It is so hot society is ending, help!
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The good thing is Lord Frost will melt leaving behind only an oily, bitter pool of rancid liquid.
Using air conditioning will chill them - even more so when they get the energy bill (with the massive hike in prices).London will hit 100F on Monday and Tuesday.
Go with God Britain.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
The key to British weather.
If it's hot and sunny for more than a day, complain that it's too hot, that the water is running out and Britain is headed towards a drought.
If it then rains for more than five minutes, complain that it's raining too much.
If a single snowflake lands on the ground, the entire country shuts down.
If it's hot and sunny for more than a day, complain that it's too hot, that the water is running out and Britain is headed towards a drought.
If it then rains for more than five minutes, complain that it's raining too much.
If a single snowflake lands on the ground, the entire country shuts down.
Is no one using the weather thread anymore? Or is this one about climate change (which I'd asked not be discussed there)?
Just asking for clarification.
And sympathy to those with unseasonably unreasonable weather. Poor Lytton, BC can't catch a break. Heat dome with record-breaking temperatures 3 days in a row last year, then the town burned to the ground in a wildfire. There's a fire there this year, as well.
And we're in a heat wave right now. I'm trying to get along without using the fan anymore than necessary, due to electricity costs. Opening the window will mean another endless summer of killing 6-legged lifeforms because the screen is full of holes. The maximum number of legs anyone is permitted in this apartment is 4.
Just asking for clarification.
And sympathy to those with unseasonably unreasonable weather. Poor Lytton, BC can't catch a break. Heat dome with record-breaking temperatures 3 days in a row last year, then the town burned to the ground in a wildfire. There's a fire there this year, as well.
And we're in a heat wave right now. I'm trying to get along without using the fan anymore than necessary, due to electricity costs. Opening the window will mean another endless summer of killing 6-legged lifeforms because the screen is full of holes. The maximum number of legs anyone is permitted in this apartment is 4.
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People here laughing at us silly Brits like people aren't literally going to die over here because of this 
It's weird how we rightly treat pensioners dying of hypothermia because they can't heat their flats as a horror, but what could be 40C weather is seen as a bit of a laugh because different countries with different infrastructure and different ways of building houses think they know best.
Yeah, I'm a bit put out, sorry for ruining a bit of fun.
It's weird how we rightly treat pensioners dying of hypothermia because they can't heat their flats as a horror, but what could be 40C weather is seen as a bit of a laugh because different countries with different infrastructure and different ways of building houses think they know best.
Yeah, I'm a bit put out, sorry for ruining a bit of fun.
People here laughing at us silly Brits like people aren't literally going to die over here because of this
It's weird how we rightly treat pensioners dying of hypothermia because they can't heat their flats as a horror, but what could be 40C weather is seen as a bit of a laugh because different countries with different infrastructure and different ways of building houses think they know best.
Yeah, I'm a bit put out, sorry for ruining a bit of fun.
You can buy fans, maybe even make a deal with Uganda in the refugees pack
Thorgalaeg
Deity
Is it usual for houses at UK to have carpets, heavy curtains and such?
Yes, especially people with older houses that don't have double glazing or good insulation.
Thorgalaeg
Deity
I think people there are going to say goodbye to that stuff in few years. Here floors are usually made of stone tiles (or parket in colder zones) and we use light transparent curtains and plastic blinds to block sunlight in the morning.
Zardnaar
Deity
That's where I live for the most part.
E.man
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It is properly hot in Europe now and ppl are going to die. They're not used to it and the houses and cities are not built for it. Hardly anyone will have aircon at home.
... and I'm not a whinging Pom or anything, it's just a matter of accepting reality.
Yeah , OZ gets plenty hot but it's normal. Most housing here can't cope with cold.
... and I'm not a whinging Pom or anything, it's just a matter of accepting reality.
Yeah , OZ gets plenty hot but it's normal. Most housing here can't cope with cold.
gangleri2001
Garbage day!!!
Welcome to an average southern European summer, Britons. I'll be honest. If this wasn't the result of a much bigger catastrophe like climate change and there wasn't people dying, I'd be laughing out of schadenfreude.
