Tips For Keeping Cool When It's Hot

I know exactly what you are talking about. Right now it is 2:30pm and it is 100 degrees but with the humidity it feels like it is 106degrees outside. We do have air conditioning but it just runs all day and can't keep up with all the heat and it will warm up soon in the house. We do have ceiling fans that go all the time plus box fans that we can turn on if needed, but like you said, it mostly blows the hot air around. Just keep hydrated for sure. If you can get a cloth or ice pack and put some ice in it and put it at the back of your neck and cold showers help for a little bit. I do not want winter all year round but I sure don't want the summer heat either. The heat does effect our moods. I would love for our weather to be nice enough all year round that we did not need air conditioners or heaters. Keep cool the best way you can my friend.

Do you know about the cold rolls you put into the freezer and then tye around your neck in a scarf? They help because they cool the big blood flow to your head. They are made out of the same thing you can buy to put in your pots that hold your plants. They expand with water and keep the soil moist. When you freeze them they hold the cold, you need to soak them first. I put mine in a cut off panty hose which I tied at both ends. then I put it in a scarf, one of the cotton kinds. I use this and it helps me.

Oh I love this Weather I really do Wolfie I was going to suggest a big Stand up Fan, as they are more powerful then the little ones I am quite lucky in a sense as my Flat does not get that hot really But yes it is hard at Night to sleep that is true but I still love this Weather

Another variation (cheaper too) to the first poster's suggestion - I take regular sized bandannas and wet them with water to about 3" from the ends. Put them in the freezer until they are stiff then put them at the base of your neck, tying the ends in a loose knot. The small amount of water that results from the thawing also helps - the evaporation effect will help cool you off a little bit too. I have 3 in my freezer as we speak - it isn't too bad today but in the past week the heat index has been over 100 degrees by 10 AM - come oooooon winter!

I hate the hot weather too! It is so hard to focus on something that is supposed to do while I am heating by awaful hot air! First, I guess maybe we can learn something from the animals like a big dog. Itis 80 degree outside, he is still wearing fur, but his tongue is out of his mouth so as to help himsefl keeping cool! I have been wondered for a long time? Will this work for human-being? Second, I don't like to have air conditoner on! So, it is too cold in the wind! Most of the time, you don't even have a choice! If I can find a way to turn off it, that will be great. Then, I have to eat some ice cream to cool it for a while or drink some ice water! As well as this, you can take a hot water shower, then you will feel much better in the hot atmosphere!

Hi ya wolfie34 How ya doin'? Haven't been on for ages I know but life just has been so hectic and I haven't felt like it much. I am not so keen on the warm weather either it has to be said. I can't walk down the street to collect my kids from school without sweating, it's horrible. I only go out in the garden when I have friends around and then I sit under the parasol. Needless to say I have very white legs! I would rather that though than feeling the reprocusions of sun burn for many reasons! My mum screams at me all the time becuase she comes to visit and ends up breaking her back cutting the grass for me and then she comes and visit again it is like a jungle again!! I don't ask her to cut it!! LOL Take care x

Sorry Wolfie.I am the wrong person in the wrong place in the wrong season to give any advice on this.This is summer in India.God I hate sweating and just the thought of the heat makes me mad. Grrrrrrrr.

Use a deoderant body powder to help keep those creases from sticking. I think you can hand a damp towel on the fan to cool the air. I actually have resorted to setting a dish of ice in front of a fan. I am not happy in the heat, either.

Keeping the windows covered keeps the heat out but you have to leave enough so you can see to work. Lots of heat comes off windows, I also keep long ways rolled up, folded in half, wet, tea towels in the freezer. When they freeze, I put it around my neck ands tuck it into my shirt. It cools my blood and is very refreshing...one tea towel lasts a while...when it's done put it back in the freezer and take the next one. You can have two tea towels on the go at once...one on your neck and one in the freezer.

Hi Dear! I also do not enjoy hot and humid weather, however, this is all part of life and wherever one is staying (I mean the place) one is supposed to tolerate the weather conditions. We get extreme weather conditions here in Delhi, it is extremely hot in summers and very chilly during the months of winter. Rainy season also bring lots of rain. As regards, tips for keeping cool, I think taking a bath is the best option. Bathing brings down our body temperature up a considerable extent and it works as analgesic too. I take bath twice or thrice during summer months to keep myself cool.

