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Ill-Equipped Britain Endures Heat Wave

By LAURA-CLAIRE CORSON, Associated Press Writer

 

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

 

 

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(07-19) 11:17 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --

 

 

Judges removed their wigs inside the courts. Guards at Buckingham Palace were

allowed to stand in the shade. Some workers wore shorts to the office. Britain

was facing one of its hottest days on record Wednesday — so hot the pavement

melted on the roadways.

 

 

Other parts of Europe sizzled, too, but this is a country particularly

ill-equipped for its infrequent brushes with sweltering temperatures.

 

 

The mid-afternoon temperature at Heathrow Airport was 95.5 degrees. The record

is 101 degrees in Faversham, Kent, on Aug. 10, 2003.

 

 

The temperature south of London hit 96.6 degrees, the hottest temperature ever

recorded in Britain in July.

 

 

Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored with blood.

Monkeys got blocks containing fruit.

 

 

Construction workers in northwest England dumped crushed rock on highways

because the liquefying pavement was sticking to vehicles, Cumbria's county

council said.

 

 

London's Underground has no air conditioning and the Evening Standard newspaper

measured temperatures in the train system at 117 degrees. Operator Transport for

London takes no temperature measurements but did not dispute the figure.

 

 

" I don't even want to talk about it, " said Jean Thurgood of east London, fanning

herself frantically during her early morning commute on a stuffy bus. " It feels

like the hottest day of the century. "

 

 

Across Europe, officials warned citizens to stay out of the sun and drink plenty

of water.

 

 

French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said nine people who died recently may

have been victims of soaring temperatures. President Jacques Chirac urged people

to be cautious.

 

 

The hot weather — up to 97 degrees in Paris on Wednesday — recalled the

record-breaking 2003 heat wave that left 15,000 people in France dead of

dehydration and other problems. Many were elderly and were in some cases left

alone while families vacationed.

 

 

Since then, France's government has adopted measures to avoid a repeat of the

disaster. Bertrand and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visited a retirement

home Wednesday to check on the prevention plan.

 

 

This week's victims of the heat in France likely included two people in their

80s who died Tuesday in the Bordeaux region, and a 53-year-old construction

worker who collapsed in the central city of Macon. In Spain, two people died

during a heat wave that has seen temperatures climb above 104 degrees.

 

 

Germans flocked to swimming pools, lakes and forests, searching for relief. In

Belgium, temperatures were predicted to hit 99 degrees.

 

 

In The Netherlands, the Nijmegen 4-Day March, billed as the world's largest

walking festival, was canceled after two participants died in the extreme heat.

Some 300 participants became ill Tuesday in temperatures close to 95 degrees and

30 were hospitalized.

 

 

Britons sought relief indoors, many to no avail.

 

 

" There's no air conditioning anywhere, it seems, " said 24-year-old Australian

Mark Jones. " In Australia, we're used to this, but here, a lot of people don't

even have fans. "

 

 

There was little London officials could do besides tell people to carry a bottle

of water.

 

 

Andrei Danilov, 32, dutifully cradled mineral water on a central London bus.

 

 

" It gets worse and worse every year, " he said. " I can't stand it. "

 

 

At the historic Royal Courts of Justice, judges were allowed to remove their

traditional wigs. One of Britain's largest labor organizations, the Trades Union

Congress, urged people to wear shorts to work.

 

 

The two-hour shifts of the famed royal guards, who stand outside Buckingham

Palace in foot-tall black bearskin hats, bright red tunics and white gloves,

were halved at the beginning of the week in preparation for the heat, said the

London headquarters spokesman, Col. David Sievwright. Decreasing shift times is

rare, he said.

 

 

The heat failed to dash one of Queen Elizabeth II's annual garden parties.

Nearly 8,000 people lined up to enter Buckingham Palace.

 

 

" Oh my gosh, it's so hot, " said Sonia Read, as she flapped her fan. " I have

never seen anything like this. "

 

 

___

 

 

Associated Press Writers Mar Roman in Madrid, Angela Doland in Paris and Rafael

Satter, Katie Fretland and Sarah Ball in London contributed to this report.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky. I took ages to drop

off and then woke up about four times and took ages to go back to sleep each

time.

 

Jo

 

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Friday, July 21, 2006 7:31 PM

i'll melt with you

 

 

Ill-Equipped Britain Endures Heat Wave

By LAURA-CLAIRE CORSON, Associated Press Writer

 

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

 

 

Printable Version

Email This Article

 

 

 

 

(07-19) 11:17 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --

 

 

Judges removed their wigs inside the courts. Guards at Buckingham Palace

were allowed to stand in the shade. Some workers wore shorts to the office.

Britain was facing one of its hottest days on record Wednesday â? " so hot

the pavement melted on the roadways.

 

 

Other parts of Europe sizzled, too, but this is a country particularly

ill-equipped for its infrequent brushes with sweltering temperatures.

 

 

The mid-afternoon temperature at Heathrow Airport was 95.5 degrees. The

record is 101 degrees in Faversham, Kent, on Aug. 10, 2003.

 

 

The temperature south of London hit 96.6 degrees, the hottest temperature

ever recorded in Britain in July.

 

 

Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored with

blood. Monkeys got blocks containing fruit.

 

 

Construction workers in northwest England dumped crushed rock on highways

because the liquefying pavement was sticking to vehicles, Cumbria's county

council said.

 

 

London's Underground has no air conditioning and the Evening Standard

newspaper measured temperatures in the train system at 117 degrees. Operator

Transport for London takes no temperature measurements but did not dispute

the figure.

 

 

" I don't even want to talk about it, " said Jean Thurgood of east London,

fanning herself frantically during her early morning commute on a stuffy

bus. " It feels like the hottest day of the century. "

 

 

Across Europe, officials warned citizens to stay out of the sun and drink

plenty of water.

 

 

French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said nine people who died recently

may have been victims of soaring temperatures. President Jacques Chirac

urged people to be cautious.

 

 

The hot weather â? " up to 97 degrees in Paris on Wednesday â? " recalled the

record-breaking 2003 heat wave that left 15,000 people in France dead of

dehydration and other problems. Many were elderly and were in some cases

left alone while families vacationed.

 

 

Since then, France's government has adopted measures to avoid a repeat of

the disaster. Bertrand and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visited a

retirement home Wednesday to check on the prevention plan.

 

 

This week's victims of the heat in France likely included two people in

their 80s who died Tuesday in the Bordeaux region, and a 53-year-old

construction worker who collapsed in the central city of Macon. In Spain,

two people died during a heat wave that has seen temperatures climb above

104 degrees.

 

 

Germans flocked to swimming pools, lakes and forests, searching for relief.

In Belgium, temperatures were predicted to hit 99 degrees.

 

 

In The Netherlands, the Nijmegen 4-Day March, billed as the world's largest

walking festival, was canceled after two participants died in the extreme

heat. Some 300 participants became ill Tuesday in temperatures close to 95

degrees and 30 were hospitalized.

 

 

Britons sought relief indoors, many to no avail.

 

 

" There's no air conditioning anywhere, it seems, " said 24-year-old

Australian Mark Jones. " In Australia, we're used to this, but here, a lot of

people don't even have fans. "

 

 

There was little London officials could do besides tell people to carry a

bottle of water.

 

 

Andrei Danilov, 32, dutifully cradled mineral water on a central London bus.

 

 

" It gets worse and worse every year, " he said. " I can't stand it. "

 

 

At the historic Royal Courts of Justice, judges were allowed to remove their

traditional wigs. One of Britain's largest labor organizations, the Trades

Union Congress, urged people to wear shorts to work.

 

 

The two-hour shifts of the famed royal guards, who stand outside Buckingham

Palace in foot-tall black bearskin hats, bright red tunics and white gloves,

were halved at the beginning of the week in preparation for the heat, said

the London headquarters spokesman, Col. David Sievwright. Decreasing shift

times is rare, he said.

 

 

The heat failed to dash one of Queen Elizabeth II's annual garden parties.

Nearly 8,000 people lined up to enter Buckingham Palace.

 

 

" Oh my gosh, it's so hot, " said Sonia Read, as she flapped her fan. " I have

never seen anything like this. "

 

 

___

 

 

Associated Press Writers Mar Roman in Madrid, Angela Doland in Paris and

Rafael Satter, Katie Fretland and Sarah Ball in London contributed to this

report.

