What’s on your mind?

[Apple fanboy]

I’ll take your word for it, never really watched it apart from one episode I was an extra in back in 2005/6 time. I lived in Cardiff and a mate of mine was a regular extra in Doctor Who and Torchwood. I went along and got paid £50 to pretend to chat in the background of a scene or two. I was also in an episode of Pobl Y Cwm which is a Welsh speaking soap and rather rubbish lol. No masks involved in either sadly

I just went back to see what you looked like.

Who knew you were such a looker?😜

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The barometer is plummeting, plunging, tumbling.....

Not a good sign.

 

[Clix Pix]

Sigh.....After some delightful time with windows open, just wonderful natural fresh air and no A/C on, when I really enjoyed our "Indian Summer" warm spell wrapping up the month of October, I finally had to surrender today when the weather abruptly turned much colder and we have a freeze warning on for overnight.....

Windows closed, the house getting undeniably chillier, I finally bit the bullet today and turned the HVAC system from "Cool" to "Heat". Yeah, OK, it feels much better in here already! I've got it set a bit higher than I will normally keep it, just to get that chill off. If past Novembers have been any indication, there will be a few sporadic nice, maybe even warm days still yet to come, but for the most part, yep, we're really into autumn all the way now. It will be even more noticeable this coming weekend when we in the US make our big changeover from daylight savings to standard time the way you guys across the Big Pond already have done.....

Just a few days ago I was out with my camera and wearing cropped pants and a short-sleeved tee, just sandals on my feet, no socks needed; today required long pants, socks and not only a long-sleeved shirt but also a hoodie for warmth..... How fickle Autumn can be!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sigh.....After some delightful time with windows open, just wonderful natural fresh air and no A/C on, when I really enjoyed our "Indian Summer" warm spell wrapping up the month of October, I finally had to surrender today when the weather abruptly turned much colder and we have a freeze warning on for overnight.....

Windows closed, the house getting undeniably chillier, I finally bit the bullet today and turned the HVAC system from "Cool" to "Heat". Yeah, OK, it feels much better in here already! I've got it set a bit higher than I will normally keep it, just to get that chill off. If past Novembers have been any indication, there will be a few sporadic nice, maybe even warm days still yet to come, but for the most part, yep, we're really into autumn all the way now. It will be even more noticeable this coming weekend when we in the US make our big changeover from daylight savings to standard time the way you guys across the Big Pond already have done.....

Just a few days ago I was out with my camera and wearing cropped pants and a short-sleeved tee, just sandals on my feet, no socks needed; today required long pants, socks and not only a long-sleeved shirt but also a hoodie for warmth..... How fickle Autumn can be!

My electric blanket is already on, 1) this autumn, and 2) already, this evening.

When I stayed with my brother last week, (when I gave a talk on WW1 to his local history society) he very kindly put a hot water bottle (one of those lovely furry ones) in my bed. Bliss. Sheer bliss.

 

[Clix Pix]

Oh, yes, this afternoon I've already added another blanket to the one which was on the bed, putting both under the goosedown duvet, so tonight I'll be warm and cozy! Have flirted with the idea of a mattress warming pad or a full-on electric blanket but somehow never quite manage to make a decision or purchase....

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Oh, yes, this afternoon I've already added another blanket to the one which was on the bed, putting both under the goosedown duvet, so tonight I'll be warm and cozy!

Wonderful.

Have flirted with the idea of a mattress warming pad or a full-on electric blanket but somehow never quite manage to make a decision or purchase....

I'd love to have both a hot water bottle (furry, for preference) and an electric blanket.....but even I, passionate seeker of hear and warmth though I am, with an enormous tolerance for heat, recognise that sometimes, something can be too much of a good thing.

For now, my bed plays host to a blanket (there will be more), a duvet (there will be more) and an electric blanket.

 

[Clix Pix]

For a long time my goosedown duvet was enough all on its own to keep me warm, even during the coldest winter nights, but over the past two or three years it has definitely lost its "oomph" as more feathers have drifted away or become compressed, whatever the situation is, and I've needed to have first one fairly thin blanket under it, now two, and probably by the worst of this upcoming winter, an accumulation of three layered beneath the duvet..... I'd rather do that than have my electric/heating bill go straight into the stratosphere!

Our rates have been steadily increasing over time, and my thought is that, hey, at night when I'm asleep, I just need to be warm, but why pay a lot of money to have the thermostat set up higher when I wouldn't even notice it at all -- until the next electric bill arrives and I realize just how much of a difference it makes to set the thermostat up a bit....

An electric blanket well may be the answer, as presumably current ones don't use all that much electricity to provide satisfying and of course localized heat....? It's been years since I've used an electric blanket, as for a long time I had two cats who still had their claws intact, so I wasn't about to take chances with one of them inadvertently puncturing a wire and starting a fire!

 

[rm5]

The barometer is plummeting, plunging, tumbling.....

Not a good sign.

We had quite a bit of snow yesterday, which, growing up in an arid climate, is quite unusual for me. Some snow has also stuck around, and still hasn’t melted completely.

It was also the first time I’ve ever had to break out the enormous winter parka which I wore in addition to my lighter jacket AND sweater.

