Sick of this fucking weather. No wonder we are all ill and fat.

[Wayofliving]

The heating has been on at home at some point every day for the past 7 months. I’ve no inclination to get out and walk or do anything at all after work. I come home and cook comfort food as there’s sod all else to do. Drying washing everywhere, house always looks untidy.

It’s always cold, dark, rainy, depressing. If we’re lucky we’ll get 2-3 months of a bit of warmth and sunshine before it all starts waning towards winter again.

No wonder there’s lots of bugs and colds around, we’re all indoors all the time! Couple the shitty weather with high costs of living, crap public services and it makes me wonder why I didn't feck off to Australia when I was younger.

No point to this post, just a moan!

I think wfh is maybe a problem as well. If you go out to work, you have to get up, properly dressed, get out of the house and have a different perspective. It's really not great to be indoors all the time.

I'm neither ill nor fat

Good quality waterproofs

Parks nearby, where i can walk without getting drenched

Heated drying rail for drying clothes overnight, with help of dehumidifier

Can watch out for times when rain eases off a bit to go out (no dogs, horses etc)

Prefer soup to salad

Plenty of jumpers. Don't feel the need to strip off to Tshirts at home

Not a farmer

So, lots to be thankful for, and poor weather probably easier for me than for many

But i struggle a bit with how relentless this rain has been

And the "no bad weather, just bad clothing" brigade may be fortunate to have good quality clothing, several jackets, space to dry clothes, can afford to take children to soft play instead of the playpark etc

It's not hard to imagine how much harder it is when you only have one cheap cagoule, toddlers to entertain and can't afford softplay. Or the PP who can't go out in the rain cos their wheelchair isn't waterproof

The washing is a pain.
Get a tumble dryer, it really does help.

Not smug. Just someone who recognises that life is precious.

I also appreciate that life is precious (had cancer) but that doesn’t mean I’m loving all the rain.

Thankfully today, so far, it seems to be dry although I got woken up during the night because of the wind and rain.

You can realise that and still get fed up.

Nice excuse OP you can exercise at home.

Campervan stuck on drive. Thinking of selling it and building an ark.

The wind and rain has been horrendous this last couple of days. It's certainly because of climate change, and it won't get better. We recently got a new roof and it's proved to be an excellent investment!

My husband retrained into a trade 18 months ago and works outside, all day long, every day. He's soaked to the skin EVERY day. He owns every recommended item of waterproof clothing, including oilskins, and it's still impossible to stay dry. It's making him ill and there isn't time to get everything dry overnight ready for tomorrow's shift.

Honestly, all of these 'positive posters' sound like they're missing a few brain cells.

Christ one of the biggest advantages of home working is that I no longer have to do the commute in freezing driving rain and then spend all day with wet shoes. At least WFH I can get out for a rainy walk and change into dry stuff after.

Exactly! Even breathable waterproofs aren't as breathable as, well, non-waterproofs. And unless you're into gorpcore, it's hard to find them beautiful. Not to mention the shoes.

It's not what I mean.
I mean that you have to get out of the house.

Yes which was totally miserable.

I have to get out of the house every day anyway, I have other errands to run besides commuting.

It's perfectly possible to realise that life is precious and still not enjoy the weather being grey, water logged and gloomy. Some of us are able to appreciate two different points of view at once. Crazy, I know!

My idea of a precious life is getting out and about and actually enjoying nature. I am not enjoying it currently due to constantly being wet, cold, and covered in mud whenever I take the dog out. I miss being in sunlight under the dappling of trees and it being warm and balmy. Thats my idea of "precious".

Not my point. I just think if people don't have to, they don't, which is understandable. I've bloody hated going out every morning in the howling wind and rain 🤢. However, if I don't get out of the house every day, I don't feel great.
I have a friend who hasn't left the house in nearly two weeks!

I am so fed up with grey skies. Even last July during a really warm spell we had grey skies, so warm and muggy.
Interestingly, I was watching Blue Zones on Netflix and every single one of the areas where people live longer was in a Mediterranean type climate. So I definitely think a nice climate improves healthier choices and enhances socialisation etc.

On Sunday it was actually dry and sunny for an hour from 8am! I got up and went out for a walk to get some exercise and some vitamin D synthesised....then came home, made a cheese toastie and went back to bed! (Interrupted only by the wind and rain hammering at the windows)

It most definitely is linked.

The weather was beautiful over the first lockdown in 2020. At that point we were in a second storey flat with no outside space. Now we are in a house with a generous garden and loads of nearby green space we have hardly seen it not in the rain since we moved in last summer.

We all know we have a slightly cool, wet climate here but I have to say it's been a particularly miserable winter/early spring. However, I do make an effort to be positive and get out every day. If I thought "Oh it's miserable out there!" and never went out I'd feel awful, mentally and physically. So I go out and I do my 10,000 steps each day and it really lifts my spirits.
Let's be honest, even though it's been exceptionally wet lately, it doesn't rain all day, every day. For example, yesterday we had a wet morning so I went out in the afternoon. It was actually warm and sunny.
I walk to and from work (3 miles each way) unless it's absolutely torrential. Usually the worst I'll get is a bit of drizzle. I don't arrive at work drenched. I wear a good coat and boots and am fine when I arrive at work.

I haven't got any brain cells missing. People can't seem to accept it isn't raining everywhere,at the same time.! We got a puppy last year born on 1st July,we had rain in September she didn't want to go out in the garden,it freaked her out because she hadn't seen it. I don't have expensive fancy wet weather gear, waterproof trousers and thin jacket, from when we cycled. Yes, I'm in the SE fairly near the sea, the South Downs often keep rain off,I have 5 water butts. We had a hosepipe ban last year, they are talking of one for this year. My postman always wears shorts, thought he was just hardy, nope,he said it's easier to dry legs than wet trousers. Our wet coats just get hung in the airing cupboard or porch. Presumably kids still walk to school in the rain!

TBF I'm 22 weeks pregnant and really struggling to walk anything near 10,000 steps (which I'd usually be fine with) so the rain and wind don't help.

We got a puppy last year born on 1st July,we had rain in September she didn't want to go out in the garden,it freaked her out because she hadn't seen it

I refuse to believe there was anywhere in the UK last year that didn't experience some rain between 1st July and September.