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VanillaBullshit Member # 10873	posted My apt feels like a meat locker.
Sashyra88 Member # 11693	posted What is the temperature there at this moment? Don't wanna brag or make you feel bad,but were i live is a comfy and warm 84F.
Leito Member # 14189	posted I'm three quarters naked. Where do you live ?
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted VB, you don't have a heater? Sashyra, you always know what to say in the right moment! I am so jealous! My flat is warm thanks to central oil heating but outside..... brrrrrr I don't even wanna send my dog out. Okay I just checked, we have 3°C outdoors. Oh and Leito, I can imagine.
Dalia* Member # 10593	posted Are you in Cairo??? I have to take two showers a day at the moment because I'm constantly sweating.
Sashyra88 Member # 11693	posted quote: Originally posted by Leito: I'm three quarters naked. Where do you live ? 3 quarters nekkid like most of the time,son....
Leito Member # 14189	posted quote: Originally posted by Tigerlily: Oh and Leito, I can imagine. You're not supposed to be... quote: Originally posted by Dalia: Are you in Cairo??? I have to take two showers a day at the moment because I'm constantly sweating.* Wow, it ain't THAT hot.
VanillaBullshit Member # 10873	posted Concrete & Steel buildings trap cold in winter & heat in summer, that's the problem. I don't wanna use the heater, I always get a nasty cold the next day. Current temps 24C/75F outside, low of 15C/59F tonite.
Exiled Member # 14410	posted quote: Originally posted by VanillaBullshit: My apt feels like a meat locker. It’s these damn Middle Eastern buildings that are built to last but because they are built with so much concrete and no insulation they become like caves. I am currently using 5 gallons a day on diesel and the boiler is only on 12 hours per day – an American muslima wrote to describe the weather ...‘baby it's cold inside’. Egypt and Egyptians need to utilize the abundant and almost free gas that is available. Seriously that is a luxury – in America it's $3 a Gallon – the Brits are paying 1 BRITSH POUND PER LITER someone PLEASE tell me I am sooooooo wrong!! And here they are completely lifting subsidies for fuel as of January 2008!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Allah yustur.
Leito Member # 14189	posted When I get too cold I take a freezing shower. After it's over you will be emitting heat all over the place.
Dalia* Member # 10593	posted quote: Originally posted by Leito: Wow, it ain't THAT hot. It's around 25°C if I'm not mistaken. That's warm enough to be sweating when you're walking around, sitting in taxis etc. I'm sitting in an office with the windows open right now, wearing a light, long-sleeved shirt and I'm feeling slightly too warm ...
Anthropos Member # 9410	posted yes a lot of concrete and a lot of holes in them too!! Seriously why don't they insulate the windows and doors better, both to keep heat and cold out? And other things, rat and mice babies can get through 4 mm holes...
VanillaBullshit Member # 10873	posted I don't know about built to last, Dunes, there've been several buildings here in the past few years that literally crumbled to the ground due to poor foundation & careless construction. You're right about the 'cave' effect tho. Leito - Cold shower?! I'd shatter like glass lol
Tigerlily Member # 3567	posted quote: Originally posted by Dalia: It's around 25°C if I'm not mistaken.* Oh god ......I am sitting in the wrong country!!!!
Anthropos Member # 9410	posted yeah but in the night it is much colder, and along with that go concrete walls, ceramic floors and huge apartments. And perhaps a half open window that can't close well. Brrrrrr....
Sashyra88 Member # 11693	posted Here we even go to the beach year round...
Leito Member # 14189	posted quote: Originally posted by VanillaBullshit: Leito - Cold shower?! I'd shatter like glass lol If you're afraid of doing it at once, start with warm water then switch (very fast) to cold water. It works like magic for me, my ears even go red afterwards from the heat coming out.
VanillaBullshit Member # 10873	posted quote: Originally posted by Dalia: quote: Originally posted by Leito: Wow, it ain't THAT hot.* It's around 25°C if I'm not mistaken. That's warm enough to be sweating when you're walking around, sitting in taxis etc. I'm sitting in an office with the windows open right now, wearing a light, long-sleeved shirt and I'm feeling slightly too warm ... Twenty five Celsius is a very warm summer in Europe, you're probably used to that Deutsche cold. Early morning is worst, I took a shower then walked around for a bit in a tee shirt & shorts, my nipples felt like diamond tipped drills.
Dalia* Member # 10593	posted quote: Originally posted by VanillaBullshit: Twenty five Celsius is a very warm summer in Europe, you're probably used to that Deutsche cold. Early morning is worst, I took a shower then walked around for a bit in a tee shirt & shorts, my nipples felt like diamond tipped drills. No, it has nothing to do with being used to German summers. Even after spending several summers in Egypt I would still feel the same. And I tend to get hot faster than many other people, including Germans, unfortunately. I also sweat much more than others when doing sports or dancing, for example. I do agree that it's chilly in the morning and evening though. And I've never been as cold as much as in winter in Cairo, because of the non-heating and architectural problems mentioned above. I wear woollen socks and Norwegian sweaters in Cairo in winter, and I also use a hot water bottle. In Germany I have central heating with gas in my house, and I've also wondered why they don't use that in Egypt because gas is available in many houses and it's a very convenient way to heat ... when I come home I switch on the central switch and the place is cozy and warm within ten minutes.
VanillaBullshit Member # 10873	posted I have that problem as well, I literally sweat buckets during summer, more than anyone I know. I have to admit I prefer winters to sweltering hot weather.
jean_bean Member # 13715	posted speaking of construction here....have ya noticed, that you can be freezing your butt off inside the apt, and then go outside, and its nice and warm? weird huh? and I have a sweatshirt, and big fluffy slippers on. Quite the fashion statement !
mysticheart Member # 6838	posted Well i will be darn if i freeze in egypt this time, i am bringing heavy clothes and people will be lucky if they can see me under all of them hahahahaha. Flat has about 7 blankets in it, all heavy and guaranteed every single one of them will be on our bed.
of_gold Member # 13418	posted I never would of guessed that you would be freezing in Egypt. We have had a lovely day here in Texas. Light jacket weather, sun shining and a little nippy. I prefer heat to cold. I could hibernate in the winter. Fortunately the cold doesn't last too long here.
cbrbddd Member # 3891	posted Right, but the weather is changing . . . and what about all the cold rain during T'day weekend??? I like it a bit colder than hot . . . this place fries in the summer and doesn't cool down at night like it does in Egypt. I like to visit Egypt in the cooler months, but I haven't been in ovember/December/January . . . so I guess I can't say that I've been in the coldest months, LOL!!!
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289	posted Layer up VB, wear socks and drink warm beverages these days until you absolutely MUST turn on the heater. I don't turn on the heater until I can no longer stand it. My daughter looks like that little kid on A CHRISTMAS STORY, she can't put her arms down. Jean Bean, when it gets like that it is definitely time to open the windows!