Is this the worst (britishes) summer ever?

yes?

worst summer in every way

Got to agree.

I got my first real Brexit
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Voted 'til my fingers bled
Was the summer of '16 *whine*

thunder and lightning proves the gods knew what was coming.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/03/june-weather-rainfall-temperature-wind-sunshine

nicer today though. let's enjoy the next few hours.

Yesterday in London (Holland Park) was my ideal: 19 degrees with a nice breeze, and slightly cloudy so you're not getting uncomfortably burnt sitting outside in direct sunlight.

this weather makes me think i need one of those jackets i had as a kid, where you could unbutton/unzip the sleeves.

Yesterday seemed like the first day of a nice summer, but it's back to rain today. Maybe brighter later?

Bucketing down.

Pissing down and freezing

it was *unbelievably* rainy these last few days for July. this year's weather has really matched the general mood and the generally dreadful news.

Yeah we'll get a late summer when Jeremy gets into #10 innit? Novemberish is a very late summer.

Somebody was trying to break down months into seasons the other day and I don't know how it fits. Assuming that it is roughly equal division of 4.

Does summer or spring get marked by the appearance of May, as in Hawthorne as far as I understand it. i.e. ne'er cast a clout til may is about is actually about another name for the plant hawthorne not the month. Or so I heard.

I wish it were even but in reality winter lasts about 5 months and autumn often seens to be over in a fortnight

TOO FUCKIN HOT ;)

yeah wtf is this

If you can't stand it this hot, say "I CAN'T STAND IT THIS HOT!!! (this will be a short thread,timewise, no doubt); but this office is pretty cool so..

TOO FUCKIN HOT ;)

^^^

I suppose this is the time when living in a damp basement flat turns out to be a good thing, I'm fine down here at the moment it's not hot at all :)

i need to get some hot weather underwear tips, my gusset's so swampy you could grow cress in it.

― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, July 1, 2015 9:50 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

new answers plz

moving offices around today, i r melting

I'm regretting not getting a thobe when i had the chance.

I seem to have developed a surprising tolerance outdoors for 35 degree weather in the Gulf but British trains are unbearable and i can only imagine what the Tube is like.

Took refuge in a pub (well, to be honest I would have come here anyway) and now some bagpipe student is attempting to busk in the street. I like bagpipes as much as anyone, but Scotland the brave played badly for hours is infuriating.

I've been looking after a whippet today and he's not happy about the heat. He is intermittently happy to receive an ice cube every hour, and I'm on the iced coffee.

My labrador struggles in this heat, he has only had a short walk today and the poor old bugger is absolutely knackered.

we've got a lurcher who is basically a supersized whippet and she is just flat-out zonked all day long when it gets like this. it is basically only stupid humans who persist with doing stuff in this heat.

the weather here is literally perfect and I love it

most of us aren't so much stupid as compelled

Please post a whippetlurcher pic, I miss Kenny.

oh i don't think i have one on my phone at the mo, will see what i can do though

we've got a lurcher who is basically a supersized whippet and she is just flat-out zonked all day long when it gets like this. it is basically only stupid humans who persist with doing stuff in this heat.

Mad dogs and Englishmen. Be glad that your dog is sane.

it is so beautiful out there - baking lizard heat.

How many of you just did a 7-mile walk around the Herefordshire countryside though

Westons brewery tour to follow, mind you

wd rather be tromping around the Herefordshire countryside than sat in this office

fair, fair

The 50ft sinkhole (!!!) under the track at my local station has forced me to work from home and I'm grateful for it. In the front room, DJ Harvey on the stereo, all windows open.

Went into the park at lunchtime and had to crawl for shade after about five minutes though.

It'll all be over soon enough and we can go back to moaning about it being too cold and/or wet.

not moaning, I love this, turn it up

hey the weather's great, it's sitting at a desk in a creeping pool of moisture that i object to

I have put my "fast-set" pool out in garden, it has taken 4 hours and 55 minutes to fill.

Is there a word for that unpleasant tingly/spikey feeling when you're sitting in a horrible chair and it's too hot and you're sweating a lot?

I can recommend arranging things so you will have spent the day on Margate beach.

The dog has eaten and perked up somewhat.

36 in Paris today, went into the sewers to escape for a few hours. The smells on public transport today were considerably worse.

got a barbecue going ^_^

who knew that planning a 3-day holiday for monday through wednesday would be this richly rewarded

Aftersun has now been generously applied.

I made dirty rice and jerk chicken, and chased it with a strawberry milkshake.

hankering for that
jerk chicken place opposite only does it on weekends >:(