Daily discussion post: Let's talk about the weather

[smallhobbit]

Because I'm a Brit, and that's what we do.

It is a characature that whenever two Brits get together the first thing they discuss is the weather, we all know it and acknowledge it, and continue to do it.  It's the easy ice breaker, the way of politely spending the first couple of minutes before moving onto something of greater depth.

And why not - we live in a country where one day it may be cold enough to need to put the heating back on and the next day all the windows are thrown open with the plaintive cry of 'it's too hot!'  And where in one place it will be pouring with rain and a mile away it's still dry as a bone.

So, what about you?  Do you live in a place where the weather is more guaranteed?  Do you like it hot or cold, wet or dry, snowing or thunderstorms?  And what is your weather like now?

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Comments

[shadowhive]

As a fellow Brit I can confirm, this is exactly what we do!

The weather here is so changeable lately. One day it’s grey and gloomy, next day it’s sunny, next it’s a bit of both. I’ve got a dog so I’ve been walking her daily still (we live in a village so it’s easy to do) but even for that brief time the weather can be annoying. I went out yesterday in my jacket cause it looked grey, then bam, sun came out and it was annoyingly warm. Boo

(Although seeing someone mention weather now also makes me think of Night Vale where the musical interlude is called the weather)

I like when it rains/thunderstorms as long as I’m inside and able to just snuggle and listen to it.

Oh that sounds like a interesting idea!

[smallhobbit]

I've been walking daily (no dog, but still) and trying to decide what to wear isn't easy. I regularly walk down a canal footpath and where the sun shines it's really warm, but in the shade is still quite cold. And there's always the question of 'will I get home before that big black cloud arrives?'

Do DM me your details if you'd like something :)

[shadowhive]

Oh we have a canal that’s just like that here, a few times we’ve been caught out by an unexpected storm going that way. We were gonna head that way today (therea some tadpoles there) but it’s gone dark so we’re gonna give it a miss!

Ohh I might do when I get back!

[smallhobbit]

I've not seen any tadpoles - we don't see many frogs, but I have seen sticklebacks in one of the tiny streams, and bream in the canal.

[shadowhive]

Ohh nice we had loads of tadpoles there and I have seen fish, but they move to fast for me to get a good look (or sink into deeper water)