Sunday, 5 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Weather report
Our weather report may say "dry" - but that means it's not raining. It's been gently snowing since mid morning and there's now between one and one and half inches in the yard. (I stepped off the porch and quickly stuck my finger in the snow). Our weather station doesn't record snow - and when this melts will probably show it as rain in the rain gauge. But the depth won't be the same. Someone once told me (I think) that one foot of snow equals one inch of rain? I'm ready to stand corrected!
And good luck to anyone on the roads - especially coming back from Carlisle, where they went for a Birthday treat - to see Carlisle beat Chesterfield 2 - 1.
And good luck to anyone on the roads - especially coming back from Carlisle, where they went for a Birthday treat - to see Carlisle beat Chesterfield 2 - 1.
Friday, 3 February 2012
How cold is it?
. . . . . the truth is out there - but where?
Now that out weather station is sited away from the house and buildings on the hill between Strickley and Over Bleaze, we've been reasonably confident about most of the readings. The wind and rain are are accurate as we can hope for, and when it's warm I'm sure that the temperature is "within acceptable parameters". But, when the temperature drops below freezing, it doesn't always record how cold we are down in the yard. We have a thermometer on the wall in the shippon yard and this morning is was showing two degrees colder. I know that it is just down to positioning - it can only record what it is where it is, but when it gets to the extremes of temperature we always want to know how cold we really are. I'm looking around and costing an extra sensor, but the cost may be prohibitive for the advantages.
So in the meantime we look at three outdoor thermometers -
First thing, we check the one outside out bedroom window (console next to the bed) to decide if it's warm enough to get up (it has to be). This is usually one degree warmer than it really is.
Then we check the console in the kitchen that picks up the main weather station (this is what is uploaded to the web).
Then we check the temperature down the yard - to confirm why we feel so cold.
I also check the indoor temperature in the pantry. Today there was a sort of symmetry - it was plus 4 in the pantry and minus four outside.
Now that out weather station is sited away from the house and buildings on the hill between Strickley and Over Bleaze, we've been reasonably confident about most of the readings. The wind and rain are are accurate as we can hope for, and when it's warm I'm sure that the temperature is "within acceptable parameters". But, when the temperature drops below freezing, it doesn't always record how cold we are down in the yard. We have a thermometer on the wall in the shippon yard and this morning is was showing two degrees colder. I know that it is just down to positioning - it can only record what it is where it is, but when it gets to the extremes of temperature we always want to know how cold we really are. I'm looking around and costing an extra sensor, but the cost may be prohibitive for the advantages.
So in the meantime we look at three outdoor thermometers -
First thing, we check the one outside out bedroom window (console next to the bed) to decide if it's warm enough to get up (it has to be). This is usually one degree warmer than it really is.
Then we check the console in the kitchen that picks up the main weather station (this is what is uploaded to the web).
Then we check the temperature down the yard - to confirm why we feel so cold.
I also check the indoor temperature in the pantry. Today there was a sort of symmetry - it was plus 4 in the pantry and minus four outside.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Elliot
14 today!
This is something to make me feel really old - having a fourteen year old grandson. To me he's still a young boy with a long way to go at school - but it's not so long ago that most children left school at fourteen and went out to work.
Until 1918 there was no "school leaving age", and it was then brought in at fourteen. My parents left school at that age - as did many of that generation. In 1947 it was raised to fifteen, and stayed like that till 1972. In fact Henry left at fifteen (but did go onto college a few years later).
But Elliot has years of opportunity ahead of him. Good luck.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
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