Good lord that sucks

Bowler · 08-14-2003

www.msnbc.com/news/948415.asp

Trikki · 08-14-2003

umm...Water AC and shorts? What's the problem? Or do they not have AC in France? /boggle

:evil

mirdorr · 08-14-2003

They're setting heat records in Europe practically every day. Don't know if you remember it, but we had this problem in the Midwest a few years ago. What was it, 1999? There were 90 or more heat related deaths in Chicago; it was a record number.

And, sure enough, France is having the same problem Chicago was. Record heat means record A/C usage, which means record electricity usage, which causes problems.

ThePerfectFlaw · 08-14-2003

Many people can't afford Air Conditioning. It happened in the US several summers back as well, though not on as large a scale. Heat waves always hit the elderly the hardest, and shorts just aren't gonna cut it when you have 100+ degree weather. Nor will swimming to be honest, because some people may not be able to make it to a beach on their own, let alone every day.

Haloface · 08-14-2003

The heat in England right now is like nothing we've ever encountered before.
Especially for this duration.
Which is a shocker to a country that spends most of its time drenched in rain.

08-14-2003

The heatwaves seems to have left Sweden now, can actually get some cold air during the nights.. but it was *really* horrible for awhile (like a month and a half, almost 2) and as for AC, that's really not a common thing around here atleast

I know very few that has AC at home.

Palimax Sceleris · 08-14-2003

It'll be 109 here on Monday. It's a cool 102 right now. We had a 116 or 118 last week. Said they would have broke our 121 record last week, but they moved the weather station to a slightly cooler location after 1995.

We did, however, break our record "high low" with an overnight low of 94. (Or was it 96?) Well, lets just say that swimming pools cool down to the temperature of warm bathwater this time of year.

Thormir · 08-15-2003

My father is in Phoenix now, having moved there from Alaska a few years ago. "I don't care if it's a dry heat, dad, I'm not visiting until at least November."

Oh, and this isn't helping things here in the states, either.

trimlock · 08-15-2003

this is a big problem in mexico, people are still dieing to fumes their stoves create, that they use as heaters

Elemak the Enchanter · 08-15-2003

The heat + a whole load of old people = a lot of dead old people.

On one hand it's cool that from what I saw while I was there, there is a lot of older pople still alive in france, but on the other hand most of them live in smaller (than the average here in the US) apartments, and from what I remember AC wasnt too common there, so they overheat, and their bodies cant handle it any more, and they unfortunately die.

I think the reason France is having so many heat fatalities, is it's just not something they're used to, so they're not prepared for it.

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Bowler Disrespectful Midget Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 552 vCash: 1000	Good lord that sucks www.msnbc.com/news/948415.asp

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08-14-2003	#2
Trikki Disrespectful Midget Joined: Mar 2003 Party: N/A Posts: 755 vCash: 1000	umm...Water AC and shorts? What's the problem? Or do they not have AC in France? /boggle :evil

08-14-2003	#3
mirdorr Overlord of Old School Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,100 vCash: 1000	They're setting heat records in Europe practically every day. Don't know if you remember it, but we had this problem in the Midwest a few years ago. What was it, 1999? There were 90 or more heat related deaths in Chicago; it was a record number. And, sure enough, France is having the same problem Chicago was. Record heat means record A/C usage, which means record electricity usage, which causes problems.

08-14-2003	#4
ThePerfectFlaw Lord of the Dance Joined: Oct 2001 Location: Scurry, Scurry, Andy's here! Posts: 2,003 vCash: 1000	Many people can't afford Air Conditioning. It happened in the US several summers back as well, though not on as large a scale. Heat waves always hit the elderly the hardest, and shorts just aren't gonna cut it when you have 100+ degree weather. Nor will swimming to be honest, because some people may not be able to make it to a beach on their own, let alone every day.

08-14-2003	#5
Haloface Illusion: Justin Timberlake Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Sussex, United Kingdom Party: N/A Posts: 4,268 vCash: 1000	The heat in England right now is like nothing we've ever encountered before. Especially for this duration. Which is a shocker to a country that spends most of its time drenched in rain.

08-14-2003	#6
crappycleric001 Guest Joined: Posts: n/a vCash:	The heatwaves seems to have left Sweden now, can actually get some cold air during the nights.. but it was really horrible for awhile (like a month and a half, almost 2) and as for AC, that's really not a common thing around here atleast I know very few that has AC at home.

08-14-2003	#7
Palimax Sceleris No Title Chosen Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Bank One Ballpark Posts: 1,728 vCash: 1000	It'll be 109 here on Monday. It's a cool 102 right now. We had a 116 or 118 last week. Said they would have broke our 121 record last week, but they moved the weather station to a slightly cooler location after 1995. We did, however, break our record "high low" with an overnight low of 94. (Or was it 96?) Well, lets just say that swimming pools cool down to the temperature of warm bathwater this time of year.

08-15-2003	#8
Thormir Decaying Deity of Misconceptions Joined: Feb 2002 Party: N/A Posts: 3,811 vCash: 1000	My father is in Phoenix now, having moved there from Alaska a few years ago. "I don't care if it's a dry heat, dad, I'm not visiting until at least November." Oh, and this isn't helping things here in the states, either.

08-15-2003	#9
trimlock New user Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,556 vCash: 1000	this is a big problem in mexico, people are still dieing to fumes their stoves create, that they use as heaters

08-15-2003	#10
Elemak the Enchanter Resident Angry Veteran Joined: Jan 2003 Location: The North Pole Party: Independent Posts: 1,133 vCash: 1000	The heat + a whole load of old people = a lot of dead old people. On one hand it's cool that from what I saw while I was there, there is a lot of older pople still alive in france, but on the other hand most of them live in smaller (than the average here in the US) apartments, and from what I remember AC wasnt too common there, so they overheat, and their bodies cant handle it any more, and they unfortunately die. I think the reason France is having so many heat fatalities, is it's just not something they're used to, so they're not prepared for it.

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