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Today and tomorrow we have an airshow at Farkashegy Aerodrome (Budakeszi, my village)Don't have an image but details can be found under Facebook events. Click here. - @fluffy2560 We have a local airfield, it got its fame from being the place they built the Fairey Swordfish, during WW2, These days it's a private airfield. It has its air-show in August, when, probably because it was always seen as the divert for RAF Church Fenton, it attracts a lot of vintage military fixed-wing and rescue rotary aircraft. - @Cynic

Now that's a blast from the past.

Interesting bi-plane but one shot of a torpedo.

I had a model of one when I was a kid but thinking more about it now, it  might have been the Gloster Gladiator.

I think I had some actual plans for one - like engineering drawings.  I don't remember what happened to them but I had a lot of these kinds of materials.   Must have just been thrown away.

Today and tomorrow we have an airshow at Farkashegy Aerodrome (Budakeszi, my village)Don't have an image but details can be found under Facebook events. Click here. - @fluffy2560 We have a local airfield, it got its fame from being the place they built the Fairey Swordfish, during WW2, These days it's a private airfield. It has its air-show in August, when, probably because it was always seen as the divert for RAF Church Fenton, it attracts a lot of vintage military fixed-wing and rescue rotary aircraft. - @Cynic
Now that's a blast from the past.
Interesting bi-plane but one shot of a torpedo.

I had a model of one when I was a kid but thinking more about it now, it might have been the Gloster Gladiator.

I think I had some actual plans for one - like engineering drawings. I don't remember what happened to them but I had a lot of these kinds of materials. Must have just been thrown away. - @fluffy2560

Sherburn airfield was also where the W & T Avery Ltd (weighing scales fame) had their factory.  These days the site is a vehicle body builder and it also makes Electric buses for London Transport.  Gets a bit confusing when the latest one in Transport for London livery drives through the village on its way darn sarf.

Sherburn airfield was also where the W & T Avery Ltd (weighing scales fame) had their factory. These days the site is a vehicle body builder and it also makes Electric buses for London Transport. Gets a bit confusing when the latest one in Transport for London livery drives through the village on its way darn sarf. - @Cynic

I suppose Avery has to balance up their manufacturing to give economy of scale and to give weight to their industry.  I am sure it's not mass production. I guess people working there don't go far for their holidays - mainly driving.  Bus man's holidays so to speak. 

I used to like On The Buses.  Reg Varney etc.  All now departed for other destinations.

I'll get my coat.

Sherburn airfield was also where the W & T Avery Ltd (weighing scales fame) had their factory. These days the site is a vehicle body builder and it also makes Electric buses for London Transport. Gets a bit confusing when the latest one in Transport for London livery drives through the village on its way darn sarf. - @Cynic
I suppose Avery has to balance up their manufacturing to give economy of scale and to give weight to their industry. I am sure it's not mass production. I guess people working there don't go far for their holidays - mainly driving. Bus man's holidays so to speak.
I used to like On The Buses. Reg Varney etc. All now departed for other destinations.

I'll get my coat. - @fluffy2560

The Avery name is still around, now owned by GEC.  I used to "own" a set of vehicle weighing scales made by them, unfortunately the Queen wanted them back when I hung up my uniform; according to those who replaced me, they're still in use where air-portability has now become much more important and pilots still get very pissed off when they pull back on the stick and the aircraft doesn't do what it says in the pilot's handbook.

Sherburn airfield was also where the W & T Avery Ltd (weighing scales fame) had their factory. These days the site is a vehicle body builder and it also makes Electric buses for London Transport. Gets a bit confusing when the latest one in Transport for London livery drives through the village on its way darn sarf. - @Cynic
I suppose Avery has to balance up their manufacturing to give economy of scale and to give weight to their industry. I am sure it's not mass production. I guess people working there don't go far for their holidays - mainly driving. Bus man's holidays so to speak.
I used to like On The Buses. Reg Varney etc. All now departed for other destinations.

