General Chat

Sleep in the nude ---nooooo but Hubby does, Ros

OK folks-this is what Cypriots do with 80 % humidity and 35 temperature. You move your beds outdoors and attempt to sleep,cats,dogs etc have to find their own space! Just remember to take the alarm clock with you -so you can get up at 5 30 to get back to work! xxx

Did you not watch CSI when the guy who did this with an ice block die? Electrics and water not a good combo!

Scotty's Castle, situated in Death Valley, used lengths of burlap hanging over water tanks, (with the ends submerged) in an inclined tunnel. The Tunnel acts as a chimney, and the resulting cooled draught was used as a crude but effective form of air conditioning. Bob

You can also wet some paper towels freeze them and put them on the back of the neck or inside a collar...changing them as needed....lovely. Hetty

Very clever...why didn't I think of that? :-) Sue xx

Seeing this has reminded me that last year I sat with the ice packs from the cool bag on my neck and legs! Can't think why I'd forgotren about this! Must be the heat has addled my brain........ Allie

you can also hang a damp cloth over the fan, the evaporation causes a drop in temperature...DAMP not WET Bob

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thanks for that paul. i have a hot water bottle in the fridge getting nice and cold. i will sit with it under my feet later on as this is the cheapest way of cooling down really quickly. at night i put it just at bottom of legs and i have a cool restful sleep. i have been doin this for 16 years as i had trouble with my feet swelling when i was pregnant and it works a treat. this also helps with tha 'hot flushes'. xx

< Runs to freezer to find bag of frozen peas > Elaine x (Whos boiling after standing on the school field for an hour)

if you are using a fan, basically they just move around warm air. so, freeze a bottle of water, hang that in front of the fan and then it will blow cold air. fab!