Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first time since records began

Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by madaxe_again on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:39PM (#20306171)

Yes, but you have air conditioning in Chicago, and can pretty much live your life without stepping out into the swamp/blizzard. Because this weather is unusual here, very few people have air con, so there isn’t much escape short of standing under a cold shower.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by Parcle on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:57PM (#20306359)

I don't think he was implying that the situation in France isn't bad. He was just correcting the idea of The Great Lakes having cool summers.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by brandonmenc on Friday June 28, 2019 @05:33PM (#20308942)

> Yes, but you have air conditioning in Chicago

I'm from the Great Lakes area, and barely anyone there has air conditioning. It's considered a luxury.

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by bytematic on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:59PM (#20306384)

Is this true of offices or other businesses in Europe as well?

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Re:Temperatures in France cross 45°C threshold for first tim... by madaxe_again on Friday June 28, 2019 @01:12PM (#20306554)

Most, yes. Plenty of shops are air conditioned, but unless you’re in a big modern office in a big city, air conditioning is unlikely. Ours used to turn into a sweat-box in the summer - couldn’t install air conditioning even had we wanted to.

Up until recent years, the reality has been that it just hasn’t been necessary - you might have had a few days a year when you wished you had it.

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