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“Scotland has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with Threave in Dumfries and Galloway reaching 30.7C on Monday. . . . A number of weather stations across the country have reached 25C or above for three days in a row.”
Scotland can't handle weather that's cooler than what I have my air conditioner set at?
30.7°C is 87.3°F and 25°C is 77°F.
So they've gotten to just below what I keep my AC at for three whole days in a row?
My AC is set at 78°F (25.6°C). That's because I live in Florida and it's gotten above 90°F (32.2°C) about half the days since April and will be over that mark until September from now on. When it doesn't get below 85° at night, we often bump the AC to 80°.
87.3°? Shit, I did this in Iowa living in a mobile-home with nothing but a box-fan to keep cool.
Fucking pussies.
Our ancestors weep.
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I used to have our Rheem homoe a/c unit thermostat set at 80 year round. Living in south Texas, very similar to your Florida weather. Hot and humid about 9 months out of the year. I attribute the unit's life at slightly over 20 years as part of the reason. Did not use the heater unless completely necessary. There were a few cold days in winter where interior was high 50's. Only time I felt cold was getting out of the shower - a M63 jacket liner was perfect for that kind of environment.
ReplyDeleteNew unit replacment several years ago (fan coils finally gave out on old), wife and daughter stamped their feet. "Way too hot - no more of that rubbish !" and set it to 74. I have my own thoughts, but call for strategic retreat. Some things can only be taught through experience.
They claim they are comfortable now, but I see them covered with a towel when watching TV. They are cold but won't admit it. Dressing in cut offs and light T-shirt, I AM cold myself. I'm guessing that unit will require more A/C service, but then again, it just may be because it wasn't as well built as the original. Or I could be wrong - we will see.
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In Eastern Washington I set my thermostat to 80 for the day, 70 at night. Cool the house down at night as it's easier on the AC to do so, house stays cooler until 4 p.m. when things get the hottest.
ReplyDeleteSomething tells me The Scots aren't built for hot hot hot.
Last week, I saw a story about it being 19 C in Calgary, Alberta and that was the End of The World As We Know It.
ReplyDeleteThese climate alarm nut jobs need to get a grip.
It's more propagandizing to beat the chicken little eco-moron "climate change" drum.
ReplyDeleteIt is funny if you can find weather reports from years ago when the temperatures are ~ the same, just minus the doom mongering... Like this sort of thing happens almost every year, just that NOW it is a problem... And of course the solution is...
ReplyDeleteTexas goes in cycles of drought - flood. Every time we are in the drought cycle it is doom and gloom that the lakes will never be full again and everyone will die of thirst, crops will fail, the cattle will die. It's climate change of course... even though this cycle has been happening since before the industrial revolution. Then of course it is climate change when all of a sudden things flip and they are having to open the spillways on the dams and the low areas are all under water like happened in 2018. Right now the lake levels are way down, but still nowhere near where they were in the 1950s. And we're only a few big storms away from being back full again if things line up that way. -swj
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