The Heatwave

[Walken]

It doesn't stop you going out now..

It does if you have any social responsibility

 

[bigjonny]

Me too. It was more a lack of rain than brutal temps iirc. It was hot, sure, but not this level of hot expected early next week. Like, if the temp is anywhere near what is forecast on Monday, you wont want to go out. Cant remember that back then.

I was in your neck of the woods, friends of my mum and dad lived in Clevedon (still do) and it was boiling.

 

[chrismpw]

1976 from mid-May till the en of August - I used to go to my works plant Nursery on a motorbike in shorts & pumps 7.30 am started at 7-45 am trees were starting to die in the park we augured big holes & let the hosepipe on all night to save them 100 year Oak trees - this is hot, but it won't last here....

i had a fantastic tan that year ..... under Glass & polythene was unbearable in 1976 - my mate got heatstroke .....off sick .....

In 1976 I recall people having to queue with kettles and pans in the street to get water from big tanks. Now we know who's fault it was.

(Although saving trees is worth it).

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Yep.

Jocks will melt

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I was camping in the Lakes last weekend.

Due to the clouds of mini flying vampires, It was impossible to sit outside in the evening, unless fully covered.

They‘re 100% in the Lakes now.

I also ran in a forest race, over by Trawsfynd in mid June and everyone got bitten by the blighters there too.

Skin so soft by Avon - keeps the pesky critters away

 

[PhilM]

I was camping in the Lakes last weekend.

Due to the clouds of mini flying vampires, It was impossible to sit outside in the evening, unless fully covered.

They‘re 100% in the Lakes now.

I also ran in a forest race, over by Trawsfynd in mid June and everyone got bitten by the blighters there too.

Spray yourself in that Jungle Formula stuff and you should be fine. To be fair though, it may be better to be bitten as it's like spraying yourself in petrol.

 

[verreauxi]

 

[Rita_Poon]

Spray yourself in that Jungle Formula stuff and you should be fine. To be fair though, it may be better to be bitten as it's like spraying yourself in petrol.

A night at the roxy it is then...

 

[Jebus_lives]

Jocks will melt

Independence up in smoke!

 

[Jebus_lives]

Skin so soft by Avon - keeps the pesky critters away

But the lady's are like a moth to a flame

 

[malfosse]

Mad tings. Most Brits spent the last two years whingeing that their liberties were being infringed because they couldn’t jet out to the Med to experience weather in excess of what we’re about to get for 48 hours. Now it’s literally coming to them, suddenly the weather is a massive problem. ?

The difference is on holiday in those temperatures you can take a dip in the pool/sea to cool down. Then a leisurely stroll back to your air conditioned apartment.
However in this country you're more than likely working in this heat, then trying to sleep in an oven/ house without AC.

 

[coollino]

Enjoying the idea of the boomers getting sunburnt to prove a point

Rocking up to their desks looking like a radish on Wednesday (they refuse to woke from home)

'i'm absolutely fine thanks mate, had a great time in the garden as I am allowed to do that'

'graeme, you are peeling and it's all over your keyboard'

 

[Rita_Poon]

Enjoying the idea of the boomers getting sunburnt to prove a point

Rocking up to their desks looking like a radish on Wednesday (they refuse to woke from home)

'i'm absolutely fine thanks mate, had a great time in the garden as I am allowed to do that'

'graeme, you are peeling and it's all over your keyboard'

 

[Shevin Keedy]

It is times like this we really should make more use of our canals.

 

[coollino]

The air conditioning is broken at my gf's office, so they have been asked to WFH for the week as opposed to going in the once or twice she is meant to.

Her manger wants them to go in on weds so it 'looks good to senior management '
People are odd