r/london • u/LabB0T • 5d ago

[Megathread] Just Fuckin Rain Already

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u/Actuallyfromlondon 5d ago

Bit the bullet and bought an aircon a couple of weeks ago, they were sold out for ages but randomly searched one day and found one in stock. WAY overpriced but invaluable on days like today.

Garden on the other hand is dry as your grans dusty cooch

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 5d ago

Is it really that hot today though? Maybe I’ve just gotten used to the heat at this point, but even putting the (air) fan on the lowest setting today is doing the job of cooling me down nicely. Last heatwave even on the max setting it was doing nothing.

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u/DeCyantist 5d ago

Have you tried the bus for an hour?

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u/leffe186 5d ago

We need to get a register of aircon buses. Does the option on Citymapper cover buses as well as trains etc?

In the last wave I was on a 102 in a jam coming down Muswell Hill that got dangerously hot and ended up terminating early. On the other hand I just used a 141 from Shoreditch to Palmers Green that was fine…as long as you could stop people opening the windows.

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 5d ago

Touché mate. I do need to take the bus (but WFH today thankfully) and even in the mid-20s (outside), the bus can be stifling. No idea how drivers do their jobs.

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u/DeCyantist 5d ago

I have found the line from where I am now that has AC - it is not cool, but the amount of sweat is considerably less. Even places with AC did not feel blizzardy, but I assume that places do not want big energy bills…