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As temperatures soared in the capital (it's bloomin' 36.7C in Heathrow, people!), Londoners took to Twitter to let off some steam using the hashtag #hottestdayoftheyear. Here's how you guys are (sort of) handling today's heatwave:
Move over, Michael Fish
Weather forecast for today? "Don't bother. You're fucked." #hottestdayoftheyear
— George Lyons (@iamgeorgelyons) July 1, 2015
Getting to work was a barrel of lols
Current status of TFL & Overground network #hottestdayoftheyear pic.twitter.com/2p9rIOoRZ0
— Mitesh Soni (@MiteshSoni_1) July 1, 2015
I'm inside a moving greenhouse on wheels. Or as it is also known 'a bus'. #hottestdayoftheyear
— Danny Palmer (@dannyjpalmer) July 1, 2015
Speaking of lols, some of you Londoners made the most of National Joke Day, too
Dear Greece, you can have your weather back once you've paid your bills. Kind Regards, England #hottestdayoftheyear
— Stu Gentle (@StuGentle) July 1, 2015
There weren't just jokes though. Oh no, there were haikus too
The heat bringing on A sweltering nostalgia. Desire like a breeze. #haiku #hottestdayoftheyear
— Tom Floyd (@floyd_tom) July 1, 2015
London started to lose the ability to speak, it was so hat
ITS SO HAAATTTTTT ??????
— Julia Coejj (@JuliaCoejj) June 30, 2015
Hallucinations in the hat hat heat
Fairly sure I just saw a pigeon burst into flames on touching the ground. #hottestdayoftheyear
— Dan Brown (@Danny_J_Brown) July 1, 2015
But at least some wise guys had some CRAZY methods for cooling off
i literally stuck my head in the fridge bc it was so hot #hottestdayoftheyear
— emo trinity (@indiepenguins) July 1, 2015
<3 Julia <3
Julia in the office just suggested ice. Like a BOSS. Love that girl. ICE GUYS, ICE!!! #hottestdayoftheyear #thingscolderthantoday
— Alice Newton (@alicecmnewton) July 1, 2015
As 1pm approached, people started to PANIC buy
The Waitrose near us has sold out of ice cream. This is not a drill! #hottestdayoftheyear #panicstations
— melissa mannion (@lostinskylines) July 1, 2015
Panic turned to full-scale rage
#hottestdayoftheyear CAN YOU PLEASE END NOW
— Behlul™ (@behlul_official) July 1, 2015
What’s worse than rage? A sweaty hipster
Why the fuck do I have a beard?! #hottestdayoftheyear
— Dominic Pollard (@DominicPollard) July 1, 2015
Then all kinds of threats started to roll in
You can't make me wear anything more than just pants until October. You can't. #hottestdayoftheyear
— Ricky Gibb (@ricky_gibb) July 1, 2015
Luckily, The Dolphin had some words of wisdom, natch
Dress code for #hottestdayoftheyear. pic.twitter.com/o4I0oeJtxD
— The Dolphin (@The_Dolphin_Pub) July 1, 2015
Need to cool off? Here's...