[Marcella]

I have operating fans in a power outage. Won’t burn up in closed house. Did it that way after Ike, no problem. At that time, I didn’t have screens for my outside doors and mosquitoes were heavy so kept the doors closed all the time. I now have screens for those so can keep them open now when not cooking. After Ike, during those 5 days without power, people had food they bought for that so if I had screens, I could have kept them open. It is the long term power outage when people have run out of food that would necessitate cooking inside and closed up.

You can dampen your face, chest, arms, with water and turn on a battery fan and get cool fast.

[Ellendra]

You can dampen your face, chest, arms, with water and turn on a battery fan and get cool fast.

I think I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating. Wearing a damp sheet is like wearing your own air conditioner! When camping, I have one of those wrap-around skirts just for that purpose. Dampen it, then drape over my shoulders like a shawl, and I could use my arms freely while still keeping cool.