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Are You Enjoying This Heatwave?🔥

No.  Hate it.  Bring on the storms! 💥

Sue Hammond ● 1773d23 Comments

In Australia, we have air conditioners either heat the house or cool the house, just put it on to what degree you require.

Patrick D Barrs ● 321d

As far as I'm aware, one can go back and add a new comment to any thread from years ago. I agree, it seems better to start a new thread unless one's referring to some specific point in the original postings. I must admit I've occasionally corrected typos I've spotted in years old in Facebook posts when Mr Zuckerberg's algorithm has popped them into my memories - that's not a luxury on this forum where typos, greengrocers' apostrophes, etc are cast in the binary records.Anyway, back on subject, I believe refreshing rain is forecast for later today?

Michael Ixer ● 322d

Looks like Philippa started this post again yesterday, rather weird.

Barbara Stevens ● 322d

Strange so is Sue's an old message.

Barbara Stevens ● 322d

Andy, that's strange. All the other message were around Bunny's messages.

Barbara Stevens ● 322d

"Not sure she is back. Her post is from 4 years ago"Oh don't spoil it!

David Ainsworth ● 322d

Back by courtesy of the electric ether?

Michael Ixer ● 323d

Not sure she is back. Her post is from 4 years ago

Andy Pike ● 323d

Bunny, good your back on the forum.  Yes very warm, we cleaned out the pond yesterday, the 14 fish said thank you this morning when I went to feed them. They didn't actually say thank you, they swam towards me for their food. Hope it's cooler for everybody today.

Barbara Stevens ● 323d

Well it may be the end of the heatwave as we are expecting thunderstorms but maybe it will be hot again next week.The info from UCL is here on this thread as well as another one.  The opening of the sash windows that can be safely opened a little top and bottom will help the hot air out the top and pulled in at the bottom. Learning how to keep cool without immediately racing for a fan or for the AC especially if you are lucky enough to live somewhere where you can get some air movement across a building will definitely help to reduce your fuel bill.  Cooling can cost money just as heating does!  We should all have now learnt to appreciate why there have been protests calling for help for better insulation of our record breaking leaky buildings to keep them both cool AND warm - even if we do not agree with the methods! 

Philippa Bond ● 323d

Nothing to stop individuals installing though not very good for the extinction rebellion crowd.

Andy Pike ● 1772d

Listened to it rumbling for an hour.. so excited.. and off it went!!  Really hope we have a storm tonight, I hate the humidity and can't sleep without a fan on me the whole night.  Plus everything is looking really brown now, we need a good downpour.

Bunny Payne ● 1772d

*Didn't come our way.  Sorry iPhone sabotage!

Sue Hammond ● 1772d

I heard it rumbling away in the distance.  So disappointed it don't come our way.  Another very hot night ahead but storms predicted from about 3am.

Sue Hammond ● 1772d

Sadly this afternoon's storm didn't make it to Putney - It stopped at East Sheen/Barnes :(

Ed Robinson ● 1772d

Many buildings here are not designed well for extremes of heat.  This will cause us a problem with the extra amounts of fuel we'll use to keep cool or to keep warm.  The sash windows that Victorians and Edwardians used were designed to create airflow by letting hot air out at the top and pulling cool air in at the bottom.  Any good locksmith will know where to put the locks to allow you to achieve this safely.  There is UCL report on this.  I wonder how the tipping and tilting windows so often used to replace the trad sashes fare in comparison re air flow. The higher ceilings also help as does being able to get a  flow of air across a building.  Cooling the rooms at the top of a house when  that's where the bedrooms are and where the hottest air rises to before bedtime also helps sleep. You can understand why people often sleep outside on the flat roofs on buildings in hot countries!  Don't fancy having to move because of a thunderstorm and would want to be safe from the singing and biting of the mozzies.We also often don't tend to wear the right sort of loose clothes and natural fabrics when the weather is hot.  I remember being with a fashion victim teenager in skin tight stretch jeans desperate for an electric fan in the heat.  The discomfort isn't worth it!    Agree with putting feet in bowl of cold water and cool flannels and cold water bottle and plenty of water to drink when awake!Learnt never to sleep with AC on in Middle East because of ending up ill afterwards.What will we do here if we have electricity cuts?  How prepared are we all?

Philippa Bond ● 1773d

Just as hot there Matt although they are getting storms now. Happy hols whatever the weather.

Lucille Grant ● 1773d

I used to go to Lanzarote a couple of times a year and the temp was the same, but lovely cool sea breeze as well.No cool breeze here, that's what's making the difference... my fans are working overtime.  Stay cool everyone.

Bunny Payne ● 1773d

Any other country would have airconditioning in homes. but here it's a case of well we'll never need it!

Mark Phillips ● 1773d

We're going to France on Friday.... be nice to get some cooler weather!

Matt Palmer ● 1773d

It's uncomfortable but saves money not having to fly to Greece for decent weather 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 1773d

16C and dreich here in Edinburgh. Hope it cools down a bit before we get back. Our plants will be wilting.

Jonathan Callaway ● 1773d

London isn't suited to this weather.  My flat was 32.5 degrees in the corridor (not in the sun) and two of my rooms were even hotter (given they get the sun from 1 to 8pm).Up to 25 is lovely (to 28 is doable) but anything over when you have to work is just horrible. Although I can recommend putting your feet in cold water in a bucket while you work.

Gabrielle OMahony ● 1773d