I'll get my coat. - @fluffy2560

The Avery name is still around, now owned by GEC. I used to "own" a set of vehicle weighing scales made by them, unfortunately the Queen wanted them back when I hung up my uniform; according to those who replaced me, they're still in use where air-portability has now become much more important and pilots still get very pissed off when they pull back on the stick and the aircraft doesn't do what it says in the pilot's handbook. - @Cynic

I actually worked for an arm of GEC.  That was way back in the 1980s.  Different division.   

I've never really understood why they couldn't weigh aircraft on the basis of sensors on the landing gear.  Not enough for accurate centre of gravity but a bit of calculation would sort that out.

Liz even wanted my boots back.  Yeah, second hand boots.  Very useful.

11h:

26C with a mild breeze 0.4 m/s.  Blue skies, steady pressure.

We're expecting up to 30C today. so it'll be a bit of heat wave this week.  I had to put the airco on yesterday.  We have a lot of windows and with the sun streaming in, it's a greenhouse.  It's 1st June so it's about time we got up to the usual temperatures.

I was thinking of taking the doggy but it's always a bit of a risk in this kind of heat.  She's really furry and could drop dead from heat exhaustion.  Probably best to take her in the evening when it's cooled off a bit and the car parks are empty.  Or even tomorrow when everyone has gone to work.   Recently people are even blocking up the car parking on weekdays.  They have a Park and Ride scheme operating in some car parks.   It messes leisure seekers/dog walkers like me.   If I take the dog from a remote car park, am I dogging?

The day started off beautiful, really sunny, they said rain was forecast. I was thinking maybe they got it wrong. Well all of a sudden the sky turned black, and the heavens opened. Thunder and lightning 🌩️ ⚡

It reached 30°C at its peak, but now 28°C at 5pm.

Sherburn airfield was also where the W & T Avery Ltd (weighing scales fame) had their factory. These days the site is a vehicle body builder and it also makes Electric buses for London Transport. Gets a bit confusing when the latest one in Transport for London livery drives through the village on its way darn sarf. - @Cynic
I suppose Avery has to balance up their manufacturing to give economy of scale and to give weight to their industry. I am sure it's not mass production. I guess people working there don't go far for their holidays - mainly driving. Bus man's holidays so to speak.
I used to like On The Buses. Reg Varney etc. All now departed for other destinations.

I'll get my coat. - @fluffy2560

The Avery name is still around, now owned by GEC. I used to "own" a set of vehicle weighing scales made by them, unfortunately the Queen wanted them back when I hung up my uniform; according to those who replaced me, they're still in use where air-portability has now become much more important and pilots still get very pissed off when they pull back on the stick and the aircraft doesn't do what it says in the pilot's handbook. - @Cynic
I actually worked for an arm of GEC. That was way back in the 1980s. Different division. 
I've never really understood why they couldn't weigh aircraft on the basis of sensors on the landing gear. Not enough for accurate centre of gravity but a bit of calculation would sort that out.

Liz even wanted my boots back. Yeah, second hand boots. Very useful. - @fluffy2560

You ever look at (let alone complete) a load distribution sheet (aka a trim sheet) for a C-130?  No wonder Loadmasters get wings!

Day 2 of 30°C

Forecast for rain in the afternoon. Nothing but at 7pm it pissed down, with thunder. 22°C now at 7.30pm.

You ever look at (let alone complete) a load distribution sheet (aka a trim sheet) for a C-130? No wonder Loadmasters get wings! - @Cynic

I thought you were the blokes with rigging and harnesses and sitting on the open back door of those planes as they whizzed around in adventures of derring-do.

Don't tell me you had to do paperwork as well!

(Paperwork is the bane of my life - amongst other things)

Day 2 of 30°C
Forecast for rain in the afternoon. Nothing but at 7pm it pissed down, with thunder. 22°C now at 7.30pm. - @SimCityAT

It was brutal today.  Car reported 31C.  It was far too hot for me and even the poor old dog didn't want to out.   We went to Obi and talk about hot.  Big box store and no airco.  Not even a breeze!

Now it's 20.30h and still 26C outside.

