It’s hot

[idahoblues]

We're not geared up for it in the UK and there lies the rub. Meditaranean Europhiles and the sausauges across the pond all get air con and kidney shaped pools to cool off in . If we had the same then we'd piss it!

That 76 jobbie was a dreadful affair but 77 had it's moments too, as I stood to attention in full nos 1 regaialia for the Spithead Revue waiting for madge to pass us by with one of her outragously faux hand waves.

At the 2.23 mark housewives are seen happily queueing by the standpipes with not one of them over the 35.
Nowadays with the advent of Nivea and lip balm olden folk wear out better with 60 being the new 40.

Who you calling a sausage?

 

[Mayor West]

I've just put 4 damp teatowels in the freezer, I consider myself fully prepared for whatever the next 3 days will bring.

 

[Magicpole]

You missed off that GP’s also have to be building managers, accountants, HR, salespeople and oh… GP’s.
They also have to tender iirc for budgets.

The noughties and the next decade saw massive natural wastage in the total number of GP’s … aging numbers, many of various ages taking early retirement as they looked at what they now had to do, in addition to looking after their patients, reducing numbers of people wanting to become GP’s, and finally the last decade has brought us brexit (with the removal of so many NHS related staff - from the cleaner to the consultant), and then the stress and strain of dealing with a pandemic and an inept govt (still hellbent on privatising the ‘profitable’ parts of the NHS).

Brilliant

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[dublinblue12]

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

20c at present in St. Helens not much wind so we’re ready lots of tips on what do, we survived 76 with a brand new baby born in April she cried the whole summer.
The TV had me worried until I realised 76 was hotter and we walked to the pub almost every day. I just remembered we had a holiday In Prestatyn and Chester Zoo on the way home

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Get plenty of water out for your dogs.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

We're not geared up for it in the UK and there lies the rub. Meditaranean Europhiles and the sausauges across the pond all get air con and kidney shaped pools to cool off in . If we had the same then we'd piss it!

That 76 jobbie was a dreadful affair but 77 had it's moments too, as I stood to attention in full nos 1 regaialia for the Spithead Revue waiting for madge to pass us by with one of her outragously faux hand waves.

At the 2.23 mark housewives are seen happily queueing by the standpipes with not one of them over the 35.
Nowadays with the advent of Nivea and lip balm olden folk wear out better with 60 being the new 40.

The ice cream man, this was on tv every night with the reservoir’s going down inch by inch revealing the village previously flooded sigh!!

 

[KS55]

No rain from March until September in most areas and 32 degrees and over for 15 days straight. Some areas had standpipes in the street, I remember we did, so water was in short supply. A bath could only be 5" of water or...the slogan was..."save water, bath with a friend".

And then the thunderstorms came, leading to flooding!

The thunderstorms started the day after the gov appointed Denis Howell as minister for drought (or summat.)

 

[KS55]

There was, of course, a hosepipe ban. Everybody’s lawn turned brown. There was an exception for sports clubs who were allowed to water. One day at my local cricket club (with a nice green square) someone chopped the groundsman’s hose into several neat one foot lengths.