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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 ago4
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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.0
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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 agoYeah 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
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Did you read that in Heat magazine?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 ago7 -
Don’t be nuts.DaveMehmet said:
Did you read that in Heat magazine?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 ago0 -
I’m sorry but I’m going to have to Escort you off the site after a pun like thatFishCostaFortune said:
Don’t be nuts.DaveMehmet said:
Did you read that in Heat magazine?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 ago0 -
Bring on Autumn ffs1
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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.
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https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/news/how-can-hot-weather-affect-your-heart-health/1 -
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 😁2
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Now 40c on Weds and Thurs for Surrey via MetOffice.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
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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.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/
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.3 -
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.cantersaddick said:
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.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/
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.4 -
This is the hottest forecast I have ever known in our part of France
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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.5
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You better take good care of yourself.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 ago8 -
Im still gonna wear my Thermals and woolly hat, President Trump said global warning is all fake news, and a learned man like him wouldn't set-out to deliberately misinform us.7
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We are not geared up to cope with the extremes of temperature that are happening with increased regularity. A lot of money is going to have to be spent to cope with the extremes of weather that a warming climate brings.Clem_Snide said: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.
I hope that your mum is ok, coping with such heat is when you're not well is not easy.5 -
I can't believe it took that many replies to get a Three Degrees reference 😂iaitch said:
You better take good care of yourself.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 ago1 -
Currently in French Basque Country, it was already 30°C when we popped out at 9.30 this morning and now it is a balmy 38°C!
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Charlie's up for it!Leroy Ambrose said:
I can't believe it took that many replies to get a Three Degrees reference 😂iaitch said:
You better take good care of yourself.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
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jimmymelrose said:This is the hottest forecast I have ever known in our part of France
...sacré bleu mon amie...🤦♂️1 -
Met Office has issued a rare, red weather warning for high temperatures this week, that means a danger to life. This is the second heatwave this year and we're still in June.0
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I’ll be wfh for the next 3 days. SE Trains have been a nightmare the last couple of weeks.I’m not chancing them in that heat.At a minimum we must be expecting that the ever reliable signals at Lewisham will shit their pants.4
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WFH was fine today but my house is like an oven even when actively managing it. I want to be in the Air con in the office but the trains worry me. I get in early anyway so hoping the way in should be fine with quieter trains and before it gets too hot. The way home is what worries me. I have a mini portable fan which has saved me before.SuedeAdidas said:I’ll be wfh for the next 3 days. SE Trains have been a nightmare the last couple of weeks.I’m not chancing them in that heat.At a minimum we must be expecting that the ever reliable signals at Lewisham will shit their pants.0 -
Ceiling fans are the answer. Far better than portable fans as they move far more air with each circulation.There is a reason house in the Deep South of USA have them, they even use outdoor ones on the veranda to move the humid outside air.1
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We need to have a very serious conversation about a national aircon roll out to schools, hospitals and prisons etc if these are the sort of temperatures we can expect going forward.Clem_Snide said: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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Wear a maskME14addick said:Met Office has issued a rare, red weather warning for high temperatures this week, that means a danger to life. This is the second heatwave this year and we're still in June.
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There’s no way that the trains won’t fuck up.cantersaddick said:
WFH was fine today but my house is like an oven even when actively managing it. I want to be in the Air con in the office but the trains worry me. I get in early anyway so hoping the way in should be fine with quieter trains and before it gets too hot. The way home is what worries me. I have a mini portable fan which has saved me before.SuedeAdidas said:I’ll be wfh for the next 3 days. SE Trains have been a nightmare the last couple of weeks.I’m not chancing them in that heat.At a minimum we must be expecting that the ever reliable signals at Lewisham will shit their pants.In a 6 day period in the last 2 weeks I had to get an Uber as part of my journey 3 times. This is just on the way home from Canon St to Grove Park.This included being stuck between Hither Green and Grove Park for 2 1/2 hours before they had to turn power off for us to walk along the tracks.0 -
Right on cue…
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Heavy rain in Herts at the moment - tropical vibes as my youngest calls it0
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