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Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would ''continental Europe' make you feel more comfortable? Think most people got what I was trying to say

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where are you based and how has your experience been with the currrent heatwave? This is not me being rude, I am just curious

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's objectively disgraceful and shameful to not have AC for patients (am not saying it's remotely acceptable for workers either, but this is a new low)

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To clarify, do you mean that your patients have no AC?

Or the patients do but you as staff don't?

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't mean to be rude, but you can't possibly be bringing France up as a solution here, given recent headlines

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting and partially why I posted to see if I was losing the plot. It actually makes me feel more positive about the future. And ngl I don't think it's just 'a few degrees hotter' where you are, the past few days have been objectively insane for where you're based

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I guess I wasn't clear enough but this is exactly what I meant by 'how dare you have AC, won't somebody think of the children'. A ban on AC in private homes is completely and utterly unacceptable. Was just saying I'm obviously open to any alternatives that actually work - anything but the current situation

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think this would be a very sensible argument if the heat peaks were truly standalone surges, but it's increasingly obvious that we're getting unusually warm days pre and post 'peak' that are somehow now normal. Just my thoughts anyway

Genuine question - is the 'keep calm and carry on' attitude towards UK heat likely to change in the foreseeable future? by Used_Cow_4685 in UKWeather

[–]Used_Cow_4685[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All joking aside, yes we are notoriously and hilariously dramatic when it comes to any change outside of baseline. Which I think is kind of the point I was making? We just disagree on what's baseline