The Heat?
Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 04 July 2006
In the last few days, during this mini heat-wave, I have noted normally sensible people becoming unpleasant, and behaving thoughtlessly.
Will it do to blame the heat? Certainly a horse or dog may become crabby in the hotand should be dealt with carefully, but I am I being unreasonable to expect better of collegues and friends?
My view is that it is important to slow down enough to remain sanguine in the face of the unreasonable heat, and I practice this, with strange results, not the least of which was that I was observed at work today as being more than usually gentle when things went a bit wrong.
Patience is the watch-word, at least till the thunder comes! I think so anyway! When the thunder comes what out though! I get manic. [Smiley]!
Be nice, and be cool, despite sweating! ATB from Fredrik
Will it do to blame the heat? Certainly a horse or dog may become crabby in the hotand should be dealt with carefully, but I am I being unreasonable to expect better of collegues and friends?
My view is that it is important to slow down enough to remain sanguine in the face of the unreasonable heat, and I practice this, with strange results, not the least of which was that I was observed at work today as being more than usually gentle when things went a bit wrong.
Patience is the watch-word, at least till the thunder comes! I think so anyway! When the thunder comes what out though! I get manic. [Smiley]!
Be nice, and be cool, despite sweating! ATB from Fredrik
quote:Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Will it do to blame the heat?
I thought we were all blaming Portuguese Ronaldo.
Anyway if you want to be cool in the heat then buy a leather jacket. It worked for the Fonz.
Fredrik,
Poor you. Personally I love it. The girls are out in force wearing precious little. The flowers in the parks smell wonderful (Brighton&Hove are full of beautiful parks and there is possibly more park space per capita than anywhere else in the country). A stroll along the beach at any time of day is a delight. A few days ago there were still hundreds and hundreds of people on the beach at 10.30 pm having beach parties etc. One couple at least were having a very intimate party by themselves and good for them says I. Sitting outside a bar with a beer watching the world go by is very civilised. Earl Grey tea whilst sitting in the garden reading a good book. I just love it all. And if someone wants to be rude, irritble or difficult with me then that is entirely their problem and I dont make it mine. I wish every day was like this (with plenty of rain at night of course. Sounds like you have (SAD)Seasonal Defectice Disorder - in reverse. People in cold dark countries like Norway when they have 23 hours of darnkess per day sometimes get SAD and have to sit in from of bright lamps for an hour a day.
The cure for you is to sit in your fridge with no light on for an hour or two and you will feel as right as ..er rain.
All the best
Erik
Poor you. Personally I love it. The girls are out in force wearing precious little. The flowers in the parks smell wonderful (Brighton&Hove are full of beautiful parks and there is possibly more park space per capita than anywhere else in the country). A stroll along the beach at any time of day is a delight. A few days ago there were still hundreds and hundreds of people on the beach at 10.30 pm having beach parties etc. One couple at least were having a very intimate party by themselves and good for them says I. Sitting outside a bar with a beer watching the world go by is very civilised. Earl Grey tea whilst sitting in the garden reading a good book. I just love it all. And if someone wants to be rude, irritble or difficult with me then that is entirely their problem and I dont make it mine. I wish every day was like this (with plenty of rain at night of course. Sounds like you have (SAD)Seasonal Defectice Disorder - in reverse. People in cold dark countries like Norway when they have 23 hours of darnkess per day sometimes get SAD and have to sit in from of bright lamps for an hour a day.
The cure for you is to sit in your fridge with no light on for an hour or two and you will feel as right as ..er rain.
All the best
Erik
Ah, you Brits. A bit of heat and you fall apart at the seams, you poor darlings 
. But that's because you're not set up for high temperatures, which you only get occasionally. Over here in Oz, we have nuclear-strength air conditioning.
Steve
. But that's because you're not set up for high temperatures, which you only get occasionally. Over here in Oz, we have nuclear-strength air conditioning.Steve
quote:Originally posted by Yo-yo Master:
Ah, you Brits. A bit of heat and you fall apart at the seams, you poor darlings
Steve
On the other hand if we have an inch of snow the country grinds to a halt.
Oh to live in the UK.
Chris N
Hi,
Im out in it all day every day bleedin bricklaying and let me tell you it is not pleasant. I drink about six ltrs of water at work without visiting the gents once the whole day.
I spend the whole weekend in as much dark recovering as much as i possibly can. My other half wants to go to the beach at weekends or out for walks, but all i want to do is sit in a black room and do nothing.
Far too hot for my liking!
I wear two sweatbands, when one is soaked i put the other one on, by the time the other one is soaked, the first one has only just dried in the sun. I hate it ,it;s aweful!
Roll on christmas!
regards
Im out in it all day every day bleedin bricklaying and let me tell you it is not pleasant. I drink about six ltrs of water at work without visiting the gents once the whole day.
I spend the whole weekend in as much dark recovering as much as i possibly can. My other half wants to go to the beach at weekends or out for walks, but all i want to do is sit in a black room and do nothing.
Far too hot for my liking!
I wear two sweatbands, when one is soaked i put the other one on, by the time the other one is soaked, the first one has only just dried in the sun. I hate it ,it;s aweful!
Roll on christmas!
regards