 

[scubachap]

The barometer is plummeting, plunging, tumbling.....

Not a good sign.

8am this morning 954mb, now back up to 955mb

 

[decafjava]

The barometer is plummeting, plunging, tumbling.....

Not a good sign.

Pouring here and I felt the barometer. Back pain (herniated disk which is ok - getting physio after a flare up last week).

 

[scorpio vega]

Happy birthday.

Thanks love

 

[scorpio vega]

1. I went out drinking last night
2. House sitting for my parents going to the bahamas
3. Let myself into the house
4. Lost the single Key somewhere in the house

I have 5 days to find it

This is so ghetto lmao

 

[yaxomoxay]

Tonight the clocks go back (are put back) an hour; for me, this is possibly the single most depressing date in the entire year, as it announces the arrival of winter, and heralds the onset of dark evenings, with light leached from our lives for the coming four months.

I am with you (for us it happens a week later )

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I am with you (for us it happens a week later )

Amen to that.

This thing whereby it is already darkening by 17.00.......deeply depressing.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The barometer - which I have learned is an excellent and exceedingly reliable weather forecast - is still horribly low, unfortunately.

Last night, - to my dawning horror - (well, the coming storm Ciarán had been forecast) it broke below 970, which was not something I had ever seen until then.

 

[compwiz1202]

Thanksgiving is just a glorified harvest festival, so there are minor events in the UK that are similar.

And I know Canada has one but on a different day

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Thanksgiving is just a glorified harvest festival, so there are minor events in the UK that are similar.

Harvest festivals tend to take place a little earlier in the UK and Ireland (late September, if memory serves), - and, perhaps, early October - but - and I'm not American, hence it is entirely possible that I don't fully "get it", - but, my sense of how Thanksgiving is celebated in the US is that - in terms of cultural and emotional and psychological importance, as a national celebration and as a family gathering - it takes precedence over Christmas in the national imagination, and is far more than simply a celebraton that comes under the heading of a "harvest festival".

 

[kazmac]

I am still here (so is mom thankfully.) Things are finally becoming good here again. Grateful to see some familiar faces posting, and just glad to be alive.

So sending everyone hugs and warmth (Yeah, it's chilly here.)

Be well everyone.

 

[yaxomoxay]

Harvest festivals tend to take place a little earlier in the UK and Ireland (late September, if memory serves), - and, perhaps, early October - but - and I'm not American, hence it is entirely possible that I don't fully "get it", - but, my sense of how Thanksgiving is celebated in the US is that - in terms of cultural and emotional and psychological importance, as a national celebration and as a family gathering - it takes precedence over Christmas in the national imagination, and is far more than simply a celebraton that comes under the heading of a "harvest festival".

I would say that it takes precedence over Christmas, but it delineates the beginning of the Holiday season.

Ultimately, for me Thanksgiving means: family, food, beer.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I am still here (so is mom thankfully.) Things are finally becoming good here again. Grateful to see some familiar faces posting, and just glad to be alive.

So sending everyone hugs and warmth (Yeah, it's chilly here.)

Be well everyone.

Welcome back, and terrific to see you, and delighted to see you back.

Hope things are okay - for both your mother and yourself - and, I know that this runs the risk of repeating myself, nevertheless, this is not something one can say sufficiently often in such circumstanes - be kind to yourself.

Be gentle with yourself (and your mother, and this - and here I write from personal experience - I know that this is not always easy).

"Perfect" is not what you are aiming for (in the world of care, self care, or when caring for others, although that is all too often the starting point): "Perfect" will burn you out and destroy you (while still leaving you feeling inadequate, distressed and upset for falling short of what are impossible standards), for this is a marathon, not a sprint, and you need to try to pace yourself accordingly (and intelligently).

So, my counsel is that "Good enough" or, "as good as is possible in the circumstances" are both fine.

Take care of yourself.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I would say that it takes precedence over Christmas, but it delineates the beginning of the Holiday season.

Ultimately, for me Thanksgiving means: family, food, beer.

Family, food, beer, (and wine) sounds more than very good to me.

 

[yaxomoxay]

I am still here (so is mom thankfully.) Things are finally becoming good here again. Grateful to see some familiar faces posting, and just glad to be alive.

So sending everyone hugs and warmth (Yeah, it's chilly here.)

Be well everyone.

Hugging you back!!

 

[VulchR]

When I was growing up in the 70s we never understood how Halloween lanterns we saw on US TV shows could look so detailed and big - I mean have you ever tried to carve a turnip? You started full of enthusiasm but it always ended up with a lost temper and a fair few plasters over your inevitable minor injuries and despite all the effort you always, always, ended up with something that looked like a drunken emoji. Plus once you finally got a candle in there (with it's ill fitting lid) and lit it the whole thing stank like a burning compost heap.

The yoof of today don't know they're born...

I think our neighbour mentioned using a Dremel multi-tool on their turnips, but some might consider that cheating. 😈

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[Lioness~]

This is nothing but amazing ‼️
A new song with Beatles with John's vocal ‼️‼️‼️

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

I think our neighbour mentioned using a Dremel multi-tool on their turnips, but some might consider that cheating. 😈

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