I’ve been living in Germany off and on since about 1976. And every summer, when it was boiling hot, the Germans would say “well, we don’t need air conditioning, it is so rarely really hot here”. Yeah, that was true until the late 80’s. But global warming’s a bitch and it’s come to this country, too. Years ago. But hey, just keep on ignoring it because then it ain’t true, right?

So here’s today’s news, link is in German so I will translate it for you. Basically it says that an ICE (German “fast” trains, no windows for opening) air con system wasn’t working. Temperature went up to over 125 Fahrenheit (50 Celsius). One mother used the emergency hammer to smash a window, because her son was suffocating. 27 students from North Rhine Westfalia, on a field trip with their school, collapsed and had to be medically treated.

But yeah, just keep on saying “oh, it’s just a few hot days a year, we don’t need air conditioning”. How about a study about how much less work gets done during these temperatures and its effects on the economy? Get with the program - times are changing! I’ve been long enough to notice that each summer gets hotter. By the way, the Germans (who love to make fun of fat Americans) keep getting fatter, too, but that’s worth another post, isn’t it.

I don’t think I need to add to this that the heat is making me REALLY F***ING CRANKY! GRR!

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