London will hit the big 30 over the weekend and hotter in places I'd imagine. Mates all over are making plans, usually involving beer, so that's it for me. Such low will power, I'm so easily swayed!
Nice weather for writing???
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Late 20's today in the Highlands of Scotland. Thank goodness I live near a beautiful beach - perfect excuse to cool down while walking the dog. 
Wanted Hero
Fantasy YA Author
LOL! I'm with mouse. I live in the desert. Writing in heat doesn't bother me in the least. However, I do find it a challenge using a computer--sweating into the keyboard--so I switch to pen and paper until the sun goes down.
Love the sun but I burn easily.
My house faces west and so stays cool during hot days, ideal for working.
My house faces west and so stays cool during hot days, ideal for working.
mistri
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My hayfever is terrible at the moment - my eyes are terribly sore. And I am not generally a summer person.
I would love a week of dry weather and say 20 degree weather, but I'm melting in this. And my writing has gone to pot. Trying to write something now and my eyeballs are drying up.
Who do I complain to?
I would love a week of dry weather and say 20 degree weather, but I'm melting in this. And my writing has gone to pot. Trying to write something now and my eyeballs are drying up.
Who do I complain to?
Technically, the whole world, this is the internet.
I double up! I use the 24hrs little pills and nasal spray, with a top up squirt on a day like today. It helps, enough to get through the day anyway.
Colbey Frost
aka Christian Nash
It's not that hot weather stops me from writing , it's more that my family demands more attention when it's hot. I take them on long walks with the dog, go to the park or, like next week, take them on holiday. I personally hate ALL weather... I don't even like going outside. Give me room temp, curtains closed. But the kids come first, they have to, that's the meaning of life.
CrumpleHornedSnorkak
Beware of the Nargles
Yeah, I agree with Christian on this. The nice weather means I have to get out and do things with the boy and the boyfriend. Which, I love, really. Nothing like a walk up the woods with my two favourite boys. But, I find these walks actually inspire me to write. So, after the lovely boy is fast asleep, I knuckle down and write... (well, try to...)
I guess it depends on whether one considers hot weather to actually be nice weather. I don't; I hate it. I like weather that is moderately warm, when the plants in my backyard are flourishing, or moderately cool, which I find invigorating. That's my idea of nice weather.
I agree, hot humid claggy weather just shuts down my mental facilties - so on such days, by the end, I'm usually ragged, tired and dreading the night (i.e. the attempt to fall asleep...)
Personally my favourite possible weather is a bright sunlit day (no clouds) where the air temperature is ~0 deg C. So you're getting moderately warmed by the rays of the sun and moderately cooled and invigorated by every breath of air.
That's pretty much my idea of a perfect day, too, except a bit warmer, since freezing weather is so rare here, it feels colder to us than it does to you.
I'd like to say it has to do with my genetic disposition to cold, being born and bred in Scotland, to enjoy a good 'nip' in the air....but my ample layers of blubber help tremendously
hopewrites
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I've spent some summers in Idaho. Let me tell you. They are different creatures to coastal summers. The hot is dry. Sweat sucked off your body almost before you can sweat it. So it's easier to tolerate higher and lower temps, provided you dont mummify.
Oregon summers are best spent in the woods. The beach is too windy and never gets above what I would call "warm" My Friend teases me about my love of Oregon beaches. He grew up on the Cali Coast, and vehemently declares that what Oregon and Washington have are NOT beaches. And the grasslands and fields are just as buggy as the forest, but without the comfort of being cool and dreamy.
I like the heat. Dry or wet, provided I'm provisioned for it.
What I dont like is the shock of going from an over air-conditioned basement to the glaring bright and oppressive heat of summer all at once. It makes dressing appropriately tricky. I have to pack socks and a jacket for when I get to my office, and wear something light and somewhat skimpy to get me to and from it.
Oregon summers are best spent in the woods. The beach is too windy and never gets above what I would call "warm" My Friend teases me about my love of Oregon beaches. He grew up on the Cali Coast, and vehemently declares that what Oregon and Washington have are NOT beaches. And the grasslands and fields are just as buggy as the forest, but without the comfort of being cool and dreamy.
I like the heat. Dry or wet, provided I'm provisioned for it.
What I dont like is the shock of going from an over air-conditioned basement to the glaring bright and oppressive heat of summer all at once. It makes dressing appropriately tricky. I have to pack socks and a jacket for when I get to my office, and wear something light and somewhat skimpy to get me to and from it.