And imagine just a few weeks ago we were all in our coats!

You ever look at (let alone complete) a load distribution sheet (aka a trim sheet) for a C-130? No wonder Loadmasters get wings! - @Cynic
I thought you were the blokes with rigging and harnesses and sitting on the open back door of those planes as they whizzed around in adventures of derring-do.
Don't tell me you had to do paperwork as well!

(Paperwork is the bane of my life - amongst other things) - @fluffy2560

Done that and got the t-shirt, I even did my dope on a rope course at JATE.  Trim sheets were a sore subject, the loadmaster is responsible for the accuracy and the AC captain has to sign it to accept the load, but it was the AD's/Movers who planned, did the maths and then loaded the cargo for the winged master race's approval.

Did you know that the downwash from a Chinook is enough to blow infantry Csgt's from the top of an ammunition pallet, twice (and he didn't bounce)!

As for sitting on the ramp; I did it once in Belize while the Para's went down the hard way, then later on, as if I hadn't learned my lesson earlier, sat next to a Gurkha who was throwing up in his combat helmet while we flew ULL around the UK.

I'm conscious of the fact that I may be repeating myself, but I am an old veteran.

Done that and got the t-shirt, I even did my dope on a rope course at JATE. Trim sheets were a sore subject, the loadmaster is responsible for the accuracy and the AC captain has to sign it to accept the load, but it was the AD's/Movers who planned, did the maths and then loaded the cargo for the winged master race's approval.Did you know that the downwash from a Chinook is enough to blow infantry Csgt's from the top of an ammunition pallet, twice (and he didn't bounce)!As for sitting on the ramp; I did it once in Belize while the Para's went down the hard way, then later on, as if I hadn't learned my lesson earlier, sat next to a Gurkha who was throwing up in his combat helmet while we flew ULL around the UK.I'm conscious of the fact that I may be repeating myself, but I am an old veteran. - @Cynic

Repetition is just reinforcement.   That's my excuse.

Only time I lost my lunch was coming back off exercise and they gave us some kind of spam stew.   I ended up chucking my guts up.  Worse nausea I'd felt in years.  God knows how long that bucket of stew had been in there but I was hungry at the time.   Soon lost it!    I always thought the grub was pretty good - especially if the Yanks were there doing the cooking.

Despite being RAF, I actually never got to go in one of their planes. I did however drive about at insane speed in one of their crappy Land Rovers with dodgy steering.   It was so dangerous, I couldn't really do it and keep with the convoy. I was swapped out thank god.  So instead of killing myself driving, someone else was going to do it for me.

I worked with ex-Ghurkas in Kosovo.  They were security.  Their leaders were ex-South African cops or Army.  You wouldn't want to mess with those fellas.

Done that and got the t-shirt, I even did my dope on a rope course at JATE. Trim sheets were a sore subject, the loadmaster is responsible for the accuracy and the AC captain has to sign it to accept the load, but it was the AD's/Movers who planned, did the maths and then loaded the cargo for the winged master race's approval.Did you know that the downwash from a Chinook is enough to blow infantry Csgt's from the top of an ammunition pallet, twice (and he didn't bounce)!As for sitting on the ramp; I did it once in Belize while the Para's went down the hard way, then later on, as if I hadn't learned my lesson earlier, sat next to a Gurkha who was throwing up in his combat helmet while we flew ULL around the UK.I'm conscious of the fact that I may be repeating myself, but I am an old veteran. - @Cynic
Repetition is just reinforcement. That's my excuse.

Only time I lost my lunch was coming back off exercise and they gave us some kind of spam stew. I ended up chucking my guts up. Worse nausea I'd felt in years. God knows how long that bucket of stew had been in there but I was hungry at the time. Soon lost it!  I always thought the grub was pretty good - especially if the Yanks were there doing the cooking.

Despite being RAF, I actually never got to go in one of their planes. I did however driving about at insane speed in one of their crappy Land Rovers with dodgy steering. It was so dangerous, I couldn't really do it and keep with the convoy. I was swapped out thank god. So instead of killing myself driving, someone else was going to do it for me.

