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My
Electronic Diary For April 2024 |
Sunday 19th May 2024 |
09:23
BST
I don't think any forecast for yesterday came anywhere near describing what the weather really was. Well I guess they got the dull start to the day right, and maybe a very brief bit of drizzle mid morning, but from then on it was all rather different. The forecast said the whole afternoon would be slightly or very dull, but the afternoon was bright with sunny spells. The earliest sunny spells were weak and watery, but later one were very cheering. Once again the temperature climbed higher than the 19° C forecast. I think I saw 22° C on one occasion. Yesterday included another 1 hour and 45 minute phone call from Sue. Most of what she said was almost incoherent, and I had to be very bluff and end the call before she drove me crazy. Anyway, I did managed to do a few useful things during the day, and I even managed a quick snooze. My day, and what I did, plus my night, and how I slept, plus this morning, and news about my health, is all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Saturday 18th May
2024 |
09:45
BST
The BBC's forecast for yesterday, which said sunny spells almost all day, was about correct. The Met Office forecast for a dull day was completely wrong. Both forecasters said it would be a warm day, with the temperature rising to 21° C , and that was right, although it didn't seem to feel right. I had to close my bedroom window a few times because it felt draughty. Yesterday I was still reeling from being kept on the phone until 2am. I felt quite listless, and in the curious, and unlikely position of being too tired to snooze. I think I only ever managed one short snooze yesterday. It would probably have been the most significant thing I did yesterday - if it did ever happen ! Once again I have written a fairly brief account of a day when little happened, plus the usual notes about my night, and this morning, in my full archived page for today. |
Friday 17th May 2024 |
10:09
BST
The forecasters got it right when they said there would be rain yesterday, but they got the times and intensity completely wrong. All I can remember is a few hours of very light rain around midday, and the rest of the day was dry. I'm sure I can remember a few short sunny spells in the afternoon. The originals forecasts about the temperature underestimated it. Just 15° C was predicted, but I am sure my three outdoor thermometers showed 18° C at one time. Yesterday was a good day. I even managed to get a lot drunker than I realised ! I intend to try and write very little today because I have got off to such a late start. One some good days I could be finishing writing at the same time (10:28am) I am writing this. It seems I only wrote 960 words today, and you can read all those words about my day, night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today. |
Thursday 16th May
2024 |
08:46
BST
Yesterday was completely different to that predicted by the weather forecasts. The start of the morning was dull, just as predicted, but by about 11am the clouds started to break up, which they weren't supposed to. Instead of a mostly grey afternoon, as forecast, it was mostly a sunny afternoon. That even pushed the temperature up a couple more degrees to 20° C, and maybe even 21° C. Yesterday was an eventful day - some events were good, and others turned out to be not so good. My early start paid off. I finished writing early, and had plenty of time to have a good shower before I got ready to go out. The unexpected need for an additional poo slowed me down a bit, but I still managed to get out in time to not be late at the hospital. The rest of the rather long story about my visit to the Cardiologist, and the rest of my day, night, and the disaster that is this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today. |
Wednesday 15th May
2024 |
06:57
BST
Yesterday was a lot drier than forecast. The BBC forecast came closer with light rain instead of heavy rain, but even they showed too many hours of it. The afternoon included some short sunny periods when both forecasters said light cloud at their most optimistic. Even the temperature forecast was a bit too pessimistic. I saw 18° C, which while not a huge difference was still 2° higher than forecast. It's a very early start this morning because I want to be showered and dressed soon after 8am, but I reckon I have just over an hour to write up a few notes about yesterday, last night, and this morning. The entire thing can be read on my complete archived page for today. |
Tuesday 14th May
2024 |
08:23
BST
There were several unexpected sunny spells through the day, but mostly it was dull. It stayed dry, and the temperature managed to reach 20° C. Yesterday was fairly productive, and yet it didn't feel like the triumph it should have been. It was a morning when I felt like doing stuff a lot earlier than usual, and I was washed, dressed, and off to Tesco, to get some shopping, earlier than usual. My triumphs, and failures yesterday, are described along with some notes about last night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today. |
