Where are you now? .... and how's the weather? (part 2)

Nick-H · Apr 26th, 2008, 21:36

Sounds lovely. So there's some hope Norther Europe might actually have a summer this year then?

machadinha · Apr 26th, 2008, 21:53

Oh we've had some crazy hot summers Nick. Although it's always the is the glass half empty or half full question I guess: People like to complain, so others say we've had horrible summers.

(If you ask me it's mostly been unseasonal: Blistering hot in spring, then overly wet in summer, then crazy in autumn again, and no winters to speak of. A pain for farmers of course, to put it very mildly. Then it's all blamed on global warming. Which I'm convinced is happening, but I don't think it can be measured in the course of a few summers. So if you ask me again which you didn't, I think it means nothing.

I never really understood why people moved out to these gloomy marshlands in the first place, a few thousand years ago. I guess because on average it offers a moderate climate, with all the safety yet dreariness of moderation that entails. But that tells you little about the extremes of course. At least we don't have to suffer from starvation after a failed crop anymore, if perhaps we do from price rises, unlike many others around the globe.)

Nick-H · Apr 26th, 2008, 22:22

Last year's summer in England was more like a monsoon.

But I remember, once, arriving in Chennai one August day to find it cooler than the London I'd just left! A rare experience!

sannna · Apr 26th, 2008, 23:14

Ah that sounds more like the country I know: complaining about the weather! :-)

But your post makes me a little homesick.. I almost forgot how wonderful spring in NL can be, how happy everyone becomes when the first sun is finally seen in April or May, how pleasant Amsterdam becomes, and how amazing the parakeets in my wonderful city are! Though hedgehogs is not something I have seen often in the city. But in Oud-Zuid (Old South) and Oud-West (Old West) there must be plenty in the gardens, I think. I don't know, reading your post I figured you were in South America or so.. only the hedgehogs made me wonder a bit...

.

Three more weeks.. I hope it is still spring when I am back home for a bit.

And.. thanks for the compliment.

machadinha · Apr 27th, 2008, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by sannna

I hope it is still spring when I am back home for a bit.

I hope so too, Sanna. May be a good occasion for another A'dam meetup? If you'll be around these parts, of course. With another member, Rotterdam or thereabouts could also be an option, and would be fun for a change. (Thinking now: Utrecht would be nice really, connected by night train to A'dam at least and probably some other cities, and a fun city for a night out.)

Anyway if you're interested, we could take it on to the A'dam meets thread.

ebby · Apr 28th, 2008, 23:55

Prayers answered !

Rained tonight

Ignite · Apr 29th, 2008, 00:01

Its 10:30AM here in Southern California, and its already 85F, don't even want to know what its going to be at noon, it was 105F yest.

chAos · Apr 29th, 2008, 02:49

Aahh, you're getting prepared for Hyderabad, Ignite; supposed to be 111 on Thurs!
Not quite like the 65 (18) that we're having in Seattle. Rained earlier today, but looks like it's cleared up now. Never can tell, though...

Ignite · Apr 29th, 2008, 04:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by chAos

Aahh, you're getting prepared for Hyderabad, Ignite; supposed to be 111 on Thurs!
Not quite like the 65 (18) that we're having in Seattle. Rained earlier today, but looks like it's cleared up now. Never can tell, though...

hahaha...I suppose thats one way to look at it

, and I dont know how i'm going to survive on thursday

.

Wow, its still raining over there? I haven't seen rain in over three months now.

puchoo · Apr 29th, 2008, 10:59

Hot hot hot!!!

ebby · May 1st, 2008, 00:03

drizzled but steaming

chAos · May 1st, 2008, 04:21

A cool day (13c), but beautiful & sunny ... Standing in fields of tulips north of Seattle. And darn! me without my wooden clogs!

