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JenniferJuniper

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8. I stayed in a 2 star London hotel last month

Reply to Stallion (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 03:08 PM

Jul 2018

The AC was lovely and cool and meant I could keep the window closed and the street noise out.

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UK all-time high temperature record could be broken in the next 48 hours [View all] BritVic Jul 2018 OP

A-I-R-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-I-N-G Stallion Jul 2018 #1

$400 equates to my ANNUAL electricity bill in the UK - I will not moan any more ! BritVic Jul 2018 #3

Some of our larger buildings etc. (not to mention cars) have it. Denzil_DC Jul 2018 #7

I stayed in a 2 star London hotel last month JenniferJuniper Jul 2018 #8

Your handle started the old Donovan song playing in my head again. Ligyron Jul 2018 #13

Sorry, but its better than JenniferJuniper Jul 2018 #19

AC is destoying the Climate maxsolomon Jul 2018 #11

Scorchio! Thyla Jul 2018 #2

It's the humidity that does me in, I've been to Spain a few times and the heat's a lot more bearable BritVic Jul 2018 #5

When it's 100 degrees JenniferJuniper Jul 2018 #9

And humidity makes it more so RandomAccess Jul 2018 #12

Yes the nights are killing us....we've the windows open and are still waking 2 or 3 times during the OnDoutside Jul 2018 #17

Drink lots of water! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #4

It was great at the start, but we're about 3 months into this, which is unheard of for Ireland. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #18

I've had people in Ireland tell me it's "hot" at 65 degrees. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #20

Ah no, 65 would be a nice day here, but we have had lots of 75-80, and up the country it hit 90. We OnDoutside Jul 2018 #21

That's a shame. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #22

Normally it's nice for a while after the kids go back to school at the start of September, though OnDoutside Jul 2018 #23

Autumn is usually the best season here, until it's constant rain. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #24

That's a lot to take in for them ! :) OnDoutside Jul 2018 #26

Thanks for the information! Ill pass it on to them. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #29

How long are they staying ? If they're flying in and out of Dublin, I OnDoutside Jul 2018 #30

They're leaving on the 13th and returning on the 24th. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #31

As the old joke goes when an American tourist stops his car in the middle of nowhere, to ask OnDoutside Jul 2018 #32

LOL, the farmer's correct. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #33

You were unlucky with the May attempt. No, he was in 3rd class, so never stood a chance. Funnily OnDoutside Jul 2018 #34

What a tragedy for your family! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #35

I was fortunate to discover that a great great grandmother was from the Anglo Irish landowning class OnDoutside Jul 2018 #36

Well, that's quite a pedigree! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #37

Actually she was courted by Henry the VIII before he turned his attention to OnDoutside Jul 2018 #38

At least Mary didn't lose her head over Henry VIII! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #39

Yes, that was a close one ! OnDoutside Jul 2018 #40

Well, I found a great book about families of Wexford on the John Grenham site. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #41

Have you tried Abe Books (connected with Bookdepository) OnDoutside Jul 2018 #42

That's still pricey. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #43

We're all citizens of Planet Scorching Earth. Hortensis Jul 2018 #6

Phoenix hasn't been Under 80F for a while Sentath Jul 2018 #10

This heatwave has been going on for over a month BritVic Jul 2018 #16

I hope you can stay reasonably comfortable csziggy Jul 2018 #14

Reminds me of last year when San Francisco hit 106 wonkwest Jul 2018 #15

I started a thread last week about the heat in malaise Jul 2018 #25

It's looking pretty good in Reykjavik right now, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #27

it is 105 here today lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #28