Air conditioning consent issue for flat

mark7144

UnitedSum wrote: »

I come from an extremely hot corner of the world, and, believe me, London ain't it. Even the top floor of an apartment building with floor to ceiling windows.

We all have our different tolerances. People from hotter parts of the world are naturally going to build up a tolerance to heat. But for those that almost always have low temperatures around them, a hot summer will bring a shock factor, especially when you can double those temps due to the scenarios talked about in this thread.

I would hope that when visiting Miami, I would not be accused of being a drama queen for feeling uncomfortable with their high humidity hot summers purely because to them it's just another day.

UnitedSum

mark7144 wrote: »

We all have our different tolerances. People from hotter parts of the world are naturally going to build up a tolerance to heat. But for those that almost always have low temperatures around them, a hot summer will bring a shock factor, especially when you can double those temps due to the scenarios talked about in this thread.

I would hope that when visiting Miami, I was not told I was silly for feeling uncomfortable with their high humidity hot summers purely because to them, it's normal.

I understand what you're saying, but my experience from living in different parts of the world is the opposite. When people in very hot climates grow accustomed to A/C, their tolerance to extreme temperatures decreases. There's a reason that certain nationalities of people move to other countries and request A/C where it's not the norm. They moan about it whereas the locals are satisfied with opening windows and using fans.

mark7144

We go to work and we earn our money. If we want to spend that money on AC for some extra comfort then that's a privilege we deserve and should be applauded rather than criticised. Unless of course you want to go all green on me

UnitedSum

mark7144 wrote: »

We go to work and we earn our money. If we want to spend that money on AC for some extra comfort then that's a privilege we deserve and should be applauded rather than criticised. Unless of course you want to go all green on me

Ja, but green is good. :A

mark7144

Case closed!

UnitedSum

mark7144 wrote: »

Case closed!

LOL Good idea. Somehow Romans and roads do seem a bit off topic.

Good luck.

jjlandlord

mark7144 wrote: »

We go to work and we earn our money. If we want to spend that money on AC for some extra comfort then that's a privilege we deserve and should be applauded rather than criticised.

This is the most ludicrous, selfish and plainly stupid comment I have read in a long, long time.
:T

mark7144

jjlandlord wrote: »

This is the most ludicrous, selfish and plainly stupid comment I have read in a long, long time.
:T

I'm sorry you disagree that someone deserves to buy whatever they want if they earned the money in a legitimate way from hard work.

cwcw

This is the problem with these boards sometimes. There are some very helpful people and useful information here, but sometimes, someone asks a specific question and gets a whole load of other ones answered instead, usually critical.

Some people like air con, some don't. Some people are green, some aren't. Some people break bureaucratic rules, some don't. Some people consider their neighbours, some don't. Whatever, the question was specific enough, if you disagree, why bother replying?!

For the record, I love air con, e.g. at work, I can't stand all the moaning about it being too cold (you can set the temperature) or making you ill (nothing makes me feel worse than being overheated). Each to their own though.

jazabelle

Is there a prohibition on satellite dishes? It's just when my one was installed into a flat - they drilled a small hole through the wall for the wire. So if others have dishes, it may be an argument to try?