The Weather

[st albans fox]

2 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Since coming off them I’ve had no hayfever symptoms. (Two years ago) 

 

Speaking to others a lot of people are now seeing the same. 
 

I was particularly bad for hayfever all my life and since coming off them in 24 I’ve had no issues and sleep so much better. 
 

Also on a side note Antihistamines are bad for male fertility 

 

I think it’s quite a personal thing 

my hay fever is nothing like as bad as it used to be but if I dont take an AH and I’m near grass/trees then I suffer 

 

But if I’ve had for three days running and I miss day 4 then I’ll probably be ok. I also noticed a decade or so back that some years certrizene was more effective and some years loretadine. Like I say - very personal 

(my 5 kids says that the fertility thing may be a bit more complex than a+b=c ) 

 

[Muzzy_no7]

3 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I think it’s quite a personal thing 

my hay fever is nothing like as bad as it used to be but if I dont take an AH and I’m near grass/trees then I suffer 

 

But if I’ve had for three days running and I miss day 4 then I’ll probably be ok. I also noticed a decade or so back that some years certrizene was more effective and some years loretadine. Like I say - very personal 

(my 5 kids says that the fertility thing may be a bit more complex than a+b=c ) 

 

Fair enough, I suppose I’m bias after my personal circumstance and changes since coming off them. 
 

 

[Trumpet]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Think that has something to do with the humidity, most places Brits go on holiday for sun tend to have a drier heat. 

 

Also mentality - when you're abroad, you're normally on holiday so all you have to do is enjoy things, while when you're here you're having to do stuff (or think of doing stuff) in spite of the heat. 

According to the Metoffice, the relative humidity in my town is 20% right now. That’s low / dry isn’t it?

[Samilktray]

Did a wash and put it out to dry this morning, within an hour it was dry and I had many more options over what to wear than I did when I first woke up today. Can’t complain 

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

18 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I’m only passing on what I’ve found out. There’s a lot more out there than just one study. It directly affects testosterone levels and sperm motility. 

I suffered for years, really bad on some occasions.

 

I came off antihistamines in spring 24, haven’t suffered since and generally my nose breathing has returned too after years of struggling with it.

Well I'm certainly up for checking out anything that might help with hayfever. 👍

[CornwallFox]

Was properly uncomfortable heading out late morning. Obviously lucky to have the sea nearby which was a lifesaver. Currently back at home waiting for temps to drop before taking the dog to the beach later on. It's a hard life here in Cornwall 😜

[leicsmac]

7 minutes ago, Trumpet said:

According to the Metoffice, the relative humidity in my town is 20% right now. That’s low / dry isn’t it?

The forecast puts it between 20 and 50% for the Leicester area right now. 

 

That's not as much as places like the Southern US and Asia (which often get 60-90% in summer with high temperatures too) but it is higher than a lot of Mediterranean nations as a rule, which is where we tend to mostly associate experience with 30+ degrees C temperatures. 

 

UK folks (and infrastructure) aren't really used to the combination of temperatures like this and the higher comparative level of humidity with it.

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said:

2 hours ago, Bert said:

Why is this weather too hot In the UK but in another country it’s class. 

Humidity and everything being built to conserve heat

Definitely humidity. Go somewhere dry and 35° is no problem. Here on a muggy day 20° is bloody horrible.

[Bellend Sebastian]

My brother has been helping his son and daughter in law move out of their flat and into his gaff.

 

Got a van and did it all themselves, of all the days to pick

[Trumpet]

21 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

The forecast puts it between 20 and 50% for the Leicester area right now. 

 

That's not as much as places like the Southern US and Asia (which often get 60-90% in summer with high temperatures too) but it is higher than a lot of Mediterranean nations as a rule, which is where we tend to mostly associate experience with 30+ degrees C temperatures. 

 

UK folks (and infrastructure) aren't really used to the combination of temperatures like this and the higher comparative level of humidity with it.

I sat near a red brick wall yesterday and it felt like sitting next to a radiator so I guess our buildings being built of red bricks doesn’t help too.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Trumpet said:

I sat near a red brick wall yesterday and it felt like sitting next to a radiator so I guess our buildings being built of red bricks doesn’t help too.

