It annoys me the way
the media are making it out to be some sort of countrywide heat apocalypse. No, it is not a national heatwave. It's scarcely even a big deal, as far as I can tell.
London and the southeast are enjoying some above average temperatures. The rest of us have pretty average temperatures for the time of year and, having checked with some friends up and down the country, it's mainly cloudy. It pissed it down here yesterday and it's cloudy (if fairly bright) now. I wish the media would stop sensationalising everything - I *know* we famously get more rain than sun but are we really so stupid as a nation not to be able to deal with it when it happens?

*EDIT* I do appreciate that the elderly and the like don't deal with the heat well, and they obviously do need to take care. I'm talking about people in general here - surely with a bit of common sense hot weather is just like any other weather. That said...look at what happened when it snowed. *sighs*
(berk, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:13, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It's hot hot hot here
Very muggy. But I have my shoes off and the fan on and am drinking lots of water.

Common sense FTW
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:16, Reply)

It's hot here.
No clouds about, just sun and heat.
Agreed, it's not the Hellfire Apocalypse.
But the guys in the factory I work in aren't particularly comfortable.
( Cawl, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:19, Reply)

It is the Helfire Apocalypse in London
I'm slowly melting unto a puddle of goo!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:23, Reply)

To be fair
it's better to be prepared and aware of the effects:

www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2003-09-25-france-heat_x.htm
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:20, Reply)

I'm enjoying it
You can wear less clothes, there are such things as fans, and I'm not 'elderly or infirm' (at least I don't see myself that way.)

I was NOT however a big fan of the thunder it brought last night. I can't really afford to stay awake for two hours of the early hours every day.
Although I did see some very bizarre/interesting things on tv and drank some red wine. And shared some unusual texts/emails that I wouldn't normally do at that hour.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:28, Reply)

Yup
Anything different to overcast, drizzle and generally fuck-boring weather and the countrygrinds to a halt. The press hype it up big time. Temperatures over 75F and they show a crowded beach and people with ice-creams with "Pheww! What a scorcher"

A bit of snow and it's slow moving traffic on a road in the snow with the headline "Brr! It's freezing"
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:29, Reply)

Egg frying on concrete in Torquay
Obligatory.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 14:31, Reply)