France Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I was bemused this morning reading a rather hysterical piece in the Daily Fail (nothing like ramping up a drama) quoting someone from the Met office saying that though France, Spain and Portugal are hotter, and coping with forest fires too, 'it's a different sort of heat', in other words much worse somehow even though it's not so extreme. FYI, it's forecast to be about 42° at about 6 this evening and the wind is getting up which is not good news for the fires across the river. We're quite safe here, but the smoke plume is horrendous and the sky is red from flames at night. We have a couple of refugees here who were evacuated, one is a feline who is noisily expressing her disapproval. Our cats are equally cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Yes, the weather forecaster last night was so doom laden and grave looking I'm surprised he didn't put a black cloth on his head, like when judges in olden days pronounced a death sentence on someone. I remember childhood holidays in France and Spain when it was sweltering - no aircon back then either! Hope you and your guests stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Midwinter here and lots of rain. My heartfelt sympathy to all those sweltering in record temperatures. I'm a kind of 25°C maximum comfort zone person, anything over 30°C and I wilt. Stay safe everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Raven said: Rain! 38 degrees here today and I’m joyfully watching the temperature come back down slowly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Raven said: Rain! Here's hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Nice and cool today, a mere 28°! Going back up again though. We were promised rain, got two bursts of precisely one minute each which won't have done much about dampening the forest fires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Yesterday it was 34°C, and now it’s maximum 20°C! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Cooler here but still quite muggy, nice breeze though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 It's a bearable temperature here too. I'm managing to get some chores done and I'm learning something new about my Kindle just about every day. The challenge is not to buy too many Kindle books! Today's effort was: The Complete Works of Plato (print length 6938 pages) and The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (print length 3371 pages). Where am I going to find the time to read all that? *laughs* I managed to finish my bargello stitched coaster yesterday and have started another today. It turns out that they are ideal projects in the heat because they are small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I'm so glad the temperature has come down for a lot of you! I don't think I'd survive some of the temperatures you've been having Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Much cooler and breezier but still pockets of humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebug Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Pleasantly warm here with a bit of breeze; fine rain this morning which has now cleared. Altogether more comfortable than the start of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 3 hours ago, timebug said: Pleasantly warm here with a bit of breeze; fine rain this morning which has now cleared. Altogether more comfortable than the start of the week! So did we. It's raining now, too. Hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 How expensive is it to install an HVAC system or a window unit in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 35 minutes ago, Virginia said: How expensive is it to install an HVAC system or a window unit in the UK? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 1 hour ago, lunababymoonchild said: I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, sorry Air conditioning 2 hours ago, Virginia said: How expensive is it to install an HVAC system or a window unit in the UK? They're really uncommon here in houses. Generally they're seen to be a bit of a waste of energy, since it's not warm enough to use them for the vast majority of the year. I did a quick search because your question made me wonder and it came up at around £2000 for one unit. I understand you also have an added (mesh?) layer against your windows, to stop insects from coming in during summer? Only because I was talking to group of women from America at a conference a few years ago and they were horrified that the windows in their accommodation just let wasps in! Absolutely makes sense when I thought about it. We've had periodic bursts of quite heavy rain today, it was lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Air conditioning is not something that's ever been common here either (apart from some businesses). However, heat pumps are becoming very common and as well as heating they can be used for cooling. They're not cheap to purchase and install but apparently work out cheaper than a lot of other heating/cooling options. Edited July 23, 2022 by poppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, poppy said: Air conditioning is not something that's ever been common here either (apart from some businesses). However, heat pumps are becoming very common and as well as heating they can be used for cooling. They're not cheap to purchase and install but apparently work out cheaper than a lot of other heating/cooling options. So they tell you. Be very careful if you're thinking about heat pumps, I've seen chatter on the internet (and it is chatter) that they are not the solution to heating bills/cost of living rises that they are advertised as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Hayley said: Air conditioning Ah. I've been wanting air condiditoning in our house for years and the argument is : we don't get enough super-hot weather to justify it. Since it's not my property there is nothing I can do about it. Edited July 23, 2022 by lunababymoonchild Put an e on ther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Lots of shops and businesses now have air con, as do newer trains on overground and some underground lines - others however are sweltering even in the winter. We generally don't have the same insect issues as the US and other hotter countries (thankfully!) apart from occasional swarms of flying ants (and the occasional ant infestation at home, which is really annoying especially as it always seems to happen around 11.00 at night....), but I remember seeing those mesh screens when I've been to Florida on holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 23 hours ago, lunababymoonchild said: So they tell you. Be very careful if you're thinking about heat pumps, I've seen chatter on the internet (and it is chatter) that they are not the solution to heating bills/cost of living rises that they are advertised as. Yes, I'm rather sceptical too. It's not an issue for us at the moment as we have plenty of available firewood on our property, so use a log fire for heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, poppy said: Yes, I'm rather sceptical too. It's not an issue for us at the moment as we have plenty of available firewood on our property, so use a log fire for heating. Better off being sceptical, I'd say. The weather here has somewhat Glasgow Fair qualities insofaras it's raining but it's not as heavy or as frquent as we are used to. I'll take it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 That's so interesting! I live in the Southern portion of the US, which is SWAMP HOT. The humidity is killer. Add to that, there's the flying no-see-ums, mosquitos, and flying Palmetto bugs (roaches with wings) I can't imagine NOT having screened-in windows. I suffer from seasonal eczema and psoriasis and the heat makes it unbearable so air conditioning is a must. Landlords are required to have air conditioning in their units because death-related heat is a real thing. It's one of the few things tenants can withhold their rent payment (only in the southern states). Simple window units run from a few hundred US dollars and up, depending on the size, and BTUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I remember Palmettos from when I was on holiday in Florida - huge things! And we had roach stuff everywhere, under the beds etc. The humidity was off the scale. What we had here the other day came close but thankfully is still quite rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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