The Heatwave

[WA Toffee]

The concept & promotion of safe spaces has ruined learned debate, narrowed understanding and amplified polarisation.

Discuss.



Blimey...wow...

Choice Quote Time:






Ok, your turn.

So the bit where it says between 1983 and 2003 it ROSE 14%, and the bit where it says between 2004 and 2013 it ROSE by less than 2%. Which one of those bits shows deaths going down? Because I'm clearly not seeing what you're seeing.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Richmond Park is most dangerous in October when all the deers are horny.

@Kurt. is interested

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Try the one with the chopped nuts

You monster

 

[Barnfred 55]

I’m about to shove a magnum classic up my hoop.

Sensible to pick something chocolate coated so nobody would notice.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Which I generally agree with. Just found this interesting comment on another debate-forum:



Your earlier post stated the hype-messaging isn't for all of us (which began our to-and-fro).

The message is intended for everyone. Just that the 'terrifying' exaggerated hype-language used in that message is putting a lot of people off...hence my point about the hyper-awareness aspect: it's just adding to this collective psyche of constant-crisis (along with covid, ukraine, energy, inflation etc).

The people...the everyone aspect...urgently need a break from constant crisis-pushing. It's damn unhealthy.


My last post in this thread, here's a reminder for everyone of the important bit, written without the hype-alarm tone...heat-stroke, sun-fever or severe burns can hit fast if the hot sun isn't respected, this is a timeless warning:

I said nothing about "hype messaging" I said responding agencies in the UK had a duty to Warn, inform and advise the public.

You're conflating two distinct things again, not sure if you're doing it deliberately or not, but warning, informing and advising about Heatwave "stay cool, stay hydrated and cover up" (which is the generic public messaging) is not the same thing as people talking about the long term effects of climate change and using a 40 degree threshold being hit as evidence of that.

The point you followed up about infrastructure...what do you think the effect on a local health economy is in the UK if a server overheats and fails is?

Or an additional 10% increase in patients through UEC pathways across that health economy?

How well prepared are UK hospitals for 38 degree + temperatures - maternity services, burns units, old buildings (around 30% of the UK hospital infrastructure is around 60 years old), medicines storage facilities, mortuary cooling, power infrastructure?

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I’m about to shove a magnum classic up my hoop.

Tom Selleck's looking worried right about now.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Yesterday was boss. Me and the missus decided to head to the Albert Dock on a bit of a mini pub crawl with a spot of tea in between. Was proper Mediterranean out there.

Stuck inside working now though

 

[Jebus_lives]

Sensible to pick something chocolate coated so nobody would notice.

Hahaha

 

[Littlesue]

I went in work early so finished now, not too bad here

 

[Rita_Poon]

Put your favourite sex toy in the freezer, you can have a nice cold treat every hour, and doesnt pile on the pounds.

 

[Billy Dean]

It's simply too hot.

 

[Jebus_lives]

It's simply too hot.

Try living in the Sahara, in a duffle coat, where your only drinking water is lava and your only food is a McDonald's apple pie straight out the microwave - then tell me it's hot!

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Put your favourite sex toy in the freezer, you can have a nice cold treat every hour, and doesnt pile on the pounds.
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Blueberry mini-milk?

 

[Billy Dean]

Try living in the Sahara, in a duffle coat, where your only drinking water is lava and your only food is a McDonald's apple pie straight out the microwave - then tell me it's hot!

I think I could've dealt with all that till you threw the McDonald's apple pie in there.

 

[witchdoc187]

Good stuff..out of interest, would you say Spain is significantly hotter, on average than the UK? And if so, do you think they may have adapted their infrastructure and perhaps culture to limit the effect of hot weather?

Yes definitely. It's roasting here for months. I was on the beach Saturday and all the Spanish kids are up and playing, swimming in the sea at 1am. They have siesta because you can't really go outside so everything starts late. It's fiestas now too so there's just music playing all through the night until 8am. It's not unusual for the young kids to be out until 3am playing round here. Most people just take 3 weeks off in August and go mental. It's a truly wonderful place