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Old 18 June 2017, 06:49 PM   #1
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Hot Weather

At the risk of getting called miserable, am I the only one who dislikes the heat?

In the U.K. now amazingly we don't have rain but 30 degrees C and people almost rejoice but it's frowned upon to dislike it.

I'm sure for some of you guys and girls all over the world this is only mildly warm but man it's draining to do anything!

I guess we are not really equipped with AC etc.

Anyone else struggle? Or am I an anomaly? :)


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Old 18 June 2017, 07:01 PM   #2
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I hate it too. I came from Houston so its not like I'm not use to heat.

Here, its the lack of widespread availability of AC and if they have it, its not central AC but a window unit that gets me. London public transportation especially the tube is miserable with hot, sweaty, and smelly people for the one month a year its this hot.
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Old 18 June 2017, 07:07 PM   #3
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30 degrees isn't hot. 50 degrees is hot. 30 is only slightly warmer than "room temperature".

Find a pool and a cold drink, put your feet up, and relax.
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Old 18 June 2017, 07:15 PM   #4
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30 degrees isn't hot. 50 degrees is hot. 30 is only slightly warmer than "room temperature".



Find a pool and a cold drink, put your feet up, and relax.


Haha, in the U.K. we have been issued with health warnings :)


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Old 18 June 2017, 07:17 PM   #5
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I hate it too. I came from Houston so its not like I'm not use to heat.



Here, its the lack of widespread availability of AC and if they have it, its not central AC but a window unit that gets me. London public transportation especially the tube is miserable with hot, sweaty, and smelly people for the one month a year its this hot.


The tube is hell in any heat I agree completely.


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Old 18 June 2017, 07:19 PM   #6
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That's mid 80's in the US. Good beach and outdoor play weather. Generally, people here start getting uncomfortable in the 90's (depending on humidity).

I recall reading some time ago that the train rails in the UK start to warp at about 35 degrees. Maybe you all are just built for cold whether.
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Old 18 June 2017, 07:22 PM   #7
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True, we never get to acclimatise, we had a week of downpours last week and 13-14 degrees!

90 Fahrenheit is call an ambulance weather here :)

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Old 18 June 2017, 07:37 PM   #8
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You're definitely a misery, so take off your hat, coat, scarf and vest, roll up your trousers and embrace!! (COYS!)
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Old 18 June 2017, 07:43 PM   #9
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30C here as well, I like it when I'm outside, but the lack of AC makes it uncomfortable inside. Especially in the bedroom.
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Old 18 June 2017, 07:50 PM   #10
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You're definitely a misery, so take off your hat, coat, scarf and vest, roll up your trousers and embrace!! (COYS!)


Thanks :)

Maybe some decent Spurs transfers will cheer me up over the summer, although I'd settle for keeping the players we have :)


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Old 18 June 2017, 08:04 PM   #12
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I'm with you, hate it, hate it, hate it, about 20c/70f for me...this is horrible.
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Old 18 June 2017, 08:06 PM   #13
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I'm with you, hate it, hate it, hate it, about 20c/70f for me...this is horrible.
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That's mid 80's in the US. Good beach and outdoor play weather. Generally, people here start getting uncomfortable in the 90's (depending on humidity).

I recall reading some time ago that the train rails in the UK start to warp at about 35 degrees. Maybe you all are just built for cold whether.
try turning off all AC in the mid 80's. Then ride on stuffy buses and humid swamps of an underground all day and report back.

In houston at least, all the AC's are on full blast well before it hits 80. So its "hotter" but people do not experience heat generally in the southern US the way other places do in this day and age.

Its not the heat, its the inability to cool down that makes it bad. My house is 27C inside right now and its only 11am. 100-150 year old houses are not really able to be retrofitted with central air. Victorian houses are the most common ones here. Beautiful homes, but not as up to date.
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Old 18 June 2017, 09:31 PM   #15
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Thats 86 for us...That would be a cool summer day in Texas....or back home in Phoenix where it gets 48 to 49C every summer....We have good A.C. in house/car plus swimming pools to keep cool. I wear shorts and golf shirts year round.
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Old 18 June 2017, 10:36 PM   #17
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try turning off all AC in the mid 80's. Then ride on stuffy buses and humid swamps of an underground all day and report back.

In houston at least, all the AC's are on full blast well before it hits 80. So its "hotter" but people do not experience heat generally in the southern US the way other places do in this day and age.

Its not the heat, its the inability to cool down that makes it bad. My house is 27C inside right now and its only 11am. 100-150 year old houses are not really able to be retrofitted with central air. Victorian houses are the most common ones here. Beautiful homes, but not as up to date.


This exactly, the house has all day to heat up and bedrooms are 30C or more when you go to sleep :(

You USA folks are much better equipped to keep cool. The nearest pool we have is at an indoor leisure centre!

The number of arguments between people in the U.K. also goes up with the thermometer :)


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Old 18 June 2017, 11:11 PM   #18
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Ugggghhhhh, couldn't imagine that. Can't sleep unless the room is crisp - it's as much about removing humidity as it is the actual temp. I would summer in Finland...
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Old 18 June 2017, 11:30 PM   #19
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Here is the States, summer does not even officially begin until this coming Wednesday. Yikes.. Already hot everywhere here too.. Stay cool, my friends
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I love hot weather, but also have A/C in my house and a pool in my back yard. I didn't have either of those in Germany, and the really hot weather was awful. Sleeping at night was miserable. I've never owned so many fans in my life.
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Old 18 June 2017, 11:41 PM   #21
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Wait, isn't 30 degrees below freezing?



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Old 18 June 2017, 11:58 PM   #22
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27° is the sweet spot for me 26° is jeans and jumper weather.

33-35° is pool weather.

30° is afternoon beer session temperature, and I feel one coming on today
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Still cooler than Phoenix....120 on Tuesday.
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Some of those temperatures are insane! I would combust :)

Can I wear my Rolex in 120 degrees?! :) Sounds like a new thread :)


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try turning off all AC in the mid 80's. Then ride on stuffy buses and humid swamps of an underground all day and report back.

In houston at least, all the AC's are on full blast well before it hits 80. So its "hotter" but people do not experience heat generally in the southern US the way other places do in this day and age.

Its not the heat, its the inability to cool down that makes it bad. My house is 27C inside right now and its only 11am. 100-150 year old houses are not really able to be retrofitted with central air. Victorian houses are the most common ones here. Beautiful homes, but not as up to date.
No AC at the deer camp, just ceiling fans, and mid 80's isn't unbearable.



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When I lived in the middle east summer days were in the 130's. My watch would feel warm to the touch.
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Old 19 June 2017, 02:52 AM   #30
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This exactly, the house has all day to heat up and bedrooms are 30C or more when you go to sleep :(

You USA folks are much better equipped to keep cool. The nearest pool we have is at an indoor leisure centre!

The number of arguments between people in the U.K. also goes up with the thermometer :)


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The queue at our leisure center today for the pool was 3 blocks long...
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