Yep, @The Doctor had it right about that earlier. 

[st albans fox]

47 minutes ago, Trumpet said:

According to the Metoffice, the relative humidity in my town is 20% right now. That’s low / dry isn’t it?

EMA currently 30% around 31c.  That’s dry and you’ll need to keep taking on fluids as your body would lose moisture to the surroundings. 
 

crazy for late may 

[Izzy]

2 hours ago, boots60 said:

Every bank holiday weekend, one way or the other, we moan about the weather.

Makes you proud to be British. No other country moans about the weather like we do. We're the world champions at it.

[Guest Umbungo78]

I walked the dog last night at about half 8, the temperature on the streets was still roasting, but about 10 degrees cooler in the fields. If humans are causing climate change it's not emissions we need to worry about, it's concreting over all the green spaces that's causing it 

[Parafox]

2 hours ago, boots60 said:

Every bank holiday weekend, one way or the other, we moan about the weather.

All part of the joys of living in a good climate.

I'd rather we lived a more temperate climate where the highs and lows are less extreme. We went to the Canaries several years ago in July and it about 26 on average which bearable. Friends went in November and said the temps were around 20. 

 

I don't think these places exist anymore.

[Trumpet]

1 hour ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

My brother has been helping his son and daughter in law move out of their flat and into his gaff.

 

Got a van and did it all themselves, of all the days to pick

I’m moving tomorrow and the house I’m moving into has been locked for the past few weeks 

[Zear0]

Spent the day at West Midlands Safari with the kids in the theme park section. Never once did I complain about the heat…

[Samilktray]

4 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I'd rather we lived a more temperate climate where the highs and lows are less extreme. We went to the Canaries several years ago in July and it about 26 on average which bearable. Friends went in November and said the temps were around 20. 

 

I don't think these places exist anymore.

The canaries do exist and by the sounds of it you went recently pal 

[leicsmac]

21 minutes ago, Umbungo78 said:

I walked the dog last night at about half 8, the temperature on the streets was still roasting, but about 10 degrees cooler in the fields. If humans are causing climate change it's not emissions we need to worry about, it's concreting over all the green spaces that's causing it 

Green spaces have lower temperatures than urban ones. 

 

The average temperature of both is going up, to the detriment of crops in those green areas as well as more uncomfortable urban spaces, with an obvious cause for that increase. 

 

I hope this clarifies matters and doesn't detract from the general subject of the thread. 

[Parafox]

2 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

The canaries do exist and by the sounds of it you went recently pal 

July 2002. Friends went there later the same year.

[Parafox]

I'm sure we all remember 4 years ago when the temps were in the low 40's. How did we cope then if we're complaining about 30-32 now?

 

I had a black car with black interior back then. Getting into if after it been in the sun for a few hours was unbearable.

Edited 25 May by Parafox

[Zear0]

4 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I'm sure we all remember 4 years ago when the temps were in the low 40's. How did we cope then if we're complaining about 30-32 now?

 

I had a black car with black interior back then. Getting into if after it been in the sun for a few hours was unbearable.

Old man used to have a Jag (swinger like @Izzy) and the leather upholstery when wearing shorts was torture.

[Guest Umbungo78]

8 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Green spaces have lower temperatures than urban ones. 

 

The average temperature of both is going up, to the detriment of crops in those green areas as well as more uncomfortable urban spaces, with an obvious cause for that increase. 

 

I hope this clarifies matters and doesn't detract from the general subject of the thread. 

It clarifies that if there's less built up areas the temperature will be cooler yes, but I knew that already which is why I made my post. I hope this clarifies matters in that you come across as condescending. and I'm pretty sure my post was relevant to the thread 

[Samilktray]

18 minutes ago, Parafox said:

July 2002. Friends went there later the same year.

Several years ago is not 24 years bloody hell man 

[Parafox]

Just now, Samilktray said:

Several years ago is not 24 years bloody hell man 

Thanks. I just didn't bother to do the maths, but I'm eternally grateful that you did.

 

Just a whimsical memory, that's all. Nothing serious.