tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post115310753986517618..comments2023-07-17T05:07:53.982-07:00Comments on clashing hats: Heat-hatingHilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153236428432423492006-07-18T08:27:00.000-07:002006-07-18T08:27:00.000-07:00I do try to limit the AC. I try to keep it at 80, ...I do try to limit the AC. I try to keep it at 80, if at all possible... yesterday I brought it down to 77 when it was unbearably hot outside. I think the fact that my place can remain dark keeps it feeling cool even at "80" AC. I can see why a dog can't take the heat! Back to work.Texterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588575221365597436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153230418552391502006-07-18T06:46:00.000-07:002006-07-18T06:46:00.000-07:00We got AC last summer - for the dog, actually (not...We got AC last summer - for the dog, actually (not even kidding; it never occurred to us before he appeared to be expiring). It's just a window unit, and it doesn't seem able to keep up with the heat, basically. It was still 89 degrees in our apartment last night. Now that it's not really working, I can really see what you mean about the body becoming habituated!Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153182693605496432006-07-17T17:31:00.000-07:002006-07-17T17:31:00.000-07:00Hey, I'm living in one of the hottest states in th...Hey, I'm living in one of the hottest states in the union, y'all. I admit to using AC. Amazing how our bodies habituate to luxuries. I keep all shades down - it helps. Imbibe beer on ice. It helps.Texterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588575221365597436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153178507028384202006-07-17T16:21:00.000-07:002006-07-17T16:21:00.000-07:00All fantastic tips, thank you. The Tour de France ...All fantastic tips, thank you. The Tour de France watching is eminently logical. Flavia, I love the idea of the feet in the dishpan full of water! Actually, today I spent the afternoon having a, ahem, meeting (involving cocktails and dessert) at the home of the only person I've ever known with a pool. Oh my god. My god-awful, kill-me-now mood lifted for a few precious hours. Unfortunately, it's back, but armed with your tips, I will survive!Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033740943173352249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153176447216743322006-07-17T15:47:00.000-07:002006-07-17T15:47:00.000-07:00Watch the Tour de France with your fave bev. I gua...Watch the Tour de France with your fave bev. I guarantee you'll feel smug that you aren't pedalling up the Pyrenees. ANd the more you contrast your relaxed, lubricated state with their panting dehydration, the cooler you'll feel.Sfrajetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028612571210445296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153140492345523732006-07-17T05:48:00.000-07:002006-07-17T05:48:00.000-07:00Oh god, I hear you. I am not a creature who likes...Oh god, I hear you. I am not a creature who likes heat. I think I will post about this actually... Anyway, I'm with Flavia: water water water. Drink lots of it, get a spritzer bottle, and spend a lot of time in buildings with AC!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047700345491098393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28553339.post-1153113151841000862006-07-16T22:12:00.000-07:002006-07-16T22:12:00.000-07:00A cool bath.One summer in Major Eastern City, befo...A cool bath.<BR/><BR/>One summer in Major Eastern City, before I had A/C, I'd spend my weekend-days at airconditioned coffee shops or libraries and then spend hours (literally) once I got home in a cool bath--reading, eating dinner, listening to the radio.<BR/><BR/>Water, generally, is my solution. Two more uses: <BR/><BR/>1) mornings when I have to look nice--hair, makeup--and it's dreadfully hot, I'll stand in a dishpan of very cold water while getting ready. That keeps me cool enough to function.<BR/><BR/>2) A spray bottle of water spritzed regularly onto exposed limbs is also nice. Especially when one is strategically positioned in front of a fan.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.com