Continuing hot weather; winners and losers.
Continuing hot weather; winners and losers.
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227bhp

Original Poster:

10,203 posts

158 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winners:

Tourist trade
Ice cream vendors
Drinks vendors/manufacturers
Suntan cream manufacturers
Aircon installers/manufacturers



Losers:
Some animals I think, there aren't many slugs or snails for some birds and hedgehogs to eat.
Anyone who cuts lawns for a living
Anyone who repairs lawnmowers

You will have more and better examples than me smile

Gary29

5,234 posts

129 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winners:

Dragon flies, 1000's of them around here (NE Wales)

Losers:

Ginger people, also 1000's of them around here.

MikeDrop

1,646 posts

199 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Sainsburys had large metal fans on sale near me. £40.

On. Sale.

Unscrupulous barstuds.

Plinth

771 posts

118 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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MikeDrop said:
Sainsburys had large metal fans on sale near me. £40.

On. Sale.

Unscrupulous barstuds.
B&Q - 15" fan on floor stand : £15
12" desk fan : £12

Nickbrapp

5,277 posts

160 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winner- the media being able to report and fill time because we are having a summer, and have something to fill time between Brexit and trump

Losers - everyone that has to keep seeing the news

227bhp

Original Poster:

10,203 posts

158 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Losers; quilt manufacturers.

I wonder how fruit growing is doing? My apples stalled until I got the hose out....

dci

660 posts

171 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winners:

Anyone who decided not to go abroad for their summer holidays this year.

Losers:

My lawn, it's fked! Full of yellow patches and the newly grown grass from the over seeding I carried out in May is dead despite nightly watering.

Smitters

4,416 posts

187 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winner: Me, eating my ice cream* and enjoying running in the sun.

Loser: My 8 month pregnant partner, with gestational diabetes, limited to low GI (i.e not sugary) food. Like ice cream.



  • I try not to do this in sight. It seems needlessly mean.

Cotty

42,245 posts

314 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Losers - train and tube commuters with no air conditioning

A.J.M

8,390 posts

216 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winners. Anyone in the air con business for buildings or cars.
Suncream sellers.

Losers. My dog, who can’t take the heat and can’t go his long walks during the day.
Me. Ginger, freckles going mad, fair hair, unable to cope with warm temperatures hehe

Contract Killer

4,509 posts

213 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Loser - Loft insulation installer.

I saw some guys doing this this morning, i honestly don't know how they could do it in this heat.

I stuck my head into an attic last week, and quickly came up with an excuse as to why it wasn't possible to do the job yet...


Shakermaker

11,317 posts

130 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Losers: Christmas Tree farms. Long term but the crop is looking a bit risky for December

Winners: Bikini retailers, bikini wearers, bikini enthusiasts

227bhp

Original Poster:

10,203 posts

158 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Contract Killer said:
Loser - Loft insulation installer.

I saw some guys doing this this morning, i honestly don't know how they could do it in this heat.

I stuck my head into an attic last week, and quickly came up with an excuse as to why it wasn't possible to do the job yet...
I remember taking a candle out of a loft where it had been stored, it had bent to an angle beyond 90 degrees.

Mr-B

5,068 posts

224 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Losers: fat sweaty people

Winners: People who hate mowing lawns (me) No rain for a couple more weeks should see the bastarrd die for good and leave me with a dirt patch, lovely.

All blokes, every day is tit Monday.

bristolracer

5,951 posts

179 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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227bhp said:
Losers; quilt manufacturers.
We have just bought a lightweight summer quilt.

crankedup

25,764 posts

273 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Losers : umbrella sales.

Winners : BBQ kit sales

dxg

10,757 posts

290 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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crankedup said:
Losers : umbrella sales.

Winners : BBQ kit sales
Losers: umbrella sellers

Winners: portable sunshade sellers. They're uncannily like umbrellas, you know!

5er

4,485 posts

205 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Winner: me. Had air con installed in our bedroom before the hot weather hit

Losers: everyone without AC in their bedroom


In the absence of a smugness smiley, I'll just go with this sleep


tongue out

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

249 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Contract Killer said:
Loser - Loft insulation installer.

I saw some guys doing this this morning, i honestly don't know how they could do it in this heat.
I have been installing loft insulation in my house - fking horrible job at the best of times, triply so with the heat.

bristolracer

5,951 posts

179 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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crankedup said:
Winners : BBQ kit sales
My Local B and Q had run out of Calor gas cylinders for BBQs last weekend,
So you could add Losers: People who didnt get to B and Q early