My little house with sunshine lady & the raincoat man

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Wed 13/09/2006 18:04

Okay, can anyone help me with this.

I inherited a little house with a temp gauge and you know the rest, the lady comes out when its going to be sunny and the man comes out with his brolley and raincoat if its gonna rain.

I was going to biff it, however I left it outside and it has become a real favourite. I can't help myself, I keep looking at this thing and it seems to be spot on !

HOW DOES THE MAN KNOW when to come outside?

What mechanism drives the bugger to come out?

This is over load for a blonde.

Please, someone enlighten me cos I REALLY want to know WHY and HOWCOME and HOW DOES IT DO THAT?

Maybe its a relationship thing?

Perhaps she pushes him outside or is her nagging so bad, that he would rather stand outside in the rain than to be stuck indoors with her?

That would make a brilliant comedy sketch.

A person takes the little house into a lawyers office and declares
"These two people want a divorce"

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Thu 14/09/2006 08:50

It's all to do with humidity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_house

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Thu 14/09/2006 21:22

I thought it would be the barometric pressure.

biscuits · Unread post by **biscuits** » Sat 16/09/2006 17:54

Years ago there was instructions to build one of these things in (I think)an Eagle Annual, (I'm showing my age here aren't I?). Anyway for some strange reason I happen to remember that the operating mechanism is nothing more than catgut, poor cats! Apparently the humidity has an effect on it, causing the twisting and untwisting, thus pushing the lady or man out the door.

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sun 17/09/2006 19:57

You are so very right - biscuits

I had a sudden brainSTORM and took a look at Wikipaedia and they said the same thing.

Thank you.

Although I do hope that the cat-gut in my wee house is not a TOM.
I'd settle for a Harry and definitely a Dick- but not a Tom - wink!

KiwiWeather · Unread post by **KiwiWeather** » Sun 17/09/2006 19:59

So the old wives tale about the cats washing behind their ears and its gonna rain....must be....

Wait for it.........

GUT INSTINCT !!! tee hee