I know none of my followers/mutuals will pull the "current European temperatures are fine" move but I want to say this anyway, just to highlight things to you.
A friend of mine has a conservatory in her home. To demonstrate, this is a conservatory:
A glass extension to a home, which makes a perfect reading nook or breakfast area, especially in winter. This is EXTREMELY common for middle class UK homes. Like. I've not been in a single middle class UK home that didn't have one of these. It's essentially a little greenhouse, which is why it's so nice for winter.
Yesterday, the temperature in my friend's conservatory reached 60°C. That is 140F. And the wall between a conservatory and the rest of the home is glass too; that heat will leech into the rest of your home. Opening doors and windows will not do much other than create a breeze corridor with a bit that will heat your breeze. There is no air-con, only some shitty fans.
These are people's homes. There are still people who work from home. There are those wanting to go into work, but the roads were melting and the trains weren't running, because the infrastructure here is not built for this heat. There are old folks who don't have jobs and might be reliant on friends or family (who have to work bc it was a workday) to drive them someplace else. Going to a park instead isn't really doable either. I mean, would you spend your entire day in 40°C (100F+) heat outside?
When we say northwestern European homes are designed to hold warmth, we mean it. These are death traps, and too many people can't escape them. Meanwhile there are fires everywhere. Spain, Portugal and France are all suffering massive forest fires. A spark in a London suburban garden caught and half the street went up in flames.
This shit ain't normal. UK temperatures have never been measured to go above 40°C before, and they did so yesterday. And people are boiling to death in their homes.
So don't you dare tell us these temperatures are fine. They are for you, in your air-conned buildings and your limited times outside. We do not have what you have. We have conservatories and modern homes with entire walls of glass, and old homes with insulating walls and small windows which will not let a breeze through. You have tiles. We have carpet.
(I do wanna thank everyone who's been writing supportive posts with tips on battling heat exhaustion and how to keep your home cool where you can. You guys are kind, understanding, and genuinely lifesaving. Mwah ❤️❤️)
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