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Currently, 19C with intermittent showers/sunny spells; forecasting heavy rain this afternoon. - @CynicLucky you.At Tuffy Flowers, it's 13.10h and already 30C. Humidity 32%. I went in the sun to move something and it's very hot - brutally hot. And ... Read More

Looking at Tuffy Flowers' weather station, I can see:24.5C, UV 0, humidity 51%, wind WNW, 3 m/s, sunset 19.34h.Weather reports online said 30C so that's apparently rubbish looking at my own weather apparatus and No. 1 eyeball.It looks like rain. ... Read More

Sorry about the BIL.It is hard to see people going.Makes on think hard about their own mortality. - @Marilyn TassyThanks, we aren't close so I feel completely "OK" with it although I feel for my sister and her kids/grandkids.  I am not really ... Read More

US (CNN):Nashville’s airport would be renamed for Dolly Parton under Tennessee governor’s proposalNashville International Airport would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal announced Friday by Tennessee’s governor.Gov. Bill ... Read More

So I'm off to blighty for the last 2 weeks of September. Not been back since Christmas. Only me going, so spending some quality time with my dad. This bloody war still raging on,the prices are just crazy and not stable. So doing a different route, ... Read More

Whats the latest shit from Trump now, over the Falklands? - @SimCityATYes, he's threatening to "unrecognise" British sovereignty over the Falklands.It's probably linked to defence spending.It's just standard MO of the Don to try to direct internal ... Read More

HeadlineTrump to change name of Canada Goose to "Donald Duck" - @Aidan in HCMC Now a Spanish airbase named after TrumpLINK - @FredYes, DJT is indeed a moron - at least superficially.  Unlike Gordon who definitely is a moron*.What seems to be ... Read More

Storm brewing Still hot 31°C - @SimCityATSame here, really sticky.  I was out walking the dog and it was 28C.  Earlier in the day, it was 30C.  I'm not seeing any clouds of any significance.   I shouldn't be walking the ... Read More

My eyes glazed over at **2; is this good or is it worthwhile reading to advise others? - @CynicYes, I think it works for ONLY for British people with the Article 50 cards. Immigration here is just a murky business and no-one goes there regularly - ... Read More

HeadlineTrump to change name of Canada Goose to "Donald Duck" - @Aidan in HCMCOh yes, that's what we want! It's time for the Donald Ducks to migrate, hopefully to very far away.And it'll make him a Ducktator. Documentary on it here. Read More

US (Euronews):Trump says he had 'good talks' with Putin, Russia is 'not going to attack' NATO territoryUS President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Vladimir Putin is "not going to attack" NATO territory, pushing back against media reports that ... Read More

US (CBS):Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America"Washington — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," making good on a threat he made on social media earlier this ... Read More

Blast from the past:I've just been watching an episode of The Champions from the 1960s.Remarkable what passed for TV back then.  Well worth a revisit.  Typical of that period. Groovy theme tune.William Gaunt is the only Champion still ... Read More

p.s. This is also worth reading:Information note for british nationals with the right of permanent residence and their family members(it's the Footnote 1 show in my previous post). Read More

ChatGPT:What is the procedure for residence permit renewal under Article 50 in Hungary?Answer:Yes. I checked the current Hungarian immigration authority (NDGAP/OIF) guidance, and there has been a **specific 2026 update for British citizens holding ... Read More

Miricles do happen.I was very sad over my friends loss but just opened my mail and wouldn,t you know it, after 21 months and digging through box after box in storage, she decided to look in an old beat up box of books;Presto!!! It was put in there ... Read More

Update on Auntie:She's being sent home as nothing can be done but Mrs F's cousin is really going to suffer as she's working and the carer as well. She's going to ask for time off to care for her Mum but here, in HU, who knows. Maybe professional ... Read More

HU:24C, 51% humidity, UV 4.2 (high but locally lower with cloud), wind 2.0 m/s from NE, sunset 19.38h.Barometer is showing sunshine with some cloud.We had a shower this morning. I doubt the drought is actually over. Bit of rain isn't enough. I'm ... Read More

