hot hot hot - tips for keeping cool

[sean99]

You sure the cat wasn't walking the person?

I think so. We used to take one of our cats out on a lead (with a harness) so he wouldn't kill the yard fauna. It was the cat that decided the route, though. Now he's 16 and slower than the yard fauna so a lead is no longer required.

 

[AnilS]

Wash my car at 5am. Fresh alloys on by 7am. (All in the shade).

Drive to a local beauty spot and have an ice cream on my day off. A/C on of course in the car

 

[Colin L]

A quite pleasant 18C here...lunchtime 9 holes

 

[cooky1257]

I'm with Marchbanks on this, just walk around the garden in nothing but a waistcoat...;-)

 

[palindrome]

Sounds like Mull is halfway there, if he has a waistcoat. . .

John

 

[canonman]

Just been out cycling down the canal paths for a couple of hours. Enough of a breeze not to be too hot, really nice actually.

PS I saw someone walking a cat on a lead. A cat. On a lead. Actually happened.

In Tring recently, man with cat on his shoulder, walking along the high st.

 

[cutting42]

Could be worse if you were travelling on the tube

 

[Bob McC]

36 degrees here in Brittany.
Just had a siesta.

 

[tiggers]

I really dont get the media panic, its 32c ffs hardly death valley.

Exactly, try Perth in Aus or Phoenix in Arizona both of which I have lived in, this is a nice spring temp there.

I’m outside today wielding the sledgehammer and it’s not so bad really.

 

[AudioAl]

I'm just back from a 4 mile walk , Yes I am now dripping wet , replenishing my fluid level with a pint of water then in the shower ,

 

[gintonic]

Some good tips on keeping cool.

A few more that the OP may find useful.

a) Don't wear a hat, coat, scarf, gloves, jumper, cardigan, etc. They make you feel hotter.
b) Don't turn your central heating on. Or any other heaters, for that matter. Not needed when the weather is this hot.
c) Don't cook a roast dinner. Will heat up the kitchen.

most excellent tips - exactly what i was looking for

 

[gintonic]

PS I saw someone walking a cat on a lead. A cat. On a lead. Actually happened.

not entirely unusual - we used with Z&M when they were younger. Ziggy was too much of a fidget so we stopped and Marley just wanted to sniff everything - took 40 mins to get to the co-op normally 10 mins away. We gave up. But Marley didnt really mind the harness....

 

[gintonic]

still getting warmer - will something blow

 

[cj66]

There was us thinking things were comfortably cooler tonight....

Shows what you're used to...just a ceiling fan for me

 

[Somafunk]

Still raining and it’s pretty windy so fire is now lit and roaring away……toasty!.

 

[canonman]

Starting to cool down

 

[PsB]

Keep the curtains closed on any windows in direct sunlight.

Doesn't help, sorry: the curtains get warm and radiate heat to the rest of the room. You have to keep the sun rays out with an outside blind, shutters or an awning.

 

[Kirk]

If you want instant relief a cold shower or ice-bath works well.

There is a theory that heating yourself up will help cool you down. A nice vindaloo should do it.

 

[matt j]

Could be worse if you were travelling on the tube

Stickytoria, I think I know her.

 

[Guinnless]

Aircon here so sitting in a nice comfortable 22 Celsius