Now focusing on next Sunday, as it's pencilled in for our annual trip to Alton Towers' 'Scarefest'.
Last year, due a other issues, we only got to go the Sunday before Halloween and it was packed - but the weather was dry and crisp. Too crisp. In fact, it was bloody brass monkeys. I could feel myself getting chilled throughout the day, and becoming more worried about the girls, especially when it got dark (when Scarefest really comes alive!). I think the day before there'd been snow showers.
Anyway, I'm now seeing this week's low moving eastwards and filling a bit as we hit the weekend, with Sunday offering a brief respite from the high to our south ridging northwards a little before the next system moves in.
I hate these situations, as the 'dry window' always moves about as the days pass and sod's law dictates one's hopes will be built then dashed.
It's a tough one, because the following week looks like being 'Pikey Day' where thousands of traveller scrotes descend on the place. It's a horrible atmosphere, with gangs of them acting intimidatory, loads of queue-jumping and thieving, and sporadic fights breaking out amongst them. There's a load of extra security laid on, including actual police, but it just ruins the day.
Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
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Aneurin Bevan