I told you it was too hot, damn it!

[caddyman]

Bookies slash odds on the British summer hitting 100f....

William Hill have cut their odds against UK temperatures reaching 37.7C (100F) this summer from 16/1 to a record low of 14/1. This is despite the news that after a peak in temperatures early in the week weather forecasters predict a return to rain.

Even in the sweltering summer of 1976 the odds never dipped below 16/1, Graham Sharpe, Hill’s spokesman, said.

Yesterday the hottest place was deemed to be Barbourne in Worcestershire, at a little more than 30C. Today it is likely to reach the low 30s in many areas, especially the Midlands and Oxfordshire.

Turn me over, mother. This side's cooked.

Comments

[crazedgiggles.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling, living in Florida where not only is it hot, but the humidity can boost the heat up by tens of degrees. Don't despair; the best advice I can provide for a hot summer day is to find the nearest large body of water and jump into it.

[mollpeartree.livejournal.com]

Or, if no large body of water is available or clean enough to go into, you may also take a cold shower and dry off by standing dripping wet and stark naked in front of the fan. It will keep you fresh as a daisy for minutes at a time!

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

When you're as clumsy as I am, there are dangers inherent in that approach I do not care to contemplate....