I hope you like this new weather because you will have to get used to it given the whole climate change thing. Look on the bright side of things, though. Now you will no longer have to come to the Mediterranean to enjoy some crazy summer heat and you will now understand why we try to work the bare minimum during daylight in the summer months and stay awake much longer during the much cooler hours of the night. Hint: It's none of that proverbial laziness that you have traditionally attributed to us.
And now that I've had my share of fun, here some useful advice from your southern European friend:
1. Always stay hydrated (obvious tip many people choose to ignore in every heat wave for some reason).
2. Keep your homes/workplaces as dark as possible. Shut those window blinds. Sunlight is your enemy. (I know this may sound strange to your northern mindset but then again, welcome to southern Europe)
3. Avoid any strenuous work between 11 am and 18 pm unless extremely necessary (and in case you have to do it, always remember the first item in this list and keep your bottle of water around)
4. Let me remind you this: Sunlight is your enemy.
5. Sweat is good. It's the body's natural coolant. Don't wash it away unless you stink a lot and always shower in the nighttime, never during the daytime.
6. Suit up! In case you need to do any strenuous work out there during the forbidden hours or you have to be exposed to the sunlight always make sure to wrap yourself up in as much clothing as possible. Just remember this: what do you see when you go to the desert: Naked people or people wrapped in clothes?
7. Did I already tell you that sunlight is your enemy?
8. If you have an intense headache, stop anything you are doing and seek for water and darkness. Headaches are always the first symptom to tell you that something really bad is going to happen to you unless you change what you are doing immediately.
9. Always drink water at room temperature. Don't fall for the trap of cool drinks.
10. I insist: SUNLIGHT IS THE ENEMY!
11. If you have a wooden floor, brace yourselves. If not, then through water on it regularly and let it evaporate.
I hope you like this new weather because you will have to get used to it given the whole climate change thing. Look on the bright side of things, though. Now you will no longer have to come to the Mediterranean to enjoy some crazy summer heat and you will now understand why we try to work the bare minimum during daylight in the summer months and stay awake much longer during the much cooler hours of the night. Hint: It's none of that proverbial laziness that you have traditionally attributed to us.
And now that I've had my share of fun, here some useful advice from your southern European friend:
1. Always stay hydrated (obvious tip many people choose to ignore in every heat wave for some reason).
2. Keep your homes/workplaces as dark as possible. Shut those window blinds. Sunlight is your enemy. (I know this may sound strange to your northern mindset but then again, welcome to southern Europe)
3. Avoid any strenuous work between 11 am and 18 pm unless extremely necessary (and in case you have to do it, always remember the first item in this list and keep your bottle of water around)
4. Let me remind you this: Sunlight is your enemy.
5. Sweat is good. It's the body's natural coolant. Don't wash it away unless you stink a lot and always shower in the nighttime, never during the daytime.
6. Suit up! In case you need to do any strenuous work out there during the forbidden hours or you have to be exposed to the sunlight always make sure to wrap yourself up in as much clothing as possible. Just remember this: what do you see when you go to the desert: Naked people or people wrapped in clothes?
7. Did I already tell you that sunlight is your enemy?
8. If you have an intense headache, stop anything you are doing and seek for water and darkness. Headaches are always the first symptom to tell you that something really bad is going to happen to you unless you change what you are doing immediately.
9. Always drink water at room temperature. Don't fall for the trap of cool drinks.
10. I insist: SUNLIGHT IS THE ENEMY!
11. If you have a wooden floor, brace yourselves. If not, then through water on it regularly and let it evaporate.
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Zardnaar
Deity
Bright side they can grow wine grapes again in UK. They've been good at whine for a long time.
As someone from a hotter climate than Catalonia you're going to have to walk me through this one
(if nothing else water comes out of the tap already cold so why would I let it sit and warm up before drinking it?)
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gangleri2001
Garbage day!!!
Drinking tap water as it comes out of the tap is what I consider room temperature.
Hotdogs or legs?
If you're confused, you really need to start buying your hotdogs from someone else.
