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Doofy · Jul 18, 2006, 04:36 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5189734.stm

Roads have been melting in parts of England as the heatwave across most of the country continues.

...

Heat caused railway lines to buckle in the Midlands, while glass panels fell at a Newcastle bus station.

We're proper good at making things here in Blighty.

torsoboy · Jul 18, 2006, 04:43 PM

"Monday was the year's hottest day so far with a reading of 32.7C (90.9F) at Heathrow."

Your roads melt and windows fall out at 90 degrees?? That is pretty crazy.

nonhuman · Jul 18, 2006, 04:44 PM

Ha, I was just talking to some random British guy in a bar about this.

Kerrigan · Jul 18, 2006, 04:46 PM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...274303,00.html

Interesting article on LA's paranoia over summer heat, from the English perspective.

Monique · Jul 18, 2006, 04:48 PM

Very funny.

Albert Pujols · Jul 18, 2006, 05:13 PM

rummy.

kmkkid · Jul 18, 2006, 05:16 PM

It's been scorchingly hot here in Ontario aswell.

Mediaman_12 · Jul 18, 2006, 05:33 PM

Just a note to our USA friends.
Air Conditioning is somewhat of a luxury over here. Most smaller offices, shops, Shopping Malls & public transport don't have it.

Salty · Jul 18, 2006, 05:37 PM

We don't have AC here in Wpg and I've been doing OK getting up around 35 C. Actually OK I live in the basement... and I've refused to do a lot of tiring things in the heat. I hate summer.

Kevin · Jul 18, 2006, 05:50 PM

I have a AC. AND a backup.

kmkkid · Jul 18, 2006, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

We don't have AC here in Wpg

I'm sure someone in winnipeg does

ElSkirtMan · Jul 18, 2006, 06:06 PM

The heat index in milwaukee hit 105 yesterday. Ugh.

moodymonster · Jul 18, 2006, 06:23 PM

when it snows it stops trains as well. Also leaves on the line.

reasons: wrong type of snow/leaves

obviously it's the wrong type of heat.

tube is nuts this time of year - so hot and sticky, especially when it's packed.

I find supermarkets are good - v cool.

Kerrigan · Jul 18, 2006, 06:32 PM

This time of year I usually just sit outside in the shade, get drunk, and make cinema plans w/ friends over the phone. At least the cinema has a cooling system.

hickey · Jul 18, 2006, 06:37 PM

Our AC has been on constantly for a good 3 days, good thing it's included in our rent.

nonhuman · Jul 18, 2006, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by moodymonster

I find supermarkets are good - v cool.

Especially the ones with walk-in freezers for frozen goods. Grab a lawn chair from the bbq section, slap an EV-DO card in your laptop, and you're good to go.

imitchellg5 · Jul 18, 2006, 06:44 PM

It was hot here in Colorado the other day, about 105 in Denver.

Doofy · Jul 18, 2006, 07:42 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention... ...last night my phone went out...

DSL part, fine.
Dialling out, fine.
Listening to other people, fine.
Actually talking or selecting in-call menus, nope. Not a sausage*. It's like it fell back to pulse dial or something.

So got the mobile out and phoned someone not so far away, who's on a different exchange but in the same area. Just to test things. Their phone was playing funnies too.

I had visions of the entire server room at the local hub having had a clusterbump, due to the heat. You know, bits of multiplexer sitting on the floor in liquid form.

It went alright again today. But it's left me with an even stronger notion that the entire country's made from MDF and paper-clips.

(* guess what? Yes, the only way to get a line test requires the use of an in-call menu system. Typical.)

Kerrigan · Jul 18, 2006, 07:46 PM

IceEnclosure · Jul 18, 2006, 08:15 PM

ha, what the fsck!? nice shoes!!

and that guy's head is MELTING!!

Seriously though, **** y'alls heat. It's all about the humidity. Find yourself a good latina and shack up in the A/C.

euchomai · Jul 18, 2006, 09:35 PM

I'm running for political office and everyday I knock doors for hours and hours. In Oklahoma City the heat index was 113 with an actual high of 103-107! Check this out...

