Haar Haar

[Cantata]

While weather forecasters go on about the wonderful weather that we are apparently having, here in Norf Kent the haar has arrived. Vis down to a few hundred yards and perishing cold.
It's so healthy, though, here on the East Coast!

 

[MoodySabre]

Same here. Canvey has disappeared - not all bad news then /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Winch servicing and pressure washing tomorrow so it better stay nice. Good weather for fettling all week by the look of it.

 

[Sixpence]

Don't know what this 'haar' stuff is but after spending two days building one PC out of two, swapping hard drives and video cards and all the other stuff needed to get the thing to work, I finally get it to switch on and display a message, which reads 'operating system not found' /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Back to the drawing board to find an answer to that one /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Still, herself has announced that we are both to take tomorrow off and spend the day on the boat /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Pity she wants to empty everything out and give it a bit of a clean inside /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
But then that leaves me free to play outside anyway /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Just hope the weather does hold now /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Cantata]

The haar is the word the Norsemen (is that right?) gave to the sea-fog we get in these parts, quite often in Spring when high pressure is parked over central UK and pulls an easterly breeze onto our coast.
This cold easterly is one drawback to living around here. We fondly remember one of Bill Giles' forecasts some years ago, where he went on at length about how hot it was going to be "except along SE coasts where there may be some refreshing breezes". Refreshing? NE Force 7 straight out of the fridge door!

 

[Sixpence]

Thanks for the explanation, sounds a bit like some of the local words used round here. Worked on the farm a couple of years back and the word 'breed' was used to describe just about anything. For example, the flail mower hit a rock which cracked the casing, and the repair was described as a 'breed oh weld', and when cutting the grass on the river banks each cut was either first, second, or third 'breed'
Never made sense to me though
The weather, however, just shows that we seem to have quite a few micro climates around the East coast. It can be howling a hoolie just around from the Wash, and a gentle breeze only a few miles away, wierd

 

[FullCircle]

It can be raining in Southend, raining on the Thames, raining on the Crouch and raining in Burnham, and yet still be sunny in Canewdon.
The sun shines on the righteous mate.

 

[Sixpence]

Oh dear, best I take an umbrella with me tomorrow /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Peegee]

Is that cos you come from Haar'n Bay dick !

 

[Cantata]

That's terrible, Peter...

 

[Master_under_Dog]

I believe that the use of breed derives from the same root as the English breadth. In agriculture it refers to the width covered by an implement so in the case of cutting grass each pass with the mower is a breed. But it then seems to transform from the thing having the breadth to the thing itself, so on a combined harvester the cutting mechanism is the breed. Not seen it used in a nautical sense however so it probably has more to do with the Dutch than the Vikings.

Michael
Yellow Belly

 

[davidfox]

Went down to antifoul the boat yesterday, and suddenly the 'haar' was upon me! it got b cold very quickly!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

See... told you.... you should have done it Sunday when it was nice and warm!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[davidfox]

Morgana went past as I was shivering, you will be pleased to know I didnt see any unantifouled bits so presumably the yard did under the props and also the boat was still afloat when I left so presumably the holes you made for the ground plate have been filled properly!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Ta!... good to hear!

 

[MoodySabre]

It's haar again /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Yesterday I sat on the boat servicing the winches and it was T-shirt weather /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Koeketiene]

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Yesterday I sat on the boat servicing the winches and it was T-shirt weather /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

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Stop posting things like this - yesterday I was working /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif (underground bunker)

I'm seriously considering putting you on 'ignore user' /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[MoodySabre]

Your time will come young man /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Cantata]

Haar indeed.
Planned a full day at the boat today including finishing the bottom prior to anti-fouling. But it was soooo cold I stayed down below on engine jobs.
Removed the exhaust elbow and was shocked at the clogged-up state of it. Amazing the engine ran at all. Now have it at home and chipping away at the insides.

 

[Sixpence]

Could you ignore me too ? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Last two days on the boat, tee shirt weather yeaterday, cold, windy and lumpy as hell today /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Athene V30]

Was on boat yesterday too.
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
New cooker installed & working - boiled the kettle much faster than the old one.
Wind vane is set up.
VHF back on and tested (my only 'Thames Coastguard Radio Check' for the season!).
Transom polished.
Steaming light connected and working
/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Deck light still not working
Masthead lights not working
Why is it when they were fine when the mast was on the deck! Ran out of time to clean up the connections again.
Rest of topsides to polish

Better than working!!