 

 

 

 

If George Bush said that the Earth was flat, the headline would read,

â?oViews Differ on Shape of the Earth

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Now theres a funny thing - the English language "I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky." - well I`m not surprised you hardly slept if the bed was all sticky! "I took ages to drop off" - wow it was sticky if you couldnt drop off it! and was it the ice age,victorian age? (That should start Peter off!) The Valley Vegan................... jo <jo.heartwork wrote: I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky. I took ages to dropoff and then woke up about four times and took ages to go back to sleep eachtime.Jo-"fraggle" Friday, July 21, 2006 7:31

PM i'll melt with youIll-Equipped Britain Endures Heat WaveBy LAURA-CLAIRE CORSON, Associated Press WriterWednesday, July 19, 2006Printable VersionEmail This Article(07-19) 11:17 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --Judges removed their wigs inside the courts. Guards at Buckingham Palacewere allowed to stand in the shade. Some workers wore shorts to the office.Britain was facing one of its hottest days on record Wednesday â?" so hotthe pavement melted on the roadways.Other parts of Europe sizzled, too, but this is a country particularlyill-equipped for its infrequent brushes with sweltering temperatures.The mid-afternoon temperature at Heathrow Airport was 95.5 degrees. Therecord is 101 degrees in Faversham, Kent, on Aug. 10, 2003.The temperature south of London hit 96.6 degrees, the hottest temperatureever recorded in

Britain in July.Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored withblood. Monkeys got blocks containing fruit.Construction workers in northwest England dumped crushed rock on highwaysbecause the liquefying pavement was sticking to vehicles, Cumbria's countycouncil said.London's Underground has no air conditioning and the Evening Standardnewspaper measured temperatures in the train system at 117 degrees. OperatorTransport for London takes no temperature measurements but did not disputethe figure."I don't even want to talk about it," said Jean Thurgood of east London,fanning herself frantically during her early morning commute on a stuffybus. "It feels like the hottest day of the century."Across Europe, officials warned citizens to stay out of the sun and drinkplenty of water.French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said nine people who died

recentlymay have been victims of soaring temperatures. President Jacques Chiracurged people to be cautious.The hot weather â?" up to 97 degrees in Paris on Wednesday â?" recalled therecord-breaking 2003 heat wave that left 15,000 people in France dead ofdehydration and other problems. Many were elderly and were in some casesleft alone while families vacationed.Since then, France's government has adopted measures to avoid a repeat ofthe disaster. Bertrand and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visited aretirement home Wednesday to check on the prevention plan.This week's victims of the heat in France likely included two people intheir 80s who died Tuesday in the Bordeaux region, and a 53-year-oldconstruction worker who collapsed in the central city of Macon. In Spain,two people died during a heat wave that has seen temperatures climb above104 degrees.Germans flocked to swimming

pools, lakes and forests, searching for relief.In Belgium, temperatures were predicted to hit 99 degrees.In The Netherlands, the Nijmegen 4-Day March, billed as the world's largestwalking festival, was canceled after two participants died in the extremeheat. Some 300 participants became ill Tuesday in temperatures close to 95degrees and 30 were hospitalized.Britons sought relief indoors, many to no avail."There's no air conditioning anywhere, it seems," said 24-year-oldAustralian Mark Jones. "In Australia, we're used to this, but here, a lot ofpeople don't even have fans."There was little London officials could do besides tell people to carry abottle of water.Andrei Danilov, 32, dutifully cradled mineral water on a central London bus."It gets worse and worse every year," he said. "I can't stand it."At the historic Royal Courts of Justice, judges were allowed to

remove theirtraditional wigs. One of Britain's largest labor organizations, the TradesUnion Congress, urged people to wear shorts to work.The two-hour shifts of the famed royal guards, who stand outside BuckinghamPalace in foot-tall black bearskin hats, bright red tunics and white gloves,were halved at the beginning of the week in preparation for the heat, saidthe London headquarters spokesman, Col. David Sievwright. Decreasing shifttimes is rare, he said.The heat failed to dash one of Queen Elizabeth II's annual garden parties.Nearly 8,000 people lined up to enter Buckingham Palace."Oh my gosh, it's so hot," said Sonia Read, as she flapped her fan. "I havenever seen anything like this."___Associated Press Writers Mar Roman in Madrid, Angela Doland in Paris andRafael Satter, Katie Fretland and Sarah Ball in London contributed to thisreport.If George Bush

said that the Earth was flat, the headline would read,â?oViews Differ on Shape of the EarthTo send an email to -

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LOL - maybe it's just me, not the English language :-)

 

Jo

 

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peter VV

Friday, July 21, 2006 8:47 PM

Re: i'll melt with you

 

Now theres a funny thing - the English language

"I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky." - well I`m not surprised you hardly slept if the bed was all sticky!

