Britain swelters

Blackleaf

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LMAO...we higher hills in Saskatchewan

We don't. Not in southern Britain, anyway. Britain's highest mountain is Ben Nevis, which is an extinct volcano and is 4,409ft above sea level (although there's a bit of a difference between highest mountain and tallest mountain).

One of the two men who died during a military exercise on the Brecon Beacons at the weekend has been named.



The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier as Lance Corporal Craig Roberts. He was trying out for the Territorial Army's SAS section.

The 24-year-old, originally from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, and his fellow reservist died on the hottest day of the year in Wales.

Mr Roberts lived in London and was a maths teacher in Lewisham.



His father Kelvin, 53, and mother Margaret, 54, were said to be "heartbroken" by his death.

"We are being given the support of the military and anything we want to see will come through them," said his father.



Mr Roberts, who had lived in London after leaving university, had served with the Territorial Army (TA) for more than five years.

He had taken part in exercises several times including a training mission in Texas with the American National Guard.

Some of it involved hot weather training in the desert aimed at replicating conditions in the Middle East.

He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment and is believed to have served as a reservist in Iraq and Afghanistan.

L/Cpl Roberts was described as being "the salt of the earth" by friends.

"CJ loved being in the TA and really wanted to go as far as he could. He was extremely dedicated," said one.

Another soldier who died has not yet been named. A third man who collapsed remains in hospital.

Military and emergency vehicles at the scene of the incident


BBC News - Brecon Beacons soldier deaths: Craig Roberts named as victim
 

L Gilbert

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Considering that Toronto is only 70 degrees at the moment - and the vast, northern arctic areas of Canada are probably MINUS 70 degrees at the moment - Canadians will probably be crying out for temperatures of 84 degrees, like it is where I am in Bolton right now.
I'd have settled for 84F a couple days. Temps here almost reached 100 a couple days ago and this is only July. I expect temps will hit close to 110 again this year. 84 is just the top end of warmish.

Wimps. They oughtta try fighting wildfires here during a BC summer. I've worked in heat that's close to the flashpoint of wood (575F).
 

Sal

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at 6 o'clock the humidity places it at 104°, there's a nice breeze but I am not going out to feel it
 

Sal

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Are you tired of melting yet? I'm quite ready to be done with it, that's for sure!
relief arrives Friday, with a nice weekend apparently....other than that...damn sam yes, but one thing I notice, different years the temp affects me differently, this year I don't feel like I am going to hurl after being exposed for a half hour or so...unlike last year, I would panic in the heat after about ten minutes...it's weird how our bodies handle things... my guy is freaking this year...he won't go out in it unless it's right into air conditioning...for me I was walking in the early morning so I think I acclimatized better this year...I spent my lunch hour outside in the shade today with the breeze hitting me and was fine...can't say I loved it but I easily survived it... people without air though....I feel totally sorry for them.
 

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relief arrives Friday, with a nice weekend apparently....other than that...damn sam yes, but one thing I notice, different years the temp affects me differently, this year I don't feel like I am going to hurl after being exposed for a half hour or so...unlike last year, I would panic in the heat after about ten minutes...it's weird how our bodies handle things... my guy is freaking this year...he won't go out in it unless it's right into air conditioning...for me I was walking in the early morning so I think I acclimatized better this year...I spent my lunch hour outside in the shade today with the breeze hitting me and was fine...can't say I loved it but I easily survived it... people without air though....I feel totally sorry for them.

Why can't it be Friday now??? For many reasons, lol.

Sigh, I'm afraid I'm not dealing well with the humidity this year. I was watching a movie last night, The Bourne Legacy, and the guy was running through a snow capped mountain top in Alaska.....just about looked like heaven to me! Lol.
 

Sal

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Why can't it be Friday now??? For many reasons, lol.

Sigh, I'm afraid I'm not dealing well with the humidity this year. I was watching a movie last night, The Bourne Legacy, and the guy was running through a snow capped mountain top in Alaska.....just about looked like heaven to me! Lol.
fricking Canadian blood, I always romanticize winter pictures and until I am a part of one, then yeah, not so much...:) good movie though..
 

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93/108 here.

34/42

The weekend looks more promising though.
 

Sal

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93/108 here.

34/42

The weekend looks more promising though.
I am counting on it... I can't walk in this crap and I don't even want to swim, friends of mine with outdoor pools are finding temps ranging from 90 to 96 degrees and that is hot for an outdoor pool
 

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Here is Kelowna BC its 19C with a thunderstorm going through. the next couple
of days will see temps around 34 or 35 the second little hot spell of july.that is
somewhere close to 98 or a 100 F
 

Sal

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Lol. It's all right. I'm too weak from heat exhaustion to really pose much a threat anyway.
I just went out to water the plants and it's sufficating. humidex is at 38 at 9:30...'m mmmmmmmmmelting....lol
 

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I just went out to water the plants and it's sufficating. humidex is at 38 at 9:30...'m mmmmmmmmmelting....lol


I know, it's brutal! It's wearing me down. I'm actually starting to feel a little sick from all the humidity.
 

Sal

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I know, it's brutal! It's wearing me down. I'm actually starting to feel a little sick from all the humidity.
yeah me too now, it's like the air is too thick to breathe and my head hurts...can you imagine working outside in this heat...

of course the cat is running around like a maniac and chirping trying to get me to play

just what I want to do run around here and heat up further

what do you keep your place at?
 

SLM

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yeah me too now, it's like the air is too thick to breathe and my head hurts...can you imagine working outside in this heat...

If I spend too much time in air conditioning, my sinuses swell. If I don't, breathing is difficult and I get a headache. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Basically, I've reached my apex of summer heat and I'm whining!!!!!

But it's my birthright as a Canadian to bitch and moan about the weather, and dammit, I will continue.

:D

of course the cat is running around like a maniac and chirping trying to get me to play
Nutty feline.

what do you keep your place at?

Not cool enough. My problem is I have 15 feet of window and western view in a brick building. No amount of A/C can combat that! My place just retains the heat.