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Beany wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:37 am I am keeping my head cold with a damp towel, it works surprisingly well.

I did that last week, it really helped

Left my Thermapen outside in shade and it was reading 39.3 when I checked.

My neighbour is Palestinian and he's out gardening

Walked to the post office and nearly fainted on the way back, then a roadman cycled past wearing long sleeved black jacket and a black balaclava. That's commitment.

34deg outside my house. In the shade.

Having a meter with a thermocouple is handy

26deg in my living room. 29 in my office. Suffice to say I've decamped to the living room in my airy PJs because fuck working in 30deg heat.

Well looks like we've peaked here. Apparently Charlwood (just around the corner) hit a new UK peak of 39.1 earlier, with more expected near Heathrow later. But it's on the downhill from here. I'm sitting in the bedroom with the aircon on and the fan blowing at me. Wife and son in the pool with the gazebo covering it all.

It might be my imagination but I think the temp is just starting to drop here. Either that or I'm hallucinating because it is so hot.

Another vote for the damp flannel on the back of the neck trick.

Just went for a 15 minute short walk to see what hell on earth is like. Unpleasant in direct sunlight - feels like you can get sunburnt in 15 minutes but otherwise alright in the shade. Hasn't stopped a bunch of people sunbathing in the local park who are now in various shades of ham.

Neighbour invited me over for a cuppa in the sun at lunchtime.

After about two minutes we went into his kitchen instead.

Fuck this weather

So they’re now acknowledging that Heathrow records higher temps than surrounding areas due to the “urban heat island” effect.
I’m not sure it’s fair to use that as data in those climate change scares the BBC is super keen on lately. Surely even if you have zero emissions but you concrete entire square miles of land it’s going to absorb more heat.

Yeah, you always seem to get higher temps around airports. Charlwood itself literally is atop the end of Gatwick's runway, so a slight breeze will take the hot air from the concreted sprawl of Gatwick and dump it nextdoor.

Went to the butcher to pick up some rabbit heads, passed three people out cycling, the car readout was showing 36 degrees! Some people have no sense.

duncs500 wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:36 pm Left my Thermapen outside in shade and it was reading 39.3 when I checked.

Getting 40.1 in the shade now.

Cooler tonight than last night apparently, that's all that really matters to me. It's very hot in my (home) office, but I'm just a bit sweaty, almost worth it for the feeling of jumping in the paddling pool after work!

Temperature meant to decline steadily here from 7pm. Currently 31 indoors.

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:30 pm Went to the butcher to pick up some rabbit heads, passed three people out cycling, the car readout was showing 36 degrees! Some people have no sense.

39 and the same!

(cyclists not rabbit heads)

Explosive Newt wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:04 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:30 pm Went to the butcher to pick up some rabbit heads, passed three people out cycling, the car readout was showing 36 degrees! Some people have no sense.

39 and the same!

(cyclists not rabbit heads)

We have spares if you need any! There must have been a rabbit slaughter over the last few days as he game me a large carrier bag full!

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:06 pm

Explosive Newt wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:04 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:30 pm Went to the butcher to pick up some rabbit heads, passed three people out cycling, the car readout was showing 36 degrees! Some people have no sense.

39 and the same!

(cyclists not rabbit heads)

We have spares if you need any! There must have been a rabbit slaughter over the last few days as he game me a large carrier bag full!

They are moreish but I'm trying to cut down ta

dinny_g wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:28 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:04 pm Feels a little bit early to crack on with some nice cold beers

There's one on our fridge and I swear, it winked at me earlier...

I made it to 16:40 - then winked back…

It's supposed to drop 10 degrees over the next 3 hours with the possibility of storms. The sky is all clouded over so I'd say it's possible.

Currently being teased by thunder and lightning, but only a couple of showers that were heavy enough to pull the windows to for