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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. " OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.   | |||
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"British children need to be 'ard. 'arder than their parents. Let's prove a point and have children collapsing from heat exhaustion. 'ard. We're 'ard." That was a joke ffs  | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome. "i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up?? its not even that hot | |||
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"British children need to be 'ard. 'arder than their parents. Let's prove a point and have children collapsing from heat exhaustion. 'ard. We're 'ard. That was a joke ffs "Sorry. That was a reply to the OP not you. As someone who did see my classmates collapse occasionally, I find this whole notion abhorrent. | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps "I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it. These temperatures are serious. | |||
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".....i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up?? its not even that hot" • So you were working in Florida in a workshop during your prepubesçent years?  | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot"Not that hot?? You living under a rock or something? Yes I been in hot places, Iraq, Australia and yeah even Texas and they are used to the heat, buildings designed for it and they work their days around it, give them months of sub zero temps when not used to it and am sure they will have issues too | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps" So you'd be fine if your child collapsed at school? | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious."didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps" Love a sweeping generalisation | |||
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".....i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up?? its not even that hot • So you were working in Florida in a workshop during your prepubesçent years? "maybe not prepudescent, but at 13, so close, i just drank more water | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious.
didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway"One of the ways we adapt is by recognising that some people (children) are vulnerable and we don't have the tools to provide them with a safe environment | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps" Sounding very much like a grumpy whinger mate, has the heat got to you?  | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious.
didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway
One of the ways we adapt is by recognising that some people (children) are vulnerable and we don't have the tools to provide them with a safe environment "define a safe enviroment, and the differnce to learning life skills to live in the real world | |||
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"Is it pathetic though? It’s quite a bit hotter than the summer of 76’ if you look at the records Other countries are used to the heat and they are more prepared / equipped with air con and the buildings designed differently. It’s something that this country should start implementing more but I wouldn’t call it pathetic making people suffer. How are you spending today OP? Do you have air con where you are?"  | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps Sounding very much like a grumpy whinger mate, has the heat got to you? "just not a pussy who moans when it gets a bit hot for a day or two, i will save you a coat for when it gets cold | |||
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".....i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up?? its not even that hot • So you were working in Florida in a workshop during your prepubesçent years?
maybe not prepudescent, but at 13, so close, i just drank more water"When I were young, I used t' lick road before breakfast which were a lump of coal... | |||
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"Is it pathetic though? It’s quite a bit hotter than the summer of 76’ if you look at the records Other countries are used to the heat and they are more prepared / equipped with air con and the buildings designed differently. It’s something that this country should start implementing more but I wouldn’t call it pathetic making people suffer. How are you spending today OP? Do you have air con where you are? "no ac here | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious.
didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway"And how can they adapt | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot"You made a choice to do that. The kids haven't. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? | |||
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"Had an employee ring me this morning and say he couldn't come in as he needed to look after his kid who's schools shut today, his kids 17 and at college." my point in one | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3?" did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? | |||
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"Had an employee ring me this morning and say he couldn't come in as he needed to look after his kid who's schools shut today, his kids 17 and at college." Lol that is hilarious!!! | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work?????" Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious.
didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway
One of the ways we adapt is by recognising that some people (children) are vulnerable and we don't have the tools to provide them with a safe environment
define a safe enviroment, and the differnce to learning life skills to live in the real world"In the real world we have occupational health and safety laws. Which can include temperature regulation. The real world also accommodates for vulnerability such as age, again through law. My real world experience of school in this heat includes healthy children collapsing at school. You seem to be ok with this. I am not. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work?????" Nursery school ? Not even sure they were about when I was 3 which was in 62.. I'm calling bollocks on your Op mate .. | |||
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"In spain and the balearics they start school a lot earlier than here to ensure everyone is home during the hottest part of the day I have seen a lot of ppl on tv saying 'I'm from texas/Australia etc and this weather is a lot cooler than at home' but we are just not used to these higher temps
I'm from Australia and this doesn't break into heat wave where I'm from, but a) that doesn't make it pleasant, b) we have the know how to deal with it, c) we have the tools and infrastructure to deal with it.
