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Two weeks tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. :D
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  • ArcanaArcana Posts: 37,521
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    Autumn starts for me when the leaves start dropping....which was about 2 weeks ago.
  • Steveaustin316Steveaustin316 Posts: 15,779
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    Autumn started last Monday.
  • exlordlucanexlordlucan Posts: 35,375
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    In my book Autumn starts when the clocks go back.
  • venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    It's still summer until the equinox.

    It's more summery here than it was for most of August.
  • EbonyHamsterEbonyHamster Posts: 8,175
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    blue eyed guy wrote: »
    Two weeks tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. :D

    Can't bloody wait!! :D

    Cool weather (I hope) wooooo :D
  • electronelectron Posts: 775
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Can't bloody wait!! :D

    Cool weather (I hope) wooooo :D

    Higher Heating Bills, HEE HEE>:(
  • Duffman2000Duffman2000 Posts: 1,372
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    electron wrote: »
    Higher Heating Bills, HEE HEE>:(

    Or you could be hardy and see how long you can go without the heating! ;)
  • EbonyHamsterEbonyHamster Posts: 8,175
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    electron wrote: »
    Higher Heating Bills, HEE HEE>:(

    Not for us, we don't use it
  • Gregory ShapeGregory Shape Posts: 2,595
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Not for us, we don't use it

    You don't use heating in the winter?? :confused:
  • EbonyHamsterEbonyHamster Posts: 8,175
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    Gregory Shape wrote: »
    You don't use heating in the winter?? :confused:

    Nope, we refuse to use it due to stupidly high prices
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Not for us, we don't use it

    You've posted that before but you do use it.:confused:
  • EbonyHamsterEbonyHamster Posts: 8,175
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    woodbush wrote: »
    You've posted that before but you do use it.:confused:

    no we dont
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    no we dont

    You claimed you didn't use hot water as well, utter rubbish.
  • NightFox_DancerNightFox_Dancer Posts: 14,739
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Not for us, we don't use it

    What about your poor hamsters? Don't they get a say in this? You'll end up with hamster flavoured ice pops. :o
  • necromancer20necromancer20 Posts: 2,548
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    I prefer this time of year, I get terrible hayfever in the summer :D
  • EbonyHamsterEbonyHamster Posts: 8,175
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    woodbush wrote: »
    You claimed you didn't use hot water as well, utter rubbish.

    The only hot water we have is from the shower
    NightFox_Dancer wrote: »
    What about your poor hamsters? Don't they get a say in this? You'll end up with hamster flavoured ice pops. :o

    It's not cold enough to affect them
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    Jesus wept
  • AndrueAndrue Posts: 23,358
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Nope, we refuse to use it due to stupidly high prices
    Ah. You mean you can't afford it. That's unfortunate.
  • Pull2OpenPull2Open Posts: 15,138
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    EbonyHamster wrote: »
    Not for us, we don't use it

    i assume you mean you don't use supplier powered heating and run through a wood burner or such like
  • sweetpeanutsweetpeanut Posts: 4,805
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    woodbush wrote: »
    You claimed you didn't use hot water as well, utter rubbish.

    I dont use hot water other than my shower. No need to have the boiler keep firing up for nothing and wasting money, so turn it off.

    I sometimes go without heating the whole winter as well.
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    You need hot water to wash dishes and to get a shave...

    I suppose Tinks will tell us she dosent boil the kettle next
  • sweetpeanutsweetpeanut Posts: 4,805
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    gdjman68wasdigi wrote: »
    You need hot water to wash dishes and to get a shave...

    I suppose Tinks will tell us she dosent boil the kettle next

    I have a dishwasher and I dont shave :D

    By the time the water heats up and gets to my tap I have washed my hands already. So find having the boiler on in the summer a waste of time.
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    sweetpeanut wrote: »
    I have a dishwasher and I dont shave :D

    By the time the water heats up and gets to my tap I have washed my hands already. So find having the boiler on in the summer a waste of time.

    Haha sorry, I know you don't shave lol...

    I have a dishwasher as well but I have my hot water on for an hour each morning....
  • shackfanshackfan Posts: 15,461
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    blue eyed guy wrote: »
    Two weeks tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. :D

    Well I've been enjoying this autumn for the last week. The leaves are turning brown and dropping, the kids are back to school, it's dark before 8.00 pm, ......... Summer has gone as far as I'm concerned and this is a lovely start to autumn.
  • bluebladeblueblade Posts: 88,859
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    blue eyed guy wrote: »
    Two weeks tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. :D

    I enjoyed the last week of September 2011 and the first few days of October 2011, which were characterised by clear skies, light winds and soaring temperatures over England. It was Autumn by both traditional and Met office standards, but a glorious period weatherwise.
    September 2011. A changeable, very southwesterly month. Overall about 1.5C above the long-term CET average. The highest temperature came right at the end; the lowest was -0.4C at Tyndrum on the 15th. Relatively dry in England and Wales, with 57 mm being 69% of the long-term average, although it was slightly wetter than average in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was slighly sunnier than average (155 hours, 108%). On the 12th the remnants of Hurricane Katia brought gales and rain to the north. There was a remarkable heatwave at the end of the month, giving some of the highest late September temperatures since 1895. It reached 28.8C at Kew Gardens on the 29th, and 29.2 at Sutton Bonington (Notts.) on the 30th.

    October 2011. Overall a very warm but changeable month. It was the seventh warmest October on record (beaten only by 2006, 2005, 2001, 1995, 1969, and 1921). Most notably, the heatwave at the end of September continues, and a new record high for October is set on the 1st: 29.9C at Gravesend (Kent). On the same day a new Welsh record of 28.2C was set at Hawarden (Flint). The lowest temperature of the month was -3.3C at Lynford (Norfolk) early on the 20th. Rainfall overall was a little lower than average, with an England and Wales average of 68 mm (94%). It was wetter in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Cambridge saw only 13 mm all month. There was some very wet weather in the final week. Casement (Northern Ireland) was the wettest in the UK, with 86.0 mm in a 24 hour period ending on 25 October. WIth 122 hours, it was slightly sunnier than average (109%). Kent was the sunniest place to be with, with Manston seeing 163 hours, and good old Eskdlaemuir seeing just 30 hours.
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