Phew What A Scorcher!
If, like me, you've spent the last few days sweltering* and on occasion moaning about how hot and sticky it is then just pause and think about this:In Basra today it is 45C (that's about 110F), at night time it gets down to a cooler 30C.
There are blokes today sat in the back of what is effectively a large, well insulated metal box (otherwise known as a Warrior Fighting Vehicle). This doesn't have any air-conditioning.
As well as their full uniform they will be wearing body armour, helmet and webbing.
On the flip side, the pie-eaters amongst them are likely to lose a bit of weight.
* - For overseas readers it's been warm here for the past week - reaching 30C - that's over 80F - and boy are we unused to it.
fired down the range by DC at 8:30 pm
11 Comments:
Yikes that is high. It's been hovering around 95-95 F lately, but that's Texas for you.
im a fat bastard so i sweat when its normal, so this hot spelll has been a bugger. still at least ill be a svelte figure of manhood when its done!
and if these Warrior Fighting Vehicles odnt have air-con, do they at least have portable dvd players and a mini fridge full of Strongbow?
me too, cookie.
And what about those poor buggers who were marching through town on sat... were you in that lot US?
Lordy its hot. I may not be in the back of an armoured fighting vehicle, but our AC packed it in, and at the moment my "office" is a tiny back room with no windows. Horrid.
Poor loves. I hope they have masses of liquids. First sign of dehydratioj is a headache and if you feel thirsty you've left it too long.
Just saying!
at least it'll be back to rain in a few days, i miss rain i can't remember when it rained last
Kath - I don't mind the heat too much myself.
Cookie - unfortunately not.
The Beep - yup I saw them but thankfully I wasn't one of them.
The Boy - ouch - sounds like where I work now.
GU - fun wasn't it?
PI - pee clear once a day!
Lou Lou - I think we're going to get a downpour tonight.
I am so hot and sticky!
But at least I am not in the big metal box thing in full body armour. Poor sods.
If I read the Good Book correctly, Heaven is actually hotter'n Hell ;-)
Heathrow reached over 100 in certain exposed areas the other day. I avoid the exposed areas.
yeah but i didn't- but then we did actually get a little today, lastest all of 10 minutes now it's 30 degs still
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