sidewinder Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Yeah, I've been to the Athelney spot a few times - now little more than a bump in the ground. At the time of Alfred The Great (who holed up there prior to Battle of Eddington, near Westbury) it would have been reeds and marshland and Athelney itself a small fortified island, very difficult to find and access without local knowledge. A good place therefore for hiding out from Danes (the local history has it that the burning of the cakes legend may well have been based on fact and probably originated from this area). There was also an exquisite jewelled pointer found at Athelney - one of the finest Saxon objects ever found - now in the Ashmolean Museum I believe. The only thing I remember for the tourists at Athelney is some ruins of the Abbey and a few historical exhibits on show (medieval tiles and the like). Anyway, back to the weather. Looks nice out there. Edited September 2, 2010 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 For the past two weeks with only a break of a couple of days this week, the temps have been in the 100's every day. I'm in San Bernardino but where I am is is always 5-10 degrees hotter than appears on weather forecasts. Yesterday it was 105 degrees in the shade on my patio. BruceW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Clearly, summer's over! According to my computer it was 7C outside first thing this morning and a touch of frost is forecast for tonight. Time they put the August Bank Holiday back to early August! Well, I got it wrong! We've now had several days of clear skies and sunny weather, tho' cool at night. Temperature range 20/12C. We call this sort of weather at this time of year an "Indian summer". Is that expression used in the States? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Another great day down here today. Can't believe my luck in taking this week off as holiday. Who needs to go abroad when it's as good as this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) Another great day down here today. Can't believe my luck in taking this week off as holiday. Who needs to go abroad when it's as good as this? It's been brill! Though sadly tied in with a week I've had to work indoors ready for school restarting next week. I'm sure I booked this weather for early August, not September. Hope it doesn't keep up next week...'Sir, it's too 'ot to wok.' Well, I got it wrong! We've now had several days of clear skies and sunny weather, tho' cool at night. Temperature range 20/12C. We call this sort of weather at this time of year an "Indian summer". Is that expression used in the States? I'd suspect so...given the tune 'Indian Summer'. Victor Herbert, Wiki says. Very nice Sidney Bechet version; and a lovely Jim Hall version from the mid-70s. Edited September 3, 2010 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Rain forecast for Monday - back to normal when they go back to school. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Rain forecast for Monday - back to normal when they go back to school. MG Hope the sun lasts till Sunday. I'm going to an afternoon gig by Mark Nightingale with the Swing Shift Big Band at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, right opposite the pier and I'm hoping for a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 H37 L28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hope the sun lasts till Sunday. I'm going to an afternoon gig by Mark Nightingale with the Swing Shift Big Band at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, right opposite the pier and I'm hoping for a walk. Southport? If it's anything like Blackpool it'll be gale force winds and horizontal rain. At least it is everytime I go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hope the sun lasts till Sunday. I'm going to an afternoon gig by Mark Nightingale with the Swing Shift Big Band at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, right opposite the pier and I'm hoping for a walk. Confused me there, Bill. The North-West is 'here be dragons' country for me. I constantly get Southport and Stockport mixed up. Couldn't understand why there would be a pier or where they would put it. Perhaps it was like Wigan pier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 big change here this week. all week it was in the low 90s, then on Thursday it dropped to the 80s, then last night it dropped to the mid-50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hope the sun lasts till Sunday. I'm going to an afternoon gig by Mark Nightingale with the Swing Shift Big Band at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, right opposite the pier and I'm hoping for a walk. Confused me there, Bill. The North-West is 'here be dragons' country for me. I constantly get Southport and Stockport mixed up. Couldn't understand why there would be a pier or where they would put it. Perhaps it was like Wigan pier. Yes, confusing! To help you orientate these places on your jazz map, I'll say that I don't know if Wigan ever had a pier, but that it used to have an excellent concert hall called The Mill on the Pier where I saw Arturo Sandoval, the Paquito D'Rivera/Claudio Roditi Quintet and American big bands led by Mel Lewis, Frank Foster, Phil Woods, Bill Holman and Frank Tiberi (in the name of Woody Herman). At the Davenport Theatre, Stockport I saw British big bands led by Shorty Rogers, Louie Bellson and Clark Terry. I've only recently discovered jazz in Southport and, as well as tomorrow's gig, I hope to catch the Kirk Lightsey Trio with Bobby Wellins there in October. Hope that makes things clearer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Cooled down - 70's with a breeze. My kind of weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Man, it is 9:30 A.M. and it is 98 degrees on my patio already. I need to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) Holy S**t I just checked again and it is now 107 degrees on my patio. Not going outside again today. Feeling lethargic, can't concentrate on practice. Think I will just enjoy the US Tennis Open and some football on TV. Edited September 4, 2010 by BruceW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 H 37.6 L 29 Fed up with it. No escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Hope the sun lasts till Sunday. I'm going to an afternoon gig by Mark Nightingale with the Swing Shift Big Band at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, right opposite the pier and I'm hoping for a walk. Southport? If it's anything like Blackpool it'll be gale force winds and horizontal rain. At least it is everytime I go there. Sunshine and gentle winds today. And marvellous music, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Sunshine and gentle winds today. And marvellous music, of course! Glad the weather turned out well ! Looks like we are in for a mixed bag this week. Probably the tail end weather system of Hurricane Earl coming through I guess but this morning it looks fine. Can't believe how lucky I was last week with my week off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=75023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Rain, for the first time in seven weeks. Also the first time we've been able to turn off the a/c in as long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 In the 70s and just plain awesome for this time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Fall (my favorite season) seems to be here - barely broke 70 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Haven't run the a/c in two days now. That's perfect. BruceW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Back to 'normal'. H37 L28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 This is ridiculous, is 4:45 p.m., and it's 101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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