James J
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Being a Brit living with an American wife, it feels like anything goes in my house. Even had to buy a measuring jug with 'cup' measurements on so now we can cater to both sides of the Atlantic...
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Dangerous Levels of Heat Index for Orlando (July 18 - Aug 3, 2022)
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Coffeeroasters
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You should have posted the temp in C that would make most US citizens get a chill! LOL
SaucyBoy
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My husband is from Canada and he always teases me about my lack of knowledge in regards to the Metric system
When I see 30, I always wanna go grab my winter coat!!
LittleBuford
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I have to say that the American use of standard cup measurements for cooking is genius. As a child watching Sleeping Beauty, I mistakenly thought the cake recipe (which calls for three cups of flour, if I recall correctly) was trying to be pseudo-medieval, using a quaint measurement unrelated to modern practices. Only years later did I learn that cups are indeed a thing in American cooking! I find them a very convenient way of measuring my ingredients.
eliza61nyc
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oh baby don't I know it, I was in Paris in 2019 and unfortunately in a very lovely small hotel without air. it was brutal. LOL what I really couldn't understand was how hard it was to get ice for my drink.
Anyhoo, I'm in Philly and it's not the heat that's killing us, it's this hellashish humidity. currently 72%. yuck, just yuck.
LittleBuford
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The American penchant for loading drinks with ice makes no sense to me. Often, more than half the drink is just frozen water, which feels like a scam when you’re paying for whatever it is you’re supposed to be drinking.
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In the summer heat wave in France in 2003, over 15K people died.
eliza61nyc
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We've gotten spoiled with free refills. It's weird though because it's just with soda, rarely do I drink "happy juice" on the rocks.
the problem with high humidity though, is you have to keep the air on to keep the dehumidifier going so it actually gets cold.
Should any of you lot over there feel the need, and impress your friends and family to boot, a rough and ready formula for old money into new money (Fahrenheit into Celsius / centigrade) is subtract 30 then half it.
Similarly, double it and add 30 to go from c to f. Its a couple of degrees out the hotter you go but a very good approximation.
Similarly, double it and add 30 to go from c to f. Its a couple of degrees out the hotter you go but a very good approximation.
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Patcheslee
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Ppl gave me the side eye walking around Potter areas last June with my robe on and bundled up lol. Normal for me to have 2 pullovers for vacation, and leggings to wear under shorts for cool mornings. I've already worn shorts to work 4 times this year and the normal reaction from coworkers is "oh h*ll it's gonna be miserable today isn't it?"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
It's a mixed bag in the US, too. We measure plastic bottles of soda in liters and everything else in imperial!!
AndyS2992
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Too cold for Splash Mountain they said
SaucyBoy
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103 IS dangerous when your body, let alone your entire infrastructure, isn't used to that kind of heat.
Let's say you're an elederly person with no A/C. Or you're working landscaping mowing lawns outside all day long.
It can kill you.
When we were there last November I’d agree with them. But Tokyo manages.Too cold for Splash Mountain they said
A number of years ago a crew spent 3 days 8-4pm , replacing my home roof with a new one. The outside temp was close to 100 degrees and up on the roof must have felt hotter . I told them in Spanish if they needed to use my bathroom just ring my doorbell. The crew only took about a 20 min lunch break and sat in their work truck eating their lunch that had no AC. The truck never left my driveway and they never asked to use my bathrooms. These guys from Central America were extremely hard working and efficient. The roofers wore clothing from head to toe with only their eyes and mouth exposed to protect them from the intense rays of the sun.
Which goes to show infrastructure - and people - have varying levels of tolerance depending on location and design.
Luton airports runway melted yesterday.
In short, heat can be deadly for regions prepared for it, let alone unprepared.
Yes , a major city like Paris in 2003, a number of residents died during the heat wave in 2003.