What's the world coming to, the last few decades have seen some of the mildest winters in living memory. I remember a few years ago when September was about the best weather we had all year. you picks your two weeks holiday and takes your chance. as for what about the poor children. less x-box and more football would see them getting enough vit-D without having to rely on their annual two weeks holiday to get a bit of fresh air.
As for putting the heating on , shame on you Bob, I was always brought up to believe that the heating doesn't go on until the end of October
Sounds like a pretty good idea to me.
We usually camp at the beginning of the holidays and the end , the July booking we unfortunately had to cancel this year. Our second trip is next Thursday for four nights in the new forest , I've just bought a heater as I think that's going to be a must have this time !
We've been camping 3 years and the past two years it's been quite warm on the last weekend of August , although dark a lot earlier and I'm not too confident this week .... I've even booked a beach hut for the day on the 31st for the airshow I'm hoping I can use it to relax and not just for warming up :(
My workplace shuts down completely for three weeks starting the same week as the school holidays so we don't really have a choice when we go. I'm just glad the weather was good the 3 weeks i was off because the last two haven't been that great for the kids.
It is probably adults more than kids that worry about the weather. I can remember as a kid going on holiday and we had a few days of hot sun which caused painful sunburn on our legs and then days of pouring rain when the pacamacs chaffed the sunburn on the backs of our legs...but we still had a brilliant time.
I agree that each season has someting to offer but I still think summer holidays should be in summer and not just a calendar summer but real summer.
Plus adopting a scottish system (no break at the beinning of June as summer holidays are just around a corner) makes childcare issues a bit easier. For parents who have no relatives living close by childcare can be a problem. With no break in June but longer summer break I can consider finding a student or an au pair.
tentadventurer also makes a valid point about high temperatures in July affecting schools. Since heatwaves usually occur in July it makes sense to have kids at school mid August when it will be easier for them to concentrate.
My old nan used to say if we moaned as children of being cold 'change your butcher!' Hehe. Don't know if thats just a northern saying! Although i dont ever remember being cold as a child, my mum doesnt either, she said as they didn't have heating etc that they were used to it. I suppose nowadays we are all a bit 'nesh' compared to then! Lol
Quote: Originally posted by Millerblade on 24/8/2014
My old nan used to say if we moaned as children of being cold 'change your butcher!' Hehe. Don't know if thats just a northern saying! Although i dont ever remember being cold as a child, my mum doesnt either, she said as they didn't have heating etc that they were used to it. I suppose nowadays we are all a bit 'nesh' compared to then! Lol
What does "nesh" mean, please - never heard the term before.
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As a child, I used to get told off for being "nesh" - a common saying in the West Midlands too! I was told " you're too nesh you are - tut - go and get a jumper then!"
I do think that children are becoming more "nesh" largely due to central heating and the fact that i-pads, x-boxes, wii's, computers etc., all keep children indoors and they don't get accustomed enough to cooler weather. Not all children admittedly, I have one who is going to Snowdonia tomorrow to walk, climb and whatever else she can find to do - whereas I have one who is, well, "nesh" and would quite happily stay and watch t.v. all day.
Back in the day when I was at school, we were out at playtimes in all weathers - only in really bad weather were we allowed back indoors. Now, even in the "fine rain that wets you" it's back into classroom.
I know what you are all saying but I agree with Bob61, that on the whole we just enjoyed whatever weather we had because we were on holiday. I mean we are in England so what do you expect.
I agree with the light nights but, I have to say, they have remained the same year in year out, so no surprises there then. Mind you, 2 years ago we were in the North East on mid-summers day, 21st June and it poured, so it was dark much earlier and it was so cold - we didn't have any heater (it being June) and I had my picture taken with my fleece, gilet, blanket over my fully trousered legs with long socks and hat and scarf - and I was still cold and it was very dark!!
I think with England it is still as it has always been -the luck of draw - good old England!
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Quote: Originally posted by Fay Fife on 24/8/2014
Change your butcher? You'll have to explain that one to me I'm afraid!
I have no idea, maybe its just a yorkshire term in the older days! Probably related to not having enough meat on your bones to keep maybe. It sounds funnier when said in a old yorkshire accent "tha needs to change thee butcher lass, tha's nesh!"
What happened to Fairs weeks North of the border last week in August 1st week in September if I remeber right every thing use to shut down and people went on Holiday, That is if they were entitled to two weeks hols. I use to spend these two weeks serviceing machinery in distilleries or bottling halls or installing new machines up ready and tested for the people coming back off hols, Then two days running and training staff on new stuff before travelling home south of the border did the kids get an extra two weeks then.
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