I have no children Vailron and my friend's three are too far away to be of any help. It is a lovely little stick tv that just goes into the side of the laptop, well it will be if we can get a picture from it. Our new mobile phone is the main problem for me it is horrendous.
I am watching the tennis at the moment. It is good that you have some decent weather. I am taking it that you are not working today. _________________ Marie
[quote="Anonymous"]Ooopps! So do I consider myself to be told off, Ken R? I just decided to take a back seat for a while and give the others' a chance, that's all! [/quote]
How could I ever be upset with you Sylvia ? Go and dry your tears in the sunshine
I look forward to every post on here, especially yours
Caroljoyce wrote,"Vailron, I am confused!
My temperature converter tells me that 14 degrees is only 57f.
That's not scorching!!!"
It is for Shetland, Caroljoyce. I believe their Summers are mostly quite cool, and for them to get 'high' temps is almost unheard of. Whilst we 'lucky' Southerners bask in temps of 80F or more, they are lucky to reach 60F.
I'm sure Vailron will back me up on this? _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
I expect that with temperatures in double figures for this time of year, the islanders must be worried that they have broken adrift and are heading for the equator
On the fine days, which can happen at any time of the year, the islands appear idyllic; in winter hurricanes they are awe-inspiring. This is the land of the oilskins and the parka, or 'Terre de Vent' (The Land of the Wind), as the French photographer Georges Dif recently described it in his beautiful portrait of the islands.
The climate is only slightly warmer than the Gulf of Alaska, which lies on the same 60th parallel of latitude. Although Shetland is as far north as Greenland's Cape Farewell, snow rarely lies long; gales of rain, squalls of sleet and occasional 'days between weathers' characterise the long winter, which lasts from October to April.
In midwinter there are less than six hours of daylight; at midsummer almost 19 (plus five and a bit hours of surreal twilight - the 'simmer dim'). Shetland summers are breezy, cool and often bright. Settled spells of weather are unusual at any season, although the spring is often the driest time.
There is twice as much annual rainfall as at Dunbar, but only about half as much as Fort William. Lying in the track of the Atlantic depressions and bathed by the relatively warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift, Shetland has surprisingly mild temperatures. February is the coldest month, with a daily average maximum of 4.9°C, and August the warmest, with 14°C. The average daily temperature range over the year is only 4.2°C. Shetland is popularly supposed to have 'nine months of winter and three months of bad weather'.
The weather is certainly boisterous, but rarely the same for two days running. Not surprisingly, the study of meteorology is an abiding passion with many islanders. The old weather lore is kept in daily use by fishermen and crofters.
Thank you, Vailron for that lesson in Shetland weather. Actually, it would suit me far better than this humid heat we have here today. Currently my outdoor thermometer reads 82F, (in the shade). _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
well we are moving south in september, we have had enough of shetland, its fine in the summer, we are coming to that time of year now where it never gets dark, however come october through to march it never gets light. not a good place to be if you suffer from deoression, and if you dont when you first come up, you will develop SAD in the winter
I noticed the weather map on t.v. tonight, and whilst almost everyone else is basking in hot summer sun, you're island was covered in clouds.
I've been trying to do some housework today, but it's too hot, so I've left it for later. Still, I did manage to tidy up the bedroom a little. (I can actually see the carpet now, instead of bits of computer lying around all over the floor! ) My partner treats my flat like it's some kind of storage warehouse for computers and their accessories! _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
Still very warm and humid here this morning, with slighty more in the way of cloud cover than we've had for a while. It's still too hot for my poor little dog though. She finds it difficult to find somewhere cool to lie.
Actually, Vailron, I think your climate would suit both my dog and myself far better than the sticky uncomfortable temps we have experienced here this weekend. _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
We're a moany lot really in the British Isles, aren't we. Whatever the weather, we complain about it. Oh it's too hot, or it's too cold/damp/windy/foggy, whatever.
At least we're sure of one thing. We are going to get 'weather' whatever we do or say about it! _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
We're a moany lot really in the British Isles, aren't we. Whatever the weather, we complain about it. Oh it's too hot, or it's too cold/damp/windy/foggy, whatever.
At least we're sure of one thing. We are going to get 'weather' whatever we do or say about it!
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Our new mobile phone is the main problem for me it is horrendous. 
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Go and dry your tears in the sunshine 
I suppose we couldn't do a 'house swap', could we?? 
