With the North Sea at your doorstep I can't even imagine the bone chilling cold that you endure there? You Brits are one tough lot. We have had visitors from the UK and they simply could not believe the temps/humidity here when it was 37C and above. The need for airconditioning systems in cars as well as houses became readily apparent the moment they stepped off the plane. Opposite ends, eh?

 

Yes, the heat and humidity in the south is something no one will understand until they've been here. It is insane. When I was in insurance adjuster's school in Jackson, Mississippi, there were a couple of guys from Plano Texas. They kept saying: "I thought it was hot in Texas. Here in Mississippi it is so humid you can't breathe when you go outside!"But I think myself being used to it, I would probably think the dry heat in Texas is worse than the humid heat in Mississippi. but I don't know. I need to experience it further.
I can't imagine what it must be like in Alaska or Canada where it gets REALLY cold! I've heard stories of water freezing before it hit the ground if you threw it outside. Although they tried to duplicate it on Mythbusters, and claimed it is impossible, I think it could be. On Mythbusters they poured it in a super cold freezer - that didn't take the wind into account.

 

Not quite. There are two tests and two types of licence. One is for manuals which also covers autos, the other is for autos only.

 

Not a golf course but if you look closely upper right you can perhaps make out the dry ski slope. The area that perhaps looks golfish is a park with ornamental artificial lakes built on the site of a former coal mine. Loads of water birds - swns, ducks, etc

 

Jon ..... the wind would have some effect on the cooling of the water, but not much ..... it's not like the wind chill that you feel which is caused by evaporative cooling.

 

Jon, now you can balance having that stronger right hand.

 

There is a "thing" in The Geordie Republic which even I find weird. The guys and galls on the lash on a saturday night never wear coats even when there is 6 inches of snow and it is -3c. You even sometimes see them with not even a T-shirt on or with shirt open to the waist and the men are just as bad - just joking. The women wear a top made from two bits of tissue and a skirt which just about skims the bum. It is a macho thing to show how tough they are. Or, it could be that if you wear a coat, some bugger will nick it. Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham - they are all the same - must be our Viking ancestry. Even mentioned as a joke on national tv "What do you call someone wearing a top coat in Geordieland" Answer "A southern jessie" or "A tourist". This area is fairly constant in temperature whole year round, its the North Sea which drives our weather and that's always bloody cold.

 

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Here are recent pictures of my car, it is four years old now. Since I do auto detailing here at the house I must keep both of our vehicles sharp. If a prospective customer comes here for a consultation/bid I can hardly afford for them to see nasty cars! It would be akin tothe mechanic whose car won't start or the plumber that has leaky faucets at his home. Not a good first impression!

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That's right ! KicK a man when he's down. You put me to shame with your car. I am almost afraid to post mine now. I can already hear the howls of derision now. Still, there is a bright side. The next time you tell me about your glorious weather, I know which curse to use. Bird Sh.. all over your bonnet. Odin, Odin hear my prayer.

 

(Tell Odin the bird must be able to navigate inside my garage in the dark.) With the weather you endure trying to keep an automobile clean is akin to pushing back the wind and I understand completely. You'll enjoy this immensely......it's raining today and I couldn't go anywhere because I don't want my car to get dirty!!