"I took ages to drop off" - wow it was sticky if you couldnt drop off it!

and was it the ice age,victorian age?

 

(That should start Peter off!)

 

The Valley Vegan...................

 

jo <jo.heartwork wrote:

I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky. I took ages to dropoff and then woke up about four times and took ages to go back to sleep eachtime.Jo-"fraggle" Friday, July 21, 2006 7:31 PM i'll melt with youIll-Equipped Britain Endures Heat WaveBy LAURA-CLAIRE CORSON, Associated Press WriterWednesday, July 19, 2006Printable VersionEmail This Article(07-19) 11:17 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --Judges removed their wigs inside the courts. Guards at Buckingham Palacewere allowed to stand in the shade. Some workers wore shorts to the office.Britain was facing one of its hottest days on record Wednesday â?" so hotthe pavement melted on the roadways.Other parts of Europe sizzled, too, but this is a country particularlyill-equipped for its infrequent brushes with sweltering temperatures.The mid-afternoon temperature at Heathrow Airport was 95.5 degrees. Therecord is 101 degrees in Faversham, Kent, on Aug. 10, 2003.The temperature south of London hit 96.6 degrees, the hottest temperatureever recorded in Britain in July.Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored withblood. Monkeys got blocks containing fruit.Construction workers in northwest England dumped crushed rock on highwaysbecause the liquefying pavement was sticking to vehicles, Cumbria's countycouncil said.London's Underground has no air conditioning and the Evening Standardnewspaper measured temperatures in the train system at 117 degrees. OperatorTransport for London takes no temperature measurements but did not disputethe figure."I don't even want to talk about it," said Jean Thurgood of east London,fanning herself frantically during her early morning commute on a stuffybus. "It feels like the hottest day of the century."Across Europe, officials warned citizens to stay out of the sun and drinkplenty of water.French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said nine people who died recentlymay have been victims of soaring temperatures. President Jacques Chiracurged people to be cautious.The hot weather â?" up to 97 degrees in Paris on Wednesday â?" recalled therecord-breaking 2003 heat wave that left 15,000 people in France dead ofdehydration and other problems. Many were elderly and were in some casesleft alone while families vacationed.Since then, France's government has adopted measures to avoid a repeat ofthe disaster. Bertrand and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visited aretirement home Wednesday to check on the prevention plan.This week's victims of the heat in France likely included two people intheir 80s who died Tuesday in the Bordeaux region, and a 53-year-oldconstruction worker who collapsed in the central city of Macon. In Spain,two people died during a heat wave that has seen temperatures climb above104 degrees.Germans flocked to swimming pools, lakes and forests, searching for relief.In Belgium, temperatures were predicted to hit 99 degrees.In The Netherlands, the Nijmegen 4-Day March, billed as the world's largestwalking festival, was canceled after two participants died in the extremeheat. Some 300 participants became ill Tuesday in temperatures close to 95degrees and 30 were hospitalized.Britons sought relief indoors, many to no avail."There's no air conditioning anywhere, it seems," said 24-year-oldAustralian Mark Jones. "In Australia, we're used to this, but here, a lot ofpeople don't even have fans."There was little London officials could do besides tell people to carry abottle of water.Andrei Danilov, 32, dutifully cradled mineral water on a central London bus."It gets worse and worse every year," he said. "I can't stand it."At the historic Royal Courts of Justice, judges were allowed to remove theirtraditional wigs. One of Britain's largest labor organizations, the TradesUnion Congress, urged people to wear shorts to work.The two-hour shifts of the famed royal guards, who stand outside BuckinghamPalace in foot-tall black bearskin hats, bright red tunics and white gloves,were halved at the beginning of the week in preparation for the heat, saidthe London headquarters spokesman, Col. David Sievwright. Decreasing shifttimes is rare, he said.The heat failed to dash one of Queen Elizabeth II's annual garden parties.Nearly 8,000 people lined up to enter Buckingham Palace."Oh my gosh, it's so hot," said Sonia Read, as she flapped her fan. "I havenever seen anything like this."___Associated Press Writers Mar Roman in Madrid, Angela Doland in Paris andRafael Satter, Katie Fretland and Sarah Ball in London contributed to thisreport.If George Bush said that the Earth was flat, the headline would read,â?oViews Differ on Shape of the EarthTo send an email to -

[Guest guest]

Hi Fraggle

 

> Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored with blood.

