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FourBear Joined: May 18, 2007 Status: Offline Posts: 51 Rep:

Beating the Heat

Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:05:40 PM #39461 Perm Link

I don't know about everyone else, but temperatures here rose to 100F today. What do you do to keep cool when it gets that warm? I hung out in a massively air conditioned mall, since I don't have access to a pool at the moment.

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Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:42:50 PM #39462 Perm Link

I walked 7 miles and almost died.

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Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:26:40 PM #39467 Perm Link

The best thing I could do was hang out in the produce cooler of my store, and no one ever likes to go in there, but Saturday it was so hot that if anyone else had seen me dancing around in there, they'd want to join! I was also doing a lot of fronting and facing (bringing products forward so customers can see) in the frozen section, without gloves, and it was so comfortable.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:37:21 AM #39470 Perm Link

Air conditioning.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:01:21 AM #39474 Perm Link

I like to go for a nice, slow run. It improves my stamina and afterwards, I get all chilled.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:36:59 AM #39477 Perm Link

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Air conditioning, ice cubes, eating out and lots of ice cream. If it keeps up I'll gain 10 pounds from all the eating out. And go broke.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:18:51 AM #39480 Perm Link

We have our air conditioner going, which I hate. I just know my next month's electricity bill is going to be outrageus. I'm NOT looking forward to it. Sad

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:21:00 AM #39482 Perm Link

I turn on the air, go to a pool or even take a cold shower will cool you off for a few. The heat is suppoused to break tomorrow here for a few days.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:58:44 AM #39488 Perm Link

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It's mainly been in the 90's here lately. But I have to walk every where with my 4 and 1 year old. I always have my small cooler with sippy cups and bottles of water in it. It's just going to get hotter this week. This sucks. But that's what happens when you live in the desert.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:11:53 AM #39491 Perm Link

I doesn't get too hot where I live, probably because I live so close to the ocean that it usually keeps the temperature down. My apartment does get hotter than it is outside, because the building next to us blocks any breeze so we're kinda stuck in a pit of stale air. I usually just use a fan, though, because it doesn't get too hot. Also, we don't have an air conditioner because this building is old and it didn't used to get as hot as it does here.

I did used to live in the desert though, where it'd almost daily reach 120F in the summer. The solution? Swamp coolers. It's like an air conditioner, only better because it's stronger and not nearly as expensive. My mother's room had the swamp cooler and with it running the room turned into a bloody ice box, which is actually really nice in 120F weather. We'd also eat ice cubes... I remember, towards the end of the school year my siblings and I would freeze water bottles to take to school. Even though it would only be about 40 or 50F in the morning, we knew the temperature would skyrocket by noon and be at least 100F and windy, so we'd have some ice water for the walk home. With the cap off, the ice would be completely melted within 5 minutes, it was crazy.
I did really love living in the desert, though. The benefit of it being hot in the desert is that ever store has air conditioning to lure people in (and who would stay in a non air conditioned store in 120F weather?), whereas if it's hot here you're pretty much screwed. Most stores don't have air conditioning here, and even if it did, it tends to get humid. Dry heat > humid heat any day.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:59:25 AM #39493 Perm Link

I remember going to California (San Diego) once to see my Aunt, and I was almost cold. She kept telling me to bring shorts and light clothing because it was "soooo hot". There was almost no humidity at all, so I ended up wearing pants.

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:51:48 AM #39496 Perm Link

A/C and the pool...

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Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:10:46 PM #39497 Perm Link

I manage at an ice cream store.

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:08:49 AM #39513 Perm Link

I just keep the air conditioner in my apartment set to a comfortable temperature. The bill can get heavy very quickly though.

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:27:59 PM #39551 Perm Link

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It is worth it in this heat.

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:55:25 PM #39561 Perm Link

It's worth the cost to feel comfortable, I agree with that.

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Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:03:05 PM #39611 Perm Link

Temperatures here were a comfortable 22c today Smile

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Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:19:20 PM #39619 Perm Link

I'm not familiar with Celcius.

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Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:22:39 PM #39623 Perm Link

I'm so used to the heat here, I keep cool by driving around with the windows down. I don't like the AC.

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Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:20:46 AM #39626 Perm Link

I have never heard of a Swamp Cooler before. I can remember visiting Arizona and it was 115 and yes it was a dry heat but it was still hot no matter how you looked at it.

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Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:29:58 AM #39629 Perm Link

In response to tater03 #39626

Swamp coolers only work in dry environments. They work by forcing air through sheets covered in water. The air becomes more humid and cooler as a result.

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Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:53:43 AM #39636 Perm Link

My air is always humid, I'm not looking to make it moreso.

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Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:59:30 PM #39652 Perm Link

Pool and air conditioner here. An electric rate freeze in effect for years ended in January and my electric bill went up 150% so I'm not looking forward to getting next months bill!

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