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19.05.2013, 21:35
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"Dad, what was the point of moving from England to Switzerland, the weather's just as atrocious!" . Dinner time conversation! | The following 10 users would like to thank McTAVGE for this useful post: | | 
19.05.2013, 21:49
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That's what happen when too many Brits come in Switzerland.....
(if more women could come, I'll happy) | The following 2 users would like to thank SuisseRomand for this useful post: | | 
19.05.2013, 21:49
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | "Dad, what was the point of moving from England to Switzerland, the weather's just as atrocious!" . Dinner time conversation!  | | | | | "That's because of all those gas-guzzling personal transportation systems, that you you see these days, son. But you'll still be complaining in a month or so, when it hits 30 degrees with high relative humidity"
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19.05.2013, 22:19
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What crap weather sitting in the Wallis looking at the mountains around zermatt and glorious clear skies
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19.05.2013, 23:04
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we are having sun constantly (california) and now I am starting to worry about it hahaha there is so little water it kinda bums me out. I like greens!!!
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19.05.2013, 23:07
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Wait until the fire season and Santa Ana's kick in - although you may just be north enough to avoid them.
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19.05.2013, 23:09
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Stir it in for us living in the bladder of Switzerland! | Quote: | |  | | | What crap weather sitting in the Wallis looking at the mountains around zermatt and glorious clear skies | | | | | | This user would like to thank McTAVGE for this useful post: | | 
19.05.2013, 23:13
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | Wait until the fire season and Santa Ana's kick in - although you may just be north enough to avoid them. | | | | |
They have started around here. only 30 minuted away and it is so scary....I feel bad for our planet when I see all the smoke going up in the air. my wife works for AAA and always gets the calls from people whos house is about to burn down... . One thing that is noce about living here is you never have to plan around the weather....it is always the same | 
19.05.2013, 23:21
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Each to their own, hey Anthony. This Spring is truly awful - and hopefully a one off for quite some time. But I just would never want to live in an area where seasons are not clearly marked and different- really, honest
Taveau, yes this Spring is indeed ***** - how old is little one, btw.
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19.05.2013, 23:22
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | That's what happen when too many Brits come in Switzerland.....
(if more women could come, I'll happy)  | | | | | About " (if more women could come, I'll happy)".
On second thoughts I will hold my comment for another day (just remember the Robert the Bruce story.) | 
19.05.2013, 23:30
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"Little one" has just turned 12, so not so little anymore! | Quote: |  | | | Each to their own, hey Anthony. This Spring is truly awful - and hopefully a one off for quite some time. But I just would never want to live in an area where seasons are not clearly marked and different- really, honest
Taveau, yes this Spring is indeed ***** - how old is little one, btw. | | | | | | This user would like to thank McTAVGE for this useful post: | | 
19.05.2013, 23:37
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | About " (if more women could come, I'll happy)".
On second thoughts I will hold my comment for another day (just remember the Robert the Bruce story.)  | | | | | I thought only birds suck seeds?
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19.05.2013, 23:45
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Well, everything is relative. My father, back in the northwest of Spain, where I come from, was complaining about the amount of snow they got yesterday.
Now, that would piss me off at this time of year | 
19.05.2013, 23:50
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It will be snowing soon in Switzerland also, but at 700m. Luckily I am at 500m | This user would like to thank Trikk for this useful post: | | 
20.05.2013, 00:04
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950 here | 
20.05.2013, 00:51
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I still have the heat on in our house. It kicks in based on the outside temperature.
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20.05.2013, 00:56
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | Well, everything is relative. My father, back in the northwest of Spain, where I come from, was complaining about the amount of snow they got yesterday.
Now, that would piss me off at this time of year  | | | | | I know where the northwest of Spain is and I found the area of the Escorial freezing, but what is the height above sealevel where your father is located ?
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20.05.2013, 01:01
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| | Re: Weather! | Quote: | |  | | | I thought only birds suck seeds? | | | | | Only toothless birds!
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20.05.2013, 11:26
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And meteo Suisse seems to be reviewing downwards (temperature wise) their forecast, it's for at least another week...and 6C!!! Now, come on, even Britain does better than that! | 
20.05.2013, 12:02
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You can get tired of anything.
At my home in the states, there are more than 300 days of sunshine a year. I loved it when I originally moved to that part of the country from the midwest, but started missing the rain after a while (only about 20 cm per year).
Whenever it did rain, people tended to treat it like a bid deal, go out on the patio to watch the lightning, etc. Snow? forget about it, maybe 1-2 cm about once every ten years. 10 months out of the year, cargo shorts and a hoodie were as bundled up as you ever needed to get, unless going up to the mountains.
When we moved to Europe, I was actually pretty excited to live somewhere with seasons, lot's of greenery, and getting to see snow again.
This last year in Geneva started out like:
"Hey, doesn't this rain make everything smell so clean?"
"Honey, did I bring a raincoat?"
"D'oh! I forgot about mosquitos!"
"Where's the mop? The stupid dog left muddy paw prints all over the kitchen!"
Followed up by:
"Isn't the snow so beautiful"
"Honey, didn't I have a wool overcoat about 10 years ago?"
"Hey kids, lets build a snow fort!"
"The snow's so deep I can't get this gate open!"
"Where can I get a snow shovel?"
"When is this white sh!t going to stop?"
Now I'm at the point that I think I'm growing moss on my undercarriage and I've actually worn out an umbrella, which I didn't even know was possible. I can't wait to see the sun again.
Stupid rain.
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