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What Are Your Plans For This Heatwave?

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Now that the anticipated heat wave has started what precautions will you be taking or will you just spend the duration of the heat wave down by the beach and soaking up the long awaited sun? With temperatures expected to reach between 28c to 30c Wednesday and Thursday i will be spending a lot of time indoors as i would find the heat too extreme.

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[Deleted User]

Graces7 wrote: »

Is this what they call the Power of Positive Thinking...

Survive is here and enjoy the ocean etc..

I call it Persepoly Thinking

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

To be honest, it's no hassle until constantly over 28c for me. As it stands, and as forecast for here, I'll just enjoy it with walks, gardening, and reading in the sunshine.

flazio

My local shop that sells ice-cream with flakes for €2 has reduced the price by 1c. So now I can get one 99 for €1.99

Nekarsulm

Graces7 wrote: »

((((HUGS))))

Hugs are always welcome, Grace, and a hand catching reluctanc ewes even more so!
I freeze plastic bottles of spring water the night before ( leave an air space for expansion) and they stay cold for hours the next day on the tractor.

JupiterKid

Will avoid the worse of the heat but subbathing and swimming in the nip.

BorneTobyWilde

Makes me cringe when I see pale skinned people burnt to a crisp. Why oh why do they want that pain for what is a few days sun.

WoollyRedHat

Messing about in boats

Ronan|Raven

My plans are to drop dead.

erica74

Well I have to work during the day but outside of that time, I'll be getting plenty of sun while wearing factor 50. Seeing all the stupid sunburned people always bamboozles me.

Graces7

survive.. was out very early in the dawn and that was lovely. Light reflecting on the still ocean...

But when they light the furnace... OUCH! The walls here are aluminium.

ArtyC

Working up til Wednesday .... the fridge is stocked with meat and salad.

I've instructed the OH to have the BBQ gleaming .
So prob start off the day Wednesday with a sleep in, a swim in the sea and I've books stacking up nicely to read ! Heaven!! And yes sunscreen a must !!

Teyla Emmagan

I will be moving from shadow to shadow and staying inside as much as possible. I am more of a six degrees and overcast sort of girl.

cbyrd

I stocked up on doorstops in lidl . I have a lovely cool house. I don't go out* til evening time if I can help it because I can't use suncream and I burn in about 5 minutes. It looks beautiful though

* except to the line with the 14 baskets of laundry I'm doing every day because I can get it dry on the line.. if it fits in the washing machine and its not nailed down its getting washed ..

[Deleted User]

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I will be moving from shadow to shadow and staying inside as much as possible. I am more of a six degrees and overcast sort of girl.

Where have you been all my life!!

:pac:

Ciaran_B

Spending as much time outdoors as possible. At the park, down by the canal, up in the mountains - all that good stuff. The 8 hours a day I have to spend indoors at work is not a lot of fun.

LirW

Laughing at all the Irish people melting and complaining at 20something degrees.

Embracing my goth summer dresses.

And then still getting a sunburn purely for karmic reasons, because I still haven't learned I'm not back home anymore and for some magic reason my skin burns here.

BorneTobyWilde

Deleted User wrote: »

Where have you been all my life!!

:pac:

In the shade obviously.

silverharp

just back from the Algarve, its a bit nippy here

B0jangles

LirW wrote: »

Laughing at all the Irish people melting and complaining at 20something degrees.

Embracing my goth summer dresses.

And then still getting a sunburn purely for karmic reasons, because I still haven't learned I'm not back home anymore and for some magic reason my skin burns here.

You stayed here too long so now you're a local.

You already get sunburned in about 30 seconds, so you'll soon start to think 18 degrees is 'fierce mild' and develop a 6th sense for when there's great drying out. :P

Graces7

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Hugs are always welcome, Grace, and a hand catching reluctanc ewes even more so!
I freeze plastic bottles of spring water the night before ( leave an air space for expansion) and they stay cold for hours the next day on the tractor.

Oh been there done that many times. Wish I were nearer.. At one rental I used to round up my landlord;s cattle when they got loose...which was often! I miss doing that here!

erica74

cbyrd wrote: »

I stocked up on doorstops in lidl . I have a lovely cool house. I don't go out* til evening time if I can help it because I can't use suncream and I burn in about 5 minutes. It looks beautiful though

* except to the line with the 14 baskets of laundry I'm doing every day because I can get it dry on the line.. if it fits in the washing machine and its not nailed down its getting washed ..

Same:pac:

Purple Mountain

Does anybody know?..
I'm quite fair and burn easy so I sit in the shade.
The last few days I've been outside lots but either sitting or lying under a parasol.
Obviously I'm getting lots of fresh air but do I still get Vitamin D?

verycool

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Does anybody know?..
I'm quite fair and burn easy so I sit in the shade.
The last few days I've been outside lots but either sitting or lying under a parasol.
Obviously I'm getting lots of fresh air but do I still get Vitamin D?

No. You've to T pose in your birthday suit whilst staring directly at the sun for at least twenty minutes.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

Unfortunately the heatwave has claimed the lives of two men in their 50s one from Dublin and one from Donegal when they got in to difficulty swimming. So while you are enjoying the sunny warm weather please take care when going to the beach. Apologies for putting a downer on this thread but I thought I would just highlight the dangers while out swimming.

Purple Mountain

verycool wrote: »

No. You've to T pose in your birthday suit whilst staring directly at the sun for at least twenty minutes.

What about I get down on all fours?

Star Bingo

😅

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecalDRGlbP4

Chev_Chelios

Few cans and enjoy the world cup, I find my tolerence for the heat has gone up which is nice.

[Deleted User]

I didn't enjoy work today. Hate being inside when the warning is so nice. But booked Friday off and a half day on Thursday! Beach on Friday hopefully.

[Deleted User]

Feckin' heat. Feck off.

/end plan.

Poochie05

Staff barbecue is on Thursday evening and I’ve a day off on a Friday.
This will be the first year the sun will be shining at the barbecue and we're not all huddled in the canteen for warmth