days for it to disappear. That's melt away completely, not get pushed to the side of the road for another two months. Or need snow chains.


We're a small island in a temperate climate, so water isn't really a problem. And those problems are largely down to shitty management of our water suppliers.

I take your point in the water supply, but in general I prefer countries that have four defined seasons, rather than four different temperatures of drizzle. 

This year has been an exception to the usual rule.inbthat we did have a decent summer. But more than a 1 in 6-8 shot at some sunshine in a year would be nice.

[B52]

Obama looks particularly obnoxious on the cover of In Style... Reminded me of Tone B Liar, certainly cut from the same cantish cloth

Useful case in point - was/still is generally popular, but some question what he actually achieved.

Richard Nixon was, I think, not well liked but was certainly able and hard working. A lot of baggage, however. If you're in the mood, this is a worthwhile 50 mins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV9JT4pZH_o

[Doctor Gollum]

 

[Entwood]

Pennsylvania, November 22

A judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state.

In the ruling Judge Brann wrote that the Trump campaign had tried to "disenfranchise almost seven million voters".

He said his "court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations".

"In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state," the judge wrote.