I think she'd be smart to take over driving too
in the back seat.
every time Jeff takes his eyes off the road I'd be saying I'm outta here.
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in the back seat. every time Jeff takes his eyes off the road I'd be saying I'm outta here.
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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The edge of the European heatwave has hit south Finland today but it is not here where I live yet. It should be a little milder when it hits here tomorrow and the day after. I maybe should consider getting a fan since I don't own one.
I live in a studio apartment and don't have any windows I can just crack open, but I can open the door to my glass balcony. Only problem is that the balcony is like a greenhouse with the glass panels closed and it easily heats up. Last summer I was away during a heatwave and left all the panels closed. When I came home, the thermometer on the balcony read 60 c, that is 140 F. It was like a children's sauna in there!
I think the situation will be a bit better here than the UK, as many features about our buildings and public transport that are for extreme cold also help with extreme heat.
I live in a studio apartment and don't have any windows I can just crack open, but I can open the door to my glass balcony. Only problem is that the balcony is like a greenhouse with the glass panels closed and it easily heats up. Last summer I was away during a heatwave and left all the panels closed. When I came home, the thermometer on the balcony read 60 c, that is 140 F. It was like a children's sauna in there!
I think the situation will be a bit better here than the UK, as many features about our buildings and public transport that are for extreme cold also help with extreme heat.
I need to ask you guys across the pond. Isn't air conditioning widespread over there? I glean from the comments that AC isn't very widely enjoyed in the UK. Am I drawing the wrong conclusion?
Are you guys feeling natural climate shift all at once or did something else prevent the use of AC by everyone??
I feel a little guilty since my garage is air conditioned as well as my shed. Heck we just drove our car around for a week in the deep South in June with a freezer set at -2F running 24/7!
Are you guys feeling natural climate shift all at once or did something else prevent the use of AC by everyone??
I feel a little guilty since my garage is air conditioned as well as my shed. Heck we just drove our car around for a week in the deep South in June with a freezer set at -2F running 24/7!
Yeah you are going to want to stay away from that glass, a white sheet or other cover on the outside will help it from becoming heat soaked and just turning into a furnace. We also had 140F on the sun side of our front door. The inside was 70 degrees cooler!
Good luck
I should probably explain. I don't always breath well and humidity is my kryptonite.
Here's the conditions this morning
Almost same temps in and outside but a world of difference in humidity!
Here's the conditions this morning
Almost same temps in and outside but a world of difference in humidity!
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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It sounds like it to me too, AC is not that widespread here in Finland but it sounds like it is even less so in the UK! No AC on public transport or at the dentist sounds crazy to me.
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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I rent and I am guessing that is against the rules, but I would have to check. I think you will get it over there, I have heard you have HOAs that can be very particular about the outward appearance!
Earlier this year we were offered a chance to join a joint order of balcony blinds, but my landlord decided against joining it (probably because of the cost).
Good afternoon everyone!
We last night we had another thunderstorm which put my internet out and it is fresher today. Edward is it worth getting a fan? Jeff the buildings here are designed for the cold so we don't have air conditioning in the houses but I have a fan in the lounge and in the bedroom.
Natrah
We last night we had another thunderstorm which put my internet out and it is fresher today. Edward is it worth getting a fan? Jeff the buildings here are designed for the cold so we don't have air conditioning in the houses but I have a fan in the lounge and in the bedroom.
Natrah
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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I was thinking of getting just one of those cheap table top ones, as I won't be using it much in the big picture. My plan looking at the forecast is to pull cold air from outside in order to cool down my apartment at night and during the day to close all curtains and keep the balcony door closed.
Of course this won't work if there is no temperature drop during the night.
That is what I have been doing for years, some habits are hard to change. I had a heat pump system put in, and have the Tstat set fairly high for cooling, and still use fans at night and early morning to cool the house off, before the day gets hot.
MoggyMad
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Nope! Some buildings have it usually those open to the public like Supermarkets etc but not most homes. I think we are going to have to invest in it if our weather continues on a warmer trajectory.
I think our homes were built more with winter in mind, so double glazing is common loft insulation & cavity wall insulation, all to keep the heat in
MoggyMad
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Wish it would rain here! Hope you’re ok & get home before it pours down
I use a tabletop fan even though I have a small window air conditioner too. A fan is priceless in hot or cold weather for moving air around the way you want to.
Smart MS Cathie! 90% of perceived comfort can be had by moving the air around us.
We are hard wired to feel cooler in a breeze.
Removing humidity is another large part of perceived comfort.
A fan sucking in cool air from a bowl of ice and blowing it can help as well but it feeds the humidity monster.
I was a HoJo Mgr at 17 yrs old and i used a bucket of ice and a fan to cool my office in the 70's.
Isolating that hot glass from heating your apt air should also be a goal. Yes, very familiar with HOA. We don't do HOA's but I get when you are renting or going to school you don't always have a choice. They make films to apply on the inside but once the glass is superheated there isn't much you can do to prevent transmission into the living space.
I can cool our 1700sf cape cod to 73F and 34% with a single window unit upstairs by closing off the other upstairs bedroom and using an attic fan set to 90f to remove any heat buildup in the attic. This setup works quite well up to about 95f. Above that and the central AC unit has to come on after 4pm or so when the house structure has reached peak heat loading.
We picked up the AC unit we gave to Kim for a couple weeks. Heck it's already boxed...who should we ship it to??
One of these can be life-changing...Kim told us that. No point in being a martyr just because you "can take it". Life is way too short for those acts of toughness.
I bought this unit a few years ago to see my daughter through till her unit was replaced. Since then it has gone to 4 homes plus a little garage duty. The gift that keeps on giving!
I sure hope your heat wave ends or at least you can find comfort. I feel bad for the working folks that have to go to work already soaked in sweat.
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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The heatwave hasn't even properly started where I live, but looking at the forecast it should be over by next Thursday. So that should be short lived.
Next week I will be volunteering at a local festival. I will be on call at the office in order to drive people and stuff around when needed. The week after that I will be doing some baby sitting. The employment situation is not good in Finland, so it has been hard to find a summer job as a student. Instead I am doing several odd jobs including some lease work doing stuff like catering and promotion. I think the unemployment rate in my university city was reported at 15,5% in the end of May.
Next week I will be volunteering at a local festival. I will be on call at the office in order to drive people and stuff around when needed. The week after that I will be doing some baby sitting. The employment situation is not good in Finland, so it has been hard to find a summer job as a student. Instead I am doing several odd jobs including some lease work doing stuff like catering and promotion. I think the unemployment rate in my university city was reported at 15,5% in the end of May.
It's only in recent years that we've needed a/c in homes. Heat waves used to be a rare occurrence - maybe once a year if that, and short lived. We've already had 2 so far this year and they've lasted much longer. A/c certainly hasn't been a priority in homes and even new builds still aren't installing it. Same with our schools, public transport etc. it seems that Europe is feeling the effects of global warming faster than other parts of the world, it's quite scary really.
Thankfully our temps are back to the low 70s now and there's a lovely strong cooling breeze and we've had some rain.
I used a couple of heat reflectors for car windscreens to keep the heat off my window glass and out of my bedroom. They worked well and were only cheap and quite large.
