Well it was 15c here this morning so it was not that bad 
Unusually high temperatures
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We topped out at 85 DegF yesterday.
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My office is cold on a good day - I'm sitting here with a heater on! It's a thatch roof and once the thatch is wet (we've had a lot rain recently) it makes the office that much colder! Not to mention all the creepy crawlies that abandon the thatch looking for warm, dark corners to hide in! Lots of little button and jumping spiders in the office today 
Two weeks ago we had that flood of hot southern air and the temps went well up into the high 20'sC.
I even wore shorts and a T-shirt for a couple of days, but of course, that was just some weird weather and it quickly went back down to normal minus C numbers overnight and barely above 0C in the day.
But each day is getting a tad warmer and I should have a bike or two out from hibernation in about two weeks, depending on the weather, so don't let the weather forecasters know of my plan
I even wore shorts and a T-shirt for a couple of days, but of course, that was just some weird weather and it quickly went back down to normal minus C numbers overnight and barely above 0C in the day.
But each day is getting a tad warmer and I should have a bike or two out from hibernation in about two weeks, depending on the weather, so don't let the weather forecasters know of my plan
Well it's the Easter long weekend this weekend and most S'African's take off for a holiday particularly as the schools are also on holiday. Most of us 'highlanders' make a dash for the coast in hopes of one last burst of sunshine and warmth before winter takes over but Mother Nature inevitably decides differently and it normally buckets down at the coast for the entire long weekend! Mother Nature can really be nasty when she wants to be!
I often forget that as it gets either warmer or colder here, in your part of the world just the opposite is happening.
I was intrigued by your office with a "thatched roof" ????
I was intrigued by your office with a "thatched roof" ????
We have a lot of thatch roofing here, mostly residential or 'bush' hotels. My office is at the bottom of my garden 
Such a long commute each morning! The main house is tiled but the little 'cottage' is thatch roofed - structure is brick and mortar though. Thatching is very cheap here but the insurance on a thatched dwelling is astronomical because of lightening strikes.
Such a long commute each morning! The main house is tiled but the little 'cottage' is thatch roofed - structure is brick and mortar though. Thatching is very cheap here but the insurance on a thatched dwelling is astronomical because of lightening strikes.
[langtitle=cy]Re: Unusually high temperatures[/langtitle]
[lang=cy]we've got 10 - 20cm of snow forcast for tonight
but hay i new it would'nt last[/lang]
[lang=cy]we've got 10 - 20cm of snow forcast for tonight
but hay i new it would'nt last[/lang]
Eeek - sorry for you! I simply would not survive in the Northern Hemisphere!
Now I understand and it all makes sense now.We have a lot of thatch roofing here, mostly residential or 'bush' hotels. My office is at the bottom of my garden
But I did visualize you working in a glass office tower somewhere
I guess it all depends on what you're used to and have adjusted to.
Yes, it does get cold, but until it gets really, really cold, we don't notice it all that much.
It's just winter that comes and goes.
But the winter heating bills do get your attention since we mostly use oil fired furnaces
Now I understand and it all makes sense now.
But I did visualize you working in a glass office tower somewhere
Ha ha - I used to work in one of those corporate ivory towers for many years. When I left the corporate world and started my own practise, I decided that the best way to be happy at work and keep the staff happy, was to have a pleasant work environment - so how much nicer can it get working in your own garden
All my clients though are the glass/ivory office types and every time I go to a client and look at the environment they're in, I just smile!
Ha ha - I used to work in one of those corporate ivory towers for many years. When I left the corporate world and started my own practise, I decided that the best way to be happy at work and keep the staff happy, was to have a pleasant work environment - so how much nicer can it get working in your own garden
Good for you!!!
Shanered6 - us from waay down South have thin blood and I for one, just don't cope with anything under 25c! Besides, we have about 9 months of great weather so we're not really geared up for winter temps even though in Johannesburg, we go below 0c regularly in winter. Our excuse for not gearing up is that we don't have a long enough winter to justify the costs. We have a big cast iron wood burning stove in one area of the house and a huge wood burning fireplace in another - they normally get us through. But being a total S'African winter wuss, we have underfloor heating in the bedrooms and bathrooms and aircon in the main bedroom. But like you say, that little bit of luxury sends the electricity bill sky high!
Sounds ideal to me
It is supposed to 88 F here today. Yesterday, it got up to 86F. I spent the afternoon at New Smyrna Beach. The surf temp is 73 F.
Yea....sure....rub it in....you know how to hurt a guy CRY
It's 4C (39F) here today. That'll teach ya!!!!
Brrrrrrr! :y24:
You guys must talk in Celcius please - converting from F to C is beyond my technical capabilities
You guys must talk in Celcius please - converting from F to C is beyond my technical capabilities
I always try to do that. Even though we converted to metric decades ago I was brought up on Imperial and never fully converted. I bounce back and forth between the two, but am only really comfortable with Imperial.
I know instantly what Imperial units are, but have to pause and think about what it is in metric.
I'm pretty good with temp and mph/kph since I use them a lot, but weights and volumes still puzzle me some.
