Cool cloths help even in humidity--dampen them and apply them to face and neck, wrists and hollows of the elbows. So does wearing loose cotton clothing and keeping a spray bottle of water handy. If you have pets, make sure they have plenty of water, and sponge them off if they'll allow it.
This has been a message from a place where your temperatures are low-average for this time of year. (Hit over 40C week before last.)
Right now I am loving my office air conditioning. But I'll definitely keep all this in mind when I go home! Especially the spray bottle -- excellent plan. Thank you!
(My parents suggested that I could come up to the cottage for the night, and I still might... not that it's much cooler there, but at least there's a lake to jump into. And it FEELS cooler. None of that urban heat island effect.)
I talked to her and John on the phone and she was trying to make out that it wasn't really that bad. *insert skepticism here* And Helen said they went to Bulk Barn in the morning, where there is air conditioning.
Inertia has triumphed; I'm staying in town, will go over to John and Helen's and watch TV and eat chicken.
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Date: 2006-08-01 02:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 04:38 pm (UTC)How are you doing? Roasting as well?
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Date: 2006-08-01 05:55 pm (UTC)Cool cloths help even in humidity--dampen them and apply them to face and neck, wrists and hollows of the elbows. So does wearing loose cotton clothing and keeping a spray bottle of water handy. If you have pets, make sure they have plenty of water, and sponge them off if they'll allow it.
This has been a message from a place where your temperatures are low-average for this time of year. (Hit over 40C week before last.)
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Date: 2006-08-01 07:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-01 07:34 pm (UTC)(My parents suggested that I could come up to the cottage for the night, and I still might... not that it's much cooler there, but at least there's a lake to jump into. And it FEELS cooler. None of that urban heat island effect.)
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Date: 2006-08-01 07:58 pm (UTC)and it's not like you'll get anything done on the house in this heat, anyway!
(HOW is Lady J surviving??)
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Date: 2006-08-01 10:33 pm (UTC)Inertia has triumphed; I'm staying in town, will go over to John and Helen's and watch TV and eat chicken.