The Heat....

[KENT2008]

Besides having air con does anybody have tips on staying cool?
Would like to hear of the more unorthodox ways people do to stay cool.

A few come to mind that I have seen and heard friends do:

-Freezing wet towels/water bottles
-Sleeping on the floorboards

or how about:

 

[Quivorir]

Yeah its shit. Only have ducted Heating at home, and an AC in the corner of the ****ing dining area where no one ever goes. Waiting on a quote for my an AC to be added to my ducted heating.

 

[Freofalcon]

Grab a book, go down to the Bottle shop and hide behind a stack of cartons in the coolroom. When you get kicked out, move on to another one. You may be tempted to partake of the product while you are there. DON'T.

 

[HBF]

Been a pretty awful day here in Melbourne.
AC at work has been cranked up all day and the missus will be home well before me tonight so the house shouldn't be too bad when I get home.

As for the OP, maybe try a cold shower when you get home...

 

[TassieEagle]

Grab a book, go down to the Bottle shop and hide behind a stack of cartons in the coolroom. When you get kicked out, move on to another one. You may be tempted to partake of the product while you are there. DON'T.

I am but a man.. I don't have that kind of self control.

That said the heat can eff off, though down here its probably mild for most of you mainlanders.

 

[crazyman27]

Crazy weather in Adelaide today. Hit 45 degrees earlier today before a thunderstorm rolled through around an hour ago. Started a shitload of grass fires in the hills. Luckily got a bit of rain to dampen things and the wind never really picked up. Was 38 degrees at Mt Lofty around 2pm, now only 24 with humidity at 50%.

Check out the current situation: http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/news_media/current_incidents.jsp

Also, some data for the weather nerds: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS60901/IDS60901.95678.shtml

 

[dales.girl38]

Made the mistake of putting on the Chapstick that I keep in my car while I was at a red light. Cue a scolding, gel-like mess on my lips.

 

[BotsMaster]

To think there are people who like this weather.

 

[Glacier]

I'm melting

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear]

To think there are people who like this weather.

Never understood it. Give me a cold rainy melbourne day anytime over this.
Hell i'd rather the minus 40 they are having in other countries.
Winter > being stabbed with a rusty nail > summer

 

[Gus Poyet]

Cue a scolding, gel-like mess on my lips.

That's not the kind of thing you want to say on a site full of boys!

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Toughen up princesses, there's more to come.

 

[Gus Poyet]

I think a lot of it is in the mind. I've developed a way to be comfortable enough on hot days without the A/C going just by thinking of other things anfd forgetting about the heat.

 

[dales.girl38]

That's not the kind of thing you want to say on a site full of boys!

 

[Gus Poyet]

Nor make that face to go with it!

 

[bkozican]

Go out and buy an Industrial fan. It like living next to the airport.......You get used to the sound after a while. I remember going to primary school one day and one of the nerds had attached a fan to his hat........Bloody genius

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I work in a metal fab place and it was unbearable. No AC whatsoever. Just useless fans that just blew the heat around.
Just standing there you were sweating.

 

[Shell]

Yeah factories or working in a hot kitchen would have to be the worst places to be atm. Or out on court at the Aus Open.

The only thing, if you don't have A/C is to utilise the places that have good AC, ie. Shopping centres, movies cinemas (cinemas imo have the best AC), libraries... or even the gym!!! Well the gym I go to has got great AC anyway..

 

[little graham]

Guy in the butchers back from Moomba, as cool as you like said 40 here is a cool change compared to 50 there.

 

[Gus Poyet]

In Geelong....

 

[Bluelegs]

wrapped a wet shirt around my head and have the fan on full blast right on me. If I had a kiddie pool I'd have half a mind to fill it in my lounge room and just chill in front of the tv for the rest of the week.

 

[zimma]

The only thing, if you don't have A/C is to utilise the places that have good AC, ie. Shopping centres, movies cinemas (cinemas imo have the best AC), libraries... or even the gym!!! Well the gym I go to has got great AC anyway..

This is what I did, only downside is having to drive a car without air con to get there. My gym has no air con so it sucks in summer...

 

[Nightowl]

If u keep the back of your neck cool. u can keep your body temperature cooler. put tea towels or hand towels in the freezer for a while.. then put them on your neck. You'd be amazed how much better u feel..

 

[Freofalcon]

If u keep the back of your neck cool. u can keep your body temperature cooler. put tea towels or hand towels in the freezer for a while.. then put them on your neck. You'd be amazed how much better u feel..

Also wrap them around your wrists. That helps alot too.

 

[Gasometer]