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  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,710
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,756
    Just been out to a bonfire consisting of tree stumps, pilled under the canopy of other trees.  Stupid people do even more stupid things in the heat.
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 2,172
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
    Yeah noticed my hay-fever has been troublesome for a few days. We expect about 38 round here. Shut the house up and worst case sit in the car with the aircon on. Few days it should be gone so not too bad. I can cope with that.
    Scotland looks like the place to go, Highlands looking nice and mild 

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,183
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
    Did you read that in Heat magazine?
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 11,173
    DaveMehmet said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
    Did you read that in Heat magazine?
    Don’t be nuts. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,183
    FishCostaFortune said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
    Did you read that in Heat magazine?
    Don’t be nuts. 
    I’m sorry but I’m going to have to Escort you off the site after a pun like that 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 9,165
    Bring on Autumn ffs
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,886
    edited June 21
    Can see a few elderly people i know struggling to get through this. Excess deaths rise in extremes of hot and cold, especially those with dodgy hearts.

    Interesting fact- Increased Workload: To cool the body, blood vessels dilate (widen) and send more blood to the skin, dropping blood pressure. For every 0.5° C the body's core temperature rises, the heart must beat an extra 10 times per minute.

    More here->
    https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/news/how-can-hot-weather-affect-your-heart-health/
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 2,172
    Advice in 1976 heat wave from doctors was to drink cold lager, eat salted crisps and wear a string vest. I think I can mange that this week , wont be much work going on though.
    Only other advice was to conserve water due to shortages. So only flush when a number 2 had been produced 😁
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,461
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Some models predicting 39 for London on Wednesday. That would break the June record by more than 3 degrees. Nothing like that hot up here, but still 30-32. Hay fever has been monstrous for me the past couple of days too. Live in a new build so it's unbearable in summer as it retains heat so well. Might just kip in the garden like a did a couple of years ago
    Now 40c on Weds and Thurs for Surrey via MetOffice.

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  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,242
    swords_alive said:
    Can see a few elderly people i know struggling to get through this. Excess deaths rise in extremes of hot and cold, especially those with dodgy hearts.

    Interesting fact- Increased Workload: To cool the body, blood vessels dilate (widen) and send more blood to the skin, dropping blood pressure. For every 0.5° C the body's core temperature rises, the heart must beat an extra 10 times per minute.

    More here->
    https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/news/how-can-hot-weather-affect-your-heart-health/
    Yeah. Have done some work on this. Emergency admissions for those 80+ spike in a heatwave but also remain high for 7 days post the heatwave ending so do keep an eye on the old people in your life afterwards as well as their bodies can take a while to recover. 

    Interesting the age group that sees the next highest increase in emergency admissions is 18-39. I suspect possibly due to thinking they're healthy enough to deal with it and so not take enough care. Or attempting riskier things during the heat like open water swimming etc. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,790
    edited June 21
    cantersaddick said:
    swords_alive said:
    Can see a few elderly people i know struggling to get through this. Excess deaths rise in extremes of hot and cold, especially those with dodgy hearts.

    Interesting fact- Increased Workload: To cool the body, blood vessels dilate (widen) and send more blood to the skin, dropping blood pressure. For every 0.5° C the body's core temperature rises, the heart must beat an extra 10 times per minute.

    More here->
    https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/news/how-can-hot-weather-affect-your-heart-health/
    Yeah. Have done some work on this. Emergency admissions for those 80+ spike in a heatwave but also remain high for 7 days post the heatwave ending so do keep an eye on the old people in your life afterwards as well as their bodies can take a while to recover. 

    Interesting the age group that sees the next highest increase in emergency admissions is 18-39. I suspect possibly due to thinking they're healthy enough to deal with it and so not take enough care. Or attempting riskier things during the heat like open water swimming etc. 
    I'd think as well that this is the age group that's most likely to have physically demanding jobs. Or, even if they have a comparable job to an older person, might be expected to (inc. self-expectations) take more of the strain when the going gets tough. 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 10,300
    This is the hottest forecast I have ever known in our part of France 
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 12,062
    Spent 11.5 hours at QEH with my mum today. A&E was fine, but the Clinical Decisions Unit was unreal. 41 degrees. How staff can be expected to work in that for 12 hours I don’t know. Lots of very distressed patients as well.

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