These temperatures are serious.
didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway
And how can they adapt"By collapsing. 'Ard! | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work?????" UK in 1976 state nursery started at 4 until first year infant school, play groups and similar for three year olds | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" Many of those other countries you speak of are currently being ravaged by wildfires. I wish people would stop harking back to 1976 as if it was just a really nice summer. It was a freak occurrence which had a devastating impact. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids." from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us | |||
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"Had an employee ring me this morning and say he couldn't come in as he needed to look after his kid who's schools shut today, his kids 17 and at college." Not sure why that's a problem. My daughter is 25 and at college and it's been cancelled today so I've had to change my plans | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? UK in 1976 state nursery started at 4 until first year infant school, play groups and similar for three year olds" who said anything about state nursury???? | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us" I’m amazed you can remember the heatwave when you were 3 | |||
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"Had an employee ring me this morning and say he couldn't come in as he needed to look after his kid who's schools shut today, his kids 17 and at college. Not sure why that's a problem. My daughter is 25 and at college and it's been cancelled today so I've had to change my plans " but surely being at collage is not much difference to being at home temp wise, just dont get it | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us I’m amazed you can remember the heatwave when you were 3" i dont fully, just buts, but your just being obtuse now | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us" I call bull on this. At no point in 1976 did kids of 3 attend classes where they were taught. Also at the age of 3 it is highly unlikely that you were able to to recall that far back. You are now trying to back up your archaic stance by coming up with lies. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us" Classes are larger now. The more people in a space the warmer it gets. The schools would need to adapt to that with all the extra resources and staff they have *Looks at rates of staff absence in schools* *Rolls around laughing* | |||
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"When ah were a lad we are to bang two flints together and set fire to us pubes to keep waaaarm, and be glad of it. " Cor you had flint?? You is posh! | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us I’m amazed you can remember the heatwave when you were 3 i dont fully, just buts, but your just being obtuse now" I think your the insensitive one here | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising What school did you attend in 1976, when you were 3? did you not go to nursury school, or didnt both your parents work????? Very different to full classes of 30 plus kids. from memory, forgive me if my memory is bad, but we had around 20 in the classes, it was more a school than a nursury tbh, they didnt just look after us, they taught us I call bull on this. At no point in 1976 did kids of 3 attend classes where they were taught. Also at the age of 3 it is highly unlikely that you were able to to recall that far back. You are now trying to back up your archaic stance by coming up with lies." He might be telling the truth about remembering it, and being taught in classes that size. He just may not have thought that people would have figured out he would have been 3 'if' his age is correct. | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons "It's just cruel. My grandfather was punished - in ways typical in his school in his era - for being left handed. He was just fine (other than never learning to write with his dominant hand, having appalling handwriting, and leaving school semi literate) Kids have no idea how coddled they are these days. Bring back crushing children! | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway" We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons "the kids arent suffering, they are seeing their mates , interacting etc, even if not much teaching gets done, going to school is important, and no the new generation doesnt have it easyer, we didnt have to deal with facebook etc, i would hate to be a kid now, and the argument, not from you but someone else, well its nearly the holidays, well surely those are the most important days at school | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation." That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" We also used to think beating our kids was ok too and "made them stronger", We also mentally tortured them if they showed any signs of being different from the "norm" I think treating our children as human beings and better than we used to is progress, not pathetic or embarrassing. | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves " To adapt to these temperatures long term, the infrastructure would need to be adapted. A few days of school closure is probably more economical tbh. Particularly as (unlike the part of Australia I'm from) you'd also have to retain adaptations for the cold. | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons
It's just cruel.
My grandfather was punished - in ways typical in his school in his era - for being left handed.
He was just fine (other than never learning to write with his dominant hand, having appalling handwriting, and leaving school semi literate)
Kids have no idea how coddled they are these days. Bring back crushing children! "My mum had exactly the same. She was really intelligent, but it basically ruined her education, as she was just constantly struggling to write with her non-dominant hand. Some things change as we realise how shit they were. We shouldn't just keep doing things because it's 'how it was in my day' | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons
the kids arent suffering, they are seeing their mates , interacting etc, even if not much teaching gets done, going to school is important,
and no the new generation doesnt have it easyer, we didnt have to deal with facebook etc, i would hate to be a kid now, and the argument, not from you but someone else, well its nearly the holidays, well surely those are the most important days at school"So my classmates who collapsed weren't suffering? It's not upsetting or worse to see your peers suffer a serious medical event, from the tender age of four or five? | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons
It's just cruel.
