[publius911]

How do you cope?

[CottonBall]

I moved to a better climate.

Before that I sweated a lot and tried to move very little.

[KosmicKitty]

I’m in Connecticut - it’s cold here. Today in the low 60’s. Could a borrow just a bit of your heat to get the rest of my summer veggies ripe?

[publius911]

p.s. The only electrical devices on at the mo are one LED floorlamp, one low power laptop and one Low power Notebook.

[loungitude]

At 27% humidity, a swamp cooler would provide great cooling, for very little money.

[Doogle]

....relax in your tub

[Gay State Conservative]

Living in New England we don't have heat problems for too much of the year.For example I was driving an hour or so ago and my car's thermometer said 58 degrees.Would a small room air conditioner installed in a bedroom or den do the trick for the hottest part of the day and then at night open up all the windows to cool things down?

I've been in desert heat (Arabian Peninsula) and I've been in Florida in September (humidity!!!) and those visits have made me wonder how people lived in either place before A/C.

[huldah1776]

Lived without AC for about 55 yrs. In southern Mo it’s just like north of philly. Hot and humid sometimes. LOVE SHADE. I have long hair and I stick my head under the faucet and have fans going. In from under the trees and out towards the sun. No insulation in homes. You would be surprised at how you can adapt. I LOVE the snow and being cold. Was in heaven (and hell) for the 3 yrs I was in VT.

My jeep doesn’t have air either. Drove up from NC to PA and it was awful. Poured 8 bottles of water over my head and clothes while driving. LOL I didn’t go 95 cause I hate that ride. Stopping in the shade to eat. Nice country people always asking if I was ok cause I had the back hatch open.

Can’t wait for the mini-ice age coming.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Some ideas:

• Drink ice water.
• Eat ice cream or ice smoothie.
• Sit in front of a fan.
• Wet your hair.
• Cold shower.
• Go to the movies.
• Go to Costco and stand in the freezer room.
• Use a neck-cooling device (some look like bandanas, some are battery-powered, like the following image.

[Jim from C-Town]

How do you deal with extreme heat?

I live in a moderate climate.

[rockinqsranch]

We cope by setting the A/C at 78 days, and 79 nights. Keeps the place nice, and cool during these Summer months when it’s always hotter’n Hades inland SoCal.

The electric bill pushes $500.00 bucks a month for several months each year, but we budget for it. SCE freaks out, sends us all sorts of condemnations in the mail for “not taking conservation seriously”, but to HELL with them, and their AGW BS.

[dainbramaged]

90 plus here near southern Puget Sound with forest fire haze - we have a 2004 manufactured home with central a/c set at 69 degrees, 66 at night. A few hours daily watering of garden and shrubs, then back inside. The dog and cat don’t like it this hot, either. I miss Alaska.

[Forgotten Amendments]

1. Go to a bar that allows you to run a tab.

2. After about 9 drinks stand up & scream, “Oh my God! The baby!” & run out.

3. Find new bar. Repeat.

[umgud]

I’m in central CA, it’s been 10-113 I keep my house like a meat locker. Costs like hell.

[Impala64ssa]

Also having lots of cold Gatorade on hand would help. My doc told me with type 2 staying hydrated is just as important as the diet.

[humblegunner]

How do you cope?

Well....

When I come in it

Not like that.

[Kenny500c]

Get a window fan and blow in cool air at night then in the morning close all blinds and curtains to keep out the hot air and solar rays.

[Eddie01]

What works for you?

Copper Harbor, Michigan, USA

[Texas Eagle]

It's 105 right now in our little neck of the woods in NorCal. Supposed to reach 107. We keep the ac set at 75. Going outside for a few minutes every once makes it feel like we're walking into a refrigerator when we come back in.

Suppposed to be 98 tomorrow and steadily going down until Thursday when it's supposed to be 90. I hope the damn weather guessers are right.

[Texas Eagle]

Have you tried putting a wet towel around your neck?

I work in a warehouse with very little ventilation. A roll-up door at either end but the airflow is blocked by all the racking and inventory. Very little breeze, anyway. The last few days have been 105 to 108 degrees. I soaked my t-shirt in water every couple of hours. That helped quite a bit.

[ETL]

...and keep the thermostat between 78-82

Is there a typo or two here?