The Weather

[Parafox]

2 hours ago, StanSP said:

And that's the hottest it's going to feel thankfully. 

 

Been unbearable last few days. Especially around this time of day when the heat has just absorbed into everything in the home. 

 

On the plus side, I was able to pour the butter onto my sandwiches today. The effort of spreading was making me sweat.

[Grebfromgrebland]

41 degrees in Newark that's insane! High 30's in Knighton WTF!

[Samilktray]

30 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

I've been the least horny I've ever been in my adult life. 

This feels like vintage FoxesTalk. 

[Parafox]

32 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

Properly had enough of it now. Making me snappy. Can't concentrate working. Gagging for Sunday when the temperature drops off a lot. 

 

Genuinely questioning how human populations in hot countries ever grew. I've been the least horny I've ever been in my adult life. 

Thanks for the update.

[DJW1]

14 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Keep a stiff upper lip Monty

[DJW1]

12 minutes ago, Parafox said:

Courtesy of nannystate/gov.uk 

Nigel Farage says "drink 5 pints of beer, smoke a packet of fags and jump in the nearest river"

[Parafox]

12 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

I mean, in a desert, hot cups of tea, black berets, whatever those socks are, and the one guy wearing long trousers and a jumper.

 

Tanks with no aircon must've been unbearable but they got on with the job and smiled.

 

No such fortitude these days. Maybe because it's not necessary in these modern times of "luxury" and technology and we've become weaker as a result.

 

 

[Izzy]

14 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

41 degrees in Newark that's insane! High 30's in Knighton WTF!

Fun fact, Newark is the only UK town which is an anagram of willy puller

[Parafox]

7 minutes ago, DJW1 said:

Nigel Farage says "drink 5 pints of beer, smoke a packet of fags and jump in the nearest river"

Is that his last wish?

[Foxdiamond]

2 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I mean, in a desert, hot cups of tea, black berets, whatever those socks are, and the one guy wearing long trousers and a jumper.

 

Tanks with no aircon must've been unbearable but they got on with the job and smiled.

 

No such fortitude these days. Maybe because it's not necessary in these modern times of "luxury" and technology and we've become weaker as a result.

 

 

Putting aside the dangers of fighting The Afrika Corps to one side. I understand although scorching hot in the daytime the Western Desert was not humid and was cold at night 

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, Foxdiamond said:

Putting aside the dangers of fighting The Afrika Corps to one side. I understand although scorching hot in the daytime the Western Desert was not humid and was cold at night 

You're correct as is the case, as I understand it, with most deserts. What I don't understand is why. We get searing heat here during the day but night temperatures don't drop by much. Deserts have their own eco/micro environment systems I guess.

 

Maybe @leicsmac could explain.

[Suzie the Fox]

1 minute ago, Parafox said:

You're correct as is the case, as I understand it, with most deserts. What I don't understand is why. We get searing heat here during the day but night temperatures don't drop by much. Deserts have their own eco/micro environment systems I guess.

 

Maybe @leicsmac could explain.

I'm sure there are probably other reasons but one reason is the lack of clouds in the desert to trap the warm daytime air, so all that nice warm air just floats off into space and without the sun it just gets cold.  

[leicsmac]

13 minutes ago, Parafox said:

You're correct as is the case, as I understand it, with most deserts. What I don't understand is why. We get searing heat here during the day but night temperatures don't drop by much. Deserts have their own eco/micro environment systems I guess.

 

Maybe @leicsmac could explain.

All comes down to the humidity of the air. Arid air (like in deserts) cannot hold the heat of the sand or the sun at nighttime, so it radiates away pretty quickly. 

 

48 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

And I'm sure those good men did what they did so that people could live in a more comfortable world where other people wouldn't have to suffer, in the heat or otherwise, as they did. 

[Jattdogg]

The amount of swass in England right now

[Foxdiamond]

28 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

All comes down to the humidity of the air. Arid air (like in deserts) cannot hold the heat of the sand or the sun at nighttime, so it radiates away pretty quickly. 

 

And I'm sure those good men did what they did so that people could live in a more comfortable world where other people wouldn't have to suffer, in the heat or otherwise, as they did. 

 

28 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

All comes down to the humidity of the air. Arid air (like in deserts) cannot hold the heat of the sand or the sun at nighttime, so it radiates away pretty quickly. 

 

And I'm sure those good men did what they did so that people could live in a more comfortable world where other people wouldn't have to suffer, in the heat or otherwise, as they did. 

I would guess many of us had family members that fought in that theatre of war. 

[leicsmac]

15 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

 

I would guess many of us had family members that fought in that theatre of war. 

I know I did. 

 

And quite a few of them have mentioned the point wasn't to be like them. 

 

It was Never Again. In any aspect. 

[Parafox]

57 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

I'm sure there are probably other reasons but one reason is the lack of clouds in the desert to trap the warm daytime air, so all that nice warm air just floats off into space and without the sun it just gets cold.  

There's been no day/night time cloud cover in the UK for days. 

Edited Friday at 19:40 by Parafox

[Foxdiamond]

Just now, leicsmac said:

I know I did. 

 

And quite a few of them have mentioned the point wasn't to be like them. 

 

It was Never Again. In any aspect. 

Yes  completely the message I got too. 

[Foxdiamond]

3 minutes ago, Parafox said:

There's been no day/night time cloud cover in the UK for days. 

I think we get very humid due to all the moisture picked up from the Atlantic. 

[Parafox]

20 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

 

I would guess many of us had family members that fought in that theatre of war. 

My late uncle was in Borneo. Not often mentioned but it was pretty grim from what he did say about it. Jungle warfare.

[The boy Linacre]

Luckily came down to Devon last friday, max of 23 today, temperate I would say....

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

You're correct as is the case, as I understand it, with most deserts. What I don't understand is why. We get searing heat here during the day but night temperatures don't drop by much. Deserts have their own eco/micro environment systems I guess.

 

Maybe @leicsmac could explain.

Dry air loses heat quickly 

deserts have very low dew points - the air is bone dry 

 

this current heatwave has extremely high dew points and the nighttime temps aren’t dropping much as a consequence- irrespective of no cloud cover 

 

[Parafox]

38 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

 

I would guess many of us had family members that fought in that theatre of war. 

My late uncle was in Borneo. Not often mentioned but it was pretty grim from what he did say about it. Jungle warfare.

[Parafox]

9 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Dry air loses heat quickly 

deserts have very low dew points - the air is bone dry 

 

this current heatwave has extremely high dew points and the nighttime temps aren’t dropping much as a consequence- irrespective of no cloud cover 

 

Some clever folk on here. Not so much in other football forums I've read.

[st albans fox]

4 minutes ago, Parafox said:

Some clever folk on here. Not so much in other football forums I've read.

I’ve left it way too late to reach @SpacedX levels of knowledge ! 
 

And don’t be fooled by people’s ability to consult chapgpt 😄