Comments on: Beating the Heat: Summer in Madrid http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jonk http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38951 Jonk Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:44 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38951 I hear why some people don't like AC but for me, just don't get it. I love a bit of the good old AC! Especially during the Australian summer. Can't wait until I get rich enough to rent a place with it. Oh, why can't my parents just move back down from Sydney... I hear why some people don’t like AC but for me, just don’t get it. I love a bit of the good old AC! Especially during the Australian summer. Can’t wait until I get rich enough to rent a place with it. Oh, why can’t my parents just move back down from Sydney…

]]> By: Pepino http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38885 Pepino Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:06:55 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38885 I have the combined air-con/heaters in my flat, and it's a godsend in the summer. Winter's are usually just mild enough here in Barcelona to get through it with just the occasional use of the heater in the evenings, but summers definitely need a touch of aircon. I would never sleep with it on all night though as I did that once thinking it was a good idea but woke up feeling that my lungs had been raked out! I'll pop it on for 30 mins before bed so that I can at least drop-off to sleep though. I have a friend who is morally against the whole concept of aircon, despite the fact that his flat directly overlooks one of the noisiest early morning markets in BCN and he has to sleep with the balcony doors open to keep the temperature manageable. He's clearly mad of course, but it deserves some respect! :-0 I have the combined air-con/heaters in my flat, and it’s a godsend in the summer. Winter’s are usually just mild enough here in Barcelona to get through it with just the occasional use of the heater in the evenings, but summers definitely need a touch of aircon. I would never sleep with it on all night though as I did that once thinking it was a good idea but woke up feeling that my lungs had been raked out! I’ll pop it on for 30 mins before bed so that I can at least drop-off to sleep though.

I have a friend who is morally against the whole concept of aircon, despite the fact that his flat directly overlooks one of the noisiest early morning markets in BCN and he has to sleep with the balcony doors open to keep the temperature manageable. He’s clearly mad of course, but it deserves some respect! :-0

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38807 Ben Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:08:35 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38807 @mcark - the last two days we have craked and had to use it for a couple of hours! Apart from that, the ceiling fans are wonderful! @mcark – the last two days we have craked and had to use it for a couple of hours! Apart from that, the ceiling fans are wonderful!

]]> By: mcark http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38802 mcark Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:50:53 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38802 Ben, you have A/C but you don't like to use it? Wow. I respect that......really but you are in your living room living off of six hours of sleep and you don't snap and turn the damn ac on? That's amazing. It's 94 degrees ( hold on, let me google the conversion.....34 C) here and I have a box fan and an AC going along with a bowl of ice cream! Ben, you have A/C but you don’t like to use it? Wow. I respect that……really but you are in your living room living off of six hours of sleep and you don’t snap and turn the damn ac on? That’s amazing. It’s 94 degrees ( hold on, let me google the conversion…..34 C) here and I have a box fan and an AC going along with a bowl of ice cream!

]]> By: ese http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38762 ese Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:39:03 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38762 ¿En Gran Bretaña? ¿En Gran Bretaña?

]]> By: Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38747 Ben Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:17:33 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38747 @ese, gracias, y buen idea, pero vamos a estar en campos muchos mas verdes para estas fechas! @ese, gracias, y buen idea, pero vamos a estar en campos muchos mas verdes para estas fechas!

]]> By: ese http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38745 ese Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38745 El próximo fin de semana son las fiestas de Colmenarejo. Serí­a muy buena idea que hicieráis un podcast desde Colmenarejo. Aquí­ tienes el programa de las fiestas: http://www.ayto-colmenarejo.org/Contenidos.asp?N1=_Tablon&N2=Noticias&PtText=8&ContV=57681#Programa%20de%20las%20Fiestas%20Patronales%202008 El próximo fin de semana son las fiestas de Colmenarejo. Serí­a muy buena idea que hicieráis un podcast desde Colmenarejo. Aquí­ tienes el programa de las fiestas:

http://www.ayto-colmenarejo.org/Contenidos.asp?N1=_Tablon&N2=Noticias&PtText=8&ContV=57681#Programa%20de%20las%20Fiestas%20Patronales%202008

]]> By: Brendan http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38678 Brendan Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:39:22 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38678 @Carl "we now sit in solar heated hot tubs" Every little helps!!! @Carl “we now sit in solar heated hot tubs”

Every little helps!!!

]]> By: Carl http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38677 Carl Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:20:45 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38677 Hey Jon, I resemble that remark, uh I mean, I resent that remark about Los Angeles! Besides, we now sit in solar heated hot tubs with our cool drinks. Hey Jon, I resemble that remark, uh I mean, I resent that remark about Los Angeles!

Besides, we now sit in solar heated hot tubs with our cool drinks.

]]> By: gary http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-38672 gary Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:41:33 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/07/14/beating-the-heat-summer-in-madrid/#comment-38672 July 17th - North of England - 16 degrees C max and rained most of last week. We even put the heating on one evening. Last year more rain than we'd had for 75 years. Roll on Barcelona in august July 17th – North of England – 16 degrees C max and rained most of last week. We even put the heating on one evening.
Last year more rain than we’d had for 75 years.
Roll on Barcelona in august

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