tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post3451400372216916790..comments2024-03-28T09:39:07.840-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Walking In To The Wind.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-85925331322425302872016-02-04T03:18:32.976-07:002016-02-04T03:18:32.976-07:00Terraced houses are warmer than detached houses an...Terraced houses are warmer than detached houses and big houses mean big bills. No where is perfect is it?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-14143445403700813362016-02-03T14:30:26.575-07:002016-02-03T14:30:26.575-07:00and houses on the top wear windier!and houses on the top wear windier!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-79099855988656512342016-02-03T11:15:40.903-07:002016-02-03T11:15:40.903-07:00That sounds very sensible Sol. I have read that h...That sounds very sensible Sol. I have read that houses at the bottom of the hill get a lot more water and this can cause damp problems, especially in older houses.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-4823549090687929672016-02-03T10:51:46.037-07:002016-02-03T10:51:46.037-07:00We bought a house on a hill. lol We bought a house on a hill. lol Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-70183868986981951152016-02-02T12:14:03.142-07:002016-02-02T12:14:03.142-07:00Hi Heron. Didn't know there had been 9 storms...Hi Heron. Didn't know there had been 9 storms. We get to the gales living next to the sea. It's been incredibly wet since 2008. Wet weather records have been broken and it never seems to dry out to graze the cattle or weed and dig the flower and vegetable gardens or mow the lawns. The flying insect pests and nasty worms like Liver fluke don't get killed off with no frosts. I use to dig my allotment in England over rough in winter to let the frosts break it into friable soil and kill off any nasties.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-45733525894162839562016-02-02T12:09:09.155-07:002016-02-02T12:09:09.155-07:00Very good Gwil. Summer is warm rain and winter is...Very good Gwil. Summer is warm rain and winter is cold rain. <br /><br />It is very mild compared to northern England and we get very early springs - sometimes. I dream of sitting outside looking at the bay and saying:<br /><br />"Is it hot or is it me?" <br /><br />Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-32672882801751232762016-02-02T12:06:33.138-07:002016-02-02T12:06:33.138-07:00Hi Bedford Gypsy. We only went out into the wind ...Hi Bedford Gypsy. We only went out into the wind in the afternoon before it got seriously rough. We live on the Western seaboard of Ireland/edge of Europe. The next place is Boston in America.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-89680135044404897012016-02-02T11:55:15.833-07:002016-02-02T11:55:15.833-07:00The worst thing the Met folk have ever done was to...The worst thing the Met folk have ever done was to name the storms because it has brought them to peoples attention and incidentally there have 9 storms because they omitted to name one of them.<br /><br />During a normal Irish winter we get storms lots of them and people get on with their lives as best as they can. This year has not been very cold, the frosts have been few and certainly not enough for my farmer friends who are complaining that there will be a multitude of bugs come summer.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-45337743590878497122016-02-02T06:48:40.922-07:002016-02-02T06:48:40.922-07:00I went to Ireland for 2 weeks and it only rained o...I went to Ireland for 2 weeks and it only rained once. From when I arrived until I left. <br />No, that's a joke. It rained one day out of the 14 in reality. It was one of the best holidays I ever had. I rented a car in Dublin and drove to Galway, Connemara, and down the coast to places like Kerry, Cork, and Hook, then up to Dublin. Sunshine all the way. Don't panic. The rain and wind will stop and the sun will come back and the flowers will bloom and the sea will sparkle and the dolphins will be leaping and before you know it you'll be wondering why you ever thought of leaving. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-51395597804618460892016-02-02T06:34:38.284-07:002016-02-02T06:34:38.284-07:00Think you had worse winds than us, you were brave ...Think you had worse winds than us, you were brave to go out in it really.<br /><br />Bedford Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364222493698044911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-39135478961388744992016-02-02T02:09:24.370-07:002016-02-02T02:09:24.370-07:00Hi Parsnip. We are OK because we live on a penins...Hi Parsnip. We are OK because we live on a peninsula and most of the rain drains into Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay. Hope the sun come out for you. We have lots of farm and gardening work to do like replacing fence posts, mowing grass and digging and weeding and painting and..? Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-86007775086256720352016-02-02T02:06:22.708-07:002016-02-02T02:06:22.708-07:00Hope you're OK Sol. Dry here today for a chan...Hope you're OK Sol. Dry here today for a change.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-76350971427783476762016-02-02T02:05:33.351-07:002016-02-02T02:05:33.351-07:00It's getting me down also John. Wish we could...It's getting me down also John. Wish we could hibernate or the sun started to play out for a month or six. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-19342813885565124882016-02-01T17:28:44.043-07:002016-02-01T17:28:44.043-07:00I am not so sure about you but I think your next p...I am not so sure about you but I think your next post will be you slogging through the field up to your knees. Is your home sinking ?<br />Hope the sun comes out soon for you.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-61240279603006483512016-02-01T14:41:32.905-07:002016-02-01T14:41:32.905-07:00It is windy as heck. It is battering the house. ...It is windy as heck. It is battering the house. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-20311661048177226432016-02-01T13:18:02.470-07:002016-02-01T13:18:02.470-07:00I dont know about you old friend but this weather ...I dont know about you old friend but this weather ( wet front after wet front after wet front) is getting me down somewhat....oh for some sun and dry pathsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com