We’re not setup for hot weather, so we resort to all kinds of things to keep us and our homes cool.
Apart from ordering fans from Amazon, what else have you been doing to keep cool?
We’re not setup for hot weather, so we resort to all kinds of things to keep us and our homes cool.
Apart from ordering fans from Amazon, what else have you been doing to keep cool?
Sorry to crash this as an American, but we have months of 45°C temperatures here in Texas with a really humid climate, so I might be able to offer some advice.
One summer my AC was out entirely for about a month. I survived by positively soaking a sleeveless tank in ice water and sitting around in that until it wasn’t cooling me anymore and then soaking it again.
I recently found some ice packs that go around the neck, and they really work miracles for lowering one’s body temperature. I always keep one in the freezer now for when I get back from a walk.
FWIW, in all my years in kitchens across the globe, one of the few culturally organic commonalities across them all was the tradition of taking a kitchen towel; arranging a long pile of ice cubes across its center and rolling it up tightly; securing with twist-ties, rubber bands, butcher string, etc. (even butterfly clips!) Then, draping it across the back of the neck, and tucking the ends into either side of the collar.
Boom! Instant cool, refreshing relief, straight to the dome via the pulminary system. (it cools the neck first, and shortly after, the head and chest) Bonus: the eventual drench as it melts isn’t a bad thing considering you’re already sweaty AF and helps cool you off too!
Plus, it makes you look like you’re obviously working really hard —what, with your uniform so saturated and all, from you neck down your back. 🤪
this is solid!
I think you mean 35°C? 45°C is 113°F.
We get regular temperatures in the south west, Arizona specifically, over 120°F. The summer I moved away it was 133°F for three fucking days.
The local paper kept a count on the front page for how many days the temperature didn’t drop below 100°F, and that includes the overnight temp.
I remember going to the office we have in Phoenix on a February (years ago…) and that was a hot day for me… and 1 of the locals came in to work with a jumper on 🤯🦞
The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth was 130 degrees, in Death Valley. I think your thermometer might have been a little off.
Just going by what the bank thermometer said around town.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-recorded-temperature
You’re quite right. I’d forgotten how swiftly the years pass for your kind, it’s been decades since I last looked. A new record? How wonderful!
He did not make any errors. Texas routinely gets over 40C all over the state. I have experienced it in Johnson City as well as in Houston
Nope, the highs are mid to high 30s in Texas.
https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Texas/temperature-august.php
Those are the average highs. It can peak well above that for a given week.
I live in northern US and have the opposite phenomenon. Average low in coldest month is 12F but we usually have about a week below 0F
Thanks, my estimate was a little bit off; I’m terminally America-brained.
It’s months of over 100°F to 110°F (38°C - 43°C) here, but it does spike up there, and the heat index does regularly get that high.
Pretty much everyone here has AC though.
No probs!
I lived in Houston for a couple of years so I knew it was a bit off. I wouldn’t have lasted my first summer if 45°C was normal!
I think Houston has a bit cooler temperature from Dallas due to the proximity to the ocean, but the humidity more than makes up for it.
It’s just impossible to cool down in that kind of climate.