To say this weather is causing me to become depressed

nothing wrong with my comprehension thanks.
you posted in a snarky way ( obviously having a pop at those woosie brits thinking it is hot. ) You then implied that excess deaths were a figment of the medical professionals and asked what kind of people die of excess heat. I replied in kind and gave you a clear example and now myself and other people have been irked by your tone you claim you were only ever intrigued .
It may be the hottest place on earth where you live for all know and perhaps no one succumbs in your country but that doesn't mean it is the same everywhere.

@greencartbluecart

most people are just living their lives not fucking about with the weather. I don’t feel guilty 🤷‍♀️

Nobody promised us nice weather but we really shouldn’t have fucked with it the way we have for the last 40 years ( when we knew we had a problem )

Definitely holds true for me - I was born in January and can’t bear the heat!

She might have had something there. Just checked back to when I was born at the start of the1960s.

34 degrees.

I’m not a sun seeker but I have no problems with very warm weather. Love it!

Absolute rubbish. It's hideous beyond in Monmouthshire and has been for days. It's currently 28 degrees and unbearable.

I like to think of it as just The Weather. Nobody promised the humans temperate comfort in all places at all times forever.

I'm with you, my work in a hospital is unbearable - horrible uniform and minimal access to water.
Then my dd isn't sleeping, so I'm tired and grumpy and she is tired and living her terrible 2s to the extreme.
Feels relentless, keep telling myself it won't be as bad when she is older.

@estrogone my Granny had a theory that you like the weather how it was when you were born - true for me as a sun seeker born in the 1970’s heatwave. Years!

I think some humans are cold humans and some are warm humans. We can't escape our type.

I am a cold human. I hate the heat, it makes me feel lethargic, my mood is low and I feel generally miserable. I feel like I can't get enough oxygen. It's a physical reaction that is truly unpleasant.

My DH is a warm human. He hates short days and loathes icy weather. He becomes grumpy and irritable (bear with a sore arse) during winter.

The best advice I can give is be prepared to invest in making life more comfortable.

We have aircon for the summer and a fireplace for winter. We sold our car and figure the cost and environmental saving gives us leeway.

I have a wardrobe of cool summer shifts and moisture wicking tees/shirts.
DH has the best winter coat he can afford.

My long winded point is that you can make life bearable with a modest outlay, it just costs a bit.

The majority of people accept the science, then you get a split in the minority between those who dont understand the science and those who are climate change deniers.

Going on about 1976 is indeed.

Oh they said that 10 years ago
and 10 years before that
and 10 years before that

1976 was warm but it was unusual because of the associated drought.

The year before was warm too.

I wonder if people will still be saying "It's just summer blah blah" in ten years time when it will probably regularly be over 40C in summer.

Why does no-one acknowledge climate change? It's odd. I know the last two summers haven't been particularly warm but they've not been normal either. And yes, the anomaly of 1976🙄

I am exactly like this OP. I hate it really hot. I can't do anything , really unmotivated, don't sleep, moody and low. There are others like you out there. Bring on some rain, and Autumn, can't wait. My fear is that most summers are going to be like this from now on.

YANBU. I HATE summer. We have window AC units so it’s bearable, but the humidity gives me migraines, 14 weeks off of school is far too many for my DC, and I feel guilty that I’m not out doing more with them…but when we do go somewhere “fun” I just feel sweaty and grubby and annoyed.

Another one with no comprehension skills!!!! I did not say people like your child have to get a grip, I was talking about the average MNer who can't seem to cope with temperatures over 25 degrees or anything else for that matter

Why do so many posters take everything as if it is aimed solely at them?

I merely asked about the excess deaths because I have never heard anything about excess deaths in summer where I live so I was just curious. OK?

I never said I didn't believe the heat related deaths, I merely enquired about them. We have far more days with hot weather here than you do in the UK and I've never read anything about heat related deaths here, never given it a thought, so I wondered why it was such a big thing in the UK yet never mentioned here.

People in the UK bang on and on about how hot it is and how dry. I've yet to see farms in the UK covered in huge irrigators as they are here to achieve green pasture, and the ozone layer over us is thinner so we burn more easily than you guys do - and yet you carry on as though you live in the hottest place on earth.

Hazy and warm but not baking here in Bath -

thank you.

I highly highly recommend the Meaco fans

Game changer

I can't say that my son would never be a statistic .He even struggles indoors but also people with asthma and other lung conditions can also really struggle. Why is it so hard to believe that heat waves cause additional.deaths,?

Presumably your son isn’t ever in the heat
so would never form part of those statistics
so the PP’s posters question still stands

I have a child with complex needs and poor lungs. He literally cannot go out if it is too hot and humid. The humid air contains more moisture than dry air so it is literally heavy. so he has to work v hard to keep his oxygen levels up. He inevitably gets tired and his saturation levels start to crash. He relies on oxygen and a bipap machine to keep him alive .
So these are the kind of people who die in v hot and humid weather.But I will just tell him to get a grip and stop making a fuss about the heat. Thanks for the tip !

What have you and family done this weekend op?