Things we all do in a heatwave….
1) Moan that its too hot. Last week we were moaning about the lack of British Summertime, and back in June we were posting RIP Summer on Facebook after a 2 day stint of sunshine followed by 2 weeks of rain. Now that we have the heat, we wish it was ‘just a little bit cooler’. Mid twenties would be perfect. Oh and ideally on a weekend. With a breeze. And turn cooler at night just so we can sleep. Is that too much to ask?
2) Feel the need to tell everyone you meet that you are hot, despite the fact your strawberry red face and slightly sweaty brow gives it away.
3) Feel a sudden urge to buy hot dog rolls in Sainsburys….and onions, and a variety of different condiments to dress the hot dogs we are fantasising about. We don’t even own a barbeque.
4) Convince ourselves that we have slathered ourselves in enough sun tan lotion, but inevitably miss a bit. Usually our nose, resulting in our face looking a little like a flight beacon for the A380 airbus.
5) Commence the office aircon wars – with battles between those who prefer a “natural breeze” to those who like aircon so cold you can barely feel your fingers as you type.
6) Go inside after a few hours outside to be shocked at how dark it is in your house, and struggle to find your way to the toilet without your torch.
7) Crave ice cream and tut furiously at the shortage of supply in your local newsagents. Life simply is unmanageable without a Fab, Cornetto or Nobbly Bobbly.
8) Claim that its too hot to eat a thing, before eating your entire body weight in doritos and dip.
9) Wish that you lived by the sea, and suddenly crave a visit to the beach, with recollections of sand ingrained suntan lotion and a toddler who doesn’t like sand between her toes completely wiped from your memory.
10) Discover a new found appreciation for H20, particularly in its solid form.
11) Spend all day wishing you were in a beer garden, only to be so hot and sweaty by the time home time arrives that you cant be arsed and drive straight home, thankful that your air con is working and that your favourite song is on the radio.
12) Spend the first five minutes of your car journey home yelping in agony everytime you touch the steering wheel.
13) Feel the need to buy all the garden toys you can find and of course a paddling pool, and then drive round a variety of stores after finding they are sold out everywhere. Find one, usually a massive one (as its the only one left) only to find that there is no pump included and that you need to inflate it by hand. Return to shop to buy an electric pump. Realise you probably could have installed your own pool with the amount of money spent in process.
14) Get the sprinklers on whilst you can for fear of the inevitable hose pipe ban. Attempt to resist urge to run through it. Fail.
15) Deem it acceptable to walk to the shops semi nude (well it’s acceptable on holiday isn’t it?!)
What others would you add??
Make the most of it! 🙂
Lucy x
Americans complain about heat all summer long after complaining about the lack of it all winter. It infuriates me because I hate heat. I’d be ok with winter year round! #HumpDayLinky
Number 13 literally happened to us the other day, spent 4 hours trying to find a paddling pool and then a bloody adapter for our ancient hose pipe and taps in 30 degree heat! Paid off in the end though, my 3yo loves it! Thanks for hosting #HumpDayLinky
Yep yep yep! This is me all over at the moment! Need to buy another fan… #humpdaylinky
Hahaha – that is so true! Especially moaning about it and yelping everytime we touch the steering wheel! #HumpDayLinky
Haha, yes! Heatwave brings out the best of everyone #humpdaylinky
Great list, really funny (and true!!). We love to complain about the heat but honestly I would love it if it was like this more than just 5 days a year! #HumpDayLinky
Love this – all so true. I also feel it totally acceptable to crack out the frozen cocktails mid afternoon if it’s anything higher than 25 degrees #humpday
Haaaaa these are SO true-and I’m guilty of SO many! Great Post hun xx
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I am so guilty of complaining I’m not at all hungry, because it’s just “too hot”, but then literally eating my body weight in doritos and bbq food. #HumpDayLinky
Currently doing all of those! But my cat wants everyone to know that a heatwave is fair worse when you’re doing it with fur. He looks so miserable!
haha … No. 7 & no. 9. When I lived in York I was always horrified by the sight of many, many men, whipping off their respectable work shirts and lying down on the pavement to soak up a few rays of warm sunshine. Every. Year! It was scary. You needed sunglasses, but you didn’t want to look. Why? For the love of all that is decent. Why?
Ahhh … British summers.
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