Okay, I’ve spent this whole article complaining, but let’s be real: a heatwave like this is also a perfect excuse to be a bit lazy. No one expects you to be productive when it feels like the surface of the sun out there. Cancelling plans is acceptable. Eating ice cream for dinner is acceptable. Reading a book in a puddle of your own sweat? Absolutely fine.
So embrace it. Stock up on cold drinks, dig out that old paddling pool from the shed, and remember that British people moan about the heat almost as much as the cold. It’s our national identity. Just don’t forget the sunscreen, keep your pets cool, and whatever you do, don’t buy that fan on Amazon on the day of the heatwave. You know better now.