My grandfather was punished - in ways typical in his school in his era - for being left handed.
He was just fine (other than never learning to write with his dominant hand, having appalling handwriting, and leaving school semi literate)
Kids have no idea how coddled they are these days. Bring back crushing children!
My mum had exactly the same.
She was really intelligent, but it basically ruined her education, as she was just constantly struggling to write with her non-dominant hand.
Some things change as we realise how shit they were. We shouldn't just keep doing things because it's 'how it was in my day' "My grandfather had to start his education again at the dinner table, taught by my grandmother (with his bratty children interfering ) | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves To adapt to these temperatures long term, the infrastructure would need to be adapted. A few days of school closure is probably more economical tbh. Particularly as (unlike the part of Australia I'm from) you'd also have to retain adaptations for the cold. " As a country though we do seem to be quite slow to adapt. Even I have noticed scientists saying that we should expect this kind of weather event regularly from now on. I don't know if plans are being made to cope with that or if we're going to continue watch the warnings on telly and do nothing until the last minute. | |||
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August!" Was longer than just august! And down here was same temps as now ! The whole year was unusual in temps my son was born on March 24th at 10 days old was out in his pram in garden with just a nappy! No covers was that warm early April! Just continued through the year! | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves To adapt to these temperatures long term, the infrastructure would need to be adapted. A few days of school closure is probably more economical tbh. Particularly as (unlike the part of Australia I'm from) you'd also have to retain adaptations for the cold. As a country though we do seem to be quite slow to adapt. Even I have noticed scientists saying that we should expect this kind of weather event regularly from now on. I don't know if plans are being made to cope with that or if we're going to continue watch the warnings on telly and do nothing until the last minute. " Oh agreed. But in the short term, you recognise that it's not safe or appropriate for children to be placed in these conditions. (As occupational health and safety laws exist for adults) In the medium to long term, you find ways to create infrastructure for these conditions. | |||
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August! Was longer than just august! And down here was same temps as now ! The whole year was unusual in temps my son was born on March 24th at 10 days old was out in his pram in garden with just a nappy! No covers was that warm early April! Just continued through the year! " The Met office have already said highest temp that year was 32 today we going up to 42, that's 10c higher, hottest UK has ever been so not the same temp at all. | |||
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"We also used to think beating our kids was ok too and "made them stronger", We also mentally tortured them if they showed any signs of being different from the "norm" I think treating our children as human beings and better than we used to is progress, not pathetic or embarrassing." | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves To adapt to these temperatures long term, the infrastructure would need to be adapted. A few days of school closure is probably more economical tbh. Particularly as (unlike the part of Australia I'm from) you'd also have to retain adaptations for the cold. As a country though we do seem to be quite slow to adapt. Even I have noticed scientists saying that we should expect this kind of weather event regularly from now on. I don't know if plans are being made to cope with that or if we're going to continue watch the warnings on telly and do nothing until the last minute. Oh agreed. But in the short term, you recognise that it's not safe or appropriate for children to be placed in these conditions. (As occupational health and safety laws exist for adults) In the medium to long term, you find ways to create infrastructure for these conditions." Absolutely. Obviously our children are in their thirties but I still messaged them and told them to stay at home if needs be  . There's no way of have sent them to school, I was responsible for their health and wellbeing not the school. | |||
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" Would say give your head a wobble but think it would fall off. | |||
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August!" This! | |||
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" So those who disagree need to give our heads a wobble? I'm very sorry that I found my peers collapsing upsetting, that my uniform clung to my body as I silently begged the fan to hit me soon. That I'd get home and just lie on the tile floor. That I wouldn't inflict that on my own child, that I think we can do better. | |||
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"didnt say it was nice, but we need to be able to adapt, lets face it its only going to be a few days anyway We are adapting. We're closing schools early. That's literally an adaptation. That's is a very good point. The human body can only take so much therefore we need to adapt the conditions rather than ourselves To adapt to these temperatures long term, the infrastructure would need to be adapted. A few days of school closure is probably more economical tbh. Particularly as (unlike the part of Australia I'm from) you'd also have to retain adaptations for the cold. As a country though we do seem to be quite slow to adapt. Even I have noticed scientists saying that we should expect this kind of weather event regularly from now on. I don't know if plans are being made to cope with that or if we're going to continue watch the warnings on telly and do nothing until the last minute. Oh agreed. But in the short term, you recognise that it's not safe or appropriate for children to be placed in these conditions. (As occupational health and safety laws exist for adults) In the medium to long term, you find ways to create infrastructure for these conditions. Absolutely. Obviously our children are in their thirties but I still messaged them and told them to stay at home if needs be . There's no way of have sent them to school, I was responsible for their health and wellbeing not the school."My mum is checking on me more than usual