Better place than the weather pos. Well it's finished. Can you believe it's put £50,000 on the value of the house? All for spending £14,00, - @SimCityATThat's a lot of paving. Looks smart. What did they do for drainage? I see the drain ... Read More

USA:'Rocky Horror' Star Tim Curry Dead at 80Tim Curry -- the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" -- has diedGone to do the Eternal Timewarp....He wasn't looking ... Read More

Extinction - on Netflix.It was OK - relatively low budget zombie flick. Not sure about some of the acting and the use of green screen to generate the freezing wastelands of what could be NYC. Special effects (zombies) quite good. I did feel I ... Read More

Update: 2nd Frankfurt Airport person has died of malaria.DE (Euronews):Frankfurt Airport employee dies after contracting malaria, operator Fraport saysThe cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a ... Read More

@Cheryl Thanks for sharing this discussion, Cheryl. The cost of living in Hungary depends a lot on the city, but overall it is quite affordable compared to many European countries. Looking forward to hearing everyone’s experiences and tips. - ... Read More

US (CNN):Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 80Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved ... Read More

Just another day in Trumps mind - @SimCityATI wonder if he'll change the name of Ontario, CA. Ontario is a native word. So possibly he's incurring issues with the natives and their language rights by changing the historical name. And no-one is ... Read More

CN (BBC):China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partnersChina has vowed to protect its interests after the US announced plans to widen economic sanctions against Iran and its trading partners, which include Beijing.Foreign ... Read More

Sorry to hear about the auntie. Is she in Hungary in care? Visit her if you can, those hospitals are rough. They do not feed you decent food, in her case she might not eat full meals but like puddings and soft foods, avacados go down easy and are ... Read More

CBS:Bessent announces campaign to create "economic onslaught" against Iran and its partnersWashington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration's ramped-up push to use economic ... Read More

This story, pushed by Israeli sites and CNN news 18, an ultra right wing Indian site, can't be verified at this point in time. Iranian state news doesn't mention it at all, and nobody can provide Iranian links to the AI video that they are all ... Read More

I loved the old Elizabeth Bridge, so much classier then the new one. Of course the new one is wider and can handle more traffic, progress? IDK. We went to the Danube beach on Thursday, their last open day of the season; Super peaceful, not too busy, ... Read More

HU (Euronews):Iranian state TV broadcasts video targeting Barron Trump with $10m bountyTehran state-run media has broadcast footage purportedly tracking US President Donald Trump's youngest son, showing the location of his university, escort ... Read More

HU (Euronews):Hungarian air force Gripen fighter jet crashes near SzolnokThe pilot managed to eject, and no one was injured. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated and the defence minister travelled to the site.A short time later, ... Read More

Netflix: The Whisper ManThe film revolves around a widowed crime writer who, after his 8 year-old son is abducted, looks to his estranged father, a retired police detective, for help. He then discovers a connection between his son's abduction and ... Read More

New movie from Ridley Scott (at the cinema for now):The Dog StarsSet after a devastating flu pandemic that has almost eradicated humanity, the film centers on Hig, a former civilian pilot, and Bangley, a hardened former Marine as they confront ... Read More

US (Daily Show - John Stewart):Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan - On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency | The Daily Show30m of book promotion but interesting to get some background on real time interactions/interviews ... Read More

The World's Oldest Active CurrencyThe British pound sterling holds the title of the world's oldest currency still in continuous use today. Originating in Anglo-Saxon England around 775 AD, the pound was initially equivalent to a literal pound weight ... Read More

Here we go again ....... - @SimCityATTrump has been commenting BUT as usual, nothing of substance. It remains to be seen if Trump pulls a TACO move as usual. He's been saying Canada wants to be treated as the 51st state. Same 'ol same 'ol BS ... Read More

‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 … re_btn_url - @SimCityATEvery time I have gone through Budapest airport, I've never seen anyone standing at the ... Read More

Stormy looking Balaton. Still about 24C but I've not committed to swimming today. You can see how low it is because where I took this picture there is normally about 30cm or 1 foot of water. Read More

