Dempsey's Kool Collar

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Dempsey's Kool Collar arrived a couple of days ago but the weather was atrocious so we couldn't use it.

However, it is really warm today & I took Dempsey on his favourite walk over Bradlaugh Fields. He came back very hot indeed, so I thought I'd give his collar a try. Within about 1-2 minutes he had stopped panting and was lying very comfortably indeed, so very impressed!

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10c wearing coats? are you joking that's a lovely temperature! I don't wear a coat until it's about 1c and below! You nesh cow Eleanor

OMG! Id have frost bite & hypothermia!   

What does...nesh cow mean?   sounds like .... silly cow!

ella wrote:10c wearing coats? are you joking that's a lovely temperature! I don't wear a coat until it's about 1c and below! You nesh cow Eleanor

If we got 1 I would not leave my bed! We do get minus temperature in some spots of SA but luckily not here. Some mornings we get a 4 degrees but that's also rare.

tracyp wrote:What does...nesh cow mean?   sounds like .... silly cow!

Nesh means someone who doesn't like the cold, or feels the cold really bad even if it's warm etc

Shisa wrote:

ella wrote:10c wearing coats? are you joking that's a lovely temperature! I don't wear a coat until it's about 1c and below! You nesh cow Eleanor

If we got 1 I would not leave my bed! We do get minus temperature in some spots of SA but luckily not here. Some mornings we get a 4 degrees but that's also rare.

I HATE being warm, I work outside most of the night and the coldest i remember it being of recent years was -16c in the middle of the night, but i really don't feel the cold and our heating is almost never on in the house

Maybe you have mutant power you don't know of.
I have to say that our houses in SA are built to be cool in summer so in winter they are cold. I have a huge open plan area with large windows and it's impossible to heat it. I cuddle in my bedroom and run to make some hot choc and jump back in bed during winter. Our houses very rarely have heating.
I have a oilfin heater for my bedroom, that's it.

nah i was just brought up with a dad who thought heating was expensive so you were told to put a jumper on if your cold!

I much much prefer to be cold then hot!

Oh thats me... im a nesh cow. Just ask my OH!

No heating? My fire is on now & if I had no wood & the gas fire didnt work....well lets just say Con wouldnt be sleeping no matter the time of day!

I think the problem with (relatively) extreme cold or heat in England is because of our moist air (which the Atlantic is responsible for!) Damp cold is more miserable than dry cold, but at least you can wrap up against it or get immediate comfort from heaters etc.

Damp heat is definitely harder to deal with, as sweating gets you nowhere. I have felt more uncomfortable in 35 degrees C in England than I felt in 40+ degrees C in Greece in a heatwave, for example. (Although the Greeks that had to work in it suffered - the owner of our local taverna dropped dead whilst we were there   ). It didn't seem to affect the stray dog that plagued us night and day though!

tracyp wrote:Oh thats me... im a nesh cow. Just ask my OH!

No heating? My fire is on now & if I had no wood & the gas fire didnt work....well lets just say Con wouldnt be sleeping no matter the time of day!

Well you've learnt something new

Nah i can't stand the heating on and the firs i've never put on!

LyndaW wrote:I think the problem with (relatively) extreme cold or heat in England is because of our moist air (which the Atlantic is responsible for!)  Damp cold is more miserable than dry cold, but at least you can wrap up against it or get immediate comfort from heaters etc.

Damp heat is definitely harder to deal with, as sweating gets you nowhere.  I have felt more uncomfortable in 35 degrees C in England than I felt in 40+ degrees C in Greece in a heatwave, for example.  (Although the Greeks that had to work in it suffered  - the owner of our local taverna dropped dead whilst we were there   ).  It didn't seem to affect the stray dog that plagued us night and day though!

Yep agree massively our damp air does make warm weather unbearable at times anything above 15c really and i start to melt!

ella wrote:10c wearing coats? are you joking that's a lovely temperature! I don't wear a coat until it's about 1c and below! You nesh cow Eleanor

I don't wear coats at that temperature, but most people do! I prefer to be cold than hot.

good lass

22c or 23c is just about ideal for me - any more and I melt!

I never used to mind the cold much, but nowadays I'm a wimp!  

My favourite weather is definitely rain - the heavier the better! Give me a good storm and I'll be out in it!

hmmm i love a good storm!

I like storms - when I was a youngster (soooooo long ago!) I used to sit on the balcony & watch the lightning flashing over the rooftops in London. It could be quite spectacular!

Fun, fun, fun!

A storm can often freshen the air - good!

Get caught in one - at best a soggy experience!

As long as you're safe, a storm can be an amazing thing!

I love the smell that comes during and after rain One of my favourite smells!

I love the feeling of power in the air during a heavy storm. Makes your skin tingle!

And drives Dempsey insane!

Yep agree massively our damp air does make warm weather unbearable at times  anything above 15c really and i start to melt![/quote]

15c?    we all think thats a cold day!!!   OK... I dont advise an O/S holiday to Australia for you unless you visit in winter!  

Eleanor wrote:My favourite weather is definitely rain - the heavier the better! :DGive me a good storm and I'll be out in it!

Oh I do love the heavy rain on my tin roof, especially as i drift off to sleep, but.. the fire is burning, hehehe, I aint playing in it.