It's too hot :(

throwaway4372 · 14 Jul 2025 at 13:51

sigh don't make me move to Scotland

Rroff · 14 Jul 2025 at 13:55

200sols said:
but its an odd take to claim our summers are now a few hot days interspread with long cool periods

That isn't what I'm claiming - but at least in recent years we aren't seeing the consecutive blocks of summery days like in and around heatwaves that happened for quite a few years in the past - which would just heat soak everything and make it pretty grim for a couple of weeks or so at a time.

Nabinium · 14 Jul 2025 at 13:55

Might have to move to northern Scotland at this rate, perhaps the Shetland Islands :cry:

chrcoluk · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:20

Clouds are here at least, although still same temps, hopefully predictions are right with the cooler air mass happening over night.

tonys · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:32

Sitting in a pub garden, just finished a cold beer(unusual for me) and it's very pleasant

Wife's rabbiting on, in my ear though

200sols · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:34

tonys said:
Sitting in a pub garden, just finished a cold beer(unusual for me) and it's very pleasant
Wife's rabbiting on in my ear though

You normally drink warm beer?

deviation · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:41

tonys said:
Sitting in a pub garden, just finished a cold beer(unusual for me) and it's very pleasant
Wife's rabbiting on, in my ear though

"What's that dear, yes dear!"

Comes home with a Snake in a bag.

Tony right now:

tonys · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:44

200sols said:
You normally drink warm beer?

No, I prefer lager in this weather but thought I'd give a beer (Ghost Ship .5%) a go. Still find the aftertaste a bit of a problem for me. Later on it will be Southern Comfort no doubt

tonys · 14 Jul 2025 at 16:48

deviation said:
"What's that dear, yes dear!"

Comes home with a Snake in a bag.

Tony right now:

No, not that far gone on just the one. That's for at home after a few or more(probably a lot more) shots of Southern Comfort

413x · 14 Jul 2025 at 18:37

It is absolutely hotter than it was 25 years ago. Not even subtle. Massive difference

That's a tiny amount of time in scheme of things.

Said in other threads, when I was a kid we built igloos, ice skated on the pond. Had blankets of snow. You couldn't smash the ice it was so thick. That is incredibly rare now.

Sure there were heat waves. But the sustained heat and mild winters were not as common as now.

413x · 14 Jul 2025 at 18:38

It has not rained here (Gwent levels) today at all!
Its rare i say this, but we do need some rain tomorrow!

Terminal_Boy · 14 Jul 2025 at 18:40

tonys said:
No, I prefer lager in this weather but thought I'd give a beer (Ghost Ship .5%) a go. Still find the aftertaste a bit of a problem for me. Later on it will be Southern Comfort no doubt

Try Woodeforde’s Volt 0.5%. Had a few this weekend and they were delicious.

tonys · 14 Jul 2025 at 18:49

Terminal_Boy said:
Try Woodeforde’s Volt 0.5%. Had a few this weekend and they were delicious.

It's the aftertaste with both lager and beer that I don't like, saying that I have had some that have very little. A guy runs a brewery near me and gave me a couple of his beers, one of which I did like. Southern Comfort by the pint isn't really recommended in this weather

tonys · 14 Jul 2025 at 18:51

413x said:
It has not rained here (Gwent levels) today at all!
Its rare i say this, but we do need some rain tomorrow!

We only wish for nice light rain as heavy rain for us can lead to flooding the garden and house

squerble · 14 Jul 2025 at 21:40

For the whole three days of Fri-Sun, both our split AC units were on, set to 20°C, with the daily high above 30 for the whole weekend. We were away so weren't in the house running the oven or gaming PC etc but still...

Total electricity cost was only £4.16

I look forward to getting solar panels in the future!

throwaway4372 · 14 Jul 2025 at 21:53

A wild thunderstorm appears

jpaul · 14 Jul 2025 at 21:56

was linked on radio 4 pm https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environ...nd-stupid-britain-needs-air-con-now-wvp2pf6ml
with further discusses that the heat pump 7.5k grant should be extended to air2air reversible heat pumps.

More prosaically, heat hinders our ability to think. The brain represents 2 per cent of body weight, but consumes about a fifth of the body’s energy. This high metabolic rate makes it particularly susceptible to heat stress. Higher temperatures can worsen decision-making, reaction time, the ability to sustain attention and working memory — all critical for learning, productivity and safety. In Britain, when the temperature soars, conversations become focused on little else but the “roasting” weather.

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One study found that judges dismiss fewer cases, issue longer prison sentences and levy higher fines when ruling on hotter-than-average days. In New York, research found that taking an exam on a 90F versus a 72F day (32C v 22C) was associated with 10.9 per cent lower chance of passing a particular test, and a 2.5 per cent lower likelihood of graduating on time.
Add all that up and the costs are staggering. Some estimates put the economic losses from extreme heat at 1.5 per cent of GDP in the wealthiest regions of the world and 6.7 per cent in the poorest — and that was between 1992 and 2013, before the fiercer heatwaves of today. That translates into a lower standard of living for everyone, not just those directly feeling the heat.

Meddling-Monk · 14 Jul 2025 at 21:57

squerble said:
Total electricity cost was only £4.16 I look forward to getting solar panels in the future!

And that's the advantage of split units in action. We have two portable units here that was running virtually non stop due to needing to keep my parent within tolerable temps to prevent other issues developing. And we wound up going to £10 a day... More than twice what you pay for and only for two locations vs 3 of yours. At 25C settings....

squerble · 14 Jul 2025 at 21:59

Meddling-Monk said:
And that's the advantage of split units in action. We have two portable units here that was running virtually non stop due to needing to keep my parent within tolerable temps to prevent other issues developing. And we wound up going to £10 a day... More than twice what you pay for and only for two locations vs 3 of yours. At 25C settings....

Holy moly that's a big difference.

Our two splits can keep a handle on downstairs too - we don't shut the doors of the rooms they're in and both aim at the landing so a bit of the cooler air works its ways down.

andy_mk3 · 14 Jul 2025 at 22:14

Meddling-Monk said:
And that's the advantage of split units in action. We have two portable units here that was running virtually non stop due to needing to keep my parent within tolerable temps to prevent other issues developing. And we wound up going to £10 a day... More than twice what you pay for and only for two locations vs 3 of yours. At 25C settings....

I don't know why dual pipe portables aren't more widely available. The common single pipe versions pump all the hot air outside, but they draw an equal amount of warmer air in from elsewhere, ruining their efficiency. They do cool the room to a certain extent and provide some nice cold airflow. But splits are so much more efficient it's crazy, they probably pay for themselves vs a portable over their lifetime of equal usage. My two splits use 3 to 4.5KWh on the hotter days with both units running all day, keeping the bedroom at 18ºC and the living room at 20-21C, combine that with the average unit cost of Octopus Agile, it's costing £1/day at the upper end to live in a very comfortable house. Pair that with other benefits such as not having the windows open and letting all the flies in, or the smells of nearby BBQs etc, it's a win.