You don,t need air con in the UK @ Russell5419and no we are not cheapskates I live in Portugal now & the temp is in the 40s and we still don’t have air con its called curtains shut and fans on
I think northern Europeans aren’t used to really hot weather. Temps above ~80 deg F (27 deg C) might be considered pretty hot. And there’s humidity to consider. This year in Colorado where I live it’s been pretty cool in July and August – mid 70’s deg F (~24 deg C) to mid 80’s deg F (~29 deg C) which is much cooler than last summer where we had mid 90 deg F (~35 deg C) temps and late June it reached an all time record of 102 deg F (~39 deg C). A majority here do not have AC.
One of my favorite weather trivia items: The British Consulate in Houston pays tropical hardship bonus. (90° 90% is called “Houston weather” in Texas. “In Tucson, it can get to 110°F, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry heat. In Winnipeg, it can get -30, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry cold. In Vancouver, it rains a lot, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry rain.”
I thought this strip was about Canada!? I never saw that many ice cubes at one time in England! Also, they don’t know “Ice Tea”. True story: Ordered Ice Tea at a restaurant outside of London, waiter brought bottle of Asti ( Asti Spumonti ). Never did get tea!
In San Francisco bay area, a lot of homes don’t have a/c. We have hot weather for a few days and then the fog comes in. June and July can be downright chilly and windy. The best “summer” months are September/ October.
linda trigg over 10 years ago
You don,t need air con in the UK @ Russell5419and no we are not cheapskates I live in Portugal now & the temp is in the 40s and we still don’t have air con its called curtains shut and fans on
Burnside217 over 10 years ago
Kind of makes the sub-freezing days that will be here shortly look pretty good.
sbchamp over 10 years ago
Be cool, Fred
DaveBNM over 10 years ago
People hate the summer until the blizzards hit? I have never once had to scrape heat from my windshield or spun out on black heat.
Streetlight2 over 10 years ago
I think northern Europeans aren’t used to really hot weather. Temps above ~80 deg F (27 deg C) might be considered pretty hot. And there’s humidity to consider. This year in Colorado where I live it’s been pretty cool in July and August – mid 70’s deg F (~24 deg C) to mid 80’s deg F (~29 deg C) which is much cooler than last summer where we had mid 90 deg F (~35 deg C) temps and late June it reached an all time record of 102 deg F (~39 deg C). A majority here do not have AC.
hippogriff over 10 years ago
One of my favorite weather trivia items: The British Consulate in Houston pays tropical hardship bonus. (90° 90% is called “Houston weather” in Texas. “In Tucson, it can get to 110°F, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry heat. In Winnipeg, it can get -30, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry cold. In Vancouver, it rains a lot, but they don’t mind, it’s a dry rain.”
gammot12 over 10 years ago
I thought this strip was about Canada!? I never saw that many ice cubes at one time in England! Also, they don’t know “Ice Tea”. True story: Ordered Ice Tea at a restaurant outside of London, waiter brought bottle of Asti ( Asti Spumonti ). Never did get tea!
angusdad over 10 years ago
In San Francisco bay area, a lot of homes don’t have a/c. We have hot weather for a few days and then the fog comes in. June and July can be downright chilly and windy. The best “summer” months are September/ October.
Jolly1995 over 10 years ago
Dang that awful humidity!!!! and good riddance to it!
DoodleDaysComics over 10 years ago
Autumn is the best season. Just a few more weeks…
tigerchik32 over 10 years ago
Join the club. Its hot AND humid in CA.
Richard V Anderson over 10 years ago
“Fred Basset” is set in Scotland.
AmyGrantfan51774 over 10 years ago
been hot here in Texas with temperatures in the ‘90s in Houston in San Antonio it’s been in the 100s hot, eh???!!!!
DaveBNM over 10 years ago
I live in the desert. It’s a “dry” heat.