too effing hot

I've been caught out by thunder and flashflood like rain a number of times, but never was it so bad as on Top Withens, quite near you Calz iirc. Nowhere to hide, like you said: "get drenched and leave it up to the gods". I love thunder and all but that was quite scary.

not a bad way to go I reckon, but saying that I'm not in a rush at the moment - maybe at some later date!

No storms here yet but the humidity really wallops you in the face when you go outside. V glad to be in an airconditioned building

Also when we get these 80% humidity conditions my hair is even bigger than normal

i can see it from here

wishful thinking before and after:

https://66.media.tumblr.com/5743cca4b549f517af8b3f878c2f6189/tumblr_ptm4ubY4em1qbr561o1_500.jpg

went out for a quite a big walk this evening, only about 19°C but late 80's % humidity which gives it that primordial earth feeling for those that have never even seen 40+°C nor ever left Europe. Got back home and some rando crim type with a bottle in his hand was trying my kitchen door, via the side box room. I burst in there and he ran off saying "you shit me up then" I was too perplexed to answer and he added some bollox about "wrong house" while he was running off. That first attempted break-in of the summer is always the freshest one!

perhaps the quintessential calzino post right there

*applauds*

And there's stiff competition, too!

16C this morning and I'm dripping, that'll be the 92% humidity I suppose

0.0°C this morning in the antipodes

(xp) Yes, I would describe this morning as mild and sweaty.

we came to London from DC just in time to catch the big muggy heatwave and it would be thoroughly LOL if it wasn’t for all the enclosed spaces you maintain without any air circulation at all e.g. toilets

London air's not worth circulating tbf.

Spotted a guy on the tube this afternoon who had rolled up the sleeves on a thick t-shirt (thin jumper?), tucked it in to his shorts, and then I noticed his belt was also on backwards and upside down. HOW.

Spotted a guy on the tube this afternoon who had rolled up the sleeves on a thick t-shirt (thin jumper?), tucked it in to his shorts, and then I noticed his belt was also on backwards and upside down. HOW.

Bleurgh. I’m calling it the Menopause Terrarium l.

London was too warm and manky for me today, though unlike when I was down a few weeks ago I didn't see anyone insisting on wearing North Face type jackets on the tube, I'm assuming it's some kind of portable personal sauna thing that hasn't caught on anywhere else.

Now y'all know why I fucking hate this season. Fuck summer, and fuck climate change (you can't tell me the fucked up weather going on in Western Europe isn't being caused by climate change). Y'all need to spend as much time as possible during the daylight hours in public spaces with air conditioning, take plenty of showers, and stay hydrated. Sincerely and with the utmost of sympathy, a native Texan who's accustomed to (but still loathes) insane heat.

omg, I am supposed to be in more southerly france for a couple of weeks and thank goodness I am narrowly missing this 100F degree weather.

dee if you're not a fan of climate change I've got bad news for you about AC :(

It's not even that warm in London really (yet) - muggy but at least we had a lot of rain beforehand unlike this time last year.

I think Madrid is having 4-5 solid days of 40C or over.

ppl were resenting the rain and the non-heat, i felt like slappin em

I never moan about rain in London because it really doesn't rain very often.

it's not even humid up here today, just drearily pissing it down and grey but I can take it.

+ pink rainbows

dee if you're not a fan of climate change I've got bad news for you about AC :(

Uh, CLIMATE-FRIENDLY ENERGY SOURCES ALREADY EXIST, duh. From solar to wind to nuclear, they're already here. What's unavoidably bad right now (but will get better as electric car technology evolves with time) is the daily commute, but even then I try to go below the speed limit and drive a smaller vehicle to minimize my global impact. Besides, you're fucking crazy if you think anyone can survive 35+ degree (C) temperatures without air conditioning.

ok andrew yang

It's been above 35C here for weeks and I've yet to use my AC!

Greetings from Miami!

greeting from Los Angeles in late June where it is....68 F?

northerner: 85 is hot.

southerner: no it's not.

person from california: hello, i am from california.

It's 6C where I am right now. 11 in the day? The US is way too over ac'd. I used to only use it in the NYC summer above 30 (depending on humidity) for my dog.

Overused in cars too. Perfectly comfortable day and 95% of cars will have their windows all rolled up so I assume AC is going.

My old apt complex, mgmt had to put up warnings because people used to blow out the AC units because they were setting them to like 68F when it was 100+ outside.

hey everyone, it's been unseasonably cool in Chicago the past few weeks, so i'm going to have to balance everything in this thread vs the relative coolness here and say that temperatures are unpredictable

I frequently drive with the windows up but with outside air blowing (no A/C) for the quiet and not messing up my hair (such as it is).

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere once that using air conditioning is in many cases pretty much equivalent to having the windows down as far energy consumption goes due to additional wind resistance caused by the windows being open. I guess this really only applies when driving at high speeds though.

I should look this up I guess but it's late and I should have already been sleeping for a while now.

One way to cope with heat: lose a shitload of weight. I lost 75 pounds and found myself curled up on the couch in 84 degree heat with just a fan on + blanket. I've definitely noticed the difference in heat tolerance since I've gotten bonier.

Congrats on the pound lossage!

I do have to mention, as the King of Bones, I still got hot af sometimes. Last night was a sweaty mess

French people have thoughts about air conditioning

We've talked about Italians and their cold neck thing before ("colpa d'ari"). French people are not so far off. AC is obviously a bad thing for the environment, and people shouldn't live places where it's so hot that you want (~~~need~~~) it, or drive cars at speeds where it's needed. American life is fucked up. But as a (recovering) American, I found the article I linked hilarious. Here's the quote that made me lol the most:

"Ideally [to avoid thermal shock], it is necessary to keep a difference of 8°C between the exterior temperature and the temperature inside where you are. Thus, if it is 40°C (104F) outside, think to keep your air conditioning no lower than 32°C (90F)." I cannot imagine keeping the AC at 90F.

One way to cope with heat: lose a shitload of weight. I lost 75 pounds and found myself curled up on the couch in 84 degree heat with just a fan on + blanket. I've definitely noticed the difference in heat tolerance since I've gotten bonier.

― War in I Rock (I M Losted), Wednesday, June 26, 2019

oh wow -- thanks! I've noticed in the last year that exposure to powerful central A/C will affect me in ways it didn't used to in tropical Miami; at work it feels so damn cold that my fingertips go numb.

so my fuckface landlord will not replace my 30-40-yo AC for free. A room AC on the floor? Cheap?

I notice a huge difference in how well I deal with temperatures based on 25lbs up or down.

In an empty office we always talk about how you can always tell where the women sit because they have blankets, shawls, sweaters over the backs of their chairs. So cold.

Besides, you're fucking crazy if you think anyone can survive 35+ degree (C) temperatures without air conditioning.

This is confusing surviving with living perfectly comfortably 24/7/365. People lived in hot climates for thousands of years before AC...it's just a silly thing to say people can't survive in that heat w/o it.

I always think that if there is another civil war in the US, a lot of the white supremacists will be flushed out early if you just take away their ac.

We've talked about Italians and their cold neck thing before ("colpa d'ari"). French people are not so far off.

Never forget this classic French video from 1975, which recommends drinking 1.5 litres of beer a day to fend off the dog days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYGqsxW3qM

Bit cool here today but the effing heat will return at the weekend and I will be loving it

haha pomenitul that video is classe