What a crazy world we live in

[Levo-Lon]

There's a lovely irony to all this. Their use of aircon to stop themselves getting a bit sweaty, is burning fossil fuels the emissions from which help to warm the planet, meaning that their children will suffer even more sweltering temperatures. Screwing our planet for today's comfort and convenience, while blissfully ignorant of the discomfort and inconvenience this bestows upon generations to come.

They should all be at the seaside sunbathing instead

 

[Levo-Lon]

We had one of those, but we called it the Sand Slinger. Wonderful bit of kit.

I had one too, me a shovel a a heap of aggregate

 

[Drago]

They'd probably moan it's too hot and go and stand by some petrol pumps.

It's Summer, and during the summer it can sometimes get hot, and that can make indoors hot and stuffy. Get over it World. Any old farts remember the summer of 76 where not only did we have no air conditioning anywhere, but we also had no water and had only a stand pipe in the street that was available for a limited number of hours a day? Workers still went to work (except perhaps coal miners and car industry workers, who never went to work anyway).

There is a terrible culture in the UK of solipsistic self entitlement. All the wars, famine, death, disease and suffering around the World and people close up shop because the air conditioning goes AWOL. Some people really need to get a grip on themselves and reality.

It's hot, it's not nice, keep hydrated get on with it. Nothing to see here people.

 

[Tim Hall]

Unless I've misunderstood the OP, these workers were still working weren't they? This seems like a lot of harrumphing about nothing really.

Harrumphing about nothing is why the internet was invented.

 

[Levo-Lon]

They'd probably moan it's too hot and go and stand by some petrol pumps.

It's Summer, and during the summer it can sometimes get hot, and that can make indoors hot and stuffy. Get over it World. Any old farts remember the summer of 76 where not only did we have no air conditioning anywhere, but we also had no water and had only a stand pipe in the street that was available for a limited number of hours a day? Workers still went to work (except perhaps coal miners and car industry workers, who never went to work anyway).

There is a terrible culture in the UK of solipsistic self entitlement. All the wars, famine, death, disease and suffering around the World and people close up shop because the air conditioning goes AWOL. Some people really need to get a grip on themselves and reality.

It's hot, it's not nice, keep hydrated get on with it. Nothing to see here people.

Lol
I was fishing on one particular day far from any shops.
We didn't carry water back then and wear sun cream..
On the way home i was very dehydrated, stopped at a shop and bought some pop.
Drank nearly all the pop in one go and then realised it was Cordial!!!!
I was very sick ..
This lovely spell of weather is nothing like 76 ,Yet
Give it a few months and we will have all the " summer was crap this year" after a few days rain in the school holidays..

 

[Drago]

Bring back National service. 2 tours in the mid day sun of the stans wearing all that kit will recalibrate their brains about what "warm" really means.

It really does concern me that we are turning into a nation of weak willed, physically soft weaklings.

 

[raleighnut]

Bring back National service. 2 tours in the mid day sun of the stans wearing all that kit will recalibrate their brains about what "warm" really means.

It really does concern me that we are turning into a nation of weak willed, physically soft weaklings.

Yep, tough work in a Foundry,

View: https://youtu.be/81W-pkHeTyo

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

They'd probably moan it's too hot and go and stand by some petrol pumps.

It's Summer, and during the summer it can sometimes get hot, and that can make indoors hot and stuffy. Get over it World. Any old farts remember the summer of 76 where not only did we have no air conditioning anywhere, but we also had no water and had only a stand pipe in the street that was available for a limited number of hours a day? Workers still went to work (except perhaps coal miners and car industry workers, who never went to work anyway).

There is a terrible culture in the UK of solipsistic self entitlement. All the wars, famine, death, disease and suffering around the World and people close up shop because the air conditioning goes AWOL. Some people really need to get a grip on themselves and reality.

It's hot, it's not nice, keep hydrated get on with it. Nothing to see here people.

I bet you only wrote that lot so you could use your word of the day: 'solipsistic'

 

[Levo-Lon]

I bet you only wrote that lot so you could use your word of the day: 'solipsistic'

I thought that was a lollipop

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

The big problem with Tesco is they have a habit of hiring self gratifying tossers as management and senior staff. So if there's a problem staff are bullied or treated like crap, or told they should leave so a pretty young lady in a short skirt can replace them. I'm not surprised they pulled the 'can't work in these conditions' card, they were probably told to keep the windows and doors closed and denied a break to go get water.
Yes I know someone who works at Tesco.

 

[alicat]

I bet you only wrote that lot so you could use your word of the day: 'solipsistic'

I thought that was a lollipop

No, that's a popsicle (I think, no doubt @Gravity Aided or someone else Stateside will be along to correct me if I am wrong).

 

[jefmcg]

No, that's a popsicle (I think, no doubt @Gravity Aided or someone else Stateside will be along to correct me if I am wrong).

a popsicle is an ice lolly.

See also: icy pole.

 

[Gravity Aided]

a popsicle is an ice lolly.

See also: icy pole.

Lollipops are also known as suckers, made of boiled sugarIIRC, popsicles are frozen fruit juice.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Bring back National service. 2 tours in the mid day sun of the stans wearing all that kit will recalibrate their brains about what "warm" really means.

It really does concern me that we are turning into a nation of weak willed, physically soft weaklings.

Does anyone wish to work with recruits in a national service type of situation?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I used to work in an iron foundry.
Never seen a foundry with aircon

I've seen foundries with open sides in the summer, though, and they used to close up the sides in winter. My father's wire drawing department at the steel mill had big openings on the side, closed with fiberglass panels in winter, (until the fiberglass caught fire once) But now I think it is mostly on blowers and air movers, as I think mostly robots do the work in there now.