h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

well from where i sit, in winchester, its pitch bnlack. london today was as grey as ever...

"london today was as grey as ever..."

Is there a point to reporting london weather? Or can we just make an assumption and go with it

yes, there is! sometimes its hot and grey and sometimes its wet and grey!

I hear tell of hot, moist and grey

Somebody burst my bubble - we watch Coro Street (luv it!) and Weatherfield (fictional?) seems to always have nice weather! Even in winter. It rained *once*. Is it like Xena, all editing and stock footage, is it a fluke or what?

Coro Street is manchester. Unless I'm horribly mistaken.

I remember a brit comedian joking about telly magic making Manchester look like somewhere you'd actually not mind living

mancchester. thats in the north. and hence wetter and greyer. plus its manchester, which is practically the grey capital of the western world.

Look you, I thought that was Welsh Wales, see... I remember Griff Rhys Jones standing on a hill above a street of terraced houses, looking down and saying: "So. This is Wales. Ghastly, isn't it" and walking away.

Weather in Auckland? Diamond weather, sunny and freezing cold! We've been listening to great music from 1984, 'Dream of the Blue Turtle': Sting, and 'Humans' Lib': Howard Jones. 'Welcome to Conditioning'!

actually, british weather fans, its been boiling hot all month. uncomfortably so.

and wales is a lovely place. no really. ok, no that was an obscene lie. its not. it *is* ghastly.

I have a conspiracy theory. No one lives in Wales and we're just made to believe people do. It’s a joint plan between England Scotland and Ireland to create a region of people to be the butt of jokes and "at least I don't live there" comment.

How's that?

no really. ive been there.

I have relatives there - no, really! My Aunt Mary (from L'pool) married a Welshman called Jones (aren't they all?) sometime in the 1930s. My aunt Mary carked it sometime in 1980, but she had children who had children.. you know how it goes..

According to my father, Mary was a difficult person. I never actually knew her. Her niece, my cousin Margery (sp?) lives in Welsh Wales now, and writes occasionally. Apparently, you have to be a difficult person to live there!

Meanwhile here in Auckland, my personal favourite (NOT!!!) low cloud.

Ah well... While it lasted

Where have the rest of the regulars gone? cheesecake, Jesi, six of 7?

Someone called my name?





Still floating around, just outdoors a bit more often lately, catching some rays

outdoors? what's that then?

rays? sigh...

Six7s is from britland. Maybe she can give us an idea/comparason of wether for those of us who haven't live in both places.

Apparition, what makes you think I'm a *she* ?

British weather:
It's made up of islands, just like NZ, so the term *changeable* is practically implied in most forecasts
It's relatively flat, so the weather in one county is probably very similar to the weather in neighbouring counties... unlike NZ...

Odd things I noticed:
Invercargill is closer to the equator than Brighton is, yet Brighton is warmer, courtesy of the Gulf Stream I guess

I worked outside for over 3 years in England, and never once got sunburn - although I did get a *bit* of a tan





England, esp the South, can get VERY hot in summer, esp when there is little or no wind to blow away the smog

And it can get cold, wind and Gulf Stream or no wind and Gulf Stream

British snow is ignorant:
When it snows is Britain, it does so in the streets and on the motorways rather than confining itself to useful places like ski-slopes, oh, that's right, there arent any

British rain is indolent:
Rather than bucketing down for an hour and then clearing off for a week or two, British rain has a habit of drizzling for days on end, interspersed with some really half hearted downpours

The above *could* be factors that have influenced the proliferation of hundreds and hundreds of truly wonderful pubs

thanks for the insights.

haven't you said that you're a she?

I would be very surprised if I had