I worked with ex-Ghurkas in Kosovo. They were security. Their leaders were ex-South African cops or Army. You wouldn't want to mess with those fellas. - @fluffy2560

I was at a re-union last weekend; the Guard Force, the Mess staff and chefs on the camp were all ex-Gurkhas.

Wednesday 09.15h:

Really looking hot today.  Sun is blasting away.  Forecast is up to 30C.  Already it's 25C.   

We've had the fans and airco on.

In fit of madness I might go to Ikea and even take the furry friend walkies.   

I will also jet wash my hi-tech birdbath.   Mrs F has declared she's not up for lifting the very heavy birdbath into position.  So it's going to be old school - A-frame and block and tackle.  Like how they made the pyramids.   I've got block and tackle that can lift 200kg.  It'll be an engineering miracle if it works - I'll have to use old metal fence posts welded together.   I could also just make an incline and drag it up using the aforementioned black and tackle and some additional ropes.

Holidays Sunday and Monday.

Pretty poo weather here today; broken sky, currently 15C, with a forecast high of 17C; I just hung the washing out which is almost an invitation for the rain to come and make my day.

As for your birdbath; detail off a couple of your offspring to make themselves useful and think about poor dads back.

Pretty poo weather here today; broken sky, currently 15C, with a forecast high of 17C; I just hung the washing out which is almost an invitation for the rain to come and make my day.As for your birdbath; detail off a couple of your offspring to make themselves useful and think about poor dads back. - @Cynic

It's really brutal out there.  On my Ikea trip, the car reported 32C.  Airco was on full power and hardly making a dent.

Birdbath bulletin:

I'd be lucky to get any help from the sprogs.   They are all living in their own parallel universes. Blackmailing them with my back has never really worked.

I'm thinking now, inclined plane to get it up.   The base is made from solid welded metal. I made it from scrap angle iron pieces I had lying around.  It'd probably support the weight of a car as it's way over-engineered and the bath weighs nothing like a car. 

So I think I can probably get the actual bird bath down (incline)  to the install location using a sackbarrow.  It's already on there now and I moved it myself for jet washing.  I can just about move it on my own.  I could use the actual sackbarrow as an inclined plane, tie ropes and straps around the aforementioned birdbath and wind it up using block and tackle wrapped around my neighbours fence posts. It's OK, I don't like those neighbours anyway and they aren't at home during the day  so what they won't see won't hurt them. 

I've also got some substantial wooden beams which must have been left over from my shed's roof when they built it.  They are several metres long.  So I can put these beams down, support them with some large limestone blocks and drag the thing up to the top of the base.   Wiggling at the top will be difficult if it's not lined up properly.

13.30h

Just so hot now here.

It's 29C outside and much higher in the sun.  Clouds showing on the barometer, humidity low (thunderstorms maybe later - the drier the air, the more static).  Slight breeze from the West, 3 m/s.

I've been working on my patio sunshade.  It's just brutal as it's south facing.  We only get respite around 17h when the sun has gone around behind the trees.  I hate my neighbours trees but I guess they do help in this case.

Mrs F has started filling the pop-up pool.  It's like a giant plastic bag 5m across with metal support legs.  And about 1.5m deep. We bought it in Aldi a couple of years ago.  It takes 16,000 litres of water.  That's 16 tons.   So much water, we had a letter from the water company saying our water usage had jumped and we must have a leak.   Yes, we do have a leak, it's called the pop-up pool.   When it comes to emptying it, we had to get a special pump for it as it takes days for it to dribble away on its own.   We only go in it a few times a year.   It takes over my working spaces where I park my car and work on stuff like welding.  I'm not much of a fan of that pool.

It's 30°C here, and the heavens just opened up. Two days ago, a storm brought trees down in Upper Austria. They had 90km/h winds. I can't see that we will get anything like that.

