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Too early to light the fire?

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    #92
    Sam Kade
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    Tarzana wrote: »
    I grew up in a very poorly insulated, icy cold house and today I made myself a hot water bottle.
    You're getting soft in your old age. You are surely a woman.


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    #93
    Stheno
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    boobar wrote: »
    Sitting here, pouring rain outside, so it'll be a night in front of the TV.

    It's quite cold...is it too early in the year to light the fire?

    Should we just accept that Winter is here?

    We went for dinner, came home, lit the fire, and just relaxed :)


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    #94
    [Deleted User]
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    Stheno wrote: »
    We went for dinner, came home, lit the fire, and just relaxed :)

    Did you not have hot, sweaty sex in front of it? Waste of a good fire if ya didnt! :p


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    #95
    Tarzana
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    mickydoomsux wrote: »
    Irish female spotted.
    Sam Kade wrote: »
    You're getting soft in your old age. You are surely a woman.

    If you like.


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    #96
    shewasdiesel
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    You can't beat sitting beside a nice warm turf fire with a drop of whiskey on a damp irish day looking at that homely glow.


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    #97
    vicwatson
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    I asked the question to OH last night and she looked at me like I had 14 arses for a head.


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    #98
    Shakespeare's Sister
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    shewasdiesel wrote: »
    You can't beat sitting beside a nice warm turf fire with a drop of whiskey on a damp irish day looking at that homely glow.
    Yep, in late autumn/winter.


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    #99
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    The only reason one should light a fire in the summer is if they have a back boiler, water resting in a back boiler over a long time is not good can corrode.
    Other than that its madness, people need to get out during the day, get some fresh air, couped up watching hours of soaps and glued to the ipad is not healthy.


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    #100
    shewasdiesel
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    Magaggie wrote: »
    Yep, in late autumn/winter.

    go on be a rebel . . . you don't need someone's permission to light one :)


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    #101
    groucho marx
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    Its autumn now go for it,start up that firelog and watch the glint in your eye from that lovely warmth


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    #102
    Shakespeare's Sister
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    It has been a mild, dry, sunny if breezy summer day (it's not autumn - look it up). :)
    Tarzana wrote: »
    Sometimes it's cold enough in the summer to warrant putting on the heat/a fire. It's not selfish.
    It is if the "cold" is only in one person's imagination and nobody else living there is cold, and wearing a jumper would remedy it.
    Objectively, it simply has not been "cold" over the last few days. A "chill" - wtf?!
    Dull/rainy/breezy/less warm does not mean cold.
    2011 and 2012 were actually quite cold for summers, but this summer has been extremely mild.

    But if people want to convince themselves it's cold just because it's not that warm and act accordingly, fair enough if it doesn't affect others - but it is pretty weird, and it does indicate a need to toughen up in that department. And chimney smoke on a warm summer's day - boo-urns! What a downer! Can't the reminders of winter be left until winter?!

    (I'm not talking about heating/fire to heat water btw - obviously if that's a necessity, it's a different story).


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    #103
    hjkl
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    Lighting the fire now!??


    I don't know what sort of weather ye are getting up the country but it's 18 degrees in Cork atm.


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    #104
    shewasdiesel
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    frimpong wrote: »
    Lighting the fire now!??


    I don't know what sort of weather ye are getting up the country but it's 18 degrees in Cork atm.

    Der's always plenty hot air about Cork :)


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    #105
    Fat Christy
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    I have the central heating on, it's fcuking freezing.


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    #106
    we'llallhavetea
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    Spent the day on the couch in front of the fire yesterday, in fairness we ended up being blown out of it with the heat but I'm lighting it again today!


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    #107
    Fat Christy
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    Winter is coming.


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    #108
    [Deleted User]
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    Fat Christy wrote: »
    Winter is coming.
    When will it climax! :P


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    #109
    Fat Christy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    When will it climax! :P

    That's the million dollar question! Frankly I'm sick of waiting for it!


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    #110
    boobar
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    I didn't bother lighting it...

    Going to wait until September now.


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    #111
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    boobar wrote: »
    I didn't bother lighting it...

    Going to wait until September now.

    Ah go on just light a small one.


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    #112
    Stevecw
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    We had a fire on yesterday evening. Was just so dull & rainy. Love having a fire tho, so any excuse. Kinda enjoyed sitting in watching the match with a fire on & hearing rain belting off the window.


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    #113
    Sir Arthur Daley
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    Are all the pro fire people who are talking about windy wet weather living on some island we don't know about? :confused:


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    #114
    Tarzana
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    Magaggie wrote: »
    It has been a mild, dry, sunny if breezy summer day (it's not autumn - look it up). :)

    In Dublin, the temperature was 15c on Saturday. For summer, that's not mild and that would be the top temperature for the day. In the evening, the temp would have dropped back a fair bit and many houses would require some heating.

    15c on a summer's day would rival the coldest days of summer 2011 and 2012. That summer 2014 has generally been warm is neither here nor there. The individual day was cold for summer.


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    #115
    Galwayguy35
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    Bit nippy this evening, an Autumn feel about it.


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    #116
    Fat Christy
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    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Bit nippy this evening, an Autumn feel about it.

    Have ya noticed the evenings getting horrid short? I'm glad I have all the turf in.


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    #117
    Galwayguy35
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    Fat Christy wrote: »
    Have ya noticed the evenings getting horrid short? I'm glad I have all the turf in.

    A Dub has the turf in?

    And did ya save it all by yourself?


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    #118
    Shakespeare's Sister
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    Sun streaming in the window. Blinds down - too warm.


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    #119
    Fat Christy
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    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    A Dub has the turf in?

    And did ya save it all by yourself?

    I'm not a Dub. ;) I'm just residing in Dublin at the moment. You have to keep country!


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    #120
    Galwayguy35
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    Magaggie wrote: »
    Sun streaming in the window. Blinds down - too warm.

    No sun here, lots of rain though.


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    #121
    Pumpkinseeds
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    Weird weather here in Clare. It looks like Autumn at the front of the house and it's like Summer in the back garden. It's getting chilly during the night.


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