Aishah · May 1st, 2008, 05:22

I think the temp here today is the same as yours chAos! It's a big cold change from all the nice warm weather I've been experiencing in NZ and now in 'windy Wellington' with rain hovering about and cloudy.

machadinha · May 1st, 2008, 09:40

ps A litte more on those wild parakeets in The Netherlands:

http://www.cityparrots.org/2007/01/0...e-netherlands/
http://www.waarneming.nl/soort.php?i...m_tm=&tab=foto

puchoo · May 1st, 2008, 11:27

If the papers are to be believed we can now expect a steady 42-43 C from now on minimum....and power cuts..

Apr 26th, 2008, 21:36	#886
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,831	Sounds lovely. So there's some hope Norther Europe might actually have a summer this year then? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Apr 26th, 2008, 21:53	#887
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,149	Oh we've had some crazy hot summers Nick. Although it's always the is the glass half empty or half full question I guess: People like to complain, so others say we've had horrible summers. (If you ask me it's mostly been unseasonal: Blistering hot in spring, then overly wet in summer, then crazy in autumn again, and no winters to speak of. A pain for farmers of course, to put it very mildly. Then it's all blamed on global warming. Which I'm convinced is happening, but I don't think it can be measured in the course of a few summers. So if you ask me again which you didn't, I think it means nothing. I never really understood why people moved out to these gloomy marshlands in the first place, a few thousand years ago. I guess because on average it offers a moderate climate, with all the safety yet dreariness of moderation that entails. But that tells you little about the extremes of course. At least we don't have to suffer from starvation after a failed crop anymore, if perhaps we do from price rises, unlike many others around the globe.) __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Apr 29th, 2008, 00:01	#892
Ignite Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The City of Angels Posts: 504	Its 10:30AM here in Southern California, and its already 85F, don't even want to know what its going to be at noon, it was 105F yest. __________________ You can either be a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Apr 29th, 2008, 10:59	#895
puchoo Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 3,407	Hot hot hot!!! __________________ Cheers! Sidharth puchoo.wordpress.com

May 1st, 2008, 05:22	#898
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,448	I think the temp here today is the same as yours chAos! It's a big cold change from all the nice warm weather I've been experiencing in NZ and now in 'windy Wellington' with rain hovering about and cloudy. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Apr 26th, 2008, 22:22	#888
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,831	Last year's summer in England was more like a monsoon. But I remember, once, arriving in Chennai one August day to find it cooler than the London I'd just left! A rare experience!

Apr 26th, 2008, 23:14	#889
sannna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 155	Ah that sounds more like the country I know: complaining about the weather! :-) But your post makes me a little homesick.. I almost forgot how wonderful spring in NL can be, how happy everyone becomes when the first sun is finally seen in April or May, how pleasant Amsterdam becomes, and how amazing the parakeets in my wonderful city are! Though hedgehogs is not something I have seen often in the city. But in Oud-Zuid (Old South) and Oud-West (Old West) there must be plenty in the gardens, I think. I don't know, reading your post I figured you were in South America or so.. only the hedgehogs made me wonder a bit... . Three more weeks.. I hope it is still spring when I am back home for a bit. And.. thanks for the compliment.

Apr 28th, 2008, 23:55	#891
ebby Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 703	Prayers answered ! Rained tonight

Apr 29th, 2008, 02:49	#893
chAos I have a theory... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: aphyd Posts: 644	Aahh, you're getting prepared for Hyderabad, Ignite; supposed to be 111 on Thurs! Not quite like the 65 (18) that we're having in Seattle. Rained earlier today, but looks like it's cleared up now. Never can tell, though...

May 1st, 2008, 00:03	#896
ebby Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 703	drizzled but steaming

May 1st, 2008, 04:21	#897
chAos I have a theory... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: aphyd Posts: 644	A cool day (13c), but beautiful & sunny ... Standing in fields of tulips north of Seattle. And darn! me without my wooden clogs!

May 1st, 2008, 09:40	#899
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,149	ps A litte more on those wild parakeets in The Netherlands: http://www.cityparrots.org/2007/01/0...e-netherlands/ http://www.waarneming.nl/soort.php?i...m_tm=&tab=foto

May 1st, 2008, 11:27	#900
puchoo Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 3,407	If the papers are to be believed we can now expect a steady 42-43 C from now on minimum....and power cuts..

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