Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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On a more serious note, and I know @Pross hates it, but everyone will be fine if they drink enough (that means a lot, to be measured in litres and not cups) and stay out of the direct sun.0
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Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.0 -
I would guess most don't see 40c every year? And places that do generally have air conditioning.TheBigBean said:
How much of the world doesn't have 40c temperatures every year? If it is 30c in the Arctic will humans melt?kingstongraham said:I'm willing to move beyond "vaguely hot" for 40C.
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It's a meaningless comment. The UK is a temperate climate and therefore we don't have the infrastructure to deal with these temperatures, we haven't built it because we didn't (historically) need it.TheBigBean said:
How much of the world doesn't have 40c temperatures every year? If it is 30c in the Arctic will humans melt?kingstongraham said:I'm willing to move beyond "vaguely hot" for 40C.
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Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
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shirley_basso said:
As for the takeaway every night - how the fark do people afford it!?
On the never-never.Jezyboy said:Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
Humidity.Ben
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Likely well outside the working temperature range of the products leading to paint peeling off the wall.TheBigBean said:Apparently, it will be too hot to decorate next week as well. This country really doesn't cope well with vaguely cold or hot weather.
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Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.0 -
I don't think quality of work was their primary concern.rjsterry said:
Likely well outside the working temperature range of the products leading to paint peeling off the wall.TheBigBean said:Apparently, it will be too hot to decorate next week as well. This country really doesn't cope well with vaguely cold or hot weather.
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Sorry, but we’ve had some nice weather but it really hasn’t been noticeably hot on more than 3 or 4 days so far this year.
What on earth is all this waffle on about?
Is there a genuine heatwave darn Saarf or is the press just hyping some warm weather.
It’s been a dry year so I understand the water issues.0 -
Monday-Tuesday forecast here is 37 degrees.morstar said:Sorry, but we’ve had some nice weather but it really hasn’t been noticeably hot on more than 3 or 4 days so far this year.
What on earth is all this waffle on about?
Is there a genuine heatwave darn Saarf or is the press just hyping some warm weather.
It’s been a dry year so I understand the water issues.
TBF Cambridge is the hottest place in the UK - highest ever UK temp was recorded there in 2019 - 38.8 degrees. I actually went out on the bike that day. Not a good idea.0 -
Agree with this. I just stick on factor 50 so I can forget about itbriantrumpet said:
Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.0 -
I think it’s just being grim up north.rick_chasey said:
Monday-Tuesday forecast here is 37 degrees.morstar said:Sorry, but we’ve had some nice weather but it really hasn’t been noticeably hot on more than 3 or 4 days so far this year.
What on earth is all this waffle on about?
Is there a genuine heatwave darn Saarf or is the press just hyping some warm weather.
It’s been a dry year so I understand the water issues.
TBF Cambridge is the hottest place in the UK - highest ever UK temp was recorded there in 2019 - 38.8 degrees. I actually went out on the bike that day. Not a good idea.
Actually just comfortable today. I wouldn’t even describe it as particularly warm. Definitely not hot.
I currently have a sweatshirt on.0 -
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It's been nice the last couple of weeks, not overly warm, but the forecast for next Monday/Tuesday is "toasty".0
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Forecast to hit 40C in London on Monday next week.morstar said:Sorry, but we’ve had some nice weather but it really hasn’t been noticeably hot on more than 3 or 4 days so far this year.
What on earth is all this waffle on about?
Is there a genuine heatwave darn Saarf or is the press just hyping some warm weather.
It’s been a dry year so I understand the water issues."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Factor 30 was what I already had. I looked at some specialist factor 50 (waterproof triathlon stuff) in a running shop the previous and stupidly decided not to buy any. I haven't had sunburn for over 20 years but I don't very often have exposed shoulders.briantrumpet said:
Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.0 -
I've actually picked a good week to go on holiday in Cornwall. Forecast there is great but it is just outside the heat warning area plus for the first time in 20 odd years we are able to go outside the school holidays.0
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Just for the sake of being trivial.rjsterry said:Not sure over what distance the lower limit applies, but at 60, 42 miles takes 6 minutes longer than at 70. About 8.6 seconds a mile. The entire M6 toll road is only 27 miles long, so it couldn't add 20 minutes to your journey unless you are operating some sort of shuttle service. Definitely trivial
The slowpokes travel at 56mph in the 60 zone and proper drivers at 74mph in a 70 zone.
That’s 18mph difference and driving it twice in one day…not once like a holiday maker0 -
Being asked to take my work phone on holiday with me as there's no-one to cover a project in my absence (due to them allowing a colleague to also take leave at the same time who is the other one who knows the scheme). Answer was an emphatic no as I'm already having to work more of my notice period than I would have liked due to the same issue of there being no-one who can manage the scheme if I'm not there.0
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London is pretty damn humid these days.Ben6899 said:shirley_basso said:As for the takeaway every night - how the fark do people afford it!?
