LittleBuford
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I’m a Londoner, and I don’t know a single family in the UK who has AC. I think it’s grossly overused here in the US—some spaces feel like fridges!
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Dangerous Levels of Heat Index for Orlando (July 18 - Aug 3, 2022)
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Notes from Neverland
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At the very least, we know @marni1971 is ahead of the forecast without those sleeves. 
But seriously, stay safe over there!
But seriously, stay safe over there!
correcaminos
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They do indeed! Granted I adore the heat and can be found in hoodies even in the mid/upper 80s, but Im also used to the heat. We grew up without central AC and just dealt in the summer. When we lost power after storms and temps right around 100 for a few days (nighttime was closer to 80) I was fine. So I stayed with pets while others left for power locations.
However i totally have no issues with AC existing in my region.
LittleBuford
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Oh, nor do I in mine! I certainly welcome it in the sweltering heat; I just think it’s often overused and set too cold!
BrianLo
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Smooth
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Winter hits Springs hard as Alice shivers through record-breaking cold snap
The temperature in Alice Springs has dropped below zero degrees Celsius for 12 consecutive mornings, beating the previous record set in July 1976.
www.abc.net.au
Midwest Elitist
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Living in Chicago, we get to experience all of the terrible weather conditions, year round!
I did it just for you guysIt bothers me that you have your phone set to Fahrenheit.
I’d be surprised if it was even 1%. Modern offices and shopping centres may have it, but it’s usually just a “mansion” type millionaires pad with AC. It isn’t the norm and even new build houses and flats don’t have it. We’re usually more concerned with staying warm in the winter.
Underfloor heating is considered “posh” and rare, and that’s more common than air con.
Brian
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Thank you. Us Americans will measure with pretty much anything except the metric system.I did it just for you guys
Take for example:
A lot of apartments and houses in our Chicago neighborhood don't have central AC. Lot's of window units around.
Our 2-flat apartment building just got converted to central AC a couple of years ago.
In the mid-90s we had a heatwave where almost 600 died? Mass graves for the homeless. That's the year they learned from and now offer "cooling stations" for the homeless during heatwaves - libraries, schools, most government buildings. Also sometimes they will park air-conditioned buses for people to jump on and cool off.
Good luck all
Our 2-flat apartment building just got converted to central AC a couple of years ago.
In the mid-90s we had a heatwave where almost 600 died? Mass graves for the homeless. That's the year they learned from and now offer "cooling stations" for the homeless during heatwaves - libraries, schools, most government buildings. Also sometimes they will park air-conditioned buses for people to jump on and cool off.
Good luck all
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LittleBuford
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It’s a mixed bag in the UK: we measure some things in metric (temperature, weight of groceries, dimensions of furniture) and others in imperial (road distances, waists, height). My favourite unit is the stone (equivalent to 14 pounds), which is used exclusively to measure a person’s weight.
Ricky Spanish
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Sometimes in 1 day!
Smugpugmug
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Not the UK but I was living in Germany during a major heat wave a few years ago and my apartment didn't have AC. The university I was studying at didn't have AC in any of the buildings and the only places that did have AC were the American restaurants/shops like Mcdonalds and Subway. Students would camp out in the Mcdonalds until they were kicked out for not buying anything. It was miserable so I fully sympathize with those in Europe right now.
correcaminos
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Yep! People often ask if they need jackets/sweaters/sweatshirts at Disney in June and I'm like heck yeah, indoors! I only get odd looks when I don't remove them outside
Last week we asked for a table outside and the person was like "oh I can put you by a window if not" and I was like, no the cold. She looked and me and laughed. She was in long sleeves and pants for a reason
SaucyBoy
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- In the Parks
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You can bet since then, I drink lots of water every day!
Greg in TN
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And don't forget, you can get a free cup of ice water anywhere that serves water.
vikescaper
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As a Floridian, I really felt the heat back on the Fourth of July and I probably overdid things. The best thing we did that day was take about a half hour break at Sunshine Seasons.
MickeyLuv'r
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Laymen yes, but official measurements are done in metric.
The US officially uses the International System of Units (the SI or modern metric system) and has for many years. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is located in Sèvres near Paris, France. (They hold the most official standards.) Though it is important to note the standards are no longer physical objects. The last to be replaced was the kilogram. It is no longer a chunk of metal.
As of May 2019, the kilogram, symbol kg, is now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in the unit J s, which is equal to kg m2 s -1 , where the meter and the second are defined in terms of c and ∆νCs. The change was made because this constant is considered forever stable.
The meter is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second.
seven base units of the SI are:
meter - length
kilogram - mass
second - time
kelvin - temp
mole - molecular substance
ampere - electric current
candela - light intensity
MickeyLuv'r
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The UK also belongs to BIPM and uses the SI.