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U.K. Issues First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning 馃敟馃敟馃敟 [I Hate Hot Weather]






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JimboSaturn51-55, M
Do many people in England have air conditioning?
BalmyNitesF
@JimboSaturn Not at all, none of my friends & family have air con
JimboSaturn51-55, M
@BalmyNites I figured, that makes sleeping tough.
BalmyNitesF
@JimboSaturn Yes it鈥檚 soooo hot, too hot to sleep
ArishMell70-79, M
@JimboSaturn It's very unusual in homes.

I daresay a few may have it; but generally our spells of very hot weather are not intense enough or long enough to justify the capital and running-costs of air-conditioning in an ordinary house.

We just open the windows (of which probably most now are doube-glazed) and let the breeze blow through, and that's usually enough.

A different matter for large commercial premises, espcially those built either with acres of glass or with very few openings to the fresh air and sunlight.
JimboSaturn51-55, M
@ArishMell It used to be that way in the part of Canada I grew up, nobody had AC , but now they do.
ArishMell70-79, M
@JimboSaturn It will be interesting to see how things develop in the UK if hotter and longer spells become the norm. I think the cost alone of installing air-conditioning throughout houses not built for it, will deter many householders; but it may be feasible in the more expensive housing developments among the many yet to be built.

Conversely, it will be equally interesting to see how the ending of fitting new gas-heating boilers in new homes built in the UK from 2025 onwards, part of a drive to go all-electric generally, will work....