Beat the Heat

Summer time has passed for us here in the Philippines although it's still hot despite the afternoon rains everyday. WEll, we beat the summerheat going to rivers, beaches and swimming pools. It cuts costs on the power bills too coz you don't have to turn up the aircon of fans to cool down.

Heat can really slow down a persons activity.. like you said .. stay indoors. but heading to the pool is a great idea.i think having some chilled drinks and watching movies is good.. the place where i stay does not have many swimming pools and they are all outdoor pools so it get more hot and unhygienic .. so kind of avoid it.. but instead relax in my bath tub..

If it's a weekend and it's really, really hot, going to either San Francisco or Lake Tahoe is an option. Either direction, it's about a 2 hour drive. There are also rivers, lakes and caves around here. For closer and cheaper, there's always the movie theater or the pool. On work days, there's air conditioning...

The heat is very hard on me so I am in the house by 10:00AM and thst's it. It doesn't cool off around her until after 8 at night. But it does cool off at night except when we have thunder and lightning, that seems to hold the heat near the ground.

hi dora, ours here is so hot during noon like the sun bites the skin. ouch! i prefer staying in the office (as it is still working day today). just as i got home now, 11pm, there was already thunder and i see lightning in the sky hence i knew it is going to be a cold night. during weekends and when it is hot, i stay in my room and read novels or do online earning or... it becomes a lazy day, i sleep. cheers, ann

Luckily we still have June gloom in the mornings . . . but the afternoons are getting hotter. But we know this is only the beginning . . . the hotter days are surely coming are way. I don't even want to think about the heatwave - but it's Southern CA - and it's inevitable. Well, we are still going out in the afternoons because my daughter has classes there . . . and they have AC there, so I can save on AC by going there - ha ha. Hopefully we'll be going to other indoor places with AC too - like the malls. I'm sure we'll dip into the pool here too . . . luckily we have 2 pools in the complex - but both are not heated - brrrrr. But otherwise we'll be staying indoors - baby boy still has to get his nap time in!

i will stay in the house today. while we dont have central air, we do have an a/c and a bunch of fans. i do work in an air conditioned office but even there, it gets hot in the afternoon.

hi dorannmwin we are still having June like weather with overcast mo rnings and sun out later in the afternoon, so no hear spells yet. I stay in in air conditioned rooms , wear as little as possible and try to keep myself occupied in something so I won't think so much abut the heat. I know it will be coming in July as it always does and each time seems a bit hotter than last year. I do wish I could get to a swimming pool close by here. I love to swim and its such good exercise for me as I have severe arthritis in both knees. My son lives in a different apt a few miles from here so he can come see me each week.

Stay in the air conditioning, turn on all the fans and the swimming pool is good too, like you mentioned. Have fun at the pool and the swim meet!

In the office I have air conditioning but although I have an ac in one bedroom it is not used s it is not energy efficient and besides that we have the highest rates for electricity in the world! fortunately I live in the hills and s it is cooler. I have ,latticed white window boxes over my windows and this prevents the sun from coming in. It really does cool down the bedrooms and my bedroom windows are open. I have large ceiling fans in all rooms and this is a good help to us plus one standing fan that we use if necessary as well. We eat outside a lot in the evenings when the sun has gone down and there is a lovely breeze. Good luck to your daughter today and I hope that you keep cool!

Hello doransmwim, That is cool where we are it is like 100 degrees plus near Philadelphia and we are rolling brown outs to help circuit of electicity for people using there ac. We had them yesterday but did not affect our particluar area but 4000 people were affected by this. You would think the price we pay for heat or the ac we would not need rolling burn outs to save on the power grid... very strange indeed. Tommorrow I have 6 hour drive going past the Poconos pick up my daughter who is counselor at camp and bring her back home for 1 week break... I dread this drive and I do have ac in the car but still just the heat gets to you when you are driving etc... Enjoy the swimming pool and I hope your daughter does well in the swim heat. Thanks and have a great day! Sincerley unique16