Saw the show on tv, glad we did not bother going in person. Spent the day at the water which was allot more fun. IDK, it was all laser show and sort of silly to me. Waste of money, could of used the funds for something better. I think children would ... Read More

It's just started raining down here. Says at 20h, 94% chance of rain. And heavy, 10mm.We don't guess the jetstream as our roaming distance is not more than about 20km and we can see the clouds from here. Sometimes we cannot even see the other side ... Read More

Fireworks down in Balaton for yesterday's National Day. Best photo of a bad lot! Read More

Down here in Balaton, we caught a front crossing from West to East and around 4am, we had thunder and a shower but as I was asleep most of the time, I never knew anything about it. Apart from everything being wet outside, you'd never notice it had ... Read More

...In any case the Iranians have a weapon of nuclear proportions. - @fluffy2560 Speaking of nuclear, let us not forget Iran's option of targetting Dimona. BOOM!! - @Aidan in HCMCI expect their spies are working on it right now. Read More

US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regimeUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged US allies to support Washington's efforts to "squash" the Iranian economy."We are going to collapse this regime. It is time for our ... Read More

34°C atm, we are having scattered showers, which is great, the soil has time to soak it up. - @SimCityATNo sign of rain whatsoever. Blue skies all over and the sun beating down on us. It's not actually pleasant at all even though we are on ... Read More

34°C atm, we are having scattered showers, which is great, the soil has time to soak it up. - @SimCityATNo sign of rain whatsoever.  Blue skies all over and the sun beating down on us. It's not actually pleasant at all even though we are ... Read More

No sign of thunderstorms, wind or anything like that down at Balaton. Today is of course, a public holiday (Hungarian National Day) and the Internet is overloaded. It's really noticeable. Very slow. Taking 1h to download an application update on ... Read More

It's frying tonight in Balaton. I think we'll reach 30C today. The sun is blazing away. The water level is way low. A sandbar has appeared offshore and it's possible to walk over there without the water passing ankle level. At night, it's ... Read More

He really is out of his mind.I saw many low income elderly will be removed within 30 to 60 days from care homes.In the US that is.The gov will not longer help pay the costs!Unreal!! They charge a min; of $10,000 per month per person! Some luxurty ... Read More

Now back home in North Yorkshire; currently 19C and cloudy; shorts are back in the drawer. Forecast for the rest of the week is a drop in temps and more rain. We had one of our huge trees removed today, nothing untoward, it was just old and falling ... Read More

USA (CNN):Trump threatens Oman as US-Iran agreement expiresUS President Donald Trump threatened today to attack Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, as the conflict with Iran continues and a two-month window for peace talks ... Read More

The Creator - on Netflix.Weird movie as it seems like it's revisiting the Viet Nam war but with sci-fi American Imperialists fighting robot AI freedom fighters in the rice paddies of Asia. Special effects are good. A lot of money was pumped into ... Read More

Today we will have a high of 28°C and Finally the heavens have oppend up and it is pouring it down. I've never been so happy to see rain and low tempatures. - @SimCityATGood to hear that.  We always get AT weather a few days later. We had ... Read More

We just drove across Holland (Wierden to Europort) and I’ve never experienced weather like it, well I have but not all at the same time. Whatever, people who tell us there is no such thing as Climate Change are deluded. - @CynicIm sick of ... Read More

HU:31C on the roof, 1.9 m/s wind from WSW, humidity 24%, sunset 19.59h. UV not registering.Not really seeing any reduction in temperatures except at night. I was on the roof replacing the batteries in my weather station. Normally it runs on solar ... Read More

BTW, I saw Disclosure Day last night. That's 2.5h I won't get back. .... I fell asleep to it 😂 - @SimCityATI missed several parts but I still knew what was going on.  It must have been superfluous to the story.I wonder if people like ... Read More

Don't Say Good Luck 2026 Drama / Musical Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage. Trailer: ... Read More

Half-Man (HBO series, 6 episodes):Looks like a difficult watch. Downloadable of course. Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell are the leads. Bell is obviously a solid actor. I had thought Gadd could be a one hit wonder post-Bay Reindeer but it looks like ... Read More

