...Anyone else's heart sink at heatwaves?!

[SunLoather]

Agh! Just looked at the weather app and next week looks like hell! On Tuesday, when we have a big event and I'll be running everywhere and driving for hours, it'll be over 30

Every bloody heatwave I get sick, moody, and then also don't sleep for weeks. Every time! No idea why. I dread them

... Are there any fellow heat-haters about on Mumsnet who fancy a whine? may well just be me

Lots of water today everyone. God I'm tired!

U2, poor things, can you wrap ice packs in tea towels for them or something? that's probably obvious sorry

The ferrets not the patients that is. Although that would work too.

I find the heat hard to cope with and have a portable air con machine at home which helps me to survive. It's a pain to store most of the year but a life saver when it's really hot.
I'm also a fan of those aerosol water sprays when out and about combined with a fan

And for anyone who suffers from chub rub, forget wearing cycling shorts under dresses or special underwear, just get yourself the life changing product Bodyglide, originally designed to stop nipple friction for runners. It's a stick formation that you can use on your inner thighs and it has silicon in it so hey presto no friction. Bliss.

As for working in places with no aircon, ime even in what are usually smart environments, smartness goes out the window when it's hot. I wear loose cotton dresses in dark colours with gold sandals.

It has definitely been muggy for ages here in London. Perhaps I notice it more as I'm outside a lot with the kids.

It's the humidity that's the problem Honestly? I would call the Middle East and Asia humid, not here!

As a heat lover my top tips are... create a through breeze with windows/doors open. If you can even open your front and back door, it will make a huge difference to the heat in your house. Close blinds on rooms where the sun is. Loose natural fibre clothes.

This thread will last longer than the "heatwave", BBC news has said it's breaking tomorrow night, one more tea in the garden tonight and that's it!

My family and I went to Vegas a few years ago. We did sightseeing and lounging by the pool on alternate days. While they were enjoying the sun by the pool I was shaded in our rented cabana with air-con, a book and chilled drinks. I arrived home as pale as I left. That was fine by me.

I'm blonde with freckly pale skin - I burn easily and loathe the heat at the best of times. I hate being sweaty and love a cool breeze. Cannot stand humidity. I get irritable, tired and itchy when I'm too hot.

I'm almost 13 wks pg so I'm extra cranky atm

Rousette - I see you're taking the 4 Yorkshireman route.

Does anyone know if age changes how you cope with heat? My mum comes from a hot country but she can't stand it now anyway - she doesn't go back there so it doesn't matter.

I used to like it but now don't, obvs the commute and office don't help but I managed much better in my 20s.

there's a couple of neighbours who are absolutely losing their minds in this very hot building. When I originally saw new builds advertised with air con I was surprised but now I realise it's because a lot of new builds are so well insulated, it becomes necessary in summer. My flat gets really hot from 20c up so temps like this are quite surreal.

OP I hope your day is okay with all the ferrying about. sorry I probably missed you - I take 2 camping bottles filled with water, stick in the freezer, then keep them with me on my commute, stuffed up my top if necessary. Yes it looks mad but I have had people look at me jealously - and you're in a car so no one will care anyway.

We have no water! Been off sine I got up and they don't know what the problem is yet. Doubly hot and grumpy now

I'm

Melting.
Haven't slept all night.

oh mog! What a mare.

Chardonnay, I took one of my precious pills. (I'm at work, yes, I know I shouldn't be posting!)

Oh bog off delatron, let us moan in peace.

I have migraines triggered by heat. So ill moan all I like.

I agree it's been muggy for months, in London anyway. And we didn't have a decent winter either, it was about 13c and rainy the whole time.

I love the sun. Give me a nice 3c sunny winters' day over this manky sweat fest any day.

Lorelei not sure what the "4 yorkshiremen" route with added eyeroll is but hey ho... if it's about reminiscing, yep I'll own that!

London can be muggy at all temps.

My trains today were like saunas on wheels.

Also spare a thought to those of us with no garden to sit outside eating dinner in.

Since I've had my long term illness I do t cope well with heat at home.
I dreaded the idea of a foreign holiday (we've only done two) but I found that manageable with lots of cool drinks, the breeze off the sea and some shade.
However it is completely different at home where life is expected to carry on as normal and I can't manage it.

I really wish I could, but I'm glad the weather is lovely for others and my children ☀️😀

Maybe - do you not have a park or grassy area anywhere near your flat?
The London parks were full last night with people eating dinner and having drinks between 6-9pm

Well i gave ginger hair and fair skin. When I get hot I sweat stupid amounts on my head and face literally driping with sweat. Then I get heat stroke and awful headaches so I will do anything to stay out of the sun to save the embarrassment

Not alone. Much prefer the winter. Snuggling by the fire, cosy clothes, warming stews to eat mmmm . That's why I moved to Scotland (although as I tyoe is 27 degrees)

This weather is absolutely vile.

As a heat lover my top tips are... create a through breeze with windows/doors open. If you can even open your front and back door, it will make a huge difference to the heat in your house. Close blinds on rooms where the sun is. Loose natural fibre clothes.

I've done all of that. Plus I've got a fan blowing straight at me.

It's still 31 degrees indoors. And I'm still TOO BLOODY HOT.

You can't sit indoors with a fan pointing at you when you've got the pigging school run to do

when I was younger, I used to love the heat, sunny days and sunbathing, but now I'm in my 40's I hate it!