What happened to the sunny south east??

decies · 18-07-2011 9:46am #1

Do you remember when we had good summers?? Older listeners might not remember :-/

Trotter · 18-07-2011 9:58am

decies wrote: »

Do you remember when we had good summers?? Older listeners might not remember :-/

Bus to Tramore.. Rockpools lookin for crabs, hang & sand blaas on the beach before a little white tray of vinegar with the odd chip.

Sun.. I remember it well :mad:

Cabaal · 18-07-2011 10:00am

Ah yes remember the good old days when things were better....otherwise known as "Nostalgia heroin"

decies · 18-07-2011 10:07am

New potatoes tasted better . Remember the heatwave mid 80/s fellas were going around the houses selling large bottles of lemonade .

allthedoyles · 18-07-2011 10:51am

Butterflies especially the Red Admiral were everywhere ... Needed a Fly-catcher too .

Summer is Just not summer anymore .

Minstrel27 · 18-07-2011 3:37pm

We always had crap weather interspersed with a few weeks of good weather.

Joey leBlanc · 18-07-2011 3:42pm

1995 was the last good Summer I can remember. A generation ago! Was in my very early 20's back then... hurtling towards 4-0 now. How time flies! If you want sunshine emigrate.

MitchKoobski · 18-07-2011 3:45pm

Ah yes, I remember when I used to take the train to Tramore. Ah the good 'ol days. When a 99 would actually cost 99p.

mike65 · 18-07-2011 4:39pm

/\ That post makes even me feel young! /\

*jumpers for goalposts* sniff.

Heathen · 18-07-2011 5:46pm

apparently its all part of the IMF bailout terms.. any countries in the eurozone that dont want clouds and rain have been green lighted to switch on massive fans to blow them over here..

Its the new thing! everyone's doing it!!

Finnbar01 · 18-07-2011 6:10pm

And where are all the Swifts gone? I remember playing on the street in Lisduggan and there was always of bunch of them flying down the road sreeching their heads off.

mike65 · 18-07-2011 6:19pm

If you were an African swift would you be here for summer?

My back garden is full of birds but I dunno what they are. Starlings, Thrushes and Tits mainly I think.

charlemont · 18-07-2011 6:20pm

Heathen wrote: »

apparently its all part of the IMF bailout terms.. any countries in the eurozone that dont want clouds and rain have been green lighted to switch on massive fans to blow them over here..

Its the new thing! everyone's doing it!!

That explains it so.:)

jimbojazz · 18-07-2011 6:33pm

Yeah the summers of old......when the Spanish students mixed with the locals. We'd always get off with them, they were gorgeous - that didnt go down to well with the local girls.

We couldn't wait for them to get here and were often left heartbroken when they went home.

Oh to be young again.

thomasm · 18-07-2011 6:54pm

Read someplace that Irelands climate including the sunny south east is good for on average about 5-6 weeks of sunny weather all year. If you go back over the records that's what you will see. We all seem to have it in our heads we have a better climate than this.

Heard Tom Dunne saying it would be 4 degrees this week. That's just fecking stupid

mike65 · 18-07-2011 7:16pm

Overnight! (things are bad but not that bad)

decies · 18-07-2011 9:40pm

You used to be woken up be a rogue wasp in the morning.

jayboi · 18-07-2011 10:34pm

Finnbar01 wrote: »

And where are all the Swifts gone? I remember playing on the street in Lisduggan and there was always of bunch of them flying down the road sreeching their heads off.

Are you talking about the bird or a family called the swifts?

Joey leBlanc · 19-07-2011 10:22am

decies wrote: »

You used to be woken up be a rogue wasp in the morning.

Yeah that would be your mother/wife/girlfriend! (Delete as appropriate)
.... although some people may not be able/want to distinguish between
the three!

dayshah · 19-07-2011 11:19am

I'm a bit disappointed with this thread.

Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be

old gregg · 19-07-2011 11:21am

... have to say that as an Aussie living here I despair of the summers but last year was great I reckon. As for 2011, it's a very sad state of affairs

SUNGOD · 19-07-2011 1:43pm

ah the sunny south east
or as i know like to call it......spain!

Finnbar01 · 19-07-2011 6:29pm

jayboi wrote: »

Are you talking about the bird or a family called the swifts?

The common swift. They migrate come here from Africa and go back in the Autumn.

jayboi · 20-07-2011 8:37pm

Finnbar01 wrote: »

The common swift. They migrate come here from Africa and go back in the Autumn.

Ah yea I know them I think they're living out in larchville now

giles lynchwood · 21-07-2011 1:22am

jimbojazz wrote: »

Yeah the summers of old......when the Spanish students mixed with the locals. We'd always get off with them, they were gorgeous - that didnt go down to well with the local girls.

We couldn't wait for them to get here and were often left heartbroken when they went home.

Oh to be young again.

How well did they go down with the local boy´s.:P

chelloveks · 21-07-2011 1:38am

mike65 wrote: »

If you were an African swift would you be here for summer?

My back garden is full of birds but I dunno what they are. Starlings, Thrushes and Tits mainly I think.

I'd be thrilled if my back garden was filled with tits!

jimbojazz · 21-07-2011 8:46am

giles lynchwood wrote: »

How well did they go down with the local boy´s.:P

A long way:cool:

mike65 · 21-07-2011 8:54am

daftdave · 21-07-2011 8:55am

old gregg wrote: »

... have to say that as an Aussie living here I despair of the summers but last year was great I reckon. As for 2011, it's a very sad state of affairs

as a deiseman living in sydney , you are not missing much , yesterday was the wettest day in 23 years and today was a washout also !!

What happened to the sunny south east??

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