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" Well you can’t expect everyone to agree with you. We are talking about serious health issues here | |||
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" A lot of people take issue with the idea of child abuse dressed up in nostalgia. Your going to get some pushback | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August! Was longer than just august! And down here was same temps as now ! The whole year was unusual in temps my son was born on March 24th at 10 days old was out in his pram in garden with just a nappy! No covers was that warm early April! Just continued through the year! The Met office have already said highest temp that year was 32 today we going up to 42, that's 10c higher, hottest UK has ever been so not the same temp at all." I'll not argue with u  x | |||
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" People need to give their head a wobble because they don’t share the same views as you? | |||
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"and for those saying im not being honest about my recolections or age, get a grip, im an old bugger, if i was going to lie, i would say im 40 or something, god very sad, ive just remembered why i stoped posting in forums, and just use chat, mainly on face cam so people can see i am who i say, god some of you really need to give your head a wobble, those who agreed with me, thank you" x | |||
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"Australian schools tend to have air conditioning, and country schools close over certain temperatures. Speaking as someone who went through the Australian school system, our summer school uniforms were light weight and cotton. Our classrooms had fans (air conditioning was after my time). And we fucking suffered on days like today. It was fucking awful. And even as a child, I was more or less used to it." Then, on Radio4 a few nights ago, a head teacher almost crying on the radio that the electricity bill has risen from £45,000 to £150,000. Looking at the school on Google Earth, the roof is big enough to fit over 300kwh of Solar. I've recently spoken to a head of a local school who was given free Solar panels, who is now looking at pricing for Air-Source Air Conditioners for each class as a cheap to run 'heat source'. The benefits today would be free Air Conditioning in every class. Then cheap/free heating the rest of the year. The energy cost savings alone on heating could justify Air Conditioners fitted in Schools. Care homes MUST have a cooled room set aside for times like today. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" What it’s pathetic that people care about their child’s health and we must all give our heads a wobbly if we disagree with you. There is only 1 person on this thread who needs to do that | |||
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August! Was longer than just august! And down here was same temps as now ! The whole year was unusual in temps my son was born on March 24th at 10 days old was out in his pram in garden with just a nappy! No covers was that warm early April! Just continued through the year! The Met office have already said highest temp that year was 32 today we going up to 42, that's 10c higher, hottest UK has ever been so not the same temp at all." 3rd July Gloucestershire 35.9 just had a look! So pretty much and as I say weird temps whole of that year! Not couple of days x | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps Extra spelling lessons perhaps? Embarrass Incentive " Lol I was avoiding stating this. Obviously the taught classes he was taught at 3 years old did not include spelling. | |||
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August! Was longer than just august! And down here was same temps as now ! The whole year was unusual in temps my son was born on March 24th at 10 days old was out in his pram in garden with just a nappy! No covers was that warm early April! Just continued through the year! The Met office have already said highest temp that year was 32 today we going up to 42, that's 10c higher, hottest UK has ever been so not the same temp at all. 3rd July Gloucestershire 35.9 just had a look! So pretty much and as I say weird temps whole of that year! Not couple of days x" 35 and 42 are quite different beasts. | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps Extra spelling lessons perhaps? Embarrass Incentive Lol I was avoiding stating this. Obviously the taught classes he was taught at 3 years old did not include spelling." I avoid it unless the person themselves criticised spelling and grammar. Between dyslexia and similar conditions and how F'ed up auto correct can be on various devices I think it is a little snobby to expect perfect English at all times on a forum! Not defending the OP but I think the message was far worse than the way it was conveyed! | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK." Yup. But we need to be cruel because reasons | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK." So. Mrs KC is it the hottest day on record or not? | |||
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"Had an employee ring me this morning and say he couldn't come in as he needed to look after his kid who's schools shut today, his kids 17 and at college. Not sure why that's a problem. My daughter is 25 and at college and it's been cancelled today so I've had to change my plans but surely being at collage is not much difference to being at home temp wise, just dont get it" she doesn't have to travel, she stays in ans actually as her college is rooms with mostly glass to make it light and airy today it would be like a green house in there. She is also disabled... my point was that just because someone's age is older, doesn't mean they don't need looking after x | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot"You're either superhuman or you had air con wherever you were. 50° will kill a human very quickly. | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK." Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x | |||
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons
It's just cruel.
