Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Is it too hot for the binmen?

Ours didn't get collected yesterday.

The weather is mad, drove to work in a thunderstorm, then had to wait five mins in the car park for it to calm down, would have got soaked walking in even with umbrella. Now it’s too hot again and everyone arriving dripping.

Love it. Get to sit in the garden all evening in shorts, drinking a cold beer while slowly grilling on the barbeque. Why on earth would anyone rather be stuck indoors on a cold, wet and miserable gloomy January evening instead?

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:00 pm

dOh Nut wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:38 pm My son in Perth Aus laughs when I tell him how hot it is


No big deal for him

..........as he switches on his aircon.

Yeah exactly. My girlfriend lived out there for 3 years and said its a lot better to be out there. They are set up for it. Everywhere has zircon. Over here you sit on a train for 45 minutes in 45 degrees heat.

Man up you load of pussies.......hahaha

It's raining here.

WTF - it’s summer and global warming is here to stay. Get over it.

Disoriented wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:29 pm WTF - it’s summer and global warming is here to stay. Get over it.

Can't we complain to the club?

My long train journey home does at least take me through the beautiful Kent countryside. It must be hot out there, because I saw a giant fan in one orchard.

And I'm not talking about BigRon.

It was a water canon, you attach a hose to it and it blasts out the water, more of a heavy duty watering can.

Real Al wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:51 pm My long train journey home does at least take me through the beautiful Kent countryside. It must be hot out there, because I saw a giant fan in one orchard.

And I'm not talking about BigRon.

Pandy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:36 pm It was a water canon, you attach a hose to it and it blasts out the water, more of a heavy duty watering can.

Oh, interesting. I'd never heard of those.

However, looking at pictures online, the one I saw was just a giant drum fan.

Disoriented wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:29 pm WTF - it’s summer and global warming is here to stay. Get over it.

Real Al wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:49 pm

Pandy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:36 pm It was a water canon, you attach a hose to it and it blasts out the water, more of a heavy duty watering can.

Oh, interesting. I'd never heard of those.

However, looking at pictures online, the one I saw was just a giant drum fan.

Probably a frost fan,obviously used in the winter to keep temp up, farmers crudly adapt them with a hose to spray water.

Lashing in County Waterford. A nice soft day.

Orientinoz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:48 pm Man up you load of pussies.......hahaha

Says it all,doesn't it?

I want to do my bit to raise the percentage.

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:44 pm I want to do my bit to raise the percentage.

With the hot air?

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:12 pm

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:44 pm I want to do my bit to raise the percentage.

With the hot air?

You seem rather combative these days.

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:17 pm

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:12 pm

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:44 pm I want to do my bit to raise the percentage.

With the hot air?

You seem rather combative these days.

Just joshing me old mate.

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:22 pm

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:17 pm

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:12 pm

With the hot air?

You seem rather combative these days.

Just joshing me old mate.

Thought for a while you may be a new Esteban alias.

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:24 pm

Orientinoz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:48 pm Man up you load of pussies.......hahaha

Says it all,doesn't it?

Seems strange to me that ppl still dont realise that reverse cycle A/C also provides a cost effective form of heating as well.

Picked a bad day for a trip up to Sheffield...

Cancelled.

My son has some work this weekend in Aus. Expected 46C++ highest in that area, 2 hour flight north of Perth, since records began.

I’ll stick with UK seasons thanks. Years back watched cricket in the WACA at 45C. Not nice.

dOh Nut wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:04 am My son has some work this weekend in Aus. Expected 46C++ highest in that area, 2 hour flight north of Perth, since records began.

I’ll stick with UK seasons thanks. Years back watched cricket in the WACA at 45C. Not nice.

Me too. Reminds me of this:

DIARY OF A POM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

August 31
Just got transferred with work from Leeds UK to our new home in Karratha , Western Australia .
Now this is a town that knows how to live!
Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings.
I watched the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday.
It was beautiful.
I've finally found my new home.
I love it here.

September 13
Really heating up now.
It got to 31 today.
No problem though.
Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car.
What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this.
I'm turning into a sun-worshipper - no blasted rain like back in Leeds !!

September 30
Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants today.
Lots of palms and rocks.
No more mowing lawns for me!
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
It's Paradise !

October 10
The temperature hasn't been below 35 all week.
How do people get used to this kind of heat?
At least today it's windy though.
Keeps the flies off a bit.
Acclimatizing is taking longer than we expected.

October 15
Fell asleep by the pool yesterday.
Got third degree burns over 60% of my body.
Missed three days off work.
What a dumb thing to do..
Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!

October 20
- Didn't notice Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car before I left for work this morning.
By the time I got back to the car after work, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stuck to the upholstery.
The car now smells like Whiskettes and cat ****.
I've learned my lesson though: no more pets in this heat.

October 25
This wind is a b*stard.
It feels like a giant ****ing blow dryer.
And it's hot as hell!
The home air conditioner is on the blink and the repair man charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needs to order parts from ****ing Perth .....The wife & the kids are complaining.

October 30
The temperature's up around 40 and the parts still haven't arrived for the ****ing air conditioner.
House is an oven so we've all been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now.
Bloody $600,000 house and we can't even go inside.
Why the hell did I ever come here?

November 4
Finally got the ****ing air-conditioner fixed. It cost $1,500 and gets the temperature down to around 25 degrees, but the humidity makes it feel about 35.
Stupid repairman.
****ing thief.

November 8
If one more smart b*stard says 'Hot enough for you today?'
I'm going to ****ing throttle him.
****ing heat!
By the time I get to work, the car radiator is boiling over, my ****ing clothes are soaking ****ing wet and I smell like baked cat.
****ing place is the end of the Earth.

November 9
Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on the black leather upholstery in my car.
I thought my ****ing **** was on fire.
I lost 2 layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my ****ing ****.
Now the car smells like burnt hair, fried **** and baked cat.
****. ****. ****.

November 10
The Weather report might as well be a ****ing recording..
Hot and sunny.
Hot and sunny, Hot and ****ing sunny.
It never ****ing changes!
It's been too hot to do anything for 2 ****ing months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
****!

November 15
Doesn't it ever rain in this damn ****ing place?
Water restrictions will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms might just dry up and blow into the ****ing pool.
The only things that thrive in this ****ing hell-hole are the ****ing flies.
You don't dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the little bastards!

November 20
Welcome to HELL!
It got to 45 ****in' degrees today.
Now the air conditioner gone in my car.
The repair man came to fix it and said, 'Hot enough for you today?'
I wanted to shove the ****ing car up his ****ing ****.
Anyway, had to spend the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail me out of jail for assaulting the stupid silly sausage.
****ing Karratha!
What kind of sick, demented ****ing idiot would want to live here!

December 1
WHAT!!!! The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
You are ****ing kidding me!