I can see that you really hate the hot weather! You hate it way more that I hate it.^^;; I don't like the hot weather but I don't think I would want to migrate to Iceland or Alaska or North Pole or somewhere that's freezing cold.^^;; Sitting in front of an open fridge sounds nice. LOL But yeah, it would be a waste of energy and money. I'm also not satisfied with a fan because when it's hot, the air from the fan's hot too. And like you, it also irritates my eyes. This is another reason why I don't like the hot weather. My eyes are allergic to it. They get irritated at times and they would start to get itchy and watery. And yes, it's hard to sleep at night when it's so hot. I often get less sleep during summer. Usually, what I do in a hot weather is take a very, very cold bath and wear light clothes. Sometimes I stay in parts of our house where the wind usually gets in. Sometimes, I stay outside our house where there's a lot of wind.^^;; If it isn't enough, I would be forced to go out and go to the mall and stay there until the sun is no more.^^;;

Hello wolfie. It is humid and sticky in summer. I think that a better way to stay away from the humid and sticky summer weather is to stay in an air-conditioning room if we cannot move to a mountain area where it is cool. Yesterday I stayed all the day in my office doing paper work from eight in the morning till eight in the evening without coming back for lunch. I feel nice and cool in the office with the air-conditioner on. But you know, effective as it is, it is costly if we use air-conditioner at home all the time. Then we will have to pay a lot for electricity after all of this enjoyment from the cool given to us by the air-conditioner. Another solution to this is to stay in a mountain village where it is cool if you have some relatives there. Anyway, I wish you all the best and have a cool summer.

The climate must have changed a lot in UK since Imoved because I never remember it being that hot 30 years ago. Ihad terrible trouble getting aclimatized here but now I rin and bear it. I dislike the summer months too - July and August are the hottest here but as you suggest it's the stickiness that makes them worse. The wrists under the cold tap is the way I get round it and I keep the shutters (blinds in UK I guess) down when the sun is high in the sky. I don't like air conditioners as they play havoc with my sinus problems and although I have a portable one here, I have never used it yet. It will soon be September and then all will cool down again and then it will be snow and different problems.

Hey wolfie! Again, dear brother we are the same in our feelings about the heat too! I do not do well in the extreme heat! It makes me physically sick! I get dizzy and very uncomfortable! I have to be very careful or I can get heat exhaustion and pass out! I have to make sure that I don't over heat or get dehydrated too. And here in the US in NYS it gets very hot and extremely humid in July and August so not a good combination! And the electric bill goes up to begin with in the summer before you even turn on a fan or AC! And I also keep the fan running which does nothing but blow the hot air around! It puts me in such a bad mood and I think the heat does that to alot of people and that makes it dangerous! I believe that the crime rate goes up here in NY too in the summer! So far it hasn't been hot yet, so since July is coming in the next few days we will see how bad it gets! And what's worse is I have to take a trip to Florida to see my Mother (long story-but if that isn't bad enough!) where the temps are unbeliveably hot and humid and since they are closer to the equator the sun is deadly hot! You feel like you are in an oven and can't even be outside for a minute! Everything is is airconditioned there, but I'm not used to that extreme heat! Should be miserable! Along with my fear of flying....Stay cool if you can~

I think the heat really gets to most people, wolfie, and I am one of them!I also have a skin condition that bothers me to no end if I start to sweat. The best tip I can offer you is to keep the cold drinks flowing because they do afford a feeling of coolness coming from within. And wouldn't it be nice if you could hire some fanners to stand over you and do nothing but fan you?

Yes you should keep your body cool in some hot conditions. Use some fruit in your food this will make your body cool and also give you some calories to your stamina. Also using some oil in your hair will also reduce the heat in your body.

There is this spray in the UK called Magicool, which stays cool no matter where you are.. and you just spray it on your face & it keeps you amazingly cool! If you can't get hold of any of that stuff, I'd recommend that you just drink lots and lots of water.. that will cool you down! Or buy a pool! If you fill it with lovely cool water and then swim in it, that will cool you down wonderfully! Other than that, all that I can recommend is sit in the shade as much as you can, and fan yourself with a piece of paper.. there's very little we can do to control the weather! Oh, suck on ice cubes as well! That's lovely too!

Do you have a cooler? it is cheaper than AC if you don't have a budget on AC, you can rely on Air coolers. It is really difficult to stay in a place where humidity is high and there's no breeze of air coming. We are just lucky to be in a place where there is breeze during hot summer season. We use to open our front door, and windows and let the air come in and it circulate in our small place. Getting an ice cube and put them in a bowl and then place them in front of your fan is also an alternative way to cool yourself. Just make sure you drink plenty of cold water so that your body can already lower in its temperature and once you get to do this one, it will help you so cool down.

In my country, it is always either hot or raining. I am already accustomed to hot weather. When it is summertime here, I always know how to keep cool. For example, I always take a cold shower three times a day. I also turn on the air conditioner for maybe an hour or two every day. As for the rest of the day, I just turn on the fan to the maximum level. I also eat ice cream once in a while. Lastly, I drink cold water every 30 minutes. All these things I mentioned somehow helped in alleviating the hotness of summer.

Put some oranges in the freezer overnight. Then when you get really overheated, you can put one under each armpit. Make sure you have sleeves on your shirt though other wise it might hurt. But that will cool you down fast. That and cold showers.