To be fed up of hearing 'just get on with it'?

Climate change and extreme weather events are real and we need to take action both in term of infrastructure and behaviour changes.

But for some people it is easier to put their head in the sand, pretend it is not happening, that this is just usual summer weather and that we should just 'get on with it'...

Humidity combine with heat is making things worse for us than if it was dry heat and our infrastructure is not set up to cope with extreme heat or cold.

This heat is truly dangerous for so many people: the elderly, children, people who take certain medications which makes it harder for their body to cope with the heat...

I think the 'get on with it' brigade are either the type that worship capitalism and/or are not affected much by the heat because they don't use public transport, work from home or have air conditioning. Nick Ferrari on LBC being a good example of that hypocrisy.

Buildings built to stay cool
Widespread air conditioning
Siestas
Bodies that have acclimatised over time
Different work patterns
Yes, countries who are hot on enough days every year to make it a worthwhile investment.

Widespread air-conditioning? Well how about starting at home. Anyone can buy units...if indeed, they consider it a worthwhile investment. My step mum has, she is a happy bunny this week!

As for the acclimatising comment....the irony.....before before getting to the point of being acclimatised, guess what you need to do ..get on with it!

Because the reason why we can’t have all those nice expensive things you want is because of individualism.

The individuals in this country are so needy that they’re costing the country far far more than a comparable person 30 years ago. People visit the doctor far more, they draw pensions for longer, far more children need SEN packages and taxis, everyone wants things which cost a lot of money, seeing it as their ‘right’ while our benefit bill has spiralled to the extent PIP alone costs more than our entire military.

At this point you can’t separate the state from the individual as people like you want them to be heavily intertwined.

Well I’ve asked a few times so will now have to draw my own inferences, which is you are one of the (hardcore group of) jobless posters on here who are very vocal about how they should be getting more, and why can’t they have it, and how ‘the government’ should provide them with whatever they like and if anyone disagrees we obviously hate both them and society (while dodging the economic questions).

No need to shout. In this weather you'll do yourself a damage 😅

PS I've said neither of those things regardless of missing your point.

How are you personally enabling the country to be more ambitious? Do you work and pay taxes? What job do you do? Do you volunteer, do you do any of this change you want to see?

So explain it simply. You want the unions or people like the unions to make things better ie infrastructure or working practices. Like what? You're criticising "people" for what they don't do (and what they do ie whinge) but what's your role?

Here here.

If formal building standards were strengthened and properly enforced, it would be a great help. Unfortunately the volume house builders have a lot of lobbying power. I would love a campaign to see this exposed to full public scrutiny.

Agree. It's as simple as that. I have evap cooling and get it serviced once every couple of years. When it died, during a heatwave (a real one), we were fortunate to be able to get a technician to replace it the next day. Fans on the ceiling. None of it handed to us. I think this is what Europe is going to have to if this is becoming more regular. Start saving and have one by next year.

All you have to do to make air conditioning more widespread is to go out and purchase a unit and have it installed. What, pray tell, is stopping you. Surely you don't think the government provided them 🙄

Honestly, the term "whinging Poms" was coined for people just like you.

The same ppl who tell us we must be responsible for ourselves are also the same ones who would tell a social housing tenant not to be ungrateful for a welfare visit from an HO. Well we are either responsible for ourselves or not which is it. They have certainly changed their tune since Covid. Being responsible for yourself back then was being a granny killer Funny how the MC wernt so keen on personal responsibility back then.

Op time to put the wine down! It’s midnight so I will say goodnight

I’m just saying there are plenty of opportunities for you to be the change you want to see in the world. It’s easy to fall into a whiney trap of ‘why aren’t the government doing it’, but all of us can pick up litter, support the elderly, support smaller businesses, fundraise etc

You want a wonderful radical society where everyone is supported, but seem to think the getting mucky and actually supporting others bit is everyone else’s job?