It's 30°C here, and the heavens just opened up. Two days ago, a storm brought trees down in Upper Austria. They had 90km/h winds. I can't see that we will get anything like that. - @SimCityAT

We need a good dump of rain.   We're having to water the garden now.  I cannot see it raining much except in occasional massive thunderstorms.   Looking out about 3 weeks, we're all in the late 20s, early 30s.  Some predictions of a bit of rain but nothing like what would be needed.

Sunny again, but light rain, so just a passing shower.

Stopped raining, so I did my daily exercise and took a stroll up to the shop to buy some cigs. My word, it is so humid 🥵 I came back home with sweat 💦 pouring off my face. But the temperature 🌡️ has dropped to 23°C. I dare open my skylights in fear it will rain again. I might go and have a cold shower 🚿

It's a bit weird here.  Weather looks OK, until you go outside, and you realise that despite the sun, it's 13C with a freezing wind and the broken clouds are full of rain.  So I had gone outside to hang out the washing, took 5 steps then turned back again, thank goodness for tumble dryers.

Wife took her niece to Leeds to the shops, then she discovers that the new council have closed the Park & Rides, so, nowhere to park, so looking in the City centre for somewhere to park, and she gets caught up in a Pro-Palestine march (they take 5 steps, then stop (blocking the road) for 5 minutes to do some jumping up and down and chanting of some weird words that nobody understands), so she decides to push her luck and park up where I used to work and get the bus from there, success.

Oh FFS, now they've issued a thunderstorm warning.  I'll need to get Boris close to me, he doesn't like them.

It's a bit weird here. Weather looks OK, until you go outside, and you realise that despite the sun, it's 13C with a freezing wind and the broken clouds are full of rain. So I had gone outside to hang out the washing, took 5 steps then turned back again, thank goodness for tumble dryers.
Wife took her niece to Leeds to the shops, then she discovers that the new council have closed the Park & Rides, so, nowhere to park, so looking in the City centre for somewhere to park, and she gets caught up in a Pro-Palestine march (they take 5 steps, then stop (blocking the road) for 5 minutes to do some jumping up and down and chanting of some weird words that nobody understands), so she decides to push her luck and park up where I used to work and get the bus from there, success.

Oh FFS, now they've issued a thunderstorm warning. I'll need to get Boris close to me, he doesn't like them. - @Cynic

I saw that they put a yellow warning ⚠️ for thunderstorms, but that was for covering Wales, Midlands and the south.

Have they received it for Yorkshire now then?

Our internet has dropped only once so far today, no idea why? It only happens when we have a downpour. All our cables are underground, so maybe there is break in the system somewhere. Outage only lasts a minute.

I saw that they put a yellow warning ⚠️ for thunderstorms, but that was for covering Wales, Midlands and the south. Have they received it for Yorkshire now then?Our internet has dropped only once so far today, no idea why? It only happens when we have a downpour. All our cables are underground, so maybe there is break in the system somewhere. Outage only lasts a minute. - @SimCityAT

Sometimes the weather shorts out the cables if copper based and not insulated but fibre would be unaffected.   It used to be a major problem here especially in the cities but now many places are on fibre so are unaffected by flooding.   It used to happen to us when there was a thunderstorm - electrical disturbances on the copper cable TV system.   But we're now on fibre and it's almost totally reliable.  It's also a helluva lot faster but it ain't cheap!

Oh FFS, now they've issued a thunderstorm warning. I'll need to get Boris close to me, he doesn't like them. - @Cynic

Poor old Boris.  I've heard you can get earplugs for dogs but not seen them myself.

Our doggy seems to be unaffected by loud noises, bangs and crashes.  She was absolutely indifferent to the New Year's fireworks.  Made me wonder if she was deaf but she comes if I whistle and she pays attention if I say her name.

Our doggy was for a long while  frightened of hang gliders and paragliders.  I think she probably thought they were eagles coming to get her.  She doesn't seem to be worried now but she's a lot older.  Quite a strange thing and quite a demo of inbuilt instinct.  Maybe she's just got used to it.  And besides, we don't really have eagles around here. 

