The start of winter

[Stephen]

Get your woolly vests out and dust down your thermals.

From Saturday winter begins with an all day high of 4 deg at Maldon towers, and it doesn't get much better going forward into the following week.

[qbman1]

I just love your cheery, optimistic posts !

[Stephen]

I like to lighten the mood and bring a little festive cheer.

[Meg 50]

it's like spring here - amazingly windy, but warm

[qbman1]

Good girl, Meg. Love an optimist !

[Stephen]

it's like spring here - amazingly windy, but warm

Today is Wednesday Meg!

[qbman1]

How would we manage without your wisdom ?

[Stephen]

Your going to need a new one soon, as this one must have worn out.

[Raybosailor]

Bring it on Stephen, when I get home I've got a few ton of Ash and Oak to burn on my log burner, slippers,glass of wine,pork pie and cheese sat in front of a roaring log fire and now we are retired we don't have to travel if we don't want to.

[qbman1]

Ray - point of order. If you are not home, you must still be in France, which means you must be spending an awful lot of time in Macdonalds ?!

[Stephen]

Bring it on Stephen, when I get home I've got a few ton of Ash and Oak to burn on my log burner, slippers,glass of wine,pork pie and cheese sat in front of a roaring log fire and now we are retired we don't have to travel if we don't want to.

You can't beat it Ray

[qbman1]

Bit like a boiled egg, then ?

[Dark Knight]

just starting to get to the time of year when I leave home for work in the dark and come home in the dark, any sunshine is right in my eye line when driving and its getting as cold as a witches t*t
great

[Manoverboard]

So that's wall to wall log fires plus lots of food and footy .... just the one week you say ?

[qbman1]

just starting to get to the time of year when I leave home for work in the dark and come home in the dark, any sunshine is right in my eye line when driving and its getting as cold as a witches t*t
great

Now, you see, if you took my advice and booked a Christmas cruise, you could return in mid January when the nights are getting shorter and not only miss the Christmas bunfight but also the worst of the dark nights. SImples!

[Dark Knight]

I am the worst of the Dark Knights, ask anyone

[qbman1]

Best avoided then !

[Dark Knight]

Also the number of eejits driving without lights is ridiculous, they should be shot

[qbman1]

You do wonder why? It's not as if it costs them anything.

[Manoverboard]

.... and they all seem to drive dark grey else dark blue cars, seldom the easier to see ones like white or yellow.

[qbman1]

....if you flash your lights or gesticulate at them, they look at you as if you are the one who's barmy!

[Dark Knight]

a lot of the trouble is these stupid daylight running lights, they might be on at the front but not the back, people seem to think the car drives itself

[qbman1]

Most of the culprits I see seem to be in older cars - and dare I say, driven by older people or women on the school run !

[Manoverboard]

Flower sellers then ...

[qbman1]

Probably !!