Are You Finding the Hot Weather is Making you Short Tempered?

My spelling and literacy are caused by a number of things.
Fortunately there are some words I can spell loud and clear, that nobody would have trouble understanding.

Yes, I'm much more short tempered than usual.

Fallingstar

I am getting a bit shirty - as my old mum would put it - due to less sleep and the general discomfort of living in London during a heatwave. Would really like to decentralise the weather system and share the extreme temps with other UK cities. We always seem to get the worst temps. And that was a rant because I am fed up now and am going to put my feet in a bucket of cold water.

Full that bucket up! Have a lolly and nice long cold drink!

It’s pretty hot in Essex too today! Though we had a huge thunderstorm and torrents of rain during the night.

ginny

I feel much better physically and mentally. Long live the warm weather.

Warm and sunny, yes please, hot hot hot and sticky, no thank you

I remember "76" , I was in the RAF at the time at High Wycombe , and doing cycle racing as well , dehydration also effected me as well .
One could side of things , we had a section social one evening ,and we went on the Thames from Windsor to Runnymede and back its was cool on the boat due to the heat , we had a Fish & Chip supper on the boat ,and on the return leg a officer strip down swimming trunks and swam in the river , otherwise a hot balmy July.
Mick

Not at all. Peaceful really. You don’t have to go out or do a thing…and our living room is cool.

Sago

Regarding literacy skills, it’s really rude to draw attention to any posters who make errors.

I once posted here under a previous name, at the time I was going through a breakdown
I came on to try and get some normality back in my life.
I made some spelling mistakes and didn't punctuate correctly, the pedants were on it immediately, I was ridiculed.

The hurt and damage stayed with me for a long time.

I am sorry you felt that way. The fact is none of us know other members lived experiences and therefore is best not to make comments that could hit a nerve and make someone feel worse than they already do.
I often make typos because of predictive text and the fact I can’t be bothered to remove it.
Doesn’t bother me if others make spelling mistakes etc., so what? This is a forum for people to pass the time of day on, not a literacy class.

Fallingstar

Well said!

Shinamae

Sago

Regarding literacy skills, it’s really rude to draw attention to any posters who make errors.

I once posted here under a previous name, at the time I was going through a breakdown
I came on to try and get some normality back in my life.
I made some spelling mistakes and didn't punctuate correctly, the pedants were on it immediately, I was ridiculed.

The hurt and damage stayed with me for a long time.

I thought it was common knowledge on this site now that nobody was to correct anybody’s spelling….🤷‍♀️(it’s very rude)
I had it done to me a couple of years ago by somebody l don’t see on the site now and I was really put out by it and I told her so as well….😬

Yes the main perpetrator I encountered is no longer on the site, her cronies are though😉.

Michael12

I remember "76" , I was in the RAF at the time at High Wycombe , and doing cycle racing as well , dehydration also effected me as well .
One could side of things , we had a section social one evening ,and we went on the Thames from Windsor to Runnymede and back its was cool on the boat due to the heat , we had a Fish & Chip supper on the boat ,and on the return leg a officer strip down swimming trunks and swam in the river , otherwise a hot balmy July.
Mick

A lovely story Mick.

I read your good morning thread and occasionally contribute but I wanted to say it’s good to see your post as it’s rare to see you on other threads.

Have a good day.

I’m not shirtier I don’t think, but I’m certainly short on patience because I’m looking for a new fridge with some exact specifications and the search facilities on the internet are letting me down by showing me options that don’t fit the space. I’ve wasted ages this morning. Grrr.

It's internet etiquette across the board not to pick on someone's spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.
People need to haul themselves into this century since etiqeutte is so very important to them.
(Only "some people", of course)
Never "us people"

I haven't noticed any change in my temperament as the temperature rises.

That may change if I'm rubbed up the wrong way 😁

I probably would be a lot shirtier if I had had to drive to work, queue for a parking spot and then work all day. Hooray for retirement. I can just work on keeping us cool as poss. The supermarket was blissfully cool at 8.00. Staff pleasant and I walked home on the shady side of the high street. We have a portable air con unit in one room which is nice and cool now. All helps me to keep cheerful.

I'm always a grumpy old ratbag. Why would warm weather make a difference?

Yes, I’m more grumpy with the hot weather …. and with the sassy teenage grandchildren who I seem to constantly embarrass, the little ones who trash the house, the adult children who never offer to host at their house, my grumpy husband who never listens properly to what I’m saying, my friend for not phoning me when I always phone her …….. ooo, that was cathartic, feeling better now☺️😂

I"m having a very chilled Guinness...all's well.

I like warm sunny weather, it cheers me up and my aches and pains seem to ease. What I don't like is this very hot, oppressive weather because as soon as I walk around the house, I become a hot, red faced, perspiring mess and feel generally CRANKY.

My aches and pains are really bad, I'm not sure if its the weather, but I can barely walk.

Sago

Regarding literacy skills, it’s really rude to draw attention to any posters who make errors.

I once posted here under a previous name, at the time I was going through a breakdown
I came on to try and get some normality back in my life.
I made some spelling mistakes and didn't punctuate correctly, the pedants were on it immediately, I was ridiculed.

The hurt and damage stayed with me for a long time.

👍🏻
I would love to be as eloquent with my writing as some of the others on here, but due to my dyslexia, I will be the first to admit I struggle with grammar.
Five years ago I would not have had the confidence to write on a site like this. I do try!
Yes maybe the heat turns these posters into meanies.

No grumpier than usual! But it does give me an excuse to sit in the garden with a glass of something chilled and ignore the housework. Although I don't envy those of you in the south experiencing the violent storms. I'm in the Scottish Borders where the heat is just about bearable as long as you don't have to work in it.

I have never been a sun worshipper but equally I don't like wet cold weather.
Weather does not make me grumpy but some times people do.

👍🏻 falling star

No I just head to the local swimming pool, but so do several hundred others!

My plants in the garden do get short tempered if not watered enough!

None of us are perfect. I make spelling and grammar mistakes just like many others and I’d never pull anyone up on it!!

Some come on GN to offload, seek support, share tips/ideas/information……..who are we to ridicule or check for mistakes? Those who do should wind in their necks and contemplate that everyone has something going on in their lives.
Please be kind……and a little more tolerant.
And the hot weather does drain me but adequate hydration is important………feeling groggy???? Go and have some water 👍