Cold

[The Dong]

On 22/12/2010 12:31, Peter Korsten wrote:
> Oh dear... that makes it a 45 degrees difference with southern Europe.
> See the attached picture.
>
> Although Saturday it's going to be 'cold'. ;)

I like the cold weather.
Here, it's beyond -20 as well, though the weather forecasts sneakily are 
at least 10C out upward for most of the country.
It's absolutely fine as long as you are expecting it, unlike the Spanish 
Inquisition. Many neighbours water supplies are frozen, so I'm filling 
up their cisterns and stuff if needed. I took simple/adhoc precautions 
this time and the main water is still flowing. Cost nothing at all, just 
did a 'Blue Peter' and modified an Owl Box to stop ice accumulating on 
the supply pipe (a lot of the pipework round here is of a terrible 
standard, if not illegal installations. less than -10, no water)

What saddens me is that I'll bet there are tens, if not hundreds of 
thousands of old or infirm who are not even claiming the heating 
allowance (400 odd pounds) and are scared to put on the fire to keep the 
house or a room comfortable. My neighbour's a bit dottled like that. She 
seemed to have muddled up the water board or plumber telling her the 
pipes cannot be unfrozen because the supply is a plastic pipe and their 
techniques using direct heat might melt it. Her translation of that was 
that she should leave her central heating off until it thaws!!?

Get your heating on, missus! F'k global warming! Localised warming ;)