And I know one cop who will say to you "Tut, tut, you really shouldn't have done that, now go home and don't do it again"

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Cooler than yesterday and still sunny! 25°C
Perfect weather...

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Friday they say it will be 96 F. with a dew point over 70. Its been like this for for 3 weeks. Sunday they say it will break. I hope so. If I wanted to live if Florida I would have moved there:)

Edit- Its almost 3:00 am and its still 78 F.

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You need to bear in mind that Doctors and hospitals need to be forewarned to expect a higher number of casualties, and old and confused people are particularly vulnerable. People like us can use common sense, it may not be so easy for others. Even as it is we are going to see avoidable deaths through the heat. And I give fair written warning, that If I see a car with a dog locked in it nd the windows shut I will happily smash the windows open and call the police and the RSPCA, and I will go to court with a private prosecution.

Old and confused people wont necessarily know or be able to react to these
keep you self cool, drink more fluids episodes coming via the media.
If doctors and nurses and hospital come to that 'need to be forewarned' about
the likely increase in people requiring medical care during a hot spell then
it does not say much about our overall health service....does it, for they
should be aware of this as a mater of fact of their jobs.

Can we not just have a hot summer, for a change, as against the lousy ones
we've had over the past seven years without people running around and telling
us how to survive it. For a laugh, I listened to one commentator on the radio
suggesting that if the temperature rose above 35 Degs C the government should
instruct us not to go to work.....this is planet Earth isn't it???
Once you start nannying people then this is the way some people then tend to
start thinking, "it might be too dangerous to go to work" and the way some
of our government ministers think then this not going to work, when it's hot,
might be a good vote catcher so lets put it in our manifesto.

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Heat health across the UK, currently 26C/79F here with the sun cooking.

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umpteenth day in a row where the temperature in my back garden has been sitting at over 32C....

(Office is a nice cool 30C just now, with all the doors and windows open and a breeze blowing the blinds everywhere)

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Office is a nice cool 30C just now,

I used to work in a nice government paid for cool office.
Now I have to pay for A/C myself.

Dropped to 19C and finally there's some wind.

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Lucky you.
Still 26°C here 11 PM

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Lucky you.
Still 26°C here 11 PM

Blimey.

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The temp is 85F/29C in here and 106F/41C outside and yep I can feel the floor warming up, aren't y'all glad you don't live here?

Indeed Vic.
I am.

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The temp is 85F/29C in here and 106F/41C outside and yep I can feel the floor warming up, aren't y'all glad you don't live here?

Oh so very much :)

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aren't y'all glad you don't live here?

Every where I have lived in my life I have
found something good about it.

Old and confused people wont necessarily know or be able to react to these keep you self cool, drink more fluids episodes coming via the media.

Then it is up to people to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours and friends and give them help and good advice.

If doctors and nurses and hospital come to that 'need to be forewarned' about the likely increase in people requiring medical care during a hot spell then it does not say much about our overall health service....does it, for they should be aware of this as a mater of fact of their jobs.

Nicholas old son, don't be so melodramatic. Doctors and nurses are not weather forecasters, they are medical people trained to deal with the results of a heat wave. They need to be advised when the weather is likely to increase their patient intake so they can be prepared for it. In fact many hospitals have already put pre-prepared contingency plans into operation as a result of the official warnings.

For a laugh, I listened to one commentator on the radio suggesting that if the temperature rose above 35 Degs C the government should instruct us not to go to work....

I'm glad you think its funny. Research shows that at that temperature heatstrokes can happen and productivity drops significantly.

Once you start nannying people

Any responsible government should be advising the population upon sensible precautions to take when there is an officially declared heatwave. This reduces deaths and the load upon hospitals and GP's.

Now go and put a sunhat on, sit in the shade, and have a cool drink.

Reduced to condescending, now I'm sure you can do better than this, Chris....
...please don't let the side down now.

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If any one likes I have
extra rain to sell.

Oh well, I thought that if I tried to sell some rain
then it would all go away from here.

In a parallel universe today with the clouds from the North Sea keeping things cool and dull all day. Still comfortable though ...

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Pffff...hot over here! Yesterday was 34°C. I've been swimming all day. Same weather today...

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Better hazy sun today, unlike yesterday. Temperature 25C ...

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307 degrees in the lab at the moment!

I'm starting to sublime.

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