On the never-never.Jezyboy said:Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
Humidity.
Going to be a balmy 28 where I live.
And fwiw BB, even ze Germans close schools above about 38 I think.0 -
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Are you sure you are on the correct forum? You come across as one of those people who would think the roads are for cars and everyone else should do one.mully79 said:
Just for the sake of being trivial.rjsterry said:Not sure over what distance the lower limit applies, but at 60, 42 miles takes 6 minutes longer than at 70. About 8.6 seconds a mile. The entire M6 toll road is only 27 miles long, so it couldn't add 20 minutes to your journey unless you are operating some sort of shuttle service. Definitely trivial
The slowpokes travel at 56mph in the 60 zone and proper drivers at 74mph in a 70 zone.
That’s 18mph difference and driving it twice in one day…not once like a holiday maker0 -
Pross said:
Factor 30 was what I already had. I looked at some specialist factor 50 (waterproof triathlon stuff) in a running shop the previous and stupidly decided not to buy any. I haven't had sunburn for over 20 years but I don't very often have exposed shoulders.briantrumpet said:
Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.
Top tip: the F50 stuff from Aldi is the bees knees - came out right near the top in a serious test a few years ago, and is a quarter of the price of the branded stuff, and seems to last all day when I'm on the bike.1 -
First.Aspect said:
London is pretty damn humid these days.Ben6899 said:shirley_basso said:As for the takeaway every night - how the fark do people afford it!?
On the never-never.Jezyboy said:Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
Humidity.
Going to be a balmy 28 where I live.
And fwiw BB, even ze Germans close schools above about 38 I think.
Actually, interestingly, humidity goes right down in cities during the day in hot weather, but it's the stored/radiated heat which make cities grim places when it's hot.
https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/learn-about-heat-islands
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Not like the tropics.First.Aspect said:
London is pretty damn humid these days.Ben6899 said:shirley_basso said:As for the takeaway every night - how the fark do people afford it!?
On the never-never.Jezyboy said:Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
Humidity.
Going to be a balmy 28 where I live.
And fwiw BB, even ze Germans close schools above about 38 I think.
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Indeed.TheBigBean said:
Not like the tropics.First.Aspect said:
London is pretty damn humid these days.Ben6899 said:shirley_basso said:As for the takeaway every night - how the fark do people afford it!?
On the never-never.Jezyboy said:Interestingly(?) Singapore (or Singers) which is infamously as hot as balls, has a record high of 36C.
Humidity.
Going to be a balmy 28 where I live.
And fwiw BB, even ze Germans close schools above about 38 I think.
Or the mid West.
A/C wasn't invented primarily for cooling.0 -
Presumably the P20 copy?briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Factor 30 was what I already had. I looked at some specialist factor 50 (waterproof triathlon stuff) in a running shop the previous and stupidly decided not to buy any. I haven't had sunburn for over 20 years but I don't very often have exposed shoulders.briantrumpet said:
Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.
Top tip: the F50 stuff from Aldi is the bees knees - came out right near the top in a serious test a few years ago, and is a quarter of the price of the branded stuff, and seems to last all day when I'm on the bike.
The real version is good stuff. Well recommended. Must try the Aldi one. I tried a budget version which worked but the consistency was, inconsistent.
FWIW I saw 37.8c on my Garmin as I went up the Giau today and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. No sunburn either and I was only using the factor 20 version.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I think Pross was out for longer (or you're really slow).pblakeney said:
Presumably the P20 copy?briantrumpet said:Pross said:
Factor 30 was what I already had. I looked at some specialist factor 50 (waterproof triathlon stuff) in a running shop the previous and stupidly decided not to buy any. I haven't had sunburn for over 20 years but I don't very often have exposed shoulders.briantrumpet said:
Bad luck, but is there any reason not to use factor 50? I reckon if I'm going to need sun cream, I might as well get maximum protection.Pross said:Should be obvious but I know that for many hot weather means lie in the sun all day drinking alcohol.
That said, I'm sitting here nursing quite badly sunburned shoulders after being out in it for 9.5 hours last Sunday (plastered myself with factor 30 at the start but didn't take any with me to reapply) so feel a bit of a hypocrite! Did drink many litres of fluids though and wore a hat, couldn't stay in the shade as there wasn't any.
Top tip: the F50 stuff from Aldi is the bees knees - came out right near the top in a serious test a few years ago, and is a quarter of the price of the branded stuff, and seems to last all day when I'm on the bike.
The real version is good stuff. Well recommended. Must try the Aldi one. I tried a budget version which worked but the consistency was, inconsistent.
FWIW I saw 37.8c on my Garmin as I went up the Giau today and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. No sunburn either and I was only using the factor 20 version.
Lidl F50 for kids is what I use and it's consistent. I can get F30 on prescription but not the F50.
Someone said I didn't get out on my bike much ('cos my legs are not very tanned).. Cheeky fecker.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
