This entire summer has been amazing so far and we deserve it after the shitty, terrible spring we had.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 30 June 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
I'd love it if it was like this all the time but by Christ I would have to change jobs. This week I've had to change into my suit at work to make the commute bearable.
― Minister of the Pillow (fionnland), Saturday, 30 June 2018 16:14 (five years ago) link
vancouver weather atm is off/on from nice sunny days to rain...that's kinda nice tbh
― Rhubarb (Ross), Saturday, 30 June 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
I live in an attic under a skylight, it's fucking horrible
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Saturday, 30 June 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
Seven years ago this week, @USATODAY gave us the best newspaper graphic of all time. It will never stop being funny. pic.twitter.com/ojcUZgtEAl— Brett Kelman (@BrettKelman) July 2, 2018
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
even though having to work indoors in the heat is rotten, the constant sunshine and light nights have done wonders for my mood, I wish the skies could always be so blue
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:04 (five years ago) link
all my blutack is failing. I take it this must be down to the heat. So all the images i have on my walls are falling off.& actually managing to function indoors at all is a chore.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:18 (five years ago) link
uk schools break for summer holidays in 3 weeks.that's when this will all be over.
― mark e, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:22 (five years ago) link
windows open at nightidiot child above us laughs at 140dB
― the last famous poster you were surprised to discover was actually (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:30 (five years ago) link
xpost most Scottish schools finished up on Friday
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:31 (five years ago) link
ah ok .. I forgot they break up a lot earlier.it is often the case that its lovely in the last few weeks of the summer term, and then when that bell rings, out come the clouds.it has happened several times in the last few years.
― mark e, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:35 (five years ago) link
"uk schools break for summer holidays"
aka summer is ruined, again. I think it is this Friday here as well, so better get the taser charged up and hatches battened etc!
― calzino, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:39 (five years ago) link
I was assuming kids here had already broken up.BUt now have to vie for space on buses with groups of visiting schoolkids from Italy or France. Always seem to stay at one specific point on the bus route and travel in groups of 30.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:43 (five years ago) link
oh yeah the fuckin yellow backpacks are back clogging the streets
― the last famous poster you were surprised to discover was actually (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 09:57 (five years ago) link
Some of the computer models are indicating all time record highs for parts of UK on World Cup final weekend. Still a long way off but will be interesting if it comes off.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 10:16 (five years ago) link
I never understand how people remember the weather in previous years. I've already apparently even forgotten that we had a bad spring.
― Alba, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 11:01 (five years ago) link
this is fucking terrible, was really enjoying it when it seemed like summer wouldn't break 70 degrees
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
greetings from Miami!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
new york is miami today
― supreme court justice samuel lance-ito (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
Miami's cooler because of the sea breeze. And even so.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
it's the same from miami to toronto
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
(was yesterday, at least)
i love summer. heat waves can be tough but there is something exhilarating about them
― marcos, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
you seem to have confused "exhilaration" with "expiration"
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
It’s the goddamn U.A.E. outsiders DC right now
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
So wait it’s actually not humid in DC for once?
― devops mom (silby), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
Sunday my block was so quiet it was eerie. Everyone either at the beach or indoors, apparently--it's usually noisy and extremely social with kids, ppl walking, gardening, parking, going to the store, etc, but on Sunday there was no sound at all, barely even any traffic noise. Which if you know Brooklyn is a shocking state of affairs.
On the other hand I took a cab (don't ask) down Atlantic yesterday and drove right past a car ON FIRE on Franklin Avenue, with various loud "WHOMP!" explosive sounds coming from it periodically. So that was exciting.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:03 (five years ago) link
Please tell us you went “holy shit; piiissssss” as you passed the flaming vehicle
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:18 (five years ago) link
I have to admit I have 0% clue what that's a reference to.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:21 (five years ago) link
Oh right for some reason you aren’t 77atedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUz9xCTOPRw
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 16:43 (five years ago) link
It's thundering outside but there's no rain, just blazing heat.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
I'm on 77 I've just never seen that clip before? Anyway tx
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 3 July 2018 17:24 (five years ago) link
Just got back last night from Ibiza, where it's been 29 to 31 degrees every day for the past 14 days.
Now I'm sitting at home, looking forward to it becoming 35 degrees or some such...
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING!!
― Mark G, Monday, 23 July 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/climate/india-heat-wave-summer.html
― niels, Monday, 23 July 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
high yesterday here in Austin was 106F/41C... today it's supposed to hit 108F/42C. day seven of 100+ temps... like In Orbit noted upthread, I went for a walk just after sunset yesterday and the college campus was like a ghost town
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 23 July 2018 14:35 (five years ago) link
Air conditioned office FTW but every time I went outside it was like walking into a bakery or maybe a steel mill. Unfortunately I don't sleep in an air conditioned office, so mainly I don't sleep.
― Visibly Over 25 (snoball), Monday, 23 July 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
about to bike home, it's 110 outside... wheeee
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 23 July 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
the abundance of butterflies is something I could really get used to, its delightful. The dragonflies seem HUGER this year as well, practically meganeura sized they seem, after I'm heat exhausted and had 3 rapid pints of Staropramen I feel like taking on these dragonflies - one on one, no blades you dive-attacking bastrds!
― calzino, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
heatwave declared a natural disaster, in the past 4 days haven't left my apartment for more than 20 minutes
― XxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxXxxxx (dylannn), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
that sounds a bit too damn hot!
― calzino, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-asia-44935152it's that 35+ with high humidity. stay hydrated.
― XxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxXxxxx (dylannn), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 19:23 (five years ago) link
Smells stormy around here
― jeremy cmbyn (wins), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
maybe AC should be banned in places where it's less than 30 degrees anyway? wonder how much it contributes to the problem it's supposed to solve
― niels, Thursday, 26 July 2018 06:40 (five years ago) link
I’ve read material of paved roads matters more as well as cars using a/c but you can never stop cars from using a/cLess cars on the road maybe?
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 26 July 2018 07:29 (five years ago) link
Was caught in the rain today but that was good because of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmin
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Friday, 27 July 2018 16:02 (five years ago) link
it is no wonder that those in the village of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, India, have been bottling the scent of rain for thousands of years. In a recent article of the Atlantic, Cynthia Barnett describes how the post-monsoon earth are collected, steam-distilled for six to seven hours, and fixed in sandalwood oil in order to produce mitti attar — Earth’s perfume.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 16:10 (five years ago) link
looking forward to Earth's perfume tonight---37 today in Paris but storms rolling in tonight.
the Paris métro people explained that they're not going to add AC because the exhaust is hot air and it would just heat the tunnels & quais in place of the trains. Are metros in other major cities air conditioned, and if so, how do they deal with this?
― droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 27 July 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
Delhi and Caracas for sure. London, partly with upgrades planned for 2030. I think Delhi has vents for hot air but I am not sure how it works tbh.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
A couple of tube lines are air conditioned but most of it isn’t - I’m not sure if it’s even possible to do for all lines?
There was widespread derision at the central line twitter (central line is one of the hotter ones) saying this the other day:
Hi, we're aware of the heating issues. We've made improvements to the ventilation systems on the current fleet. New trains are coming in early 2030, under the Deep Tube Upgrade Program which will be delivered with full air cooling systems. Thanks, Sol— Central line (@centralline) July 23, 2018
― gyac, Friday, 27 July 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
Yes, I think Delhi might have a similar air cooling system, tbh. Air is vented, cooled and recirculated rather than just being expelled.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 27 July 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link