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Old 08-11-2006, 01:33 PM   #31
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It has been ideal here for the last few days mid 70's to low 80's low humidity.
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Old 08-11-2006, 01:34 PM   #32
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Unusually nice here too.
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Old 08-11-2006, 01:37 PM   #33
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I'm on the front porch right now. It's warm and a bit humid, but not oppressive...tolerable.
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Old 08-13-2006, 12:46 PM   #34
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Well, we've had a teensy little bit of a heatwave over here in the land of Blighty. Most of that was spent with people complaining abou how hot it was. Now that the weather has calmed back down to its usual grey drizzle we can all get back to normal and start complaining about how cold/wet it is:P

I am in West Yorkshire. I live in a little village called Northowram which is perched rather precariously at the top of a hill....when I first joined the cellar I lived in the hamlet of Stump Cross which is at the bottom of the hill, but have now moved.

It's a bonny part of the country. The sheep and cows have all learned to graze on near vertical slopes (effectively we are nestled in the foothills of the Pennines) There's vast amounts of very pretty countryside just lying about the place. Lovely. But very rainy.
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Old 08-13-2006, 01:11 PM   #35
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I want to visit. My stomping grounds for a year as a youth was Sheffield on the edge of the Peak District. Those awesome rolling hills segmented up by stone fences, the land of James Herriot, I have not been for 13 years. I want to see it again.
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Old 08-13-2006, 01:35 PM   #36
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I live in a little village called Northowram...I lived in the hamlet of Stump Cross
England has such great place names.

Here in Ohio we have a Knockemstiff and a Lickskillet. West Virginia has Big Ugly and Looneyville.
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Old 08-13-2006, 06:45 PM   #37
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I doubt Costello will ever lead his party (Liberal although that's just the name of the party. They're actually the moderate conservative party over here) Howard has done a pretty good job of running things and that's a lot comming from a lefty like me.

The weather here today is beautiful and crisp. I'm looking forward to lunch time. Should be warm and wonderful.
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Old 08-14-2006, 09:48 AM   #38
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Well, we've had a teensy little bit of a heatwave over here in the land of Blighty. Most of that was spent with people complaining abou how hot it was. Now that the weather has calmed back down to its usual grey drizzle we can all get back to normal and start complaining about how cold/wet it is:P
Outside here it's just how I like it, some cloud, cool and a slight breeze. Great for walking. Inside it's far too hot of course, the usual air-conditioned 25C. Not just here either - I was in a bookshop earlier today and it was so stuffy the sweat was running down my face and dripping off my chin. I'm surprised I wasn't mobbed in that attractive state.

Anyway I love it cool and grey! My only complaints about the weather come when it's too warm. One of my best friends has a chance to work in the Arctic coming up & I am horribly jealous. He, like me, would far rather be cold than hot. Looking forward to seeing if this cures him!

I may start a list of unusual place names in Nothingland - I found a list of them on my PC a while back (no idea why).
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Old 08-14-2006, 11:32 AM   #39
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I may start a list of unusual place names in Nothingland - I found a list of them on my PC a while back (no idea why).
Great idea! Can we add : "Salterhebble", "Mytholmroyd", "Stone Chair" and "Heckmondwyke" to the list? They're all places within a stone's throw from my village Whilst we're at it how about 'Hall'ith'Wood', 'Nob End' and 'Barrow Bridge', from the environs of Bolton (my old home town)

Of course we'll have difficulty finding anything to beat Knockemstiff and Lickskillet, Big Ugly and Looneyville!

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