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None of my cats have used the cool mats I panic bought
Our cat has developed a variety of nests in the long grass in the garden. He's pretty much moved out of the house for now, only comes back in for food and water.
I’ve drunk cold lattes for years. No ice, just cold milk. Although I have added some ice of late for further chilling.
A common thing in spain is like a latte, but served with a small glass of ice cubes on the side, so you can just add them as you want. I can't remember what the word for it is though.
31C in Glasgow suburbs, I believe the record is 32C, it will top that somewhere nearer the city centre for sure.
Currently trying not to die of heatstroke while i inflate the paddling pool in our south facing garden
I popped to the cafe for an iced coffee and some ice cream only to find they'd closed early due to the heat! 😅
Walking around outside was't much different to getting off the plane at your holiday destination to be hit by a blast of warm air. Can't say I wanted to go out for a ride or spend much longer in it though... Streets seemed very quiet too, hardly anyone around.
Found some meltey tarmac on my ride, picked up some of it on my tyres. The tar where they've glued repairs to existing road were melting all over the place.
More consequences, local woods now on fire. Hope the emergency services stay safe. Locals told to stay indoors with windows shut.
Lickey Hills if you know it
https://flic.kr/p/2nyXDc1
A common thing in spain is like a latte, but served with a small glass of ice cubes on the side, so you can just add them as you want. I can’t remember what the word for it is though
Rank?
**** RD
I thought that river was one of the most filthy/polluted rivers in the UK? or do you reside more ‘upstreme’
The latter. Windsor is clean enough to swim in. The dog drinks it all the time 😀
https://walkthethames.co.uk/blog/2020/03/24/how-clean-is-the-thames/
My top tip for dealing with the heat, get a job in the private sector, where they have air con.
Lickey Hills if you know it
As long as it doesn't spread to Lickey End.
Been trying to WFH today as trains were down
Given up totally now the kids are home and just jumped in the paddling pool
Spoke to my mum today who was complaining about the news overexagerating the danger
That'd by by septagenarian, overweight, statin'ed up pale & pasty Scottish mother who has a long history of sunstroke and collapsed whilst on holiday 3 years ago in Greece and was hospitalised for a while after, she really isn't built for 40c
Lickey Hills
Is the nearby road really called ****ling road?
The RAF has reportedly halted flights in and out of its biggest airbase because the “runway has melted” on a day of extremely hot weather.
Daughters year (Year 10) not in school tomorrow, as they haven't enough cooler classrooms to juggle them around, they did try today but some hit 40°. They break up on Friday anyway.
She's unilaterally decided not to go to gymnastics tonight. British Gymnastics guidance is sensibly pragmatic about what to do at different room temperatures, but basically "a lot less"
Bloody hot 55 mins Zwift race just now.
Now lying in the blow up kids pool ! Beer next
Wish I’d wrapped my body in clingfilm this morning. Just sitting at the train station listening to the list of cancellations would result in me sweating enough to end up looking like Bruce Lee.
sweating enough to end up looking like Bruce Lee.
And we all know what did him in..
People really need to slow down in hot temps.
Zwift? You nutter.
It was 25 in my 'office' upstairs, so I shut the windows since it's thirty-whatever outside. Now I'm roasting. Might be that the humidity has gone up in here? Curtains are drawn, sun has moved away from the window.
EDIT yeah it's still 25 ish.. but now I'm sweating. Interesting.
Well I’m just back from my usual ride round the local woods….it’s warm yes, under the trees it’s actually quite pleasant with a bit of a breeze. Wouldn’t want to be road riding though.
The RAF has reportedly halted flights in and out of its biggest airbase because the “runway has melted” on a day of extremely hot weather.
Does that mean the runway is a bit of a woke snowflake? Or whatever term the R/W media were using to describe people incapable of coping in "some nice sunny weather"?
I did an hour and a bit on Zwift this morniing - before it got too warm. Nothing too strenuous though.
I presume the runway was built within a prescribed tollerence which has has now been execeded, hence it's now 'a bit sticky' 🙂
EDIT yeah it’s still 25 ish.. but now I’m sweating. Interesting.
Our office building seems to be like this. The AC seems to be able to chill the air to a vaguely acceptable level (it's still 25+). But I presume it's sacrificing fresh airflow or dehumidifying capacity to do this. It always gets sweaty after about 4:00pm on hot days.
The RAF has reportedly halted flights in and out of its biggest airbase because the “runway has melted” on a day of extremely hot weather.
Let's hope WW3 doesn't kick off in summer.
A/C in the Merc is somehow better than that in the Hyundai*, when set to the same temperature, and I'm not sure why. Both blow plenty of cold air.
* or it was, when it was working.
Air con turned off again. 36 degrees outside…
Currently trying to decide if i can be bothered to go for a swim in the river as it is so much cooler inside than going out, would mean getting in the car and that really doesn't appeal
how does one find themselves coming from such a beautiful part of the world to… erm, Newcastle?
how does one find themselves coming from such a beautiful part of the world to… erm, beautiful Newcastle?
FTFY
All four of ours are ignoring the air conditioned house and just sitting outside on the patio in the shade.
had to intervene with our dog. just hit 37 in the shade and hes insisting on laying in the direct sunshine and hasnt been drinking his water either. ive tried cooling him down with a dip in the paddling pool and the ends of my ice lollies but it really cant be comfortable laying in the sun with a fur coat on, not drinking. so..... sorry, but in you go boy.
A colleague just said (probably nicked from Twitter but I laughed all the same)....
Probably the only day of the year you wish you were Prince Andrew
Is the nearby road really called ****ling road?
yes and its about 6 miles from Bell End
In France at the moment.... left the house a bit before 8:00 this morning and rode for about 1 hour 40 mins... Quite nice for about 30 mins as I dropped down into the valley but was getting warm !!! before I finished. Then 30 minutes bushwhacking in the garden.... absolutely flowing with sweat by the end of that.... hibernated in the house watching TV all afternoon, cold showers, cold drinks, just laying around... around 33 degrees in the house... but the roads are still Ok at the moment and no sign of melting.
I am now wearing a muscle vest. I look like if Vin Diesel was cast in the movie Philidelphia to play a gay dude that's about to die of AIDS.
All afternoon it’s been a steady 32. However in the last hour shot up to 38 in sunny Shropshire
A common thing in spain is like a latte, but served with a small glass of ice cubes on the side, so you can just add them as you want. I can’t remember what the word for it is though
Not that common, I've been here for years and I've never seen it. An espresso over ice is pretty common, though, and what I usually order. No milk.
Pool time.
All afternoon it’s been a steady 32. However in the last hour shot up to 38 in sunny Shropshire
Only 35 in Shawbury
I don't think we've quite broken 30C here in Aviemore. 29.2C at the official weather station though.
Just got to 39 degrees here in North Norfolk, they chose this as a great time to do that "chip and seal" cover on the roads yesterday, and it is just melting so everyone driving through village is collecting stones on tyres as they drive along...
36 here in the FoD but only on exposed roads. 32 at PABA.
42.7 in my suntrap garden.
Probably not the most accurate thermometer but
https://flic.kr/p/2nyW2na
Work where masks and plastic aprons are compulsory
https://flic.kr/p/2nyVZas
Mate's garden
https://flic.kr/p/2nyW6Ub
I’ve drunk cold lattes for years. No ice, just cold milk. Although I have added some ice of late for further chilling.
café con leche con hielo
Leche is milk so you can drop that bit if you want black coffee.
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