Gawd it's 34 today and I am so hot and tired which means I really can't be arsed to work and I'm here until 7pm tonight  :(
Do you prefer it when the weather is hot or cold?

Send (some of) the heat down here.  :D ;)

Dunno...but I'm not going out there...

Amazing how a bit of heat (or cold, even) really fouls up our transport 'system'...took me an hour and a half to travel 14 miles last night - wonderful...

Thankfully, a drenching (and cooler weather) is on its way...

I'm not sure the exact temp outside but it's similar to what you are experiencing Gis.

The BBC states for my area it is current 29°C at the moment

It's been mild here for the past few days...however, today is supposed to be in the high 80's or low 90's....YUCK! I liked it much better when it was in the 70's.



Erin :)

It's been mild here for the past few days...however, today is supposed to be in the high 80's or low 90's....YUCK! I liked it much better when it was in the 70's.



Erin :)

I like the 70s range of temperatures too.

70's are good - we are in the middle of a heatwave in the UK and it's been low 90's - I'm just about to pass out cos' there is no breeze at all  :P :P

...even the ice cream melts before it gets to your mouth.

Yet another 'wonderful' commute home...

Yet another 'wonderful' commute home...


How does hot weather affect trains?  ???

It's currently 80 F here, and forecast to get up to 89 F.  :-\\

How does hot weather affect trains?  ???


Any way it dam' well likes!

Real extreme searing heat can 'warp' the tracks, but normally overheated rail 'points' and signals suddenly going kaput are the order of the day...

Assuming you have found a train which is going somewhere, you'll then find that...

1. It's packed to the rafters (making it even hotter)...
2. It will trundle along at 5mph because of the kaput signals...
3. 'Air-con'? What's that then?!
4. You'll get sat next to someone who hasn't had a both in a week...!

Ah! The joys...!

Any way it dam' well likes!

Real extreme searing heat can 'warp' the tracks, but normally overheated rail 'points' and signals suddenly going kaput are the order of the day...

Assuming you have found a train which is going somewhere, you'll then find that...

1. It's packed to the rafters (making it even hotter)...
2. It will trundle along at 5mph because of the kaput signals...
3. 'Air-con'? What's that then?!
4. You'll get sat next to someone who hasn't had a both in a week...!

Ah! The joys...!


I see...

And yes, I have been on trains (most recently the 'Metro' in Paris a couple years ago)...but I don't recall it being that bad.  ???

I see...

And yes, I have been on trains (most recently the 'Metro' in Paris a couple years ago)...but I don't recall it being that bad.  ???


Ah! But the French (and most other countries in Europe) have a knack of making trains actually run in whatever weather...

We don't...

Ah! But the French (and most other countries in Europe) have a knack of making trains actually run in whatever weather...

We don't...


Well that's a shame... :(

How does hot weather affect trains?  ???
Can the heat cause the railtrack to expand and therefore buckle?

Yet another 'wonderful' commute home...


Oh? are you in the UK then Paul - ah the delights of the British transport systems.  ::)

80 degrees in NYC and I heard temperatures will be 93 by the weekend. :P

Oh? are you in the UK then Paul - ah the delights of the British transport systems.  ::)
In the same sense, I had to walk home in the heat, and it took ages.

In the same sense, I had to walk home in the heat, and it took ages.


I had never possessed a fan till I moved South for the first time in 1996.    ;D

Can the heat cause the railtrack to expand and therefore buckle?


That it can...

It's not so much a problem nowadays because the track is made longer, so there's less 'expansion points', therefore less bits to buckle...heat compensation is made mostly at the 'points', and these are the things most likely to be a casualty, either summer or winter...

That, and signals spontaneously combusting...

Ah! But the French (and most other countries in Europe) have a knack of making trains actually run in whatever weather...

We don't...


You haven't been to the Netherlands then...?

Our trains do not run in whatever weather - falling leafs in autumn and frost in winter can cause serious problems, as does extreme heat.
We like to grumble about it on party's.

You haven't been to the Netherlands then...?

Certainly have, Henk - several times, in fact...

And it was certainly a different beast from the British animal - these things ran on the dot...that said, it was quite a while back - late 80s to be precise...

Our trains do not run in whatever weather - falling leafs in autumn and frost in winter can cause serious problems, as does extreme heat.
We like to grumble about it on party's.


In the spirit of European Unity (what's that then?!), you must have imported our model along the way...you have my condolences...

Yep! It's been boiling down here in Plymouth too.