KeriVit · Jul 18, 2006, 09:52 PM

Aaaaagggghhhhh! It's hot everywhere! Seriously. I left New England for GA and they have had hotter days than we have. WTF? Of course we get humidity and they don't. BUT! Half the houses there don't have A/C.

Are we all gonna die this summer?

hickey · Jul 18, 2006, 09:54 PM

it's always the humidity that gets ya. Can anyone in the Souther Cali area attest to how bad it humid heat is compared to dry heat.

Eug Wanker · Jul 18, 2006, 09:59 PM

It's been over 34C (93F) here. The hottest I've ever experienced is 44C (111F) many years ago. And no our buildings and roads didn't fall apart.

BTW, a dry 44C is OK. We played basketball in that heat. However, 34C with high humidity absolutely sucks.

We don't have AC here in Wpg and I've been doing OK getting up around 35 C. Actually OK I live in the basement... and I've refused to do a lot of tiring things in the heat. I hate summer.

If your landlord won't get you AC, why don't you just get a cheap window AC unit?

Doofy · Jul 18, 2006, 10:15 PM

All this humidity stuff is new to me, so I went to have a read about it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_index

A typical measurement in the United Kingdom in the hottest areas in the hottest type of weather generally has temperatures that can get above (1) about 90 °F (32 °C) in the shade with 50% humidity which on the humidex chart is 104 °F (40 °C) in the shade and 119 °F (48 °C) in the sun. You should note that humidex and heat indexes are taken in the shade and not the sun; so extra care must be taken while in the sun! For the record, (2) temperatures reached 101.3 °F (38.5 °C) in Kent in mid August 2003 which is the national record; assuming that this was 50% humidity; it would have a humidex of 126 °F (52 °C) in the shade and 140 °F (60 °C) in the sun. Of course in such extreme heat, the likelihood is that the humidity fell and the humidex was not quite that high.

According to the BBC, it's 53% relative humidity at the moment. So today would have followed example 1, almost exactly. The forecast seems to indicate that example 2 is possible tomorrow.

I have no idea what that means in real terms, other than it's bleedin' hot.

Tyler McAdams · Jul 18, 2006, 10:33 PM

If you want all around crazy weather move to Raleigh. It was 100 today... we'll have a couple Hurricanes and Tornadoes before the Fall.. and then in the Winter we'll have a couple snow storms that will stop everything for a few weeks or so. There's absolutely nothing stable here.

MaxPower2k3 · Jul 18, 2006, 10:44 PM

well, today in good ol' NYC it hit 99º with 96% humidity. and the compressor in the AC at work was broken. good times.

production_coordinator · Jul 18, 2006, 10:55 PM

It was the first "Code Red" day in Washington DC.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...071800497.html

I ride the bus to work 90% of the time... and it sickens me how many people in my office still drive in... and complain about global warming.

KeriVit · Jul 18, 2006, 10:55 PM

OK, really. This heat everywhere is a bit ridiculous. I spose we can do ab-so-lutely NOTHING tho. So, how do we escape the heat?

I like the pool for a couple of hours, the A/C (in the RV) for a bit and maybe the beach on the weekend.

JoshuaZ · Jul 18, 2006, 10:57 PM

Dude, it hit 36 C in Hiroshima Japan last week. Shoot, South Dakota was like 110. Come on England. Get with the program.

Kitschy · Jul 18, 2006, 11:33 PM

It's all Bush's fault.

©öñFü$íóÑ · Jul 19, 2006, 12:09 AM

gotta love the fog up here in SF, CA!

MallyMal · Jul 19, 2006, 12:22 AM

I don't know, the heat never really bothers me. I live in Atlanta and was outside all day directly in the sun. It was 96F/36C here and humid. Just doesn't really bother me though.

