another miserable weekend

[Dave Parry]

Hi all, what another miserable weekend, here in the North West of England we have been battered with winds of up to 80mph at times and driving sleet throughout the week only for it to be replace with rain all weekend, I know it is winter but we had all this in summer, “apart from the sleet”, when is it going to end.

So what is it like where you are, are you feed up of listening to Christmas song on the radio at home and longing to escape to the flying filed or are you lucky enough to be out and about today

[Tony Collins 1073]

Dave, I don't think that anyone anywhere will be out today if they can help it.
Still, cheer up mate, only ten days to go to the winter solstace and then we are on our way up out of the gloom.
I make a point having a little tipple to celebrate on the 21st. It works wonders.


Light at the end of the tunnel.

[Nick Reeves 3055]

i havent been flying, but as it was dry i have beenw orking on my decking project that need to be finshed before the new year. only have about 10sq m of boards to lay, then the handrails

[stuart cotgrove]

Windy and wet but bright weather in Norfolk.

Last flew 3 weeks ago and missing it a bit now....

Good news is that I have used this weekend to get the retracts installed and wheel wells lined on my Typhoon (Chris Willis)

[Mike Booth]

Dave we had a perfect day for flying yesterday with clear blue and calm all day here in Marlborough Wilts.
I can fly leccy on the common which is above the town, uninterupted apart from the odd dog walker calling out 'oi is that a Spit'.
As if they needed to ask.
This weekend we normaly have Chockys winter warmer in Marlborough, which is an invite social event including wives, for the fighter boys at Baldock.
However, postponed this year until Jan as some ill and others couldnt get down.
Shame with the ideal conditions yesterday.
Tony you are right on, I can't stand this time of year as I have an outdoor life style and I too always have a nip on the soltice and think 'it'll be cocktails on the patio soon' ( should be said with a public school RAF type accent)
My advice to everyone is pour your frustations into some great building and painting and grin and bare it until warm sunlight spills through an open workshop door again.
I might even have a WW1 offering airborne next year.
Seasons greetings to one and all.
PS if its any consolation it has been **** here today with rain like atomic stair rods.

[John Greenfield]

Got half a days flying in yesterday as I can't go through a weekend without getting a flying "fix". Very cold wind but you know what they say :-

There is no such thing as bad weather...only bad clothing.

Finally driven back to the workshop by heavy rain but a great mornings flying out in the fresh air.

John

[ROGER BALE]

Well Dave Its been wet windy, but mostly not to bad down ere in zummerset, like winter some dull some sun some of every thing,warm, cold,no flying and mostly in W/S building ,finished the HP50g and started engine, fixed engine on FIATCR 42,twas propdriver so new one did t trick now fiddling with a redesign seaplane to while away the time till t warm @ spring is here,these, "its getting dark at 4pm days" gets me SAD working and so Ive got extra bright lights in there, blackpools got nothing on it, HAPPY XMAS YOU ALL< ROG

[Hugh Grant mbe]

Good flying weather this morning Rog ,wall to wall sun and no wind but only 3 degrees merry xmas and a good new year.
Hugh Grant

[DAVE JOHNSON]

Hugh--better get out there and make the most of it---dont think you will be flying tomoz--sounds like a little rough weather coming in again---especially up your way---DAVE

[Denis Brown]

Beautiful day in Sproutland. Just going to pollute the atmosphere with exhaust fumes for an hour or two
DB

[Hugh Grant mbe]

Morning Dave,
Its another lovely sunny morning with a little bit of a breeze but it will change by lunch.
With all the rain on the West coast its little doubt they have webbed feet.
Hugh

[ROGER BALE]

So you guys up north are telling us that its wet or sunny, dont you know we wimps down here have to put up with all sorts of things such as higher temps due to gulfstream bringing warm winds and barmy days, thats why people come down here for a holiday and we go up north to get away from the high temps and crowded beaches its such a bore having to water the garden!I Expect Daddy Xmas, is also delighted to visit these climes to get a bit warmer too.So far no snow only a bit of frost that went in a few mins, pitty as it was very welcom.Im told it gets rid of the bugs, and we sure do need to get rid of them as the computer is full of um.Anyway to you every where keep well and dont let the bed bugs bite, have a wee dram and a great new year. ROG

[Dave Parry]

Hi Roger, you are a lucky barsteward with all your warm weather, I am looking at the snow coming down at the moment and it is set to get heavier later in the day, at this rate I will need some skis to get home. the good news is we break up for Christmas today so I can have a nice lie in on Monday

[ROGER BALE]

I was got up at 8am cos we expect daughter and hubby here at 12 for rhe day , chats,food @ drinkies. perhaps a visit to W/S to see latest creation which is a re designed seaplane, Just fitted the engine @ pod, so will be able to relax now and enjoy that xmas type celebration. OK so you have snow up there in the frozen north go on rub it in while we look out on bright sunny cloudless skys, its not good enough,sez I.well must dash as I need to chill the wine, byebye ROG