without water you will die
I was in a tube station the other day (I don’t know, Waterloo maybe) and I heard a public safety message.
It went a little something like this:
“During the current heat wave remember to carry a bottle of water with you on the tube at all times, and if you feel unwell, do not travel on the tube”.
The temperature that days a maximum of 21.
I know the tube is hot, the fucker is hot during the winter, but 21 degrees is not part of the heat wave.
31 is.
The worst thing was I saw a woman in front of me rifle through her bag, and then sigh when she found her water bottle.
There was a touch of theatre about it, like she had found an oasis after a long trip through the desert.
She didn’t drink the water; she just kept it there in case she was about to die of thirst on the long trip from London Bridge to Canada Waters.
Her life was saved, and I felt a little better for having been there to see it.
London Melts: Heatwave alert raised to level 3
I am not sure what a heatwave alert of level 3 is, London is suffering it, and this is what the telegraph is saying:
Over the last few days parts of England have seen temperatures climb to highs of around 88F (31C) by day, but a key factor has been the night time temperatures. Lows in some areas have not fallen below 64F (18C).
“There are four key things to try and remember during a heatwave, ” said Wayne Elliott, Head of Health Forecasting at the Met Office.
“If possible stay out of the heat during the middle part of the day; cool yourself down; keep your environment cool and look out for others, especially older people, those living alone and babies and young children.”
31C, wow, how will we ever survive.
I hate hot weather as much as anything, once it is warm enough to wear shorts that is when it should stop, but 31C really isn’t that hot.
The reason it feels hot here is that almost nothing in the UK is air-conditioned.
In Australia a heat wave is minimum high 30sduring the day and mid 20s at night, but generally you can find somewhere with air con for at least one part of your day.
That doesn’t seem to exist as much in the UK.
So there is no relief.
The other day I caught an overland trains (above ground) and it was like 20 minutes of heaven, because it was air conditioned. In the last week that is the only time I can remember being cooled.
London’s heat does get muggy, and it is uncomfortable, but it isn’t oppressive heat.
I can understand why they don’t have air-con, it is an expensive thing that you might only use for 2 months a year.
But if you are going to complain about 31C, then perhaps you should get it.
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