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We're deep into a murderously bad heatwave here on Dobbsworld (Terrestrial access-point: Toronto), which leads me to query my fellow NSers:

How do you deal with it? (Heat, that is. Not TO, not Dobbsworld)

Poll up.

Central Air baby!

Air conditioning+turn the ceiling fans on. Oh, and make sure that you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt, at most.

Get one of those little wading pools.

1. Go to local 7-11
2. Purchase largest slurpee
3. Suffer multiple brain freezes
4. Enjoy the cool taste of frozen syrup
5. Repeat if necessary

Annex my neighbors pool and rename it Johio.

I moved to Ireland... that sure helped.

Poll now a going concern.

immigrate to Groenland

Curtains shut, windows wide open to catch any breeze, an ice cold beer, and stick Pingu on the telly. Never fails.

Besides the obvious room cooling methods and fluid intake recommendations, consider ice packs applied to the back of the neck. The freezable gel packs work well. And it only takes a few minutes for effect.

It's unlikely most people will need to go to that extreme, but if you're a laborer working outside it's handy. Or if you care for elderly or young children who don't tolerate the heat.

I learned that when I was working as a logger - just through the ice into a cooler and use it at lunchbreak.

Air conditioning+turn the ceiling fans on. Oh, and make sure that you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt, at most.
What he said /\

I've planted some big plants (green beens etc.) and sunflowers (reached 5 ft. last week) of my balcony facing South. In addition, I've put up a white blanket on the dark brown wall (reflects heat, air layer inbetween wall & blanket gives insulation). Cold showers, drink a lot of water, sweat it off, and I've installed 2 fans: One to cool down my stereo equipment, one to cool me down! :D

The Sun rocks!

We're deep into a murderously bad heatwave here on Dobbsworld (Terrestrial access-point: Toronto), which leads me to query my fellow NSers:

How do you deal with it? (Heat, that is. Not TO, not Dobbsworld)

Poll up.
I just had to grow up in Mexico! Haha, I'm laughing!

Sure, ask me again in December. :D

Baaah. Here, the summer temperatures are always between 16C and 32C (i.e. 60F to 90F). And we get NO friggin smog. So basically, when it gets too hot, I drop my work (I'm self employed) and go to the nearest beach, which is 40 km away.
I have sold my A/C unit, got 200$ back for something I didn't need anyway.

Baaah. Here, the summer temperatures are always between 16C and 32C (i.e. 60F to 90F). And we get NO friggin smog. So basically, when it gets too hot, I drop my work (I'm self employed) and go to the nearest beach, which is 40 km away.
I have sold my A/C unit, got 200$ back for something I didn't need anyway.

Lucky you.

Lucky you.
We get -32F in winter.

Air conditioning+turn the ceiling fans on. Oh, and make sure that you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt, at most.
The story of my life ^.^

Dobbs, I know what you mean. I live in Burlington, damn it's hot here! 306K (33C/F*ck F) w/o humidex! (Sorry, my thermomiter is in Kelvins because I'm a chemestry nerd ^.^ )

We get -32F in winter.

*voom*

That was the sound of Faherenheit measure going right clear over my head. What's that in Celsius?

*voom*

That was the sound of Faherenheit measure going right clear over my head. What's that in Celsius?
I think he typed something wrong, because that's 0C, and there's no way in hell he's getting just that in Quebec!

*voom*

That was the sound of Faherenheit measure going right clear over my head. What's that in Celsius?

About -35.65 degrees Celsius, or about 237.5 degrees Kelvin or 427.5 degrees Rankine (covered them all I think)

About -35.65 degrees Celsius, or about 237.5 degrees Kelvin or 427.5 degrees Rankine (covered them all I think)
Oops my bad, I thought it was +32F! Just proves I can't read... ^.^

Baaah. Here, the summer temperatures are always between 16C and 32C (i.e. 60F to 90F). And we get NO friggin smog. So basically, when it gets too hot, I drop my work (I'm self employed) and go to the nearest beach, which is 40 km away.
I have sold my A/C unit, got 200$ back for something I didn't need anyway.

Yeah, but your mosquito have the size of a bird! :eek:

Yeah, but your mosquito have the size of a bird!
We also have the tiny ones, so small they're able to pass through a window screen. They're silent and they hurt in a way that's clearly not related to their size. Inherently evil creatures.

We also have the tiny ones, so small they're able to pass through a window screen. They're silent and they hurt in a way that's clearly not related to their size. Inherently evil creatures.

