Whats the weather like near you?

[Bolt]

If you’re native to Devon, you don’t think of it’s weather as ‘severe’, it’s just what you think of as being ‘the weather’ (the same a steep, narrow, winding country roads are just ‘roads’).

[peds]

Observing this conversation with an occasional chuckle from the west coast of Ireland. 

[peds]

1 hour ago, Big J said:

 (I assume) that it's not filled with people who have retired there from London and who object to any kind of rural work!

Jeez, you are right there. Okay, you win. 

[Bolt]

5 hours ago, Big J said:

 

Maybe, but it's a bit like growing up in a cage and thinking that's normal too.

 

It's just objectively miserable. You don't quite realise how much it negatively affects your life until you get away from it. Being able to plan an outdoor activity without having to worry about rain and wind, or covering everything you own in mud.

 

I know that I'm negative as f**k about the West Country, but it left a deep and lasting impression on me, and it wasn't a good one.

Possibly….., but I first left ‘the cage’ when I was in my late teens.  I lived and worked all over the UK, depending on where the opportunities arise, so I know a thing or two about working in all weathers.

 

Maybe it’s my formative years that have resulted in me never spending too much time worrying about wind, rain or mud.

[Bolt]

3 hours ago, Big J said:

 

…..at least (I assume) that it's not filled with people who have retired there from London and who object to any kind of rural work!

In 100% agreement there though.  The imported residents (and they are not limited to Londoners) to the West Country are the main reason I don’t regret leaving!

[difflock]

The perfect end to a perfect day.

[sime42]

Apart from the finger/thumb!

[Whoppa Choppa]

I have to say; in all my 60+ years I've never known a year like it.

 

After a wet end to 2023,  deceptively dry January '24, it rained almost non stop until late May. We had one week of dust in July. Started raining again in August and apart from the first two weeks in November, it's been non stop rain again since..

 

We looked at our estate timber sales for the year and they are 20% of what we normally harvest. This is due to nothing other than the saturated ground making work either impossible or causing more damage than it's worth.

 

Please God I never want to see the likes of this again.

[Rough Cutter]

55 minutes ago, Whoppa Choppa said:

I have to say; in all my 60+ years I've never known a year like it.

 

After a wet end to 2023,  deceptively dry January '24, it rained almost non stop until late May. We had one week of dust in July. Started raining again in August and apart from the first two weeks in November, it's been non stop rain again since..

 

We looked at our estate timber sales for the year and they are 20% of what we normally harvest. This is due to nothing other than the saturated ground making work either impossible or causing more damage than it's worth.

 

Please God I never want to see the likes of this again.

Yup.

Mud on top of rain with extra mud here for most of the year.

It is rubbish 

[Rich Rule]

Been cold and dry here for the most part.  
 

Had a sprinkling of snow about 2 weeks ago but that went.

 

It started snowing this afternoon and windy.

 

Winter is coming,  Wools have been in for the last month or so.  -8c yesterday morning trying to get a throwline in to a large Elm.  Almost maxed out a 60m rope with a base tie.

 

It wasn’t too bad once we got going though.