cracking flags mon.....

 

if this is global warming,will do for me....

 

im of to the beach.

 

ill keep an eye out swimming policemen.

3 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

32 is hot enough for anyone, surely?

Jeans and jumper weather that! 

Just now, royal white said:

Jeans and jumper weather that! 

Give over man! We went to Dominican last year and it was 33/34 most days but humid as fuck and quite unpleasant at times for a meal. Egypt in August was more bearable as it is dryer heat but still too much for me at 40/41.

24 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

32 is hot enough for anyone, surely?

32 on the apps is at least 5 below the actuals

3 hours ago, captainmed said:

For most incessant rain on a family holiday is throughly unpleasant.

Indeed. That's why I stay.

I remember Mounts putting up a picture when he was abroad at Christmas- each to their own but the crowds on the beach would be anathema to me.

14 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Give over man! We went to Dominican last year and it was 33/34 most days but humid as fuck and quite unpleasant at times for a meal. Egypt in August was more bearable as it is dryer heat but still too much for me at 40/41.

I’m wanting mid 30s min if I’m going away in Aug. I was in Cairo when it was late 40s. That wasn’t very pleasant 

Just now, Casino said:

32 on the apps is at least 5 below the actuals

Really? They are the shade temps and usually pretty accurate I find.

So

Some think it’s like a winters day in Tromsø

Some think it’s still pretty toasty.

 

Just now, Winchester White said:

Really? They are the shade temps and usually pretty accurate I find.

Aye, though for the most part, folk don't permanently stay in it!

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, though for the most part, folk don't permanently stay in it!

Quite. Not sure 34 or 40 in the shade feels a massive amount different, especially if you have a breeze or tree cover. But sat in direct sunlight by a pool and white buildings I think you might notice it burning your bonce.

One benefit of getting on a bit and having kids in their 20’s/30’s is not having to plan holidays around the fuckers

Early June and mid September is bliss in the Med

12 hours ago, Winchester White said:

Really? They are the shade temps and usually pretty accurate I find.

You’re right, they give temperatures measured in the shade. But who the fuck cares about shade temperatures if you’re trying to top up your tan? 

If you want hot, get to Las Vegas where the only respite from the heat is ducking into the AC’d casinos. 

10 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

One benefit of getting on a bit and having kids in their 20’s/30’s is not having to plan holidays around the fuckers

Early June and mid September is bliss in the Med

Quite fancy a late June holiday to maximise daylight. More time to do stuff.

10 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

One benefit of getting on a bit and having kids in their 20’s/30’s is not having to plan holidays around the fuckers

Early June and mid September is bliss in the Med

Spot on. We do May/June then Sept/Oct 

5 hours ago, MickyD said:

You’re right, they give temperatures measured in the shade. But who the fuck cares about shade temperatures if you’re trying to top up your tan? 

If you want hot, get to Las Vegas where the only respite from the heat is ducking into the AC’d casinos. 

Wehn Mrs Sweeps sister lived in Dubai, we used to go over a couple of times a year.....we once went in July, fucking hell, that was hot, easily in the mid 40's during the day, at night it would cool down to a more bearable 35C

@Elvislived there for a while, so I'm sure he's seen some silly temperatures

4 hours ago, Sweep said:

Wehn Mrs Sweeps sister lived in Dubai, we used to go over a couple of times a year.....we once went in July, fucking hell, that was hot, easily in the mid 40's during the day, at night it would cool down to a more bearable 35C

@Elvislived there for a while, so I'm sure he's seen some silly temperatures

Certainly did. Temperatures start to ramp up end of April through to end of October.  I had temperatures showing in the early 50's during July and August!!

Those poor Filipino workers on construction sites !

 

 

Was in Egypt one August at 57 degrees.

A doctor type on the TV the other day explaining ho the body starts to shut itself down as you get into the 40s, how the hell do folk survive much higher?

14 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

A doctor type on the TV the other day explaining ho the body starts to shut itself down as you get into the 40s, how the hell do folk survive much higher?

Was the doctor not talking about Brits? I’ve been to Spain in February and all the Brits were in shorts and t-shirts whilst all the Spaniards were in padded coats.

It’s relative to what you’re used to, I guess.

Well it's pissing down today and we're having a belting family time in Newcastle.

St James stadium tour was booked up though.

19 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

A doctor type on the TV the other day explaining ho the body starts to shut itself down as you get into the 40s, how the hell do folk survive much higher?

That’s body temperature not air temperature 

4 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Well it's pissing down today and we're having a belting family time in Newcastle.

St James stadium tour was booked up though.

Best that you’re not down south, BBC headline was for a possible thunderstorm.

16 hours ago, green genie said:

That’s body temperature not air temperature 

No, he was talking about air temp.

He was explaining how the body adjusts to cool itself, meaning less blood to the brain for example.

In essence, we cannot function particularly well at high temps. 

32 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

No, he was talking about air temp.

He was explaining how the body adjusts to cool itself, meaning less blood to the brain for example.

In essence, we cannot function particularly well at high temps. 

Does it depend on where your from though? - Do African people deal with extreme heat better than people from Nothern Europe say?  - In the same way, do Inuit folk deal with chilly cold temperatures better than Europeans who live along the Med?

I know humans are pretty much are, irrespective of colour/creed kind of "built" the same, but there must be something that makes people born and bred for many generations in certain locals deal with those environments better  - or is it down to clothing 😃 - do we need to start sporting loin clothes in the summer and seal furs in the winter?

1 minute ago, Sweep said:

Does it depend on where your from though? - Do African people deal with extreme heat better than people from Nothern Europe say?  - In the same way, do Inuit folk deal with chilly cold temperatures better than Europeans who live along the Med?

I know humans are pretty much are, irrespective of colour/creed kind of "built" the same, but there must be something that makes people born and bred for many generations in certain locals deal with those environments better  - or is it down to clothing 😃 - do we need to start sporting loin clothes in the summer and seal furs in the winter?

I'm sure you do get better at coping, some by lifestyle- siestas etc. Darker skins cope with the damaging rays better.

Not just the heat though- water is the problem, as that gets scarcer, folk can't live in the place.

9 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I'm sure you do get better at coping, some by lifestyle- siestas etc. Darker skins cope with the damaging rays better.

Not just the heat though- water is the problem, as that gets scarcer, folk can't live in the place.

Agreed. We think there is a "problem" at the minute with migration, you wait a decade or two, there could be ten times the current number pushing to get into Europe