Soldato
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There's a perfectly good reason for that.
It's too hot :(
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There's a perfectly good reason for that.
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Hmmm wouldn't mind having my dumb PC components name changed to Nutcase, or Hysterical Nutcase or some such. Not sure if possible.
Government organisation, it's in their interest to create a sense their work is invaluable so they aren't subject to any sort of funding scrutiny, that would be my theory anyway.
Overstating the warm weather we have at present as an 'extreme' event is surely misleading and inaccurate.
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He is one?
Soldato
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Got the futon mattress set up in the basement mancave, where it's a lovely 12 degrees. May even need the jimjams.
Is it a cave? Lol. Caves keep a constant temperature of around 12c
Arnt we recording our highest temps everywhere?
Soldato
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Ok, this is where I really wish desktop gaming pcs would be cooler like the M1 MacBook. Imagine having an Intel/AND ARM desktop with a hydrocooler/watercooler and having that nice low wattage and thermals in this weather. I won't even turn my desktop pc on during this weather because it is just too uncomfortable to sit at.
Being probably 75% not serious - I can't tell if I'm suffering from the heat or COVID :s I'm sweating buckets (not feverish though), throat dry and tight, everything tastes like cardboard though I can still sense flavours and smell is fine and my head has a dull tired kind of ache.
You’re not sick, you’re just in love, although to be fair, the last time that I REALLY got hit by un coup de foudre, I didn’t sweat at all, never mind buckets.
Just a converted cellar. Great nights kip.
Posted about it a few pages back but it isn't so fun coming out of a cave after a few hours into 30+C :s it was like having an asthma attack trying to breath for the first few moments.
My understanding is that gas is still far cheaper for heating.
I'm going to get AC installed ready for next year.
Don’t you love early morning starts. 16/17c first thing here
28.5 here.
Every time we have a week like this I think “Right, get aircon!”, but, in reality we slept ok with a fan on last night, and downstairs is comfortable.
If I lived south of Watford Gap, I’d have had AC years ago, but in the North, I still don’t think it would get more than a few weeks use a year.
I don’t know much about reversible heat-pump systems, but presumably you get cooling as well as heating. May be the way forward.
If I lived south of Watford Gap, I’d have had AC years ago, but in the North, I still don’t think it would get more than a few weeks use a year.
I don’t know much about reversible heat-pump systems, but presumably you get cooling as well as heating. May be the way forward.
The long heatwaves go up to around between Leicester and Derby, Leicester gets close a lot to escaping but usually falling short, primarily I think due to its distance from the coast. So isnt a south of watford only thing.
You might find there's some movement after 2030 when gas boilers are banned from residential new builds. Developers could turn to turn to AS heat pumps which can be turned over in the summer. It won't be legislated though, Part J of the building Regulations will simply outlaw gas boilers, other options than AS heat pumps are available so you would only see them on certain, probably high end developments.
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Bought a 4.5tog quilt yesterday and also set up the tower fan. Had a decent nights' sleep last night, just need to get used to the dry throat that the fan causes.
Interesting, what are the proposed replacements to gas boilers? I hope not storage heaters.
It seems with all the environmental stuff cost and efficiency is disregarded.