I'm sure you guys don't have nearly the amount of humidity that I do!!  :P

I'm sure you guys don't have nearly the amount of humidity that I do!!  :P


We can just about cope with what we've got.  ;D

We can just about cope with what we've got.  ;D


Be glad that you only have to deal with it for a couple of months!  :-\\

Be glad that you only have to deal with it for a couple of months!  :-\\


Pah! A couple of weeks at best usually.  ;D

Pah! A couple of weeks at best usually.  ;D


That's it!  I'm moving to England!!  ;D

That's it!  I'm moving to England!!  ;D


You can get your massage easily that way.  ;) ;D

You can get your massage easily that way.  ;) ;D


:o ;D

Gawd it's 34 today and I am so hot and tired which means I really can't be arsed to work and I'm here until 7pm tonight  :(
How's the weather with you??


Gis

I know it's all relative but I have to say it anyway  :P

If I were in the middle of MY summer and it was "only" 34 I would be dancing for joy in the streets no less  ;D


Having said that I do accept that it's just what you are used to, so I hope it passes quickly for you and Paul and Karen and Bobby and Philbo etc etc and all my other antipodean messagboarders  ;)

Forgive me fo saying this, but I love hot weather! 30 degrees (C), sunny and 50% humidity is my idea of perfect weather.  8)

Forgive me fo saying this, but I love hot weather! 30 degrees (C), sunny and 50% humidity is my idea of perfect weather.  8)


Sicko  :P :P :P :P

Come to Brisbane, you can have 40 degrees and 90 percent humidity  >:(

Forgive me fo saying this, but I love hot weather! 30 degrees (C), sunny and 50% humidity is my idea of perfect weather.  8)


Yeah that's great but there's gotta be a breeze...surely?  

she says as she melts   :P

Yeah that's great but there's gotta be a breeze...surely? 

she says as she melts  :P
Oh yes, but over here, wind and hot weather go hand in hand.

Having said that I do accept that it's just what you are used to, so I hope it passes quickly for you and Paul and Karen and Bobby and Philbo etc etc and all my other antipodean messagboarders  ;)


But in the time-honoured tradition of being fully paid up 'poms', we do like to whinge about it...

Well, I certainly do!

Now, if someone could make whingeing an Olympic sport - we'd be world class!!

...too darn hot!

Sicko  :P :P :P :P

Come to Brisbane, you can have 40 degrees and 90 percent humidity  >:(
Of course I'm saying this when it's bloody -4 degrees outside and I'm cold as anything.  :P ::)

Sicko  :P :P :P :P

Come to Brisbane, you can have 40 degrees and 90 percent humidity  >:(
...and a better cricket team?

yucko...it's going to be in the 90's all weekend long!



Erin :(

Well just as a contrast it's monsoon weather outside now and we have flash flooding !

To join in on the train theme, I also travel by train to and from work.On saturday I stood for an hour and a half with the sun beating down relentlessly.There were no trains, no announcements, the screens were down and all the staff could say was 'The trains are all delayed we don't know when they will arrive'
Yesterday a load of passengers 'mutinied' and smashed their way out of a packed full train after being trapped for an hour waiting for it to continue it's journey.I can't say I blame them !

Yesterday a load of passengers 'mutinied' and smashed their way out of a packed full train after being trapped for an hour waiting for it to continue it's journey.I can't say I blame them !


Nor me...but that sometimes happens on London's Tubes and there's no smashing you way out of those (well, there is, but you wouldn't get far!)

From some of the horror stories I've heard, I'm glad I don't have to use it...!

I travelled on it last August on one of the hotest days of the year, I was going from Paddington to Victoria which is a 20 minute journey and three people passed out in our carriage in that short time ! It was a horrible, horrible experience.

Yeah that's great but there's gotta be a breeze...surely?  

she says as she melts   :P
I has just started to rain in Central London

What can I say? No matter what the weather is like, somebody somewhere is bound to complain about it. And I think it's my turn!

IT'S TOO DARN HOT!!
AND THE AIRCO IN MY CAR BROKE DOWN!! >:(

Thank goodness it's only a 15 minutes drive to work....

The forecasts are looking good however - temperatures going down to a "normal" 20°C.

I like the heat.

Air conditioning is so normal standard in peoples homes in every country it seems - except ours  >:(

even our car is so basic we don't have it.

It's lovely to go into a big store and they have AC - sheer bliss.

Air conditioning is so normal standard in peoples homes in every country it seems - except ours  >:(

even our car is so basic we don't have it.

It's lovely to go into a big store and they have AC - sheer bliss.
My air conditioning has just been switched on by opening the window, but only slightly.

It's either too hot or too cold. :P

My air conditioning has just been switched on by opening the window, but only slightly.


hehe  that's the same A/C model I have.    ;D

hehe  that's the same A/C model I have.   ;D
Currently switched off!

