It’s over tomorrow, the heat is over for another year

[LaurieFairyCake]

Firstly I appreciate this is not the same for the rest of the country

but we’ve had it horrific here (London). I’ve never felt so shit in my life as I have for the last 10 weeks. I’ve spent between £250-350 a month on electricity (portable air conditioners). I’ve felt anxious, headachy, it’s FUCKED with my peri menopause (brain fog, no words, cognitive decline). I’ve felt tearful and as if it would go on forever. There are moments where I’ve thought I can’t take another moment of this. My sleep is proper fucked.

this has to change. I’ve done everything on a personsl
level I can. Air conditioners only when necessary, above 26 inside (DH has long Covid so literally throws up in heat). His asthma is exacerbated. The dogs have had the shittest summer. I’ve had a couple of rescues that can’t go out about 22 degrees. I reckon they’ve been walked briefly 3 times a week. We deliberately went away on a cheap caravan holiday twice just so they could smile. There were endless days I couldn’t work as too hot in my home office and clients cancelled.

I cannot wait til Saturday.

I hope for solidarity from others. I want to wear a fucking hoodie again. I’ve spent every day sat around in my underwear inside for vast stretches of the day. This is not sexy.

It’s forecast a week or two of rain and then back to 29degrees at the start of September in the south

I wouldn't worry about them, they and their ilk don't worry about us!

On another note, I reckon someone rich and famous paid for their flight. King Charlie I reckon, to keep them safe from the great unwashed and the paparazzi on an ordinary jet.

Where is that forecast? I just watched the Met Office 10 day trend video, and that wasn't what they said (impossible to accurately forecast that far in advance, hence it's trends rather than a forecast).

Derbyshire live I read it on, I looked for it after being told for the last week or so we are due another. Apparently temperatures are up to 29 degrees on September 5th

My long range forecast doesn't say that, although I'm in the south

We have still had no decent rain here at all ! A light fast sprinkling here and there !
Even in the same town one area was flooding with water and we were bone dry !
Hopefully tonight will bring what we need.

How do you think old people are made?

And babies turn into old people eventually.

Unless the poster is suggesting some sort of cull at retirement age ?!

Literally laughed out loud at this.

I posted about this but it was removed.

Not to mention all the celebs and politicians doing exactly the same.

Bring back the heat!! I miss it already

😳

@bafta16& @Portmore what point are you trying to make? Do you understand how different demographics put different strains on public finances? An ageing pipeline is expensive, that’s the point. And pointing this out doesn’t mean you want to cull old people 🙄

Had a lot of rain last couple of days where I am. Garden perking up already.

The weeds in the straw coloured lawn are turning green, very decorative.

I'm just trying to explain how old people are made...

They aren't delivered by stork

Absolutely fantastic day today, here in the south of London! It's got everything, repeated (real) rain showers, strong bracing cool breezes, grey skies, that lovely loamy dirt scent.

It's great for a walk in wellies! My clothes are out on the line and are soaked through and I'll have to wash and rinse them again, but it's probably the most beautiful sight I have seen this summer!!

*Spelling.

Why on earth would you hang your washing out on a day like this?

" An ageing pipeline" OMG

Lovely cool rainy day here. More like an English summer.

Put them out yesterday late evening!

Are you mad?!?!

I am bereft now that it’s broken. Already feel my SAD starting to settle in.

i have washing waiting
we have been spoilt this year by the sheer number of wash days.
i might take a chance
or i might wait til tuesday