TheoCryst · Jul 19, 2006, 12:53 AM

Out in Arizona it's been around 43~45C (110-115F) for the past couple weeks. Trust me, it still sucks balls, even though it's a dry heat. It finally cooled down the past few days, but has been humid as hell (at least for Arizona... ANY humidity when the temp's above 100F is too much humidity). Damn heat.

Judge_Fire · Jul 19, 2006, 05:53 AM

We had a couple of weeks hovering around a dry 30 C (90 F), with no rain in weeks. It's nice, never gets hotter than that. Of course, the sun is up for a ridiculous amount of hours, so some people still find it scorching.

Cooling down a bit for now, but I suspect it'll be back.

It seems the warm, dry streaks keep getting longer each summer

moodymonster · Jul 19, 2006, 07:13 AM

there is something about the heat in the UK though, it's a heavy heat.

Kevin · Jul 19, 2006, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Kitschy

It's all Bush's fault.

Peter · Jul 19, 2006, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by moodymonster

there is something about the heat in the UK though, it's a heavy heat.

i think we're just not used to it

Zeeb · Jul 19, 2006, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Mediaman_12

Just a note to our USA friends.
Air Conditioning is somewhat of a luxury over here. Most smaller offices, shops, Shopping Malls & public transport don't have it.

I have friends who live in France and they tell me there is almost no air conditioning there. I don't understand that, air conditioning is the cornerstone of civilization in the summer!

Dakar · Jul 19, 2006, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Zeeb

I have friends who live in France and they tell me there is almost no air conditioning there. I don't understand that, air conditioning is the cornerstone of civilization in the summer!

I think you answered your own question.

production_coordinator · Jul 19, 2006, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Zeeb

I have friends who live in France and they tell me there is almost no air conditioning there. I don't understand that, air conditioning is the cornerstone of civilization in the summer!

It drives me crazy here!

I go from it being 90+ outside to 65 inside... and then I wonder why I'm sick all summer long.

I just wish the people that controlled the office I work in that it doesn't need to be this cold during the summer! They do just the opposite in the winter 80+ inside... when it's 30 outside.

Zeeb · Jul 19, 2006, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

It drives me crazy here!

I go from it being 90+ outside to 65 inside... and then I wonder why I'm sick all summer long.

I just wish the people that controlled the office I work in that it doesn't need to be this cold during the summer! They do just the opposite in the winter 80+ inside... when it's 30 outside.

That does sound too cold even for a summer day. The problem with office HVAC is that every single person who works there has a different comfort level. One person is freezing at 72 degrees while another sweats at the same temperature. There is always a war between me and my officemates over temperature.

Monique · Jul 19, 2006, 09:13 AM

Even if the days are bad, the nights are more important to rest. Are the nights in the cities listed above cooler. I know in most parts of the United States homes have air conditionning. But, not in England, so over this beautiful land of yours do you have cool nights. I know in Paris it is a big problem right now. Is this summer worst or better than last year. I am worried mostly about older people.

moodymonster · Jul 19, 2006, 09:27 AM

no, the nights are hot as well - not as hot, but hot.

Gossamer · Jul 19, 2006, 09:36 AM

It was bad a couple days ago...it's only 9:30 in the morning here and we're at 85F/82% humidity, it will get much worse.

dcmacdaddy · Jul 19, 2006, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

It was the first "Code Red" day in Washington DC.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...071800497.html

I ride the bus to work 90% of the time... and it sickens me how many people in my office still drive in... and complain about global warming.

Yeah, first one we've had since Summer 2004. Summer 1999 was still the worst, though. We had over 30 consecutive days in the 90+ range. That was the Summer we had two "Code Purple" days where the "air is not safe to breathe by anyone". Good Times!

Dakar · Jul 19, 2006, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Yeah, first one we've had since Summer 2004. Summer 1999 was still the worst, though. We had over 30 consecutive days in the 90+ range. That was the Summer we had two "Code Purple" days where the "air is not safe to breathe by anyone". Good Times!

That's when you should hold outdoor picnics for the House & Senate.