2007-07-06 09:04:57 · 20 answers · asked by nncywlndr 1 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
WOW! You are so lucky, 90's? I'm in California and today it is at least 104! But some of the best ways to keep cool are to avoid a lot of activity, stay home, maybe watch TV in front of a fan. The more you move, even walking across the house, the hotter you will be.
Also, keep doors and windows closed and the house as dark as possible. That helps a bit. If you keep the wimdows open at night to cool the house and then as soon as the sun starts rising close them up that will keep the house tohe coolest for the longest period of time.
If you want to get out of the house, everybody else has the best ideas, library, pool, mall, etc. Good luck!
2007-07-06 09:16:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What part of the country do you live in?
Be sure to have plenty of drinking water available. Stay hydrated and becareful about spending too much time in the sun.
Movies are a great (and cooler) way to pass the time. Nothing like those strong AC unites at the cinneplex.
Public libraries are nice.. chill out and read a book.
If you belong to an indoor gym, that might help to. Or join a YMCA.
And, of course, find a freind with AC :)
2007-07-06 16:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by crackaboy79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a fan you can set a large bowl of ice in front of it and it will blow a cool mist into the air reducing the room's temperature. Close curtains in the morning on the East side of your place and close the ones on the West side for the afternoon and evening. I dont have AC either and this is how we cope comfortably. Also drink plenty of ice water it keeps you cool and you'll also stay hydrated.
2007-07-06 16:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by bucaneers8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a fan, get a spray bottle and put it in the freezer till its alomost frozen and then spray the mist towards the fan and keep cool that way. Do not put the trigger into the freezer just the open bottle of water. Also put heavy blankets over your windows that get the most sun and if you get really hot put tin foil over them shiny side out this helps out a lot. Good Luck and stay away from public pee pee pools.
2007-07-06 16:13:38 · answer #4 · answered by Marsbar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the other good answers that others responded with:
When you're sleeping, aim a fan at your bed with a bowl or pot of ice water right in front of it. The fan will blow some of the cool air emanating from the ice water.
It's not as good as an A/C, but it's better than nothing -- certainly better than just having the fan blow hot air around.
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2007-07-06 16:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same way the pioneers did. Stay outside but in the shade, preferably in a breezy area. A screen porch used to be a popular solution. A more modern solution is a fan and open windows. 90 is nothing. It gets over 100 pretty often here in Texas.
2007-07-06 16:10:25 · answer #6 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, i would go down to my local hardware store and get an AC unit, at least for the main living space.
Until then, catch a movie, go to the mall, go to the beach, get a fan, go to a friends house, stay in the shade, get naked!
We have a phrase here in Milwaukee, "Its cooler by the lake", So come to Milwaukee, go to Summerfest and you will instantly be cooler!
2007-07-08 00:23:24 · answer #7 · answered by votegop04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man! so many top contributors. anyway, if you have a back yard and has a tree with shade, that would be relaxing, sitting under the shade. You can read your book or use your laptop, if your laptop has wireless network. Never sleep, because, you know, earth rotates, sun shines in at different angle, and shade will move. By the time you got up, you'll be burned.
2007-07-06 16:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do physical labor early in the day. If you need to bake, do it early in the day or late at night. Dress in natural fiber (cotton, linen) rather than nylon or rayon. Wear a hat outdoors. Use fans, blowing right at you, at home. Put your hair up, or pull it back. Dampen your hair and skin. (A spray bottle of cool water, in front of the fan, feels pretty terrific.) Open your windows to take advantage of any cross ventilation. Visit public places which are cooled. Find a seat in the shade. Go swimming or run through a sprinkler. Take a cool shower with Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile soap (which leaves the skin feeling cool the way mint you eat leaves your mouth feeling cool).
2007-07-06 16:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the days before AC, hospital nurses used to set a bowl of ice cubes in front of a fan blowing directly at you.
2007-07-06 16:15:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