 

'Cos, of course, lions don't normally live in hot climates???!!!???

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Hi Peter

 

 

> (That should start Peter off!)

 

Well, since you insist....

 

> " I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky. " - well I`m not surprised you hardly slept if the bed was all sticky!

 

Who said anything about a bed being sticky? I thought it was the night that was sticky :-)

 

BB

Peter

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Is that a correct descriptive word for the night?, I mean you cant physically touch it can you, that is why I assumed it was something physical, i.e. the bed that was sticky? ( fuel to the fire ) The Valley Vegan...........Peter Kebbell <metalscarab wrote: Hi Peter > (That should start Peter off!) Well, since you insist.... > "I hardly slept at all last night - it was so sticky." - well I`m not surprised you hardly slept if the bed was all sticky! Who said anything about a bed being sticky? I thought it was the night that was sticky :-) BB Peter Peter H

 

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Hi Peter

 

>Is that a correct descriptive word for the night?, I mean you cant physically touch it can you, that is why I assumed it was

> something physical, i.e. the bed that was sticky?

 

Why should you have to touch something for it to be sticky?

 

And if you're just going to randomly pick something out of thin air to attribute stickiness to, why go for a bed? Why not a stick?

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Ahhhhhh, that old joke eh? Whats brown and sticky? A stick! Nice. The Valley Vegan............Peter <metalscarab wrote: Hi Peter >Is that a correct descriptive word for the night?, I mean you cant physically touch it can you, that is why I assumed it was > something physical, i.e. the bed that was sticky? Why should you have to touch something for it to be sticky? And if you're just going to randomly pick something out of

thin air to attribute stickiness to, why go for a bed? Why not a stick? BB Peter Peter H

 

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yeah..but they aren't normally locked in small areas with nowhere else t ogo either

Peter Kebbell Jul 22, 2006 2:27 AM Re: i'll melt with you

Hi Fraggle

 

> Zookeepers at the Colchester Zoo gave lions blocks of ice flavored with blood.

 

'Cos, of course, lions don't normally live in hot climates???!!!???

 

BB

Peter

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[Guest guest]

Hi Peter

 

> And if you're just going to randomly pick something out of thin air

to attribute stickiness to, why go for a bed? Why not a stick?

 

 

Perhaps he picked it because the rest of us do not sleep with

sticks.

 

BB

Nikki

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikki

 

>Perhaps he picked it because the rest of us do not sleep with

>sticks.

 

Really? I thought most people had pet sticks that they slept with :-)

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Hi Peter

 

> >Perhaps he picked it because the rest of us do not sleep with

> >sticks.

> Really? I thought most people had pet sticks that they slept with :-)

 

 

Hmmm.... I wonder what the stats are on people who sleep with pet

sticks?

 

BB

Nikki

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikki

 

>Hmmm.... I wonder what the stats are on people who sleep with pet

>sticks?

 

I'll see if I can get any funding to carry out a proper study... ;-)

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

JG! Do sign me up for that committee with my usual fee plus 10% for

coming up with the idea.

 

BB

Nikki

 

, " Peter Kebbell " <metalscarab

wrote:

>

> Hi Nikki

>

> >Hmmm.... I wonder what the stats are on people who sleep with pet

> >sticks?

>

> I'll see if I can get any funding to carry out a proper study... ;-

)

>

> BB

> Peter

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikki

 

>JG! Do sign me up for that committee with my usual fee plus 10% for

>coming up with the idea.

 

I'll be delighted to.... now, just remind me - what's 10% of nothing? ;-)

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Hi Peter

 

 

> >JG! Do sign me up for that committee with my usual fee plus 10% for

> >coming up with the idea.

> I'll be delighted to.... now, just remind me - what's 10% of

nothing? ;-)

 

Are you trying to politely tell me that is what you think my services

are worth?

 

BB

Nikki

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikki

 

>> I'll be delighted to.... now, just remind me - what's 10% of nothing? ;-)

>Are you trying to politely tell me that is what you think my services>are worth?

 

You asked for your usual fee plus 10%.... since your usual fee is nothing.... :-)

 

BB

Peter