Monday 13th May 2024 |
08:26
BST
I think the BBC weather forecast came closet to reality yesterday. The morning was very sunny, and the afternoon featured a lot of sunny spells. The possibility of a thunderstorm at 5pm turned out to be pure fantasy. I don't think even the sunny spells stopped. The temperature did indeed reach the predicted 25° C. I think it is fair to say that yesterday was a reasonably good day. It didn't feature any high power productivity, but I did do a few useful things. Even the afternoon beer tasting session was not so bad. A few beers were actually quite nice. Most importantly it was a day when I seemed to control my eating quite well. Most of my day, night, and part of this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today. |
Sunday 12th May 2024 |
08:40
BST
Yesterday was warm but there was a lot of very thin cloud that slightly dimmed, and cooled the sunshine. On the plus side, there seemed to be more of the watery sunshine than the weather forecast seemed to predict. The afternoon temperature rose to the predicted 22° C. Yesterday was both a lazy and very busy day. As predicted, in the last paragraph I wrote yesterday, I did mostly make the day up as I went along, although my prediction that I might do some laundry turned out to be right. I can count the main things I ended up doing on the fingers (ignoring the thumb) of one hand, and still have a finger left over ! My day, evening, night and the start of this morning is all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Saturday 11th May
2024 |
09:04
BST
Yesterday was another warm and sunny day - even warmer than the previous day. The temperature just about made it to 22° C. Now and then the sun dipped behind a cloud, but I think the day could be described as a sunny day ! Yesterday I was still feeling not so good after my very bad stomach upset the previous night, and I was a bit bothered about my weight and blood glucose readings, although, on reflection, my blood glucose readings yesterday morning were not that bad. Nevertheless I felt I had to be very careful about what I ate yesterday. All I did. all the results, how I slept last night, and all the usual stuff can be read in my complete archived page for today. |
Friday 10th May 2024 |
09:23
BST
Yesterday was another warm and sunny day - even warmer than the previous day. The temperature just about made it to 22° C. There was an hour or two in the afternoon when some clouds spoiled the sunshine, and they didn't feature in any of the weather forecasts I saw. Yesterday was another good and bad day. The ending was annoyingly bad, and the morning was hard work, but that brought it's own rewards. The afternoon wasn't bad - it involved beer ! My day including going shopping, doing laundry, and drinking beer, and the disaster that was the late evening, a reduced sleep, and some of this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Thursday 9th May
2024 |
08:39
BST
Yesterday was another warm and sunny day, but not quite as warm as the previous day. I think the temperature peaked at 19° C instead of 20° C. Yesterday should have been a great day, but it didn't get off to a great start when I found my blood glucose was dangerously high, and after that there were many disappointments. Fortunately there were a few, rather minor, good things too. As usual, it, or at least the best bits of yesterday, last night, and this morning, are all described, with a couple of photos, in my complete archived page for today. |
Wednesday 8th May
2024 |
07:58
BST
Yesterday had a fantastic, warm and sunny morning, but the afternoon, while even warmer, was a bit dull, and the sun did not return until early evening. The afternoon temperature was forecast to reach 20° C, and I think it did. Yesterday was a great day - warm and sunny - and it featured a sort of healthy three mile walk, but in the end I sort of ruined it all by taking a few chances about what I was eating. The problem is that I accidently rewarded myself more than I had earned. All the good and bad stuff of my day, night, and also this morning, is fully described, with pictures, in my complete archived page for today. |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 |
08:28
BST
Yesterday was forecast to be the most disgustingly horrible day, but it was not quite that bad. The morning was very wet, and very dull, but while it didn't brighten up enough to let any sun through, it almost did. There were some random passing light showers in the afternoon, but a lot of the time it was dry. A very early version of the forecast predicted 15° C, but later on it was revised to about 13° C, and that was about the best we got. Yesterday was a pretty miserable sort of day - thank you crap weather ! On the other hand it was a great day to catch up on missed sleep by snoozing whenever I felt like it. In theory this means there is very little to write about yesterday, but maybe there are a few notes about the day that I can make. Anything I could think of to write about my day, my night, and this morning only added up to just over 1000 words (or half of a typical day), and can be read in my complete archived page for today. |