It's a bit weird here. Weather looks OK, until you go outside, and you realise that despite the sun, it's 13C with a freezing wind and the broken clouds are full of rain. So I had gone outside to hang out the washing, took 5 steps then turned back again, thank goodness for tumble dryers.Wife took her niece to Leeds to the shops, then she discovers that the new council have closed the Park & Rides, so, nowhere to park, so looking in the City centre for somewhere to park, and she gets caught up in a Pro-Palestine march (they take 5 steps, then stop (blocking the road) for 5 minutes to do some jumping up and down and chanting of some weird words that nobody understands), so she decides to push her luck and park up where I used to work and get the bus from there, success.Oh FFS, now they've issued a thunderstorm warning. I'll need to get Boris close to me, he doesn't like them. - @CynicI saw that they put a yellow warning ⚠️ for thunderstorms, but that was for covering Wales, Midlands and the south. Have they received it for Yorkshire now then?Our internet has dropped only once so far today, no idea why? It only happens when we have a downpour. All our cables are underground, so maybe there is break in the system somewhere. Outage only lasts a minute. - @SimCityAT

Yeah - the weather warning flashed up on my phone just after I submitted the post, so I went back in to edit/add the last line.  Boris has started to do his low growl, so it can't be far away now.  We tend to be on the fringe of bad weather in the Vale of York; so Leeds and York cop it, while we get the fringe.

To add; I just checked the weather radar (so rain), there is nothing around here.  I guess somebody in the Met Office included our region in error; doesn't explain Boris though, he's not happy.

Yeah - the weather warning flashed up on my phone just after I submitted the post, so I went back in to edit/add the last line. Boris has started to do his low growl, so it can't be far away now. We tend to be on the fringe of bad weather in the Vale of York; so Leeds and York cop it, while we get the fringe.
To add; I just checked the weather radar (so rain), there is nothing around here. I guess somebody in the Met Office included our region in error; doesn't explain Boris though, he's not happy. - @Cynic

Maybe Boris needs to be checked by the Met Office before they issue the forecast? 

Meanwhile, here in HU,  it's 07.11h and it's already 22C outside.  Pressure steady at 1011 hPa relative.  Sunrise was 04.47h and sunset will be 20.39h.   There's a slight breeze WNW, 0.2 m/s.   Blue skies, not a cloud to be seen.   Forecasting around 30C during the day and 20C at night.   

It's a public holiday today and tomorrow (Pentecost/Whit Monday) so the roads should be quiet.  Going to the countryside.

Yeah - the weather warning flashed up on my phone just after I submitted the post, so I went back in to edit/add the last line. Boris has started to do his low growl, so it can't be far away now. We tend to be on the fringe of bad weather in the Vale of York; so Leeds and York cop it, while we get the fringe.
To add; I just checked the weather radar (so rain), there is nothing around here. I guess somebody in the Met Office included our region in error; doesn't explain Boris though, he's not happy. - @Cynic
Maybe Boris needs to be checked by the Met Office before they issue the forecast?
Meanwhile, here in HU, it's 07.11h and it's already 22C outside. Pressure steady at 1011 hPa relative. Sunrise was 04.47h and sunset will be 20.39h. There's a slight breeze WNW, 0.2 m/s. Blue skies, not a cloud to be seen. Forecasting around 30C during the day and 20C at night.

It's a public holiday today and tomorrow (Pentecost/Whit Monday) so the roads should be quiet. Going to the countryside. - @fluffy2560

Same here, public holidays. Whitsun & Whitmon (Pentecost is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day after Easter Day. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.)

Rain, rain, rain, through the night. It's 16°C at 10:18 am and wth a high of 20°C

Same here, public holidays. Whitsun & Whitmon (Pentecost is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day after Easter Day. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.)Rain, rain, rain, through the night. It's 16°C at 10:18 am and wth a high of 20°C - @SimCityAT

Good info. I never knew any of that. I'm a professional heathen.

It's also Buddha Day today in some places. A date for one's diary. Best to hedge bets on different deities.

Update:

Violent storm this afternoon at Fluffy Towers.

