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• David L commented on Checking In
  I wish I had had some of that "Estonian heat" the last few days as I worked on installing a foundation drain around my house. 89/35 is a sweat inducing misery for us old farts....
• paws4thot commented on Checking In
  Well, certainly Charlie would find 26 or 27C "uncomfortably hot"; most of us would find it hot, but not uncomfortably so unless the humidity was higher than we usually get with those temperature....
• Soames commented on Checking In
  I quite enjoyed my brief day foray to Tallinn from Helsinki, although I wish I'd had time to wander down the coast a bit, rather than having to stay in the old town....
• Charlie Stross commented on Checking In
  Estonia was close to 100% humidity during my stay. As for my heat tolerance, I can cope ... if I have air conditioning. Alas, aircon is alien in the Baltics -- nobody generally needs it! (Fierce central heating and triple glazing are another matter.) I have a small mobile aircon unit at home. When it goes over 24 degrees for any length of time I slot it into my office window. It's deafeningly loud and underpowered but it takes the edge off the temperature while I work -- otherwise my brain melts. I suppose I should take the laptop for...
• scott-sanford commented on Checking In
  ...a coffee shop with aircon, but there aren't many of those in Edinburgh. Yes; I hear heavy insulation and central heating are rare in Miami, too. grin...