Small recommendations for those suffering in the heat:
1. Stick your bare feet in a bowl of cold water - amazing how much it cools you down. When water becomes warm, make good use of it by watering plants which prefer room temperature water hitting their roots and start again with a new bowl.
2. Stick a fan UNDER the desk (best while wearing shorts, but works OK in thin trousers). It doesn't blow paper off the desk, it is a little quieter, and the draft wafts up past the rest of you without it being a gale.
Other than that, I like sunny, breezy days - most of my writing is being done on the patio with a laptop at the moment. Often have an awning up for some shade. Definitely have my feet in a bowl of water......
I like most weather - mist, rain, frosty sunny days.
Dislike still, overcast summer days where it feels like it should rain and just doesn't get on with it at all, for the whole day. In general those seem to most happen in central, southern and eastern England. Being to the west gets you more active weather.
Couple of comments to those in the US who think we're wusses.
1. Very, very few houses in the UK have aircon, ditto cars, so there is no respite and it can be hard to sleep at night so it wears you down. BTW - what % US houses have aircon? (Have the impression from a distance that its lots, but would like to know properly.)
2. UK it is often a moist heat. (Just like winters are a moist cold so feel colder than the thermometer temperature.)
1. Stick your bare feet in a bowl of cold water - amazing how much it cools you down. When water becomes warm, make good use of it by watering plants which prefer room temperature water hitting their roots and start again with a new bowl.
2. Stick a fan UNDER the desk (best while wearing shorts, but works OK in thin trousers). It doesn't blow paper off the desk, it is a little quieter, and the draft wafts up past the rest of you without it being a gale.
Other than that, I like sunny, breezy days - most of my writing is being done on the patio with a laptop at the moment. Often have an awning up for some shade. Definitely have my feet in a bowl of water......
I like most weather - mist, rain, frosty sunny days.
Dislike still, overcast summer days where it feels like it should rain and just doesn't get on with it at all, for the whole day. In general those seem to most happen in central, southern and eastern England. Being to the west gets you more active weather.
Couple of comments to those in the US who think we're wusses.
1. Very, very few houses in the UK have aircon, ditto cars, so there is no respite and it can be hard to sleep at night so it wears you down. BTW - what % US houses have aircon? (Have the impression from a distance that its lots, but would like to know properly.)
2. UK it is often a moist heat. (Just like winters are a moist cold so feel colder than the thermometer temperature.)
You're spot on about the sleeping. Last night wasn't so bad, but I've had a few bad ones recently.
Give me a cold, crisp winter any day.
Give me a cold, crisp winter any day.
Ditto - we're a crumpy lot when we don't get a good nights sleep. This weather is in for the next two weeks - we might pass grumpy in the next few days.
- That's me after being in the sun, bright Irish red....I wonder what's above grumpy in the hot weather scale (it's been so long I've forgotten!).
Dream Walker
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Oh, I don't know, being up in the middle of the night when you can't sleep for the heat , that's when I tend to write the most. Nothing else to do at the middle of the night except get some of that fluff out of your brain.
By the way, have you ever thought of getting a small kiddy pool instead of the bowl? We have one under the picnic table when it is really hot. And put ice in the water. This works great until the dog decides to lay in it.
By the way, have you ever thought of getting a small kiddy pool instead of the bowl? We have one under the picnic table when it is really hot. And put ice in the water. This works great until the dog decides to lay in it.
No - I like my bowl of water portable so I can go to a better bit of shade. Besides we have chickens - they'd all paddle and poop in it. Probably peck the inflatable sides as well - they like a bit of plastic. Then it would be deflatable sides.
US vs UK- Further thought on UK heat - our houses are more designed for warm in winter than cool in summer. A lot of terraced ones in cities are solid brick walls and the layout often doesn't allow a through draught from front to back. They cook.
Oh - incidentally for UK residents - one hot house we had we put in a ceiling fan in the main bedroom above the bed. Ran it on really low and it just wafted a tiny air current over the bed which made all the difference for sleeping. Quieter than a desk fan too.
US vs UK- Further thought on UK heat - our houses are more designed for warm in winter than cool in summer. A lot of terraced ones in cities are solid brick walls and the layout often doesn't allow a through draught from front to back. They cook.
Oh - incidentally for UK residents - one hot house we had we put in a ceiling fan in the main bedroom above the bed. Ran it on really low and it just wafted a tiny air current over the bed which made all the difference for sleeping. Quieter than a desk fan too.
I like ceiling fans. They remind me of fish and chip restaurants and Indiana Jones.
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