I’m in the SE and this current heatwave has been utter hell. I have about 10 extremely itchy mosquito bites from being forced to sleep with the windows open as it’s so darn hot. I say sleep, but I’ve been waking up in the night absolutely sweltering and am shattered as a result. Having the windows open also means I can hear every car on the street and every noise the neighbours make, further disturbing my sleep.
I’ve had sweat pouring down my face for most of the day as my commute was like a furnace and our office air con is barely adequate.
There have been endless flies buzzing around the house and garden and around my cat’s food bowl. The cat is suffering in the heat and was sick in the garden and about 200 flies landed on that. I had to scoop it up just before eating dinner - grim.
At work I can barely concentrate due to the aforementioned lack of air con. My brain just feels fuzzy and like it can’t function properly. I have zero energy and feel irritable, grumpy and impatient.
The garden has turned to dust - most of my flowers are dead and the lawn is yellow and crispy.
On top of all that shit and most importantly, the whole thing poses seriously worrying questions about climate change, whether this is the new normal and if it is, what sort of future my kids are going to have.
England is not built for these temperatures. Thank fuck it’s going to rain tomorrow.