Hot weather survival

[danaeris]

Step 1: Remove as much clothing as possible. If you want to cover up, you can always try some option like a bikini or sarong.
Step 2: Encourage air circulation by opening windows, turning on fans, etc.
Step 3: Drink lots of non-caffeinated liquids, preferably water.
Step 4: Still too hot? Take a shower in tepid or if you can take it, cold water and wet down your hair. Re-wet it whenever you start to overheat again.
Step 5: Still too hot? A good last resort is to get a basin of cold water and rest your feet in it. Believe it or not, this can make a HUGE difference.
Step 6: Still too hot? Go to your nearest public place that has air conditioning, such as a mall or library. It may close at night, but it will help you get through the hottest hours.

I've done Step 4 today. I also moved Hexy into a lower room because hot air rises, and the top rooms at Arcadia are REALLY hot. And finally, I dumped all the dubious ice cubes with sketchy crud on them, cleaned out the ice bin, filled it with the remaining good ice cubes, and refilled all four of the ice cube trays.

And now, I will try to work in spite of temperatures.

Comments

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

Sarongs rock. :-) Also, I've found that basements tend to be the coolest rooms in the house when it really gets bad. And good thermal management is important: open all the windows at night, and close them and the blinds during the daytime.

We broke down last summer, and implemented step 7: run out to Rona and buy an air conditioner.

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

Step 2: Encourage air circulation by opening windows, turning on fans, etc.

Actually, that's exactly what you don't want to do. Turning on fans is good, but opening windows in the heat of the day will just heat your space up to the daily high temperature very efficiently. The real trick is to trap in cool air overnight, and keep it in the house until the evening cools down to the temperature inside or below.

[tocityguy.livejournal.com]

This only applies if the house is generally insulated. Arcadia, unfortunately, has none.

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

Arcadia, unfortunately, has [no insulation].

Wow, and you live in Canada?

[tocityguy.livejournal.com]

That's what happens when you're in cheap rentals.

[yaksman.livejournal.com]

That's one advantage of 9-5 over self employment - spending weekdays in an air-conditioned office. (Assuming you can get into work)

[thespian.livejournal.com]

of course, I'm considering selling off my air conditioner for the move, if you might be interested (it was a very nice window unit, $280 about 9 months ago). I'd like to keep it, but air conditioners are big and bulky, and I hear that they have them for sale in Boston, too.

[freefloat.livejournal.com]

I'm interested, for my house. What are you asking?

You can email me or text my phone through my profile, or post here if you want my daytime email addy.

[jdhobbes.livejournal.com]

I find showering in hot water is better because when you get out, the surrounding air feels cool on your skin/head.

On my days off, I try to get outside as much as possible, but if it's too hot outside, I'll go watch a movie (although I feel guilty being inside).

When it gets too hot to sleep, I tend to sleep on the balcony.

[zagatto.livejournal.com]

One cool thing that I've found to work is to place several glasses of water around the room. Somebody explained why this works to me once but I've forgotten the physics of the whole thing. The important part is that it actually cools down a room a lot more than you think it would.

Plastic doesn't work from what I can tell but using real glass glasses will noticably cool your room for you.

[freefloat.livejournal.com]

And fishtanks do wonders. They lost 2-3" of water level by evaporation, over the weekend.

[karenbynight.livejournal.com]

This was fun to read. I've been in London and Amsterdam for two weeks, and it's been cold and rainy. I've learned instincts about bringing a jacket and umbrella that will do me no good back in California right now.