Yeah, we call those punkies or no-see-ums. They're the worst. Can get through window screens easily at night. There's a trick: pin a cotton ball (like ladies use for makeup) in the middle of the screen. They are attracted to it and leave you alone.

We also have black flies in the spring, hordes of them - so many you choke on the clouds - and you have to wipe the blood from your neck from the bites. And deer flies in the summer, nasty buzzing critters that circle in flocks and land fleeting bites that swell and itch.

I'm in the Adirondacks, south of the Canadian border. I work in the woods and am intimately familiar with the useless parasites that make my life hell.

Yeah, we call those punkies or no-see-ums. They're the worst. Can get through window screens easily at night. There's a trick: pin a cotton ball (like ladies use for makeup) in the middle of the screen. They are attracted to it and leave you alone.

We also have black flies in the spring, hordes of them - so many you choke on the clouds - and you have to wipe the blood from your neck from the bites. And deer flies in the summer, nasty buzzing critters that circle in flocks and land fleeting bites that swell and itch.

I'm in the Adirondacks, south of the Canadian border. I work in the woods and am intimately familiar with the useless parasites that make my life hell.


They sell DEET insect repellent in 98% strength now. It works.

Its in the upper 90s here for the past few days. The humidity is very high too.

I have room darkening shades plus blinds closed to the sun. The basement door open with a dehumidifier going in the basement and the attic fan on upstairs. I try to never let it get warm in the house.

Someday, I will have central air conditioning, but for now there are window units in each room if it gets uncomfortable.

The pool is a great help toward lowering body temp a little and rinsing the layer of sweat off, instead of taking mutiple showers..

Just move into the community pool... works for me, except for the fact that my neighborhood doesn't have a pool, and the one in the next neighborhood over is over a mile and a half away, and it's like 95 here with 40% humidity (doesn't sound like much, but here in Colorado it is), so I'm just stayin in the nice, cool, ACed house....

Fans....lots of fans.

I hate people with A/C :mad: :p

They sell DEET insect repellent in 98% strength now. It works.

Yeah. Kinda. Works extremely well against punkies and well against mosquitos, but you sweat it off fast. Most guys that work in woods professionally just endure. It's as much a psychological battle as a physical problem.

You get immune to black fly bites after a while - I bleed like everybody else but the bites don't itch or swell.

Liquid Nitrogen sure is cold.

Yeah. Kinda. Works extremely well against punkies and well against mosquitos, but you sweat it off fast. Most guys that work in woods professionally just endure. It's as much a psychological battle as a physical problem.

You get immune to black fly bites after a while - I bleed like everybody else but the bites don't itch or swell.


That sucks. I'm lucky as they seem to bite everyone else and usually leave me alone.

Gotta love the heat. Wear weather-appropriate clothes and hang around in the shade while eating popsicles. It's what I usually do.

Yeah, we call those punkies or no-see-ums. They're the worst. Can get through window screens easily at night. There's a trick: pin a cotton ball (like ladies use for makeup) in the middle of the screen. They are attracted to it and leave you alone.
We call them "brulots" (burners). Which describe their bite!
They are attracked by my computer screen, I keep killing dozens of them in the evening.
We'll have our screens sprayed with permethrine (or another product, I don't remember).

We also have black flies in the spring, hordes of them - so many you choke on the clouds - and you have to wipe the blood from your neck from the bites. And deer flies in the summer, nasty buzzing critters that circle in flocks and land fleeting bites that swell and itch.
Black flies are the only ones to attack in a big mob, and eat you alive. You get a massive amount of bites (they cut away pieces of skin), which then infect themselves and itch like crazy for a week. I bloody HATE them.

We don't get much deer flies here. And they are dumber than the ones in the Laurentides. Don't ask me why.

I'm in the Adirondacks, south of the Canadian border. I work in the woods and am intimately familiar with the useless parasites that make my life hell.
Cool. You have access to nature, lakes... not much smog... it's a good lifestyle.

well, being from Arizona where its usually over 110 degrees, it's not too hard. Just lay around under the AC vent and dream about pretty girls. (or guys is some cases.) Then run around outside naked for no less than 5 min just to keep your sanity. :D

Yeah, Texas is usually over 100 lately. And that sit in the shade approach isn't worth it here -still way too hot. Air conditioning is the only way to go unless you're those who can't afford it -then at least they can use fans to keep the burning hot air moving around, feels less like baking when it moves.