Originally Posted by
FusionFury:
“It's so hot right now... I can't sleep... 
Why are we having such hot weather in September? no scientific explanation!?”
This highlighted bit has got to go down as one of the most unintentionally amusing lines on this thread to date!
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“I am envious. In the evenings our lounge is cool with the lounge and kitchen windows open creating a draft. Bliss. Put as I climb the stairs to bed the heat hits me and once I'm hot I find it almost impossible to cool off. I haven't had any covers over me for days now and I'm still hot all nice. My one little bedroom window with the door open isn't enough to cool the room down.
I did buy a tower fan a few months ago for the bedroom as every year I go through this. I did extensive reading of reviews and bought one that was described as quiet for the bedroom. Pah. Its soooo blummin noisy its a joke, but I kept it as my dog gets hot so we have it on in the lounge for him.”
The past couple of nights and again this evening I have, and I will be having a totally cold water power shower with no hot added. Lovely. A full 10 minutes under it. I highly recommend it. The cold water in this weather is not even as chilly as it would be in winter anyway, but it's cold enough to shrivel certain area's up a touch and I don't mean the fingertips! The effects of a fully cold shower last for hours afterwards. Good in this weather. Also when fully dressed and in need of a cool down fix just stick your wrists under a cold running tap or both in a bowl of cold water and that helps cool the body.
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“At the moment it's 25.5c in the house, and its been 24c when I go to bed. I live in an older style house with silly small Windows. In the winter it does get cold as we have an open fire so the wind whistles down the chimney .... but I love snuggling up in a blanket.”
My bedroom has been at around 25 to 26c overnights this week. I also love and settle best under my duvet. Tempting as it is to lie entirely stripped off on top of the bed on very hot nights I cannot afford to take the risk incase of who might just walk in on me, although my nightwear of choice is just a pair of boxers/trunks most of the time come summer or winter.
Originally Posted by mushymanrob:
“nasty looking little storm just westnorthwest of london atm... isolated but the first?”
That looked like a ferocious storm along the M4 corridor to the south of Reading with a significant lightning strike rate a short time ago. I'm hoping for a good one at my location in the next 24 hours as I'm in the firing line zone too. I think my area had its fill of direct hits earlier in the summer so I expect we will miss out.
My peak temperature yesterday
(Wednesday 14th) was just shy of thirty at
29.6c, so another mighty impressive September day. Even today has been highly impressive albeit notably cooler with a peak of
24.9c.