Just had a quick peep at the weather forecast using CNN for Malaga to see if it is safe to hang my smalls out to dry overnight and I can vouch for the fact that today (8th Nov) it is 22C (71F) and sunny (feels warmer) with an expected low of 11C (51F). Nothing unusual there I suppose, but wait .....tomorrow, it dips to 14C (58F) and what's this!!?? The low forecast is 0C, or 32F, which I vaguely remember as being freezing point!!

Ski-ing anyone? We appear to be the lucky ones over the next few days, as I see in Madrid they are forecasting -6C, that's 22F!!! I was only joking to Wolf that I lived in Russia the other day

Anchovy,

Wow! Cold by standards for your neck of the woods. Warm by standards, where CaliBasco and I are from. Those "balmy" 27 degree F days to us, in the winter, are a good reason to go out in da sun and get a tan ya know.

I can remember, as a kid, back in da old days, about da middle of dat century gone past, it'd get so cold dat when you spoke nobody could hear da words until dey thawed out in da spring wit da warm wedder.

Well, gotta go out and milk da brown cow and get some chocolate milk. May da outhouse hole be warmed to da touch before you arrive to do your business....

Wolf (Who ain't warmin' nothin' for no one... )

Sounds like that is one hell of a sore red nose, Wolf You haven't been for a job interview with a certain Mr S Claus have you? I've heard he wants a bit of muscle to help him out with his deliveries next month

By the way, just looked at forecast for Granada (city, not ski resort) for tomorrow and anyone visiting the Alhambra would be well advised to get their wooly vests out, because we are looking at a low of -9, which is about 22F on the funny temperature scale you use on your side of the (frozen) pond.

Anchovy (After fifteen years, only just coming to terms with metric measures and Centigrade)

Ya betcha Wolf. Why don I put on da briquets for da barbecue...den we can eat da brats while we're sittin by da pool...geeesh it's hot out here! Maybe after we get done eatin' we can go fishin' in da boat. 27º...geesh, sure has warmed up a bit, don'cha know.

Gentlemen,
Have any of you heard if this winter is going to be particularly cold in Madrid and Northern Spain by any chance? I'm particularly interested in December weather.

I know we are going to have a rough winter here in North Florida because the squirrels are going berserk hidding nuts, and downing pine cones, plus the wooly worms look particularly fat this year!

Anchovy

You could be nearer the truth than you think with Wolf and his connection with Mr Claus - I'm POSITIVE I remember something about him and gnomes???? I KNEW the relevance would be revealed sometime.

Jo

Booklady, do you do freelance work for CNN's weather forecasting service for Spain? The reason I ask, is that today they have us down for below zero.

I have come in to work wearing full ski gear, apart from the goggles and the poles, the sun is shining and although there is a cooler wind, I have to say that a lot of people are in shirt sleeves and I am being ridiculed by all and sundry

Jo, gnom-e diga! (sorry, but rgf has got us all thinking about puns again). Wolf and gnomes, you say? So you also think Lapland is gnome from gnome for him?

Jo-Anne,

Very astute! I did mention gnomes a long time ago, in a link so far removed that I even forgot it... My wife has created a monster in Spain... she gave people gnomes as gifts, and now the women are clamoring for them. In fact, we will be sending out a package next week, which contains seven gnomes signed by Dr. Tom Clark, as Christmas presents to friends.

Anchovy, be encouraged by the fact that no matter how cold it gets there, it will never get as cold as it does here, during the winter. Right now we're looking forward to fighting ice, snow, and cold winds for the next five or six months, and that ain't no treat. Especially when you know you have to buy a new snow blower because the old one pooped out...

Wolf (Who's inspecting his long underwear later today, to insure the trap doors work properly... )

Anchovy,
Wow! Have you noticed any increased activity among the squirrels in your neighborhood? How about the wooly worms, do they look a little fatter than usual? If so, Anchochy, please take out your long johns 'cause it's going to be a long cold winter!

booklady - Never worked for CNN!Honest!

Enlighten me please - what in the world are "smalls" - as in "hang-out my smalls"? Am I correct in assuming said smalls are different from the warm weather latex mentioned in previous threads ....

AF - are you really sure you want to skate on Frog Pond again???

Ah - the differences between English and American ....