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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2006Not really OT: Keep cool in the UK!
FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at 6pm. :( UK's heat may surpass Bangkok Tuesday, July 18, 2006; Posted: 10:52 p.m. EDT (02:52 GMT) LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Temperatures could reach an all-time high in Britain on Wednesday as a heat wave tightens its grip, forecasters said. There is a 30 percent chance Britain would swelter in its hottest-ever day, leaving Bangkok, Athens and the Caribbean in the shade, the Met Office said on Tuesday. The highest temperature ever recorded in Britain was 38.5 Celsius (101.3 Fahrenheit) at Faversham in Kent, on August 10, 2003. "It is possible that the all-time record could be broken," the Met Office said. The Department of Health warned that elderly people and young children should stay indoors and drink plenty of water. "These temperatures are high enough to give rise to significant health risks," the government said. Bookmakers have slashed the odds on thermometers reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C). "We could easily be left red faced on Wednesday," said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams. British workers should be allowed to leave their ties and jackets at home and go to work wearing shorts in a bid to stay cool, said the Trades Union Congress, which represents 70 unions with nearly seven million members.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com I wish I could Victor, the garden thermometer (in full sun) is on 110F as of 2.00pm today. The cats are all desperately trying to find the coolest shadiest place to lay. I'm upstairs in the house with all the windows wide open trying to catch any cooling breeze that may be around. SignatureShirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk > FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home > at 6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > Trades Union Congress, which represents 70 unions with nearly seven > million members. > FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at > 6pm. :( Officially, it's 35C at the moment, however on our patio it's registering 44C! (air temp - ground temp is 53C!!!) Here in sunny Surrey... cats are all indoors, sensibly. Even inside it's 31C.... Oh for some air con, and not having to work in front of these two monitors today :-( Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > Officially, it's 35C at the moment, however on our patio it's > registering 44C! (air temp - ground temp is 53C!!!) Here in sunny > Surrey... cats are all indoors, sensibly. 44C? 53C??? The only place in the US where it gets to 53C (ie, 127F) is Death Valley, which didn't get that name for nothing! Cooling purrs! Joyce > > Officially, it's 35C at the moment, however on our patio it's > > registering 44C! (air temp - ground temp is 53C!!!) Here in sunny > > Surrey... cats are all indoors, sensibly. > > 44C? 53C??? The only place in the US where it gets to 53C (ie, 127F) is > Death Valley, which didn't get that name for nothing! I'm pretty sure by ground temp, they mean the temperature of the ground itself in the sun which can be way higher than the air temp. Kind of like how hot the inside of your car gets sitting in the sun. Jo > > > Officially, it's 35C at the moment, however on our patio it's > > > registering 44C! (air temp - ground temp is 53C!!!) Here in sunny > > > Surrey... cats are all indoors, sensibly. > > > > 44C? 53C??? The only place in the US where it gets to 53C (ie, 127F) is > > Death Valley, which didn't get that name for nothing! > I'm pretty sure by ground temp, they mean the temperature of the ground > itself in the sun which can be way higher than the air temp. Kind of like > how hot the inside of your car gets sitting in the sun. Ah. I guess that's what people mean by "you could fry eggs on the sidewalk." Joyce > Ah. I guess that's what people mean by "you could fry eggs on the sidewalk." Yeah - we wanted to see exactly what our bare tootsies were experiencing, and so the 53C was the surface temp of the patio slabs. Then we laid the thermometer on a windowsill with the bulb over the edge, and air temp was 44C. Then we went away and came back later to find the thermometer had actually fractured in the heat! Had to abandon the studio when it reached 34C indoors. Kreisleriana and Jeanette are right, we just aren't prepared for extremes of weather here in the UK but I suppose we'd better get used to it! The cats spent most of the day stretched out to double their usual lengths on the floors, until nightfall when they came to life and all disappeared into the out to make up for lost time. Those poor doggies though who were victims of their thoughtless owners :-((( Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at >6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >The highest temperature ever recorded in Britain was 38.5 Celsius (101.3 OMG, I just hear that it's 90+F in London. English people aren't built for that kind of weather! Sending cooling purrs. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at >>6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > OMG, I just hear that it's 90+F in London. English people aren't > built for that kind of weather! Sending cooling purrs. It's *incredibly* hot here. You are right, we aren't used to it. I don't know anyone who has aircon in their house - we don't usually need it. I don't have it in my car either so I've been almost boiled on my way home from work recently, the journey is around 40 minutes. It's 7.20 pm now and my hair is soaking wet from perspiration. It's awful. Cooling purrs are very appreciated, bring on the thunderstorm to lower the temps to a normal 70-something for this time of year. I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if we were geared up for it, but we aren't. Tweed (fried) I want to live somewhere where hot weather is so rare no one has a/c. > >>FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at > >>6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Tweed > (fried) > I want to live somewhere where hot weather is so rare no one has a/c. I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like antarctica... Don't think too many Finns have a/c tho. In their cars, maybe, but not in the homes. SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 > I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like > antarctica... Why?? According to a program I saw a while ago, it gets up to a sweltering 32F (0C) in the summer there. Well, the penguins were panting in the heat, anyway. It was amazing. They were all meatloafing on the beach and panting. Joyce >> I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like >> antarctica... [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joyce When I lived in Yellowknife (above the arctic circle) it got into the 30's C in the summer. It was a crazy time of year with no darkness, everyone going crazy and drinking too much, and tons of mosquitoes. Ahhh, the summer of love, the first summer Dennis and I had together :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like >>> antarctica... [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > going crazy and drinking too much, and tons of mosquitoes. Ahhh, the > summer of love, the first summer Dennis and I had together :-) There really isn't anything like a far North summer (or far south I'd guess) We barely slept. If we were camping we wouldn't even head back to the campsite to start dinner till 10 or so. After a far North winter the most amazing quiet laid back people turn into absolute daredevils. Work is just a minor inconvenience in a twenty hour day. Besides its a place for everyone to get together and plan their next adventure. And it gives you a few days to restock the food and fishing gear. Jo >>> I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like >>> antarctica... [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >everyone going crazy and drinking too much, and tons of mosquitoes. >Ahhh, the summer of love, the first summer Dennis and I had together :-) How long ago was it that you lived in Yellowknife? Kathi lived there for a bit before she moved to Whitehorse, Yukon. Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl >>>> I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like >>>> antarctica... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > How long ago was it that you lived in Yellowknife? Kathi lived there > for a bit before she moved to Whitehorse, Yukon. I lived there from August 1994 until November 1995, so it's been a while. For the last 8 months of that I was actually living in Hay River, but was working in Yellowknife 7 days a week. Flew in every day, part of the job. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>>> I do believe they have a/c in really cold climates too, like >>>>> antarctica... [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >River, but was working in Yellowknife 7 days a week. Flew in every day, >part of the job. Kathi was in Yellowknife for only one year, from late '83 to late '84, along with her cat Tash, before moving to Whitehorse. Speaking (typing?) of Hay River, I received this little tidbit in the CBC e-mailed news updates: Laptop sparks Hay River blaze http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2006/07/21/laptop-fire.html Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > I want to live somewhere where hot weather is so rare no one has > a/c. I imagine you can get used to anything. I used to live in Virginia; murderously hot and humid in the summers. Met a boy named Reuben visiting from Puerto Rico for the summer; he wore a windbreaker (light jacket) throughout the summer, claiming it was chilly. Go figure. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I imagine you can get used to anything. I used to live in Virginia; > murderously hot and humid in the summers. I lived in Richmond for several years. I can remember going swimming at midnight when it was too hot to sleep. But even Virginia's summer heat pales in comparison with the climate of Tokyo in August, which is Hell on earth. >> I imagine you can get used to anything. I used to live in >> Virginia; murderously hot and humid in the summers. > > I lived in Richmond for several years. I can remember going swimming > at midnight when it was too hot to sleep. Ah, yes, Richmond. I really hate that place. I have a lot of friends who went to VCU, and it sure seemed like that place had a real knack for turning decent, talented kids into useless reprobates. Something about inner city Richmond ... I hear there are very nice neighborhoods there, too, but I only ever saw the inner city, and the empty shells of my friends. Not to get melodramatic or anything. I went to college in Williamsburg; no A/C. Talk about motivation to get to class; at least the ones in buildings with air conditioning! > But even Virginia's summer heat pales in comparison with the climate > of Tokyo in August, which is Hell on earth. Oh? I've never been. Even more humid, or hot, or what? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> But even Virginia's summer heat pales in comparison with the climate >> of Tokyo in August, which is Hell on earth. > > Oh? I've never been. Even more humid, or hot, or what? You haven't experienced humidity until you've been to Tokyo. Count your blessings! >>> But even Virginia's summer heat pales in comparison with the climate >>> of Tokyo in August, which is Hell on earth. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >You haven't experienced humidity until you've been to Tokyo. Count your >blessings! I see your Tokyo and raise you Darwin in summer (called the wet season for good reason; you can't even go swimming in the ocean because of things that will eat you or sting you). [shudder] Tish >>You haven't experienced humidity until you've been to Tokyo. Count >>your blessings! > > I see your Tokyo and raise you Darwin in summer (called the wet > season for good reason; you can't even go swimming in the ocean > because of things that will eat you or sting you). [shudder] It's hard for me to imagine anything more humid than a Virginia summer. Congratulations to both of you for surviving! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I drew all the curtains in the house early this morning, asked the cats if they wanted to be in or out (they chose 'out') and put out dry food and LOTS of water for them. The kitten went in the garage, with bottles of ice ranged around her pen. Then I got in my air conditioned car, reflecting that the £45 I spent in May to get the ac repaired was the best money I've ever spent, and I went out to visit a friend. Officially, the local temperature reached 32 today, but the nearest 'official' weather station is by a river, dozens of miles away and closer to the coast, I reckon we got to 36 easy. The 36.3 was the highest OFFICIAL temperature recorded in July. The highest ever recorded in the UK was in August 2003, and we've not beat that yet, and I don't want to. We British are used to a temperate climate, so we're not prepared for extremes. We don't have ac, or snow chains, so we suffer in very hot or very cold weather. I've now got ALL the windows wide open, trying to cool the house down a bit for the night. I've had a cool shower too, which has helped a lot. There's a gorgeous breeze blowing in right now (11 p.m.) and the cats are enjoying the coolth, refusing to come in. Sadly, two d*ggie casualties were recorded today, a whippet that was left in a car, and a golden retriever left out in a garden without any shade. Stupid owners, poor d*gs. :-( Tomorrow will be cooler, the weatherman promised. Love Jeanette >>>FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at >>>6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Tweed > (fried) In July 1999 we Arizona desert rats spent a week in London, and it was quite warm by English standards, and pleasantly warm by ours--temperatures in the high 80s (Fahrenheit). We had planned to go to a couple of the Proms concerts in Royal Albert Hall, and dressed in what we assumed was suitable fashion--long-sleeved shirts and Dockers. We queued up in the line for gallery tickets, and were startled by how many in the line were wearing shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, sandals. I'm sorry, but nothing had prepared us for serious London concert-goers to be dressed so casually. But they had it right--it was quite warm in the hall. And there was nothing at all casual in the respectful attention that everyone gave the performers! It was a wonderful experience. We're used to the heat here in Arizona; no one thinks of not having some kind of cooling system in one's house. I hope the heat breaks soon for all of you, and your kitties, in the UK! David > It's *incredibly* hot here. You are right, we aren't used to it. I don't > know anyone who has aircon in their house - we don't usually need it. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Tweed > (fried) Be careful what you wish for. We had a severe thunder storm the other night. It really cools things down. But what a storm! I didn't realize the serverity till I heard many trees were down and power went out for lots of people. Even one woman was killed. Some thought it was a tornado, but the weatherman said not so. Winnie > FWIW, my car's thermometer indicated 40C yesterday on the drive home at > 6pm. :( [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Trades Union Congress, which represents 70 unions with nearly seven > million members. Cooling-off purrs on the way for our friends in the UK. 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