Monday 6th May 2024 |
09:09
BST
Yesterday almost followed the same pattern as the last few days. The morning was sunny, but it clouded over in the afternoon. There was even a sprinkling of light rain in the afternoon. Once again the temperature reached 16° C, but with no sun in the afternoon it still felt cool.. I have to admit I am struggling to concentrate on writing this morning. I feel lousy. I think it is mostly a bad weather thing, but it could all be in the mind. Anyway..... Yesterday was not a bad day, although I was feeling a mild version of today's crap version. Yesterday's mildly poor day, last night's bad night, and this morning's yucky feelings, are all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Sunday 5th May 2024 |
09:33
BST
Yesterday morning was fine and sunny, but on the stroke of midday the clouds because too thick for even sunny spells. It may have been an hour two later when the first rain fell. The Met Office forecast said the afternoon would just be dull, and the BBC forecast predicted thunderstorms. The BBC came closer to reality because it did rain a lot in the afternoon, but it was just persistent drizzle rather than heavy rain and thunder. The even was dry, but by then the day had been ruined. It was slightly warmer than the previous day, at 16° C. Yesterday started out OK. The bright sunshine was very cheerful, but the dullness, and light rain in the afternoon killed that cheerfulness. I think I started to feel depressed, and thinking that I would not be wanting to go out in the evening became a self fulfilling prophecy. However yesterday was not entirely wasted, and I did do a few useful things. It, and also my night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Saturday 4th May
2024 |
08:24
BST
Yesterday's weather was probably halfway between the forecasts from The Met Office and BBC. The heaviest rain was in the morning, but it was rarely that heavy, and it didn't stop at 1pm, as per the Met Office forecast, but did continue in occasional light, passing showers for most of the afternoon. It was a cold day with the temperature only reaching 13° C. Yesterday was quite a good day, but it did have a few negative moments. Actually it did have a huge negative, 3 to 5 hours long, negative moment - the copious rain, and very dull skies ! I had to find things to do indoors, because there was no way I was going out in that ! All I did and thought during the day, and how I slept, plus how I am this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Friday 3rd May 2024 |
09:13
BST
Despite the warnings of thunderstorms, and persistent lighter rain, yesterday was mostly a dry day, but it was also a rather dull day. It was also a mild day with the temperature peaking at around 17° C. Yesterday was a reasonably productive day providing you define reasonable some, but not a lot. Like a lot of days recently, and maybe longer, it was generally a good day until the late evening ruined it all - and this time I am sure it was something I did instead of just chance. You can read about my day yesterday, last night, and also this morning, in my complete archived page for today. |
Thursday 2nd May
2024 |
07:56
BST
I don't think there was any sunshine yesterday, but at least it stayed dry - contrary to the BBC weather forecast, but agreeing with The met Office. Despite that lack of sunshine it was still a warm day, and at times it also felt quite humid. The forecast temperature was 18° C, but once again the consensus of my three outdoor thermometers was that it reached 19° C. Yesterday was another very enjoyable day, although things seemed to be heading for the bad at the end of the day. It never quite reached bad, but it was still a bit disappointing. The single thing that dominated the day was lunchtime in The Jolly Farmers. My whole day, my night, and some bits of dream I can just about remember, plus my morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today. |
Wednesday 1st May
2024 |
08:36
BST
Yesterday was not quite as good as the day before because there was less sunshine, but there was still quite a bit of sunshine, but it was just as warm. The forecast temperature was 18° C, but my thermometers said it hit 19° C mid afternoon. Yesterday was a very productive day, but I really wanted to go out for some exercise. I couldn't do that because I was expecting a parcel delivery from Amazon. It actually arrived fairly early at about 2pm. In theory I could still have gone out for a walk around the park, but I don't seem to have much enthusiasm to go out once the afternoon has started. All my productivity, and other stuff yesterday, including about my night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today. |