YIPEE - there is a thunderstorm some 10 km away heading this way
 

This thrade has changed my life with its intellectual stimulation and gripping potential for debate http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

30 degrees in the summer? Yikes, that sounds terrible. Did you move to Antarctica or something?






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Up to Antarctica ?http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/huh.gif

rained in the SE UK today for a couple of hours, been the first significant rain for ages.

Mock all you like but its been a long and hot spring/summer already for these climes

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We had the hottest day in 16(?) years on Saturday. The nights are the worst. In daytime I can live with it, take showers, drink a lot, but my sleep gets interrupted and then you awake in a pool of sweat.

That's what air conditioning is for (and/or fans).

sleep in the bath for two weeks http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

Psst... 35 degrees C. That's like 95 F. Hot but hardly hellish. Man the hell up.

I use my fan all year round.

Like a snow shovel, it's invaluable when you really need one.

We are again at a very nice 25°C (http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif)

Oh and Yankistani overuse of airco http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ons/icon13.gif

My air has been running non-stop for the past month. I'll turn it off in the fall.

One unit for every room? we may live in shoeboxes over here but they are shoeboxes with lots of small rooms in them. a 2 bed house is going to need at least 3 units, even if they are small or standalone units.

I work outside so i feel the effect of the heat somewhat more keenly than my compatriots. 90F is not a lot of fun. thats an exceedingly rare temperature in the southern UK even when you take the London city heat into account.

I feel there is a cultural dissconnect between the old world and the new. I am fairly well traveled yet the first time I encountered individual room air con was when i went to new york. It just not something that happens in northern europe, unless you have money excreted from every orifice. Why this is the case is as much your guess as it is mine.

One thing to note is 'central air' is an entirely unknown and alien concept here. Central heating is both a necessity and a way of life

Funny that all these people saying "man the hell up" will probably ***** when it's -40C/F in a Calgary winter. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/lol.gif

Yes, humidity is awful. Everyone knows this. That is why we did not bother to discuss it.

Central air is a relatively simple add-on if you already have a forced air heating system. The pricey part is the big compressor / radiator unit mounted on the cement base outside. THAT will cost a couple thousand, depending entirely on how much house you have and how cool you want it.

Window units are anywhere from $800 down to below $100, with most units falling toward the low end.

Heat pumps are becoming more popular in areas where winter brings a chill but doesn't get too cold.

There was a tremendous hail storm in Calgary yesterday, it was snowing today and planes need to be de-iced while leaving the airport now.

I can't wait to come home. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Keep in mind it's well below -40C/F with wind chill also...

And yet you still can't make it into the marines?