Don't Say Good Luck 2026 Drama / Musical Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage. Trailer: ... Read More

BTW, I saw Disclosure Day last night.   That's 2.5h I won't get back.  It's a Spielberg film but oddly has a lot of British (and Irish) people in it some of whom use faux US accents.  I thought maybe it was filmed in the UK or ... Read More

Lucky Strike 2026 Action / Drama / Thriller / War A wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade capture and find ... Read More

@SimCityATNew James Bond?Nah, it's Scott Eastwood, son of Clint Read More

Must be hard to worry about 4 people, bad enough our son drives us nuts with the things he does and the way he does things.My bro had to restart his disablity and as his dumb son lost his ID when he was away, he had to get new ID,s before restarting ... Read More

I have a thing about shutting lights off.Would get a lieral ass kciking if we did not do that growing up.6 children in the house, if we did not have strict rules things would of been too much to pay out. - @Marilyn TassyI forgot to add to the list - ... Read More

Our son is not interested much in things here in Hungary either.He is always talking about investing, but with our funds!Maybe if we can rent out sheds on the outskirts of town!Saw a dream house for sale online here in Hungary; only 500 Million ... Read More

Houses in the West Midlads going up in flames https://news.sky.com/story/uk-heatwave- … r-13571553 - @SimCityATOMG! What is doing on? Looks like an apocalypse! Read More

Wierden (NL); Currently 24C, with a forecast high of 33C. Looking forward to heading back to North Yorkshire at the weekend. - @Cynic Here in the burbs of Budapest, it's 27C in the sunshine, UV 3.3, wind 2.1 m/s from N, sunset 20.03h. Cooler than ... Read More

Years go by I am am forgetful. Our Ca. house sold for closer to $250,OOO not $200,000.If we had not spent time and money fixing it before selling we could of gotten a good $40,000 more.Not worth fixing things up unless you plan on sticking around a ... Read More

I was thinking about the neighbors who had us live throughout their remodling.IDK, maybe I am too American but if I had a say in matters and was doing work on my flat, every so often I would bring over a samll gift for the people my noise was ... Read More

Cooler today at 27C (wow, great) which means dog walking is a serious consideration. I am ready to head to the forest.Stats: UV  is 4.0 (high), wind 3.2 m/s NW, pressure 1012 hPa (sunny, high pressure), sunset 20.04h.Eclipse starts at 19.22h, ... Read More

Tuffy Flowers shed news:I installed my mistakenly delivered electricity meter in my shed today.  I can see the pop up pool pump is drawing about 0.5A at 230V.  That's around 115W.   Nifty meter. Shame it was the wrong one (no ... Read More

It's just blazing out there. It's like 30C by 09.00h. Showing 33.3C on my roof, UV is 4.9 (massive), humidity 32%, wind 2.9 m/s from WNW. Sunset 20.06h.I went out to get the rubbish bins and it was just uncomfortable. I felt like I could actually ... Read More

HU (Euronews):More on the Duna WW2 motorbike:Mystery unveiled: story behind Wehrmacht motorbike from the DanubeRecord low water in Budapest has exposed a Wehrmacht DKW NZ 350-1 motorbike in the Danube. Euronews reveals its role, origin and when it ... Read More

Right at the bottom, he has his veg, and green house, and fruit trees all over the place, so pretty self sufficient, as he will freeze where possible. He is quite lucky that he shares out stuff for things that he hasn't grown. Everyone grows their ... Read More

@fluffy2560 The whole area is just under an acre including front, back and the property. There was just a woden shed before, so got rid of that a built a proper stone shed with electricity. Stores the garden tools and has a wood lathe in it. Not ... Read More

My dad has just folked out £14,000 to have the whole house painted and to the his patio relayed with proper slabs,as they were doing just a good job, he got them to continue down the side of the house and the front. Before they had cheap small ... Read More

My son would disown me if I suggested he go to a drag race.Yikes I can hear him now!Yes, figs are Biblical food but they have the weather for them over there in the Holy land.I find that funny, Holy land, it is the people who can be holy not the ... Read More

