So The Temperature Hit 37C (and I Melted)

[davidgillon]

(aka 98.6F)

I had a late lunch on the patio, French windows completely open, book, nice glass of wine. Bliss

But come 4PM I felt like I needed a break from the sun, so came inside, did a few minutes on the computer, then decided "Nope, I need a nap for an hour", so stretched out on my face on the bed.

It was pretty much 9PM when I woke up. Whoops. Not only was my neck unhappy with being stuck in one position for 5 hours, but the french windows were still completely wide to the world. Double whoops. Thank god my back garden is secluded.

Now not only do I have to contend with the heat when I try to sleep tonight, but with already having had 5 hours.

In a totally unrelated discussion with my sister.

Her: "There's a hose being raffled. Do you want £10 worth".

Me: "A hose?!? Sure you don't mean a horse*?"

Her: "A house! They're emigrating and can't sell. Fruppint autocript!"

* Bishop Auckland has a reputation of being the stray horse capital of the country. This is not a joke.

Comments

[hilarita]

It "only" hit 32-33C here. Which was quite hot enough. But we had 38.7C last year, which was bloody miserable.

[davidgillon]

Yeah. I like hot weather, my joints definitely like hot weather, but I also want the option to turn it on or off as desired!

[aella_irene]

Bishop Auckand turned up on the BBC! Admittedly, in an episode of Murder, Mystery and My Family.

[davidgillon]

Makes a change from turning up on cable on an episode of 'Police Interceptors'!

[sovay]

Bishop Auckland has a reputation of being the stray horse capital of the country. This is not a joke.

I had no idea.

[davidgillon]

"In 2018, there were more than 900 reports of illegal fly-grazing or horses on the roads in the area,"

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18080105.fewer-stray-horses-bishop-auckland-police-time-saved-operation/

[jesse_the_k]

Yikes -- in our parts the weather services holler about staying outside for more than 30 minutes in that sort of heat. I hope you'll avoid a sunburn.

Also, AFAICT that's the first time I've learned your exactish location, which I'm deliriously happy to learn hosts a statue of Stan Laurel.

Fruppint autocript!

is an apposite mangling. My go-to is duckling auto carrot

[davidgillon]

AFAICT that's the first time I've learned your exactish location, which I'm deliriously happy to learn hosts a statue of Stan Laurel.

Well, that's my exactish location when I'm up in Durham, normally I'm in Chatham, which as part of the Medway Towns with Rochester is forever Dickens territory.

And yes, there's a statue of Stan Laurel, rather a good one, IMO. His parents ran the Eden Theatre when he was growing up, IIRC. Other locals you may have heard of include a certain Mr Dixon, who had a friend called Mason.