Hows is your weather today? Or anything else for that matter

[8]

Crazy dark skies here in NZ from the Australian bushfires.  It's 3 in the afternoon in mid-summer and I have to turn the lights on to read.  Can't imagine how bad it must be for people across the ditch.  It's 2000km away!

I don't know how to post pictures on here but here's an idea of what it looks like: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118593619/australia-bushfires-more-smoke-on-its-way-to-new-zealand

I've got relatives down under.  Hoping to get in touch with them this week.  It's truly frightening everything that's going on in the world right now, be it caused by / due to nature OR mankind. 

[Master Ray]

Windy.  Very windy.  Windier after my arse after a Chicken Dopiaza and eight pints of lager.  Seriously, I'm thinking my windows might crash in at some point.   

[Ghosttrain]

Windy here in Jersey....more chicken korma and four pints of lager  ...

[Pol]

Pissed it down 3 days in a row,  looking like a 4th , maybe I'll get out walking

[Ghosttrain]

In the words of The Good Old Grateful Dead ''Summertime Has Come And Gone''...here in Jersey..

[Master Ray]

Damn, it's hot in Cheshire today.

[Pol]

Fookn roasting well for Scotland anyway

[Ghosttrain]

It has been really hot here in Jersey the last few days.....expecting thundery showers today..

[Tarsier]

Sweating my arse off in Prague for over a week now... +32 and humid during days... More than ever I'm glad to work at nights

[Pol]

Sunny day in Ayrshire tho only 12c atm.
Me  - still trying to lose weight and get fitter, still walking most days weather permitting,  exercise bike n general exercise,  going to pick a mountain bike today.
Weight is currently under 85k , I was over a 100k so definitely getting there,  aiming for 80k . Dieting has been easy,  exercise definitely tough

[jc]

Well done Pol on the weight loss thing, keep it up and keep going keeping it off.

Cheers

jc

[Master Ray]

I lost a bit over 2 stone in the latter half of 2019... was SO happy with that...but the boredom factor of 2020's lockdown has led to binge-eating and, subsequently, I've put much of it back on again... 

[Pol]

Thanks Jack. 
Ray I used the boredom to go out n go walking,  been out on my mountain bike the last couple of days,  definitely tough n makes you realise how fit you were when young,  the roads are a disgrace n its quite hilly about here but I'm gradually going further.

[Master Ray]

This morning - went over to the local cinema at about 11.30, bright sunny and warm day with a nice breeze.  Had a walk around before the film, what a lovely day, had 'beer garden' thoughts about what to do afterwards...

Came out at about 3pm... grey clouds, freezing cold, harsh winds, everything pissing wet through and STILL pouring down.

Ah, British weather, you never fail to surprise me.   

[Pol]

Cleared up here about mid day  , went out cycling,  my biggest cycle since early teens,  just stayed local as don't have any spare tubes etc. Cold wind at times,  a few tough hills n didn't piss off too many drivers,  probably done about 10 miles