Sounds very tasty. I love figs. Do not buy them often enough, the fresh ones are seasonal here and rather pricey. We had a fig tree at one of my mom,s homes years ago, grew nicely in Ca. Have a few tomato plants in a window sill, so far nada, I give ... Read More

Rainwater harvesting an novel air-conditioning:Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could cut the number of heatwave days and reduce air con reliance“Harvesting rainwater from roofs and using it strategically for cooling could provide a ... Read More

HU (DW):Video about Lake Velence's disappearance:Hungary's third-largest lake is running dryWater levels in Hungary's Lake Velence have dropped to a record low. Businesses are struggling, boats cannot sail and beaches are closing. Is climate change ... Read More

We are back up to 31C. I should have got up sooner and got the Furry Fluffmeisterin out when it was cooler. She hides under the decking on our patio. She's made herself a kind of burrow there to nestle into. It's where she's most ... Read More

Update:I made the "fig and fruity all-star" chutney. This time I doubled up the spices, added more sweetener, soaked the raisins in red wine (adds colour) and added two chicken flavoured stock cubes as it was tasting a bit bland. The stock cubes ... Read More

Personally I never liked blonde hair that much. Natural blode is pretty but rare around these parts. Had a friend with natural blonde hair in HS, think and honey colored, her best feature was her hair. Balck hair and blue eyes is striking to ... Read More

The Long Walk - might be ok, downloadable.Set in a dystopian 1970s, the film follows fifty boys in an annually televised competitive walking contest, meant to inspire viewers. Each boy must maintain a pace of three miles per hour (4.8 km/h) of ... Read More

Today (8 August 2026):Temperatures have dropped back to "only" 28C. Pressure 1016 hPA, humidity 41%, UV 3.7 (high), sunset 20.11h, wind 1.4 m/s NNWIt feels very humid.I was planning some outdoor work (fixing my axes, sweeping up, weeding, removing ... Read More

@fluffy2560... Been in Vietnam for the past 9. (I do miss my daily use modern Yaesu FT-1000MP)A small bit of useless trivia. The term "computer bug" grew out of 1940s/50s vacuum tube tech. The electrostatic charge of the circuitry was like a magnet ... Read More

I was in Liverpool and saw a film crew. They are remaking Army of Shadows as a TV series for Channel 4 (UK). It's an intriguing story moved from France to the UK to show how resistance would work under the Nazis. The original film won best film ... Read More

My old Vegas friend, Mona, one of the first female dealers in the 70,s used to get a , half face lift every few years. She did it she said to look younger for her job. I had no idea she did anything because her face was a bit off anyways and I ... Read More

I need lessons on perserving foods.Made jars of blueberrry jam a couple weeks ago. Sort of watery,my husband goes through jam in no time though.His new kick is perserving watermelon rinds. Suppose to be full of something called, celine.His new ... Read More

0.5mm of rain this morning. Grrrrrr wanted so much more. But got 32°C and still so very humid.We need this thunderstorm that they keep on saying. - @SimCityATI am not seeing any clouds over here.  Usually Austrian weather comes this ... Read More

Stats for today:32C, wind NNE 2.2 m/s (breezy), humidity 41%, pressure 1012 hPa, sunset 20.12h (sunrise was 05.35h), UV 4.1 (high),  Not a sign of rain. Nada. Zilch. We're losing 2m a day of daylight with a brief 85% outage on the 12 August due ... Read More

HU (euronews):Hungary's Parliament to vote on new president as the country awaits Magyar's candidateThe parliamentary vote comes just weeks after chess champion Judit Polgár rejected the prime minister's nomination. Magyar has not revealed ... Read More

Hard to believe summer or rather Aug.20th is just 2 weeks away.Summer is passing so fast, time is passing fast.Made it to the water the other day again, better put a move on before the season ends.My Vegas friend informed me that the US gov. or ... Read More

@SimCityATAmazing Teletext is still going in AT.BTW, Count Binface wants to bring back Ceefax. Not seen anything useful like that from Farage. Read More