Garden things blown all over, heavy rain (3mm) and everything is really wet.

Temperature plummeted from 33C to 16C.

Not bad atm; 15C with a forecast high of 7C; gentle breeze from the SW, so seems about right for spring in this part of the UK.  Expecting rain overnight, then for the rest of the week, a high of 25C with some rain in the evenings.

HU:

Weather is pretty good.  The wind is the biggest problem for outside work and my new sunshade blinds on the patio/deck.  Wind 3.6m/s from SW.  Temperatures now, 22.5C outside  at 12.30h and very strong sunshine.  Pressure steady. 

Sunset is 20.41h. 

We're almost at the summer solstice so we'll be back to shortening days after 21/22 June.   

It's all downhill from there 😋

HU:

12.15h.

23C, not too hot, blue skies, warmer in the sun, almost no breeze, pressure steady, sunset 20.42h.

Today is unlucky Friday 13th so this should be a day for not taking frivolous risks.   I therefore plan to mess about unnecessarily with electrical wiring and dangerous machinery in the garden while spraying water about and handling wet concrete.  😋

It's also the end of school now so traffic should reduce.  Our son is back from there and looks more braindead than usual.  He'll have to get his mind in gear as he starts work at the local zoo on Monday as part of his work experience.  I am sure he will be learning loads, emptying rubbish bins, painting fences, sweeping up and feeding animals.   I think he was to do 50 hours a year.   It's going to be interesting to see if it changes him having to be there 0730h, walking up a hill,  ready to go and to do at least 4h a day (limit for <18 years old I believe).  The animals will want feeding on time.  I hope he realises the dog and cat here don't feed themselves and the semi-wild animals at the zoo, definitely are not going to be happy without their nosh on the dot.    Especially the bears.   

30°C today, we had a spot of rain that lasted a minute, they say it will be cooler tomorrow wth 25°C, which will be a relief. I might get into the garden today was just to hot.

30°C today, we had a spot of rain that lasted a minute, they say it will be cooler tomorrow wth 25°C, which will be a relief. I might get into the garden today was just too hot. - @SimCityAT

Yes, it was brutal Thursday.  35C in the shade.  More in the sun.  It was really sweaty.  I was outside cutting metal - tidying up some tubes for my next garden project.  I've had to erect a sunshade to work under as it's just too much. It looked like rain but nothing happened.  I watered the garden. It was just dry as a bone.  It's surprising how little it rains here in the summer.   We have to water everyday now.

I suppose tomorrow will be the same.  I might have to put the airco on overnight if I'm to get any sleep (not that I sleep that much - bloody insomnia).  It's really hard to get rid of the heat here as we are insulated everywhere up the wazoo.  Opening a window and putting a fan on just doesn't do it.

Warm here.  Currently, 20C, with a forecast high of 26C.  Tomorrow is going to be much warmer, so we'll be doing our normal weekend errands tonight while it's a bit cooler, then Mrs C can spend the weekend in our (her) new bubble pool thingy.  Air quality deteriorates in the heat, so I shan't be exerting myself.

12h lunchtime:

Important day today as it's the longest day - day will be equal to the night at about 12h.   

It's also signalling the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Pretty hot today with some clouds, currently 24C on the Weather Station.  Humidity low.   Drier it is, the more static.  We could be building up to a thunderstorm.  Expecting 30C+ today. Breeze 2.1m/s to the West.

It's an important flying day today as well with a local airshow (HU language) but you can manage I'm sure as it's the aircraft types which are important.  It's also entirely FREE to attend! Yay!

(Also there's a Beer Festival here in Budakeszi today with stage acts and surprisingly, lots of beer)

Forecast said 31°C today, but our weather station says 35°C at 4pm. Its forecast to be 36°C on Wednesday so I'm guessing I can add a few numbers to that. Could it hit 40°C?

I'm sat in my man cave, with the door open to the garden, and just with just my boxer shorts on. They promised at Thunderstorm at 2pm, and still waiting for it. I hope we get it soon as the air needs clearing.