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I now know I'm old. I had to google it to find out what on earth it could be.

Could the woke/council tax etc discussion move itself to the lounge please?

The cloud hasn't budged all day in my little bit of South East London. 14.5c max, now down to 13c and dropping. I need some sunshine soon. It's so depressing, day after day.

I hope you were wearing something below your waist too!

As interesting as the rain discussion is anyone looked at any weather forecast models lately?

Only after I've arrived at centerparcs Thetford. Love thunder storms, but not driving in them.

How about for anyone, ME for example, that would like that week to be dry at least, and preferably sunny, because we're off to centerparcs in Thetford for a whole week. Sold the family silver to go. Wouldn't be so bad if the weather before wasn't so nice. And it's looking nice in June too. My arthritic joints really don't like damp weather, so if someone could post some nice and dry charts for the 20th-27thMay It would make me very happy even if it's only for a while. Wouldn't mind but we could have gone on the 13th but daughter-in -law is superstitious so we we booked the following week.

See! knew you guys could find better charts for my holiday

You couldn't find a chart that brings it forward to the 13th could you? Arrive at Centreparcs Longleat on the 13th and leave on the 17th. The last 3 years we've had non stop drizzle, or grey skies and nippy and last year came back from Elveden on the glorious Friday 4th May (after a naff few days there) that had office workers leaving early for the bank holiday and took me 4 hours to get home rather than less than 2. Most miffed.

About a mile or so away but nearest gauge to me at Catford ( http://weather.lgfl.org.uk/map.aspx?view=london ) says 34mm and it feels like it. That's a lot of rain, my poor plants, but at least the pond has been topped up. TWO have released early autumn/winter thoughts; http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/latest.aspx?id=UK+autumn+and+winter+2014%2f15+weather And these guys who ever they are...... http://www.ukweatherforecast.co.uk/uk-winter-201415-weather-forecast-predictions/

At least there shouldn't be any queues!Feel sorry for anyone who's organised an event today, it takes a lot of time and often given free by volunteers to get something organised. Word for the day.....Yuck! No excuse not to catch up on the ironing and housework today.

Thank you, that's a great idea I made one of those at college many moons ago. I'm going to make a mini one next year. Beautiful morning here, shame it's only 10c, but at least it's sunny

Show off! I know how to grow them, I just wanted to see if I could without a greenhouse and a shadyish south facing garden. I have a £1 bet with hubby that I could. I'll do it next year, I've found a better spot and I'll keep the cover on more often. I do like a challenge. I use this site to get outside temps, does anyone know if it's reliable? http://weather.lgfl.org.uk/map.aspx?view=london

Looking daggers at me for growing them outside in the cold. Plenty of flowers but no fruit yet and I think it's too late this year now, so hubby may have won the bet. But there's always next year Are there any autumn forecasts out yet? I've not been able to find any.

Yep and it dumped it's rain on what was, a sunny Sydenham. 15c wearing a fleece and picking blackberries in my garden in the rain. Feels very autumnal for August. I hope there's an Indian summer to look forward to as I'm not ready for wet and windy weather yet.