SNOW

Angron · 20-07-2013 02:03PM

40 degrees would probably start killing people.

**Vai** · 20-07-2013 02:05PM

Nah 40 degrees isn't as bad as you might think. Makes it impossible to get drunk though.

My post was directed at people like yourself, Femme Fatale, who don't or cant enjoy this weather. I'd have it 365 days a year if I could but I doubt I'd be in the majority.

Micky Dolenz · 20-07-2013 02:10PM

If it rained at night for an hour and we has this weather all year round. That would be sweet.

**Vai** · 20-07-2013 02:14PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

If it rained at night for an hour and we has this weather all year round. That would be sweet.

I don't think anyone Ive talked to since this heatwave started would have that opinion. I reckon it makes us all so much happier that we need to complain about something...so we complain about the heat.

Mason Storm · 20-07-2013 02:15PM

This heat isn't going away, and I'm putting everything I've got in the air conditioning market. Now is the time to strike.

Micky Dolenz · 20-07-2013 02:19PM

**Vai** wrote: »

I don't think anyone Ive talked to since this heatwave started would have that opinion. I reckon it makes us all so much happier that we need to complain about something...so we complain about the heat.

I'm going to have this weather for the foreseeable future so it's good to get the practice in now

Femme_Fatale · 20-07-2013 02:22PM

**Vai** wrote: »

Nah 40 degrees isn't as bad as you might think. Makes it impossible to get drunk though.

My post was directed at people like yourself, Femme Fatale, who don't or cant enjoy this weather. I'd have it 365 days a year if I could but I doubt I'd be in the majority.

No I love it (although 40 degrees would be too hot for most people) - I just don't feel others should have to share my opinion.

**Vai** wrote: »

I don't think anyone Ive talked to since this heatwave started would have that opinion.

Ah I'd say plenty of people who like this weather wouldn't mind a quick downfall of rain just to get rid of the brown grass and briefly freshen the atmosphere.

I reckon it makes us all so much happier that we need to complain about something...so we complain about the heat.

But... you love the heat, and so do loads of people. And you just acknowledged some people hate it and find it uncomfortable. So no, I wouldn't agree it's moaning for the sake of moaning.

20-07-2013 02:23PM

I love snow but I hate ice. It's great when you have really thick snow that's crunchy and non-slippy to walk on.
As for the heat at the moment (live in UK but same weather as Ireland at the moment) I do enjoy the lack of rain but can't deal with heat at all.

If summers were dry but cool-ish, and winters had lots of thick crunchy snow....that would suit me perfectly.

wil · 20-07-2013 02:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I love snow but I hate ice. It's great when you have really thick snow that's crunchy and non-slippy to walk on.
As for the heat at the moment (live in UK but same weather as Ireland at the moment) I do enjoy the lack of rain but can't deal with heat at all.
If summers were dry but cool-ish, and winters had lots of thick crunchy snow....that would suit me perfectly.

I was getting concerned. If people dont keep discussing the snow, this thread is going to get subsumed in to last summers megaheatwave thread
Still psyching meself up to tackle the snowdrifts, hoping for a thaw before Monday morning. Probably wont stick me head out till then. Thermostat on the heating is fecked, stuck on full blast, have a fellow coming round to fix.

woodoo · 20-07-2013 03:07PM

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

What's your memories of it?

Will it ever visit Ireland again?

Did we not speak nice to it last time, is that why it's not coming back?:(

I love snow, but I don't think I'll ever see snow again.:(

GoodBye snow:)

I have good news warm snow (well not exactly snow but its cold and wet) will be coming to a town near you soon. Don't panic, temperatures will drop, the ground will be wet, the sky grey it will feel like Ireland again.

Fizzlesque · 20-07-2013 03:08PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

No matter where I have lived, everyone comments on the weather. It isn't an Irish thing.

Why do we always think everything is a solely Irish trait? Probably as many of us are very insular.

On the topic at hand. Snow is awesome. wouldn't miss my ski holiday for anything.

During conversations about the weather, in Scotland, England and Australia, I've heard a Scottish, English and Australian version of the "only in [Ireland], would you get four seasons in the one day".

As for the snow, I can't deny it's beautiful, but if you have to go places, it's a pain in the hoop. It loses its beauty quite fast too, but lingers for too long being slippy in places and/or slushy dirty brown mulch. Short visits are best. Once a year for a weekend. That'd do me.

woodoo · 20-07-2013 03:11PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

It's not a "good summer" to everyone you know. :rolleyes: just like 2 weeks of heavy snow isn't everyone's cup of tea, everything in moderation you know.

I personally find this weather hard to deal with. It makes me feel sick, I have a near constant headache, I burn like nobody's business, it makes me drowsy and in turn all I want to do is stay inside and wait for it to go away, and because I'm not walking around with 2nd degree burns all over my body, clearly there's something wrong with me.

I laughed at the bolded bit.. like sheltering from the blitz or something you are a real Irish person.

AndonHandon · 20-07-2013 05:14PM

Irish people are an ungrateful bunch. The government turned the economy in the right direction and this is now reflected in the weather. Some people still complain though.

Irish Guitarist · 20-07-2013 05:51PM

I'd prefer to take a walk in a blizzard than in this heat. At least when I come home out of the snow I can warm up. This heat makes me feel exhausted. I also have sensitive skin which gets unbearably itchy in the heat. I find it physically impossible to enjoy.

Getting back to snow, one thing I hate about it is how quickly the lovely white ground turns filthy looking. The first night it snows it looks beautiful. The next morning after cars have driven through it it looks disgusting. Then the council do a shoddy job of clearing it up and just leave gigantic mounds of dirty snow at the edges of the footpaths.

I love looking at a field of snow where no one has walked though.

C.K Dexter Haven · 20-07-2013 06:34PM

Hey, who's complaining?

I just thought a thread called SNOW in AH would have a nice cooling affect, that's all

I'm enjoying the sunshine as much as the next person but sometimes a little cool breeze or an ice cream can also be good.

Some people are getting hot under the collar with this thread, ironically :P

viota · 20-07-2013 06:44PM

we always have cold weather.Sure isnt it nice to get hot weather? i think it is

Israeli Superiority · 20-07-2013 07:54PM

viota wrote: »

we always have cold weather.Sure isnt it nice to get hot weather? i think it is

That's the problem, people are used to the cold, but we humans quickly adapt to different climates, less people are complaining this week than last week. Granted, though, the humidity is way lower this week than last, but there's people over on the weather forum saying they've acclimatized by now and even felt cold dispite the temperatures being around 20*C at nighttime. It's 21*C and I feel chilly when I go downstairs and even colder out the back garden.

Tomorrow is the last day of sunshine, soak it all up.

Oh and I love snow. Winter 2010 was fúcking great. I wish it was like that every Winter.

Jesus Wept · 20-07-2013 08:41PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I love snow but I hate ice. It's great when you have really thick snow that's crunchy and non-slippy to walk on.
As for the heat at the moment (live in UK but same weather as Ireland at the moment) I do enjoy the lack of rain but can't deal with heat at all.
If summers were dry but cool-ish, and winters had lots of thick crunchy snow....that would suit me perfectly.

It's July... what?

wil · 20-07-2013 11:19PM

Andy Carroll wrote: »

It's July... what?

Keep up, this is the cool thread.
Take off your shoes, loosen your tie, pull up a comfy chair and wait for the thaw:)

SNOW

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