So who’s actually enjoying this heat wave?

[Jellycat1313]

So we all know that mumsnetters love a good argy bargy over Summer vs Winter.

Are people actually enjoying this heat? If you are, what is it about it that you like?

Yabu - it’s great I love it
Yanbu - it’s too hot

I do like sunny days, but I can't wait for Autumn 🍁

Me.. we have a day bed in the shade in garden with cushions and I’ve just been scrolling, reading and prepping dinner for my parents who came round.

@Comeonenglandtonite I have drank loads, sorry if TMI but my wee is as clear as water I've drank that much! Also had electrolytes but I think it's due to lack of sleep, got a wet towel on me now and the fan going do hope to get some sleep tonight

Hate it, hate, hate it. This country just isn’t suited to the heat. It’s too overcrowded, with too many cars and too many small houses jammed on top of one another. I dream of the first crisp, bright Autumn day. You know, one of those still days when the air has turned cold and there are crunchy leaves on the ground and you can smell bonfire smoke.

I love it, I am made for 35 degrees, I feel so relaxed and like I can finally stop being so tense.
It’s mostly so grey and cold here, so a bit of heat is marvellous (fully aware that the climate crisis is catastrophic, just focusing selfishly on the lovely heat).

Absolutely love it! ☀️

Yes,mu garden office is hell and I'm sweating non-stop but sitting outside the pub at 10pm in the heat is just lovely and my tan is looking good!

Long may it last 😍 I know it won't...

I swam in the sea at the weekend (so before it got really hot) and it was pretty pleasant!

I love it, I’m very rarely too warm. I can come home, sit in the garden for an hour, go for my run in shorts and vest top then eat. No feeling like my shoulders are up on my ears because I’m cold like I am for most of the year!

Absolutely loving it. I’m convinced I was a solar panel in a previous life.

Ahh, I wish they'd close our office and send us all to the beach! After all, most local schools are closed.

Dr Amir Kahn did an interesting video on why women can struggle in the heat more than men. Women who were solar panels in previous lives notwithstanding

I’m enjoying it but I’m in Scotland where it’s about 22 degrees

I like it. I feel like a flower that needs sunshine to bloom. In the winter I feel half alive. I think it’s also nostalgia from summers spent with family in southern Europe as a child.

I love it, my sister (who is one of those people who likes it when it’s cold and she can be cosy) often calls me a lizard as I cope so well with the heat. We get so few genuinely nice days in the UK, at least in my bit of it, I get really irritated by people moaning about it when they have their cold damp weather 90% of the time (those with genuine health conditions excused from my ire).

I love the blue sky and sunshine, but the temperature in the house is unbearable. I’m perimenopausal and sweaty at the best of times! Bought some portable air con units, which are great, but I’m a bit concerned about the cost of running them too much.

I love it. Especially paired with the lovely long days. Give me this any day over grey and rain!

The only time I didn’t love it was walking home from work. Once I got into my garden, it was delightful. I thought i would hate it actually but to me, this isn’t as hot as I was expecting. And I’m in London

Loving it! Last night was the first time I didn’t sleep with a heated blanket in two years (didn’t get hot enough last year)
I have a hard to heat old house and nerve damage that keeps my feet cold for 90% of the year, so I’m making the most of it! ☀️

Oh, I am LOVING this heat wave. Takes me right back to family holidays in the South of France!

I loooooooove it

I love the heat. Life seems so much better when the sun is shining.

Love it. Work is a bit of a bind because i have a very physical job but now im on rest days.....its devine.

I keep the house cool, blinds down in sunny rooms, windows closed until night etc.
Got a bit of gardening done this afternoon after work, deep cleaning the house, curtains cushion covers, coats.....all getting put through the washer. Ironing done in the evening.

Ive just sat on my patio with a lovely cup of tea in my nighty and its a lovely temperature out there at 01.30.
Love the summer air.

Absolutely love it.

I love it. I feel so energised. I’m not sleeping as much but don’t feel I need it. I’ve been working in the garden with my laptop and just feel so much more at peace and able to get on with things than I do sitting in the house. It’s so nice to not wear trousers or a coat for once. I’ll be sad when it’s gone.

If it was 24 degrees I’d love it. I love the warm weather and the sun. But it’s just uncomfortable