My grandfather was punished - in ways typical in his school in his era - for being left handed.
He was just fine (other than never learning to write with his dominant hand, having appalling handwriting, and leaving school semi literate)
Kids have no idea how coddled they are these days. Bring back crushing children!
My mum had exactly the same.
She was really intelligent, but it basically ruined her education, as she was just constantly struggling to write with her non-dominant hand.
Some things change as we realise how shit they were. We shouldn't just keep doing things because it's 'how it was in my day' "They managed to fuck up my dad exactly the same way  He committed the offences of being both left handed and dyslexic, in the days when the teaching profession regarded the first as being deliberately disruptive and the second as being stupid. | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" So you get to say that this isn't as bad, when it's measured as worse? That doesn't make a lick of sense | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" Irrespective of that, it's a record. The highest EVER temperature. Hotter than '76, hotter than any other day that has ever occurred in the UK. 1976 is not relevant! | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. So. Mrs KC is it the hottest day on record or not? "Dunno. Can't decide | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x Irrespective of that, it's a record. The highest EVER temperature. Hotter than '76, hotter than any other day that has ever occurred in the UK. 1976 is not relevant!" I lived through winter in Sydney, where it gets up to 15 on a lot of days Therefore no one should complain about British winters, because look, I lived through winter in Sydney! | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" Because 76 wasn't as hot maybe? People still died back in 76 and during other heatwaves with lower temperatures. Using commonsense might stop some deaths. | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x Irrespective of that, it's a record. The highest EVER temperature. Hotter than '76, hotter than any other day that has ever occurred in the UK. 1976 is not relevant! The ten hottest days ever in the UK have been within the last 20 years. I am not old enough to remember 1976 as I was only 1, however, my parents say this heat is way worse that then." I remember it, and today I wish it were 76 temperatures again. My cousin stayed over in the 76 one and we shared a bed. I wouldn't want anyone in my bed in this heat. | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" That would be the 1976 that wasn't as hot as it is now, being as now is the hottest day that has ever been recorded in England since thermometers were invented. The fact that 46 years ago there were some warm days does not change the fact that NOW IS THE HOTTEST IT HAS BEEN IN ENGLAND IN RECORDED HISTORY. Just think though, there is a very good chance that this could be the COOLEST summer that any child born this year might ever see... | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x That would be the 1976 that wasn't as hot as it is now, being as now is the hottest day that has ever been recorded in England since thermometers were invented. The fact that 46 years ago there were some warm days does not change the fact that NOW IS THE HOTTEST IT HAS BEEN IN ENGLAND IN RECORDED HISTORY. Just think though, there is a very good chance that this could be the COOLEST summer that any child born this year might ever see..." It's worrying | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" I'm pretty sure not everyone lived through 76 in the same way not everyone will live through these few days, spikes in temperatures (high or low) always lead to an increase in deaths particularly in the elderly. I'm pretty sure that was the case in 76 too | |||
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"The transport system is also under strain. Rails are likely to expand and buckle so getting students to stay at home reduces the strain. The train services advise essential travel only; we are now set up for remote learning now too unlike the 70s. Apologies if this has already been said." I remember travelling on buses and trains in Sydney before air conditioning was common on them. Don't touch the hand rails, you'll get a welt from the burn. You'll stick to the seat. The combined body odour probably killed all the plants along the routes. Maybe if you were lucky the breeze from an open window made it as nice as very unpleasant. | |||
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"its a bit like giving every kid a medal at sportsday, where is the insentive to better yourself, we are turning into a nation of wimps" Your comparing letting schools close due to the heat to giving all children a medal on sports day? I do agree the giving a medal to all on sports day is ridiculous. Your always gonna face competion in life and not ways gonna win.. but what incentive to better yourself is gained from not closing schools. | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot
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"They start their school days earlier,many hot countries also have finished by now and have Aircon. It's also over 10c hotter than the hottest days of 1976 plus schools were not open during that as it was August!" Well said | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
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You're either superhuman or you had air con wherever you were. 50° will kill a human very quickly.
