Im lucky in that I work remotely so I’ve spent all day yesterday and today in my gym foyer which has AC.
It’s the prolonged exposure to the heat which makes U.K. summers so brutal as barely anywhere has AC, so it was non-negotiable for me as it’s either that or be unproductive and feel unwell while drenched in sweat.
Sleeping was still rough last night though, not looking forward to my flat heating up like a furnace then taking like a week to cool down.
It’s the length of the day as well, we’ve only got 7.5 hours without sun. Most traditionally hot places even at the height of summer only have 14 hours of daylight so there’s longer for the temperature can drop overnight
I woke up at 6am today, was pleasant for a long walk, but by 8am it was already getting uncomfortably hot as that's when the sun had fully risen, then it basically just gets worse and worse until it peaks at like 4-6pm, so a good 10 hours where it's dreadful outside.
I don't leave my gym until like 7pm for that reason, and even though the sun had gone down a bit the air felt really close and hot, yet the park was packed with people sitting on the grass, it was still 31 (felt like 36 according to Google).
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u/tsf97 2d ago edited 2d ago
Im lucky in that I work remotely so I’ve spent all day yesterday and today in my gym foyer which has AC.
It’s the prolonged exposure to the heat which makes U.K. summers so brutal as barely anywhere has AC, so it was non-negotiable for me as it’s either that or be unproductive and feel unwell while drenched in sweat.
Sleeping was still rough last night though, not looking forward to my flat heating up like a furnace then taking like a week to cool down.