Stormy Weather II

[BBMmk2]

Going to be a good day today down here. Be out seeing family.

[DracoM]

High wind, lots of rain in flusters and flurries, autumnal.

[LMcD]

High wind, lots of rain in flusters and flurries, autumnal.

Almost no wind, very little cloud, 24 degrees, summery.

[Serial_Apologist]

Almost no wind, very little cloud, 24 degrees, summery.

That pretty well summarizes the weather here, too! (Oh, where are those handy puns when one really needs them?!)

Tomorrow and Tuesday are still predicted to be hot, with an expected high somewhere in the SE of 30 C - the first time since 2016 that that temperature will have been reached anywhere in the UK in September, according to the weather presenter this morning.

[gurnemanz]

I'm hoping this late sun will encourage some remaining green tomatoes to ripen. Runner beans are still flowering and might have some hope of becoming beans.

[Serial_Apologist]

I'm hoping this late sun will encourage some remaining green tomatoes to ripen. Runner beans are still flowering and might have some hope of becoming beans.

The same here, with regards to tomatoes planted in planters in a somewhat exposed position by my lovely Italian neighbours in our garden. I did advise them on using one of the south-facing walls, telling them we (i.e. they) are not in Italy here, you know! But would they listen? Would they listen!!!

[Pulcinella]

Tomatoes finally turning red here, and this afternoons's sun should be helping.

[oddoneout]

It's hot rather than just warm here. Apologies to Draco as it's probably winter with him... And I gather my relative in Scotland won't be sitting out topping up a tan either.

[Pulcinella]

New mattress being delivered tomorrow, so I'm taking advantage of a gloriously hot sunny day to wash and dry the mattress cover in anticipation, and will cope tonight without its extra padding (even though the sunken springs will be more noticeable).
It's certainly lasted way more than the recommended 8 years you're supposed to change a mattress after; does anyone do that, or is it just a sales pitch?
A bit like changing toothbrushes, but at least with the OralB heads they have a colour-change alert to go by.

[oddoneout]

New mattress being delivered tomorrow, so I'm taking advantage of a gloriously hot sunny day to wash and dry the mattress cover in anticipation, and will cope tonight without its extra padding (even though the sunken springs will be more noticeable).
It's certainly lasted way more than the recommended 8 years you're supposed to change a mattress after; does anyone do that, or is it just a sales pitch?
A bit like changing toothbrushes, but at least with the OralB heads they have a colour-change alert to go by.

Used to be 10 years not that long ago. I don't think many people took that much notice - unless it was suggested in the course of something like sleep problem/back pain investigations. Whether that is changing now that there are so many adverts about companies offering 'most recommended' mattresses available without having to go through the bouncing on beds in showrooms bit, and with the option to return it if unsuitable I don't know.
Some mattresses probably send their own alerts when the springs start escaping their moorings. Then again some folk won't replace even in those circumstances possibly through either having become accustomed to the discomfort or baulking at the cost. My mother fell into both categories, even though cost wasn't actually a barrier for her, but we only realised when we had to stay in her flat when she was in hospital. Events post-hospital meant a change of flat so we were able to get the bed and mattress changed - the divan base was shot to b as well - no wonder she used to remark how comfortable our guest beds were when she came to stay.

[Serial_Apologist]

Used to be 10 years not that long ago. I don't think many people took that much notice - unless it was suggested in the course of something like sleep problem/back pain investigations. Whether that is changing now that there are so many adverts about companies offering 'most recommended' mattresses available without having to go through the bouncing on beds in showrooms bit, and with the option to return it if unsuitable I don't know.
Some mattresses probably send their own alerts when the springs start escaping their moorings. Then again some folk won't replace even in those circumstances possibly through either having become accustomed to the discomfort or baulking at the cost. My mother fell into both categories, even though cost wasn't actually a barrier for her, but we only realised when we had to stay in her flat when she was in hospital. Events post-hospital meant a change of flat so we were able to get the bed and mattress changed - the divan base was shot to b as well - no wonder she used to remark how comfortable our guest beds were when she came to stay.

I suppose it must partly depend on how much "action" a mattress has experienced! As it happens the mattress I currently sleep on is the one my parents brought for me when I was nearly fully grown, more than 50 years ago. That either says something about the greater sustainability of such things as mattresses back then, or that mine has not had its share of "action"!

[oddoneout]

I suppose it must partly depend on how much "action" a mattress has experienced! As it happens the mattress I currently sleep on is the one my parents brought for me when I was nearly fully grown, more than 50 years ago. That either says something about the greater sustainability of such things as mattresses back then, or that mine has not had its share of "action"!

Different materials used to make it I would guess, in the same way that modern cushion fillings very quickly end up flat as a pancake while the feather versions continue to plump up and give support indefinitely. My son is using a mattress that must be more than 40 years old now, but as it's latex foam there is not the spring problem to contend with, and as the bed frame for which it was made is a non-standard size the cost of replacing it (which his wife would like as she thinks it too soft) has been something of a deterrent thus far.

[DracoM]

A day of hot, stifling humidity
Apocalyptic-hued sunset!

[oddoneout]

A day of hot, stifling humidity

Hot here but a breeze helped with the stickiness, if not the temperature - the breeze coming through the kitchen window felt like standing in front of a tumble drier outlet.

[Pulcinella]

Not sure if this is a weather post or a food post!
Absolutely glorious day here, and we were delighted to be able to entertain some friends on their way back to Oxford from a few days of holiday in Northumberland to a lunch that included some of our own tomatoes, which had finally ripened.