What happened to the sunny south east??

decies

Do you remember when we had good summers?? Older listeners might not remember :-/

Trotter

decies wrote: »

Do you remember when we had good summers?? Older listeners might not remember :-/

Bus to Tramore.. Rockpools lookin for crabs, hang & sand blaas on the beach before a little white tray of vinegar with the odd chip.

Sun.. I remember it well :mad:

Cabaal

Ah yes remember the good old days when things were better....otherwise known as "Nostalgia heroin"

decies

New potatoes tasted better . Remember the heatwave mid 80/s fellas were going around the houses selling large bottles of lemonade .

allthedoyles

Butterflies especially the Red Admiral were everywhere ... Needed a Fly-catcher too .

Summer is Just not summer anymore .

Minstrel27

We always had crap weather interspersed with a few weeks of good weather.

Joey leBlanc

1995 was the last good Summer I can remember. A generation ago! Was in my very early 20's back then... hurtling towards 4-0 now. How time flies! If you want sunshine emigrate.

MitchKoobski

Ah yes, I remember when I used to take the train to Tramore. Ah the good 'ol days. When a 99 would actually cost 99p.

mike65

/\ That post makes even me feel young! /\

*jumpers for goalposts* sniff.

Heathen

apparently its all part of the IMF bailout terms.. any countries in the eurozone that dont want clouds and rain have been green lighted to switch on massive fans to blow them over here..

Its the new thing! everyone's doing it!!

Finnbar01

And where are all the Swifts gone? I remember playing on the street in Lisduggan and there was always of bunch of them flying down the road sreeching their heads off.

mike65

If you were an African swift would you be here for summer?

My back garden is full of birds but I dunno what they are. Starlings, Thrushes and Tits mainly I think.

charlemont

Heathen wrote: »

apparently its all part of the IMF bailout terms.. any countries in the eurozone that dont want clouds and rain have been green lighted to switch on massive fans to blow them over here..

Its the new thing! everyone's doing it!!

That explains it so.:)

jimbojazz

Yeah the summers of old......when the Spanish students mixed with the locals. We'd always get off with them, they were gorgeous - that didnt go down to well with the local girls.

We couldn't wait for them to get here and were often left heartbroken when they went home.

Oh to be young again.

thomasm

Read someplace that Irelands climate including the sunny south east is good for on average about 5-6 weeks of sunny weather all year. If you go back over the records that's what you will see. We all seem to have it in our heads we have a better climate than this.

Heard Tom Dunne saying it would be 4 degrees this week. That's just fecking stupid

mike65

Overnight! (things are bad but not that bad)

decies

You used to be woken up be a rogue wasp in the morning.

jayboi

Finnbar01 wrote: »

And where are all the Swifts gone? I remember playing on the street in Lisduggan and there was always of bunch of them flying down the road sreeching their heads off.

Are you talking about the bird or a family called the swifts?

Joey leBlanc

decies wrote: »

You used to be woken up be a rogue wasp in the morning.

Yeah that would be your mother/wife/girlfriend! (Delete as appropriate)
.... although some people may not be able/want to distinguish between
the three!

dayshah

I'm a bit disappointed with this thread.

Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be

old gregg

... have to say that as an Aussie living here I despair of the summers but last year was great I reckon. As for 2011, it's a very sad state of affairs

SUNGOD

ah the sunny south east
or as i know like to call it......spain!

Finnbar01

jayboi wrote: »

Are you talking about the bird or a family called the swifts?

The common swift. They migrate come here from Africa and go back in the Autumn.

jayboi

Finnbar01 wrote: »

The common swift. They migrate come here from Africa and go back in the Autumn.

Ah yea I know them I think they're living out in larchville now

giles lynchwood

jimbojazz wrote: »

Yeah the summers of old......when the Spanish students mixed with the locals. We'd always get off with them, they were gorgeous - that didnt go down to well with the local girls.

We couldn't wait for them to get here and were often left heartbroken when they went home.

Oh to be young again.

How well did they go down with the local boy´s.:P

chelloveks

mike65 wrote: »

If you were an African swift would you be here for summer?

My back garden is full of birds but I dunno what they are. Starlings, Thrushes and Tits mainly I think.

I'd be thrilled if my back garden was filled with tits!

jimbojazz

giles lynchwood wrote: »

How well did they go down with the local boy´s.:P

A long way:cool:

mike65

daftdave

old gregg wrote: »

... have to say that as an Aussie living here I despair of the summers but last year was great I reckon. As for 2011, it's a very sad state of affairs

as a deiseman living in sydney , you are not missing much , yesterday was the wettest day in 23 years and today was a washout also !!