I've experienced 50 degree heat in the Sahara and it is impossible to describe how intense it is, no one would survive being out in that for long let alone working in it"The closest I can get at almost that hot is, imagine the heat that hits you when you open the oven door. Like that. | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot
You're either superhuman or you had air con wherever you were. 50° will kill a human very quickly.
I've experienced 50 degree heat in the Sahara and it is impossible to describe how intense it is, no one would survive being out in that for long let alone working in it
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the kids arent suffering, they are seeing their mates , interacting etc, even if not much teaching gets done, going to school is important,
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"I don't blame them! I wouldn't want to work in this heat because it takes a lot more concentration to keep my my brain engaged. Why should the kids suffer when it's the last week of term anyway? Just sounds like another ignorant old person thinking this generation has it easier because reasons
the kids arent suffering, they are seeing their mates , interacting etc, even if not much teaching gets done, going to school is important,
and no the new generation doesnt have it easyer, we didnt have to deal with facebook etc, i would hate to be a kid now, and the argument, not from you but someone else, well its nearly the holidays, well surely those are the most important days at school
If they stand to gain no educational benefit from being at school, then what's the point in commuting to a classroom with no air con, when no teaching is being done, just to be social with their mates when they can do that over the next six weeks and even when term starts again? "Because we're 'ard. | |||
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x
These temperatures can be life threatening.
I'm sorry if you find that scaremongering, but it's true."Agree to disagree! U missed my point but as I say agree to disagree x | |||
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"Because they're not built to cope with the heat. No point in making the kids suffer. OI! Don’t bring your sensible-ness here. It’s not welcome.
i grew up in england and ended up working in florida, in an unaircon workshop temps over 50 some days, i adapted, what are we teaching people, oh its to hard so i will just give up??
its not even that hot
You're either superhuman or you had air con wherever you were. 50° will kill a human very quickly.
I've experienced 50 degree heat in the Sahara and it is impossible to describe how intense it is, no one would survive being out in that for long let alone working in it
The closest I can get at almost that hot is, imagine the heat that hits you when you open the oven door. Like that.
Yeah that describes it pretty well, I remember walking in it and a few hundred metres was draining and incredibly unpleasant!"I remember driving along the road in the navada desert with my sister and both decided we wanted to climb a sand dune. Found somewhere to stop and I think we may of got 2 steps into it before deciding that would do and technically we had climbed a sand dune in desert. We just never mention we got o my 1/2ft up it stepping out the aircon car was like waking straight into a dry oven.. | |||
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x"What kind of scaremongering? | |||
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"1976 isn't the uks last heat wave ffs I wasn't here then, so but SA a good few hundred if not a thousand foot above sea level with low oxygen then. That's fucking heat, not this pathetic 40c. I worked nights about 46c. I know people struggle in different temperatures, but the UK population do like to moan a lot about the weather. Wait till it rains, you lot will moan then ffs" This is fucking heat to those unaccustomed to it and without the tools to deal with it. Yours, an Australian. | |||
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x"I'm pretty sure the hottest day on record, the Met office issuing a red weather warning and a genuine risk to life isn't 'scaremongering in the press' 
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x
I'm pretty sure the hottest day on record, the Met office issuing a red weather warning and a genuine risk to life isn't 'scaremongering in the press'
We are living in a climate crisis. And we live in a society structured around average temperatures which means we aren't going to cope with extremes while the extremes in heat, cold, rainfall will vexing even more extreme and frequent."Tbh I've found the media's response to be insufficiently serious, in the main. | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x That would be the 1976 that wasn't as hot as it is now, being as now is the hottest day that has ever been recorded in England since thermometers were invented. The fact that 46 years ago there were some warm days does not change the fact that NOW IS THE HOTTEST IT HAS BEEN IN ENGLAND IN RECORDED HISTORY. Just think though, there is a very good chance that this could be the COOLEST summer that any child born this year might ever see..." Warm days in 76??? Pmsl!!! X | |||
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x
I'm pretty sure the hottest day on record, the Met office issuing a red weather warning and a genuine risk to life isn't 'scaremongering in the press'
We are living in a climate crisis. And we live in a society structured around average temperatures which means we aren't going to cope with extremes while the extremes in heat, cold, rainfall will vexing even more extreme and frequent.
