England braces for 40C temperatures as experts warn thousands could die

a reply to: BlueJacket

That's Ohio though, in the UK we don't get these kind of temperatures, AC doesn't exist, only the rich have fans and us English have a well founded international reputation as mad for being the only animal apart from rabid dogs you'll see hunting in the midday sun - it's 'gay/soft' to wear suncream/drink water, losen a tie or undoo a shirt button in such conditions.

People from more sensible countries would be seeking appropriate measures, whereas we spend all day/night drinking in it.

originally posted by: turretless
Come to Zelenograd!

Now it's raining outside my window.

And the temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.

Time - 17:41

Same here in canada. This year has been below room temperature for the most part and raining. Gardens are even a bit stunted.

We got the heat last year that killed 600 people but we're like the UK in not normally having such heat waves, houses rarely have air conditioning and many have huge windows facing the ocean views so they turn into greenhouses.

Aluminum and barium being sprayed into the sky isn't helping.

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: putnam6

Brits are very stoic by nature so they will endure these temps while drinking their tea on a fox hunt whilst wearing topcoats and tails.

That's English not Brits.

I will be drinking irn-bru on haggis hunt whilst wearing a skirt with no underwear.

That's the first post of yours Ive read where you are likely being honest

originally posted by: Kenzo

Maybe use those emergency blankets/aluminium foil/ mylar foil in windows, outside to maybe get litle help if dont have AC ?

40 celsius is not nice .

My trick is plenty of chilled liquid to keep cool.

Bought 72 cans of 330ml Pilsner Urquell on an Asda special offer last night and it is really helping keeping us chilled

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: putnam6

Brits are very stoic by nature so they will endure these temps while drinking their tea on a fox hunt whilst wearing topcoats and tails.

That's English not Brits.

I will be drinking irn-bru on haggis hunt whilst wearing a skirt with no underwear.

That's the first post of yours Ive read where you are likely being honest

I wasn't completely honest.

I actually wear tighty-whities to protect from midge bites.

originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: putnam6
Fear mongers, sure 104f is pretty hot, but we have had that a few times already in Ohio with the index and last year we had a solid month over 100, damn near a week at 115-118f in S. Oregon.

The tinfoil in me wonders about the hydrogel/nano components of the shots as reactionary to the heat, or perhaps they just plan on using it as a cover for continuing inexplicable deaths/so called SADS

The constant messages of potential deaths being presaged in the media is totally suspect

The thought did cross my mind though I was trying to keep this a little more informational than speculative.

LOL I can get there too, even basically most can accept the vaccines likely weaken your immune system and it might take some time for it to recalibrate

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: ScepticScot

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: putnam6

Brits are very stoic by nature so they will endure these temps while drinking their tea on a fox hunt whilst wearing topcoats and tails.

That's English not Brits.

I will be drinking irn-bru on haggis hunt whilst wearing a skirt with no underwear.

That's the first post of yours Ive read where you are likely being honest

I wasn't completely honest.

I actually wear tighty-whities to protect from midge bites.

Completely understandable, those little bastards do get everywhere, even though I'm sure Scotland midges are likely different than Georgia midges

This past week we had a heat wave in Portugal, and we are still trying to put out the fires it helped spread.

Although not a record for Portugal, in the hottest day there was a town that reached 46.3º C (115.34º F).

On my room the temperature reached 27º C (80.6ºF), and at work, on a small room full of computers and that catches direct Sun light around 18:00 at this time of the year, the temperature has been around 32º C.

Today the temperatures are lower, back to what is expected of this time of year, but it's still 31º C at work (I just checked one of the servers, as it shows the temperature of air entering the case).

One thing I use to do when it's hot is to put my forearms under running water, it helps decrease body temperature.

Good luck!

PS: I bought a portable air conditioner that I received today, so I will be ready for the next time.

a reply to: ArMaP

I don't get it. All those room temperatures you mention (27, 31, 32 degrees Celsius) are below your own corporal temperature (36.5 degrees Celsius). What's causing your concern?

Monday's forecast for my area has now risen to 39 C.


Bring it on !

a reply to: Direne

The concern is that with a higher ambient temperature we aren't capable of irradiate the heat we produce as efficiently as with a lower temperature.

In Portugal, the ideal temperature for a work place (according to the work health authority) is around 23º C.

PS: our internal body temperature may be 36.5º C (mine is slightly higher, at 36.8º C), but our external temperature is lower, I saw that when my boss bought one of those infrared thermometers to read the body temperature of everybody at work because of CoViD-19 (I was the one doing the readings), and those thermometers have two modes, body and surface temperature. With surface temperature we can see that the temperature of our skin is lower than the 36.5 ºC.
I don't remember what that temperature is, if I remember I'll see it on Monday.

a reply to: ArMaP

According to the specs, your body was designed to work pretty much right at 37 ºC as you were equipped with a mechanism providing a constant balance between heat loss and heat gain. It seems you need to ingest water to counter the loss through sweating.

No need to panic, yet. However, it is true you require a room temperature around 22 ºC to sleep properly and get to dream (which is essential to you... and us). In case you cannot get that temperature during your sleep period, we can provide you with chems. I'll see what we can do.

a reply to: Freeborn

Absolutely! Because the U.K. has long been a place of mild winters and crap summers the infrastructure isn’t equipped for these freak extremes when they come.

However, if global warming, sun cycles, or msm triggered mania are going to make these freaks more common place, then home insulation, air con instillation, thermal Parker’s and skimpy speedos are where the money’s gonna be.

I can tell you, London in this heat is not a pleasant place to be 🥵

Gimme a beach and cool surf any day.

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: putnam6

Brits are very stoic by nature so they will endure these temps while drinking their tea on a fox hunt whilst wearing topcoats and tails.

Jellied eels and warm beer, string vest and knotted hankie on head for the likes of me, Cor blimey, Guv.

I feel badly for those of you in the U.K. Those temperatures you'll be getting Monday and Tuesday are horrendous for those of us who live in the Upper Midwest region of the U.S. too. Living in Wisconsin, our winters are long and brutal. But I've noticed over the last 20 years or so that our winters have become milder, and the summers have become noticeably hotter. In fact, last summer, I had my air conditioners (I have two of them in my condo) going from early May all the way through October. It's almost unheard of to have to turn on the air in October in my neck of the woods, but there were a couple of days last year when it was around 37C or so. 20 years ago at that time in October, we have received snow.

So many places are continuing to heat up to unprecedented levels. I'm thinking of you all in the UK and other areas of Europe that are sweltering in record heat.

a reply to: ChiefD

I'll keep you posted. It's the predicted unprecedentedly high temperatures at night that may be seriously uncomfortable here!

I tell you what the English are going to do. The same they did today. Go to the pub, sit right in the sun and drink beer.
We went and sat in the shade, the rest enjoyed slowly roasting.
That's how it goes diwn in the country with very short, rainy summers.
You watch.
Personally, we stay in the middle of our cottage. It's always cool. No need for some lame air conditioning.

Cheers 🍻

Dp

a reply to: putnam6

In the Alice Springs hospital before air con. Sheets were immersed in water and hung up where possible as the water evaporated the wards were kept relatively cool.