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Have the authorities and media gone a bit OTT with this?

Last night's 6 o'clock BBC news spent nearly half its time on the heatwave - how bad it will be, what to do, tips and tricks to stay cool and on and on.

It's forecast for two days!

Every year millions fly away seeking similar temperatures for two weeks. Their holidays do not come with a health warning, do they?

Draw the curtains on the sunny side of the house, but leave a gap for light to get in. Take plenty of drinks. Chill.

Its driving me mad. Apparently the COBRA committee have met now, well by the time the've decided what to do it'll be over. Its two days for heavens sake. I am actually going to London on Monday to meet a friend, although if I listen to the elf' and salty crew, I wouldn't be going. I'll take water, cool clothes and a hat (although as of now I dont have a hat) and I'm sure I'll survive

Honestly, it's pathetic.
I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that the powers that be want us to live in a permanent state of fear in order that they can "protect" us,

On this board Jan and Ally live in temperatures that regularly exceed what is predicted for us.
When you fly off for your summer holidays to Europe, these are the temperatures that you are seeking! Should there be a health warning given for going on holiday?

Right, the summer of 1976, which incredibly we all lived through.

Heathrow had 16 consecutive days over 30 °C (86 °F) from 23 June to 8 July[5] and for 15 consecutive days from 23 June to 7 July temperatures reached 32.2 °C (90 °F) somewhere in England. Furthermore, five days saw temperatures exceed 35 °C (95 °F). On 28 June, temperatures reached 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) in Southampton, the highest June temperature recorded in the UK. The hottest day of all was 3 July, with temperatures reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) in Cheltenham.

We are supposed to be having three hot days. message to the bbc - do you believe this **** that you are spouting?

Come on now, we have to have warnings on coffee cups to say that the contents will be hot and on bleach bottles that the bleach isn’t to be drunk. Kids recently saw eating detergent pods as a challenge.

Some people are stupid and need any dangers, however small and obvious, spelling out clearly.

Well if they are that stupid maybe removal from the gene pool is not a bad idea, like the Darwin awards.

There is a movement called Safety Third. It is gaining strength and I hope it becomes strong enough to counteract this idiocy.

It has been 32-35C constantly the last week. I forgot to bring a coat and when ai got to Calais and stepped out of the car I had to delve into my suitcase for a hoodie. Believe it or not 22c can feel pretty cold.

Crommers, I remember those temps as I lived very near Heathrow in '76. I remember getting the tube up to Westminster on one of those days, for my Civil Service interview, and the tarmac roads there were melting Our houses were being demolished that summer, to build blocks of flats, we were waiting to be rehoused. I remember sun bathing in the back garden, surrounded by rubble and dust in the neighbouring gardens

It's doing my head in to be honest
We've had rain all morning
It will probably snow tomorrow
I and my family survived 76 by common sense
Including train journey by train with no restaurant car to by drinks having left large Tupperware container on Weymouth platform had no,drink till Bristol temple meads nightmare moment

Workingman wrote:Have the authorities and media gone a bit OTT with this?

Last night's 6 o'clock BBC news spent nearly half its time on the heatwave - how bad it will be, what to do, tips and tricks to stay cool and on and on.

It's forecast for two days!

Every year millions fly away seeking similar temperatures for two weeks. Their holidays do not come with a health warning, do they?

Draw the curtains on the sunny side of the house, but leave a gap for light to get in. Take plenty of drinks. Chill.

Well said WM.

I live in these temps many months of the year.

I'm fine.

Let's not forget that later this year hundreds of thousands of supporters from cooler climes will descend on Qatar for the World Cup where temperatures will be higher than our "heatwave".

Will they be given free saline pills and hand-held spritzer cooling fans to keep them safe? No!

FGS, we need to get a grip!

I worked in the M.E. for years where temps on the airfields for months on end were well into the 50s, and we all had a canteen which we could fill up at any water cooler and were ordered to do so - there were many.

TWO DAYS of hot weather. Jeez!