Friday, 26 July 2019

And the Sun was a demon

I think it's safe to say that yesterday was a little on the warm side. James came up with Janneke to see his poorly mother; convalescing in temperatures akin to Hades is no fun, but seeing the Number One Son and his bride was a tonic far surpassing that of any of the morphine based knockout drugs Jenny was prescribed when she left the hospital last Saturday.

I took this photo in my car yesterday afternoon just after 4.30pm. 40 degrees. I tell you what, the Sun didn't feel like it was 93 million miles away. I'm sure it slipped anchor at lunchtime while nobody was looking.

Below is my favourite Sun TV/film clip, bar none. It's from Thunderbirds and is the one where Alan Tracy is stuck on the bridge with his grandma in temperatures similar to those we were experiencing in the East Midlands.

If you fast forward to 2:17 you'll see real beads of perspiration running down Alan's wooden puppet head. That was me yesterday.

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  1. Alyson27 July 2019 at 10:18

    Poor Jenny having to convalesce in such crazy temperatures - Cross fingers all goes well with her recovery and that the air cools down somewhat soon. Sending best wishes her way.

    A great clip there and as you say, we're all looking a bit like Alan's little puppet head at the moment.

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    1. John Medd27 July 2019 at 12:04

      Thank you Alyson.

      It's a lot cooler today; living so far North you probably have much more 'sensible' temperatures up there(?)

      Alan Tracy always makes me laugh. He had a thing for Tintin but never plucked up the courage to make a move on her!

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    2. Alyson27 July 2019 at 23:55

      Yes cooler today here too but my car did read 33 degrees at one point yesterday so not that sensible.

      Tin Tin had little rivulets of perspiration too, yet her mascara remained intact!

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  2. Charity Chic27 July 2019 at 13:46

    Get well soon Jenny
    It's raining in Glasgow - back to our default position!

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    1. John Medd27 July 2019 at 23:47

      Thank you CC. I'll pass your kind words on.

      Glasgow in the rain? Nothing wrong with that; and, anyway, it's always dry in pubs.

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  3. C28 July 2019 at 17:58

    So sorry to hear that Jenny is poorly. Sending all best wishes her way.

    It hit 36 degrees here in Suffolk on Thursday and I felt like a horrible sticky blob. Then we had weird coloured skies and a strange, strong wind whipping about like mad in the evening before the storms. All very freaky.

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    1. John Medd28 July 2019 at 22:42

      I will, thank you C.

      Soon be time to put the heating back on!

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