The temperature finally broke the 37.1˚C barrier earlier today (that's around 100˚F for those of you still working in old money). Given the state of Britain's weather normally, it seems churlish to complain. But this country simply isn't built to handle this sort of temperature. Back in Chapel Hill, it was regularly this hot during the summer months, yet it never seemed this bad; the area's buildings were designed with the extreme temperatures in mind. Here, however, houses are built with an eye for keeping every last degree of heat trapped inside. Bricks, insulation, fairly low ceilings, etc. Great for those winter months, and, to be honest, most of the year. Not so great during once-a-decade heatwave.
Of course, it's not just our homes; the railway network falls apart as soon as the temperature goes past 30˚C (although it also falls apart of its own accord fairly often as well), economists go into a panic; insisting that the good weather is going to cause havoc on the economy (oh no! People won't buy stuff for a day or two!), and lots of people with white skin decide to give themselves fashionable skin cancer. (strangely, we're probably one of the groups that needs sunscreen the most, yet we refuse to wear it).
For the past week, Britain has been quietly going insane. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE 22˚C AT NIGHT! How can you enjoy a decent cup of tea when it's this hot? IT'S JUST NOT BRITISH!
Ahem. It looks like the thunder and rain period of the heatwave has just begun. I'm going to go and stand in the rain for a little while. Time to cool down!
Drastic times call for drastic measures: my desktop PC, 'burninator' has literally been burninating all the peasants (well, it's own poor little circuitry at least) and so is enjoying a period of semi-nudity, side panels removed.
For the last two nights I've slept with a desk fan on, pointing at me, as I lay on top of my covers. Like you say, we're just not able to cope with this kind of madness.
But is this global warming?
Some sadistic part of me wants to laugh in your face. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA For all the times when you scoffed at my thinking it was cold, and now you have to suffer the heat!
Ahem. Sorry about that. Maybe now the British will finally discover ice...in their drinks, not falling from the sky.
The sad thing is that if you were over here, you'd be wondering what the fuss was about 8-). I doubt people in Florida start running about like headless chickens if the temperature goes above 100?F...
We believe that ice has its place. And that place is Antarctica.
(and the less said about iced tea, the better. You colonials; you wouldn't pay the tax on it, and you had the audacity to put icecubes in it as well!?! Heresy!)
talking of records..... aprantly 14 people wer hit by lighting while at a football match in birmingham. 14! surly that has to be a record as well. thankfully they all lived (even with the best atempts of one of them having a heart attack!)
green land is currently looking like a nice place to get away to for summer.
I am going on holiday now to Roy and Rosies Freezer, anyone joining me? :D
Sounds good 8-)
The interesting thing about the large downpour yesterday morning is that not all of Bicester was affected. Apparently Langford Village was virtually dry. Localised weather, such an interesting phenomenon.
Do you think that's why you'll find ice in some drinks in a pub, but not in others?
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