It's currently very muggy here right now, though a blue sky is coing through the cloud and I suspect it's gonna be HOT HOT HOT again     :P

It's currently very muggy here right now, though a blue sky is coing through the cloud and I suspect it's gonna be HOT HOT HOT again   ;D
Overcast here, and is muggy.

After that incredible thunderstorm we had the other night, it is slowly cooling down.  :)

After that incredible thunderstorm we had the other night, it is slowly cooling down.  :)
We had a thunderstorm last evening but not to grand.

We had a thunderstorm last evening but not to grand.


Oh flippin' 'eck, Phil. We had forked lightning, sheet lightning - the lot. The thunder claps were right above us so it was pretty serious stuff.

Oh flippin' 'eck, Phil. We had forked lightning, sheet lightning - the lot. The thunder claps were right above us so it was pretty serious stuff.
If my memory serves me correct, you are based in the West Country, so you have whatever Glastonbury had.

It's too darn cold............  ::) ;D

The last week was nice but now it has gotten hot and humid once again. In fact, they are saying that we are supposed to have record highs. I don't do heat very well.





Cat

Suddenly it has gone all cold.

It has been muggy here today, but there is quite a strong cool breeze now at 23.00 and it's lovely.  :)

94 degrees here in New York :P

It has been muggy here today, but there is quite a strong cool breeze now at 23.00 and it's lovely.  :)


It'll be nice to actually get back into bed again!

This thread annoys me. Why? Because in 6 months from now everyone will be complaining about how cold it is. It's very hard to please people... give them hot weather, they complain and say they wish it was cold. Give them cold weather, they complain and wish it was hot.  ::) ;D

This thread annoys me. Why? Because in 6 months from now everyone will be complaining about how cold it is. It's very hard to please people... give them hot weather, they complain and say they wish it was cold. Give them cold weather, they complain and wish it was hot.  ::) ;D
What bugs me is...it's yet another duplicate thread! We already have one about the weather :-\\

What bugs me is...it's yet another duplicate thread! We already have one about the weather :-\\
I didn't notice that, but you are right. This very topic could fit in to the "Hows the weather..." thread.  :-\\

Yeah... I prefer the cold... I'd like to live in Alaska or Northern Japan, and out of all the places in the world, I'd like to visit Antarctica.

... So yeah, it's waaaaay to freaking hot out. Good thing I live in a basement!  :D
The weather thread would suffice, eh? :D

I didn't notice that, but you are right. This very topic could fit in to the "Hows the weather..." thread.  :-\\
True enough, but you and I and our common sense shall most likely be ignored :-\\

When it comes to weather - there is no such thing as 'too darn hot'.... ;)

When it comes to weather - there is no such thing as 'too darn hot'.... ;)
It was certainly too darn hot last week!

It was certainly too darn hot last week!


But was it a dry heat...?  :)

But was it a dry heat...?  :)
The first rain all week was on Friday.

This thread annoys me. Why? Because in 6 months from now everyone will be complaining about how cold it is. It's very hard to please people... give them hot weather, they complain and say they wish it was cold. Give them cold weather, they complain and wish it was hot.  ::) ;D



Not me. I don't usually complain about the cold (only if it is sub-zero for more than a week or so). I just can't do heat. My theory is, when it is cold, you can always throw on another sweater or blanket but when it is hot, there is just so much you can take off.





Cat

Not me. I don't usually complain about the cold (only if it is sub-zero for more than a week or so). I just can't do heat. My theory is, when it is cold, you can always throw on another sweater or blanket but when it is hot, there is just so much you can take off.





Cat
I'm sorry but I must disagree, Cat. My theory is that I get SO cold in Winter and it takes me forever to warm up whereas in the Summer heat I can just jump in the cool shower and I'm instantly comfortable. To be fair though, I live where there is very low humidity so it makes things a lot easier to deal with ;)

its like 90 degrees here.

To be fair though, I live where there is very low humidity so it makes things a lot easier to deal with ;)
Same here.  8)

Same here.  8)
I loved when I lived in Mesa/Apache Junction, Arizona in the early/mid 80's. From May through August it would usually be in the 100's...over 37.7 celsius...and yet it would basically be 10-15% humidity :)

I loved when I lived in Mesa/Apache Junction, Arizona in the early/mid 80's. From May through August it would usually be in the 100's...over 37.7 celsius...and yet it would basically be 10-15% humidity :)
Average humidity in Christchurch (where I live) is generally around the 20-30% mark, where-as further north (Auckland) it's more 80-90%  :P Christchurch is a very dry city in the summer time. Fires are banned during summer due to the fact it's so dry, and we get very severe droughts  :-X

Average humidity in Christchurch (where I live) is generally around the 20-30% mark, where-as further north (Auckland) it's more 80-90%  :P Christchurch is a very dry city in the summer time.
Not bad at all :)

Not me. I don't usually complain about the cold (only if it is sub-zero for more than a week or so). I just can't do heat. My theory is, when it is cold, you can always throw on another sweater or blanket but when it is hot, there is just so much you can take off.





