Winter on it's way

[BlasterBates]

brace yourself looks like it could be a freak cold winter:

Forecaster Predicts Early Winter Snowfall For Ireland And UK - Irish Weather Online

On the positive side the Met office is predicting a mild winter with above average temperatures.

[TimberWolf]

On the positive side the Met office is predicting a mild winter with above average temperatures.

The Met said that last year too.

[doodab]

Luckily I have a jumper.

[Mich the Tester]

Luckily I have a jumper.

I bought a nice new coat at the weekend. Very warm and very smart indeed.

[TimberWolf]

I can't decide whether to buy a nice thick insulated "environmental layer" (the outer one) or go with the oft recommended layering system, which suggests having a thin water resistant, breathable environmental layer, layered insulating layers, plus a base layer and is probably cheaper. What I'd really like is a full length outer layer rather than a jacket that stops at yer hips, but fashion dictates only women can have those.

[Mich the Tester]

I can't decide whether to buy a nice thick insulated "environmental layer" (the outer one) or go with the oft recommended layering system, which suggests having a thin water resistant, breathable environmental layer, layered insulating layers, plus a base layer and is probably cheaper. What I'd really like is a full length outer layer rather than a jacket that stops at yer hips, but fashion dictates only women can have those.

Layers for warmth. As for fashion, I know nothing about such matters and couldn't really give a tulip.

[mudskipper]

Local authority offering cavity wall insulation for £75. Got chap coming next week for a survey.

[TestMangler]

Had my first "can't get to work cause the ferries are off" day of the year yesterday.

[Arturo Bassick]

Layering is a good way to control ones temperature. Removing a layer or simply unzipping at the neck can change ones comfort quite quickly. It is a bit pointless if you are not in a constantly changing environment. If you step out of a warm house to a cold street then into a warm office then 1 outer layer makes much more sense.

[TimberWolf]

The highest temperature recorded this summer was 25.5°C at Oak Park, Co. Carlow on the 3rd of June.

Is that really the hottest it got in the UK this year? May was quite hot for a couple of days.