Re:Europe’s Cities Weren’t Built for This Kind of Heat
by Insanity on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:21PM
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Absolutely, biking to work is great in Belgium because the weather is 'okay'. Texas gets pretty warm but you don't notice it that much to be honest. Don't think I've been to a restaurant there that didn't have airco. Likewise my in-laws (San Antonio) have airco at home so it's pretty great.
I don't blame anyone for using air conditioning with that climate :)
Re:Europe’s Cities Weren’t Built for This Kind of Heat
by Izkata on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:55PM
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Yeah, not sure why you're downvoted. Hitting 100 F in July is a pretty regular occurrence here, and in the suburb I grew up in (west of Chicago), the average is usually high 80s, not mid 70s as the article says about London.
Re:Europe’s Cities Weren’t Built for This Kind of Heat
by Balero on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:31PM
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Where I am gets quite hot in the summer (at least for me!). This can be offset by having shower facilities at work. Gets rid of the sweat, and turn it colder to lower your body temperature back to normal.
The bike-to-work crowd suggests that everywhere should use bikes instead of cars, however, what you experience in Belgium now — imagine that everyday in traditionally hot climate. It can be nice to bike to work in most California cities, but in the midst of a hot summer in hot and humid climates, it’s unnecessarily third-world to do that when we have cars with air conditioning.