Tbh I've found the media's response to be insufficiently serious, in the main."I agree, it's not unlike this thread with a spirit of we should be fine abd there's definitely no climate crisis | |||
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"It was the hottest day ever on record in Greater Manchester yesterday. It's hotter today, so another record. How anyone can say "1976 blah blah" is talking codswallop. It's a lot hotter right now, RECORD temperatures. As in, hottest day ever in recorded history. It's never been hotter in the UK. Because we lived through 76 maybe?? Just a thought x" And it had a massive impact! People are really not referencing 1976 correctly. | |||
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"Tbf to the OP he did mention snow as well was getting at extremes! Which is a valid point! And get where he is coming from! There is alot of scaremongering in the press as we all know! On the other hand was bit silly to say it's not that hot futherdown the post! As it obvs is very hot unless u are a bearded dragon or something! x
I'm pretty sure the hottest day on record, the Met office issuing a red weather warning and a genuine risk to life isn't 'scaremongering in the press'
We are living in a climate crisis. And we live in a society structured around average temperatures which means we aren't going to cope with extremes while the extremes in heat, cold, rainfall will vexing even more extreme and frequent.
Tbh I've found the media's response to be insufficiently serious, in the main.
I agree, it's not unlike this thread with a spirit of we should be fine abd there's definitely no climate crisis "Most of us should be fine this time. But all of us will find it more pleasant and more of us will be fine if we treat it seriously. | |||
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"The ten hottest days ever in the UK have been within the last 20 years. I am not old enough to remember 1976 as I was only 1, however, my parents say this heat is way worse that then." It was hot yes, was in basic training in the Army near Aldershot interrupted for a bit of heath fire fighting.. This is hotter, absolutely no question.. | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" It wasn't as hot as this in 1976 | |||
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"wow just read that some schools are closing due to the heat, its pathetic, alot of other countries manage, why are we so shit, it snows the country stops, it gets hot the country stops, i was at school in the last big heat wave, 1976 i think, never was closing schools even mentioned, its embarising" In a country like England where we can have all 4 seasons in an hour it's next to impossible to plan for any given weather condition. In countries where the weather conditions are more predictable its easier to "set" the facilities up. I remember a few years back, sudden and unexpected downpouring of snow and everything ground to a haly due to not enough grit. Everyone complained about the lack of grit. Next year, vast stocks of grit purchased and no snow. Everyone moans we spent £50 million on grit we didn't need. Forward planning on English weather has to be next to impossible. Winston | |||
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"Well this has been thoroughly enjoyable. The I had to do it so pull up your boot straps mentality is quite concerning. Selfish, odd attitude. This sort of thinking leads to Tory governments and shit like Brexit. " I had to do it, and I don't want others to have to. | |||
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"Both my kids schools are closed, I’d rather them be home and be able to make sure they are kept cool and keep drinking lots. Both schools tried to make the day as bearable as possible yesterday but the kids struggled and got no work done." This | |||
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"This thread is split into two camps, those showing genuine concern for the health and welfare of the nation. On the other side you have Monty Pythons Four Yorkshiremen" • And please don't forget those who like Prefab Sprout.
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