Cat



I totally agree with you Cat....I'd much rather have cold weather....fall is my favorite time of the year...it's easier for me to bundle up and feel warm, then have to sweat it out and be miserable.


Erin :)

I totally agree with you Cat....I'd much rather have cold weather....fall is my favorite time of the year...it's easier for me to bundle up and feel warm, then have to sweat it out and be miserable.


Erin :)
Hi Erin! It's like I said...it's all about the humidity, for me anyway. I'd rather just jump in a quick shower to cool off but it takes me forever to warm up in the Winter...plus I hate running in the cold. I'll settle for Spring/Autumn as my favorite times of year ;)

Hi Erin! It's like I said...it's all about the humidity, for me anyway. I'd rather just jump in a quick shower to cool off but it takes me forever to warm up in the Winter...plus I hate running in the cold. I'll settle for Spring/Autumn as my favorite times of year ;)



yes....spring and fall are my favorites as well....there's nothing better than taking a ride up in the laurel mountains during the fall, seeing all of the leaves change...and feeling the cool air....and at night, having a nice bonfire....that's the greatest!


Erin :)

yes....spring and fall are my favorites as well....there's nothing better than taking a ride up in the laurel mountains during the fall, seeing all of the leaves change...and feeling the cool air....and at night, having a nice bonfire....that's the greatest!


Erin :)
You shoulkd come to Colorado to see the Aspen leaves change...you'd love it as well ;)

It'll be nice to actually get back into bed again!


You're right Paul - and actually put a blanket on instead of nothing or just a sheet!

I'm sorry but I must disagree, Cat. My theory is that I get SO cold in Winter and it takes me forever to warm up whereas in the Summer heat I can just jump in the cool shower and I'm instantly comfortable. To be fair though, I live where there is very low humidity so it makes things a lot easier to deal with ;)


I think the humidity is what makes the difference.  Plus I don't have a nice cool shower at work or air conditioning

What bugs me is...it's yet another duplicate thread! We already have one about the weather :-\\
It wasn't meant to be a duplicate thread about the weather it was mearly a thread about it being too hot and whether people like the weather hot or cold.I guess I should have phrased it better but I was tired,fed up and too hot ! I will go back and edit my first post to make it clearer.............

Not me. I don't usually complain about the cold (only if it is sub-zero for more than a week or so). I just can't do heat. My theory is, when it is cold, you can always throw on another sweater or blanket but when it is hot, there is just so much you can take off.





Cat
I agree Cat  though I hate being too cold to ! Spring and autumn are my favorite times of year.

My face has gone rather red after being out in the sun for the past couple of days. Wasn't expecting that one, lol.  ;D

Do you prefer it when the weather is hot or cold?
Like I said up there ^, humidity is everything. Hot weather is nice with little to no humidity, but is bloody awful with high humidity.

It was so hot yeaterday that our sneakers were sticking to the asphalt in the parade. :-[

I'm sorry but I must disagree, Cat. My theory is that I get SO cold in Winter and it takes me forever to warm up whereas in the Summer heat I can just jump in the cool shower and I'm instantly comfortable. To be fair though, I live where there is very low humidity so it makes things a lot easier to deal with ;)



Yes, a cool shower will cool you down but only for so long. How many showers can you take in one day? In the winter when I am cold, I jump into a hot bath and afterwards I bundle up and I am fine. BRING ON THE SNOW!!!





Cat

I haven't perspired so much in years,that's how darn hot it really is. :P

I think the heat is leaving us now!

New York should be hot up until Monday when the humidity lowers and temperatures should be 80-85 degrees.

1 month down, 2 to go.  :D

It's too darn cold............ )

It's getting hot in here so let me take my clothes off. ;D    :P

It's getting hot in here so let me take my clothes off. ;D    :P

who wants to see a 31 year old wet hairy man?
don't all raise your hands at once  ;D

who wants to see a 31 year old wet hairy man?
don't all raise your hands at once  ;D



I just hope whoever raises their hands, are wearing deoderant.





Cat

who wants to see a 31 year old wet hairy man?
don't all raise your hands at once  ;D



wet hairy man? You make it sound like I'm a gorilla/ape. ::)

so open up a darn window. ;D

so open up a darn window. ;D
I am closing the window here.