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Natalie

Natalie

Lab_adore said:
What I find concerning is the lack of cold air-con in your part of the world. I know it is rare, but when it gets this hot you need to have an outlet to somewhere you can escape the heat completely. It is unbearable to be in 35+ heat without air-con.

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Supermarkets , big name shops and shopping centres are air conditioned as are many newer offices (not mine though that's irrelevant right now).as for houses, we could never justify it. We have maybe 2-5 super hot days a year, 30°c plus. Then a further 8-15 days which are 25 to 30°c. We just couldn't justify it. Plus, on those hot days we are likely to be outside anyway. And in the bedroom we just have the fan on and all windows open to get a through draft. I don't know anyone at all, or have ever visited a house in the UK which has a proper aircon unit.
Pee ess I'm smack bang in the middle of the UK, so probably a good average if the whole country. Other areas may be hotter or cooler😁
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
Pfft, we don’t even have air con in Spain. We bought a small portable unit which I put on sometimes during the day, but it’s never on at night because of being off-grid. Very, very occasionally we might have a fan on overnight.
If I get too hot, I move to a dog bed or downstairs to the sofa :)
 
Lab_adore

Lab_adore

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Location
Sydney, Australia
Natalie said:
Supermarkets , big name shops and shopping centres are air conditioned as are many newer offices (not mine though that's irrelevant right now).as for houses, we could never justify it. We have maybe 2-5 super hot days a year, 30°c plus. Then a further 8-15 days which are 25 to 30°c. We just couldn't justify it. Plus, on those hot days we are likely to be outside anyway. And in the bedroom we just have the fan on and all windows open to get a through draft. I don't know anyone at all, or have ever visited a house in the UK which has a proper aircon unit.
Pee ess I'm smack bang in the middle of the UK, so probably a good average if the whole country. Other areas may be hotter or cooler😁
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Good point. Similar here, we can't justify ducted heating because we really only get about 6 weeks of really cold weather. We have three reverse cycle air conditioners (bedroom, dining room and lounge). Outside of that in the midst of winter, getting out of the shower or going to the loo is mighty cold!

When Steve first moved here from NZ he walked around in winter with shorts and a t-shirt. He said 'winter' was a joke here. Now he shivers along with the rest of us, after 30 odd years :giggl:
 
Loraseal

Loraseal

Location
The Hague, The Netherlands
Our house was built in 1896 and the 2 bedrooms upstairs are under a flat roof. Our bedroom is downstairs and much cooler. My son slept with Hunter the last 4 nights. No justification for airco for 2 weeks of really hot weather and my son loves being downstairs with Hunter. Hunter's really tired though as I think he gets less sleep and feels he needs to protect him.
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
I have a Zoom call every Sunday night with my photography group. Sometimes we talk about photography, normally it's just lovely nonsense. Inevitably, the weather will come up as a topic of conversation. They are largely US-based. I have to have a browser window open at all times so I can do the conversions whenever they mention temperatures, weights, or measures :D
 
Natalie

Natalie

I think the scary thing in the UK, are the households that don't have, or can't afford proper central heating in all rooms. It's a terrifying prospect to face days of temps below 5degrees C with no internal heat source. There's been a significant campaign to support the elderly through really cold snaps, and the pensioner triple lock ensures their payments increase every year, but low income families or people under 65 are a real worry, as the poorer you are, the more expensive heating becomes if you pay on a meter.

Our first house was heated by one, completely under powered coal fire in the kitchen. In winter, our bedroom would be 12 degrees as the pump didn't really reach upstairs, and that was with a roaring fire every night. In the coldest months, we paid £30 a week just for coal, that was excluding electric. I dread to think how some households fare during the winter now, austerity and the credit crunch still bites.
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
We've had a storm rumbling for the past few hours, and a few minutes ago a MASSIVE clap of thunder, very close indeed. It was loud enough that it made me jump, and Shadow and Squidge, too, who are normally rock solid. Willow's not exactly happy but I gave her some Gabapentin as soon as it started and she's calm on her bed, not trying to hide. No rigid muscles or shaking, and she took a couple of pieces of kibble I placed on her bed. This is a good diagnostic with her, as it's not something of any significant value that she feels she has to eat (although when she's really scared, she won't even take warm roast beef). She didn't scarf them down, and was very thoughtful and gentle about it, but the fact she took them at all is fabulous :)
 
Joy

Joy

Location
East Sussex
Am I the only one enjoying the English heatwave? I suppose I'm lucky to be within a mile of the sea so I've been popping down for a swim every day. A few days ago it was very humid but today we have blue skies and a gentle breeze and it's glorious! Too hot to sit in the sun but lovely in the shade in the garden. Molly just has an early walk and a wallow in the river in the evenings.

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Candy

Candy

Biscuit Tin Guardian
Location
West Yorkshire, UK
Joy said:
Am I the only one enjoying the English heatwave? I suppose I'm lucky to be within a mile of the sea so I've been popping down for a swim every day. A few days ago it was very humid but today we have blue skies and a gentle breeze and it's glorious! Too hot to sit in the sun but lovely in the shade in the garden. Molly just has an early walk and a wallow in the river in the evenings.

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I'm enjoying it too! Although it's probably a bit cooler here, 24 degrees today and a breeze now. Due for thunder and heavy rain overnight though. GGJ and l have spent most of the day in the shade in the garden. She seems to like it too.
 
Anne123

Anne123

Location
Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
JES72 said:
I can tell you it feels like 43 out there not 33! Mad bl**dly dog insisted on a walk.
26 at night , it’s time to blow up the mattress and sleep outside under the stars tonight.
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Same here. I walk Finn very early in the morning and late at night. During the day just a wee in our street, then back in our house. I have to make sure that Finn, when out in the garden stays in the shade and not in the sun. I can’t sleep while it is so hot. So early morning doing some chores and the rest of the day drinking water, reading a book in the shadow of the trees and then inside the house. At noon it is too hot to stay outside. Temperature in our house is 29 degree.
 
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