This European heatwave has been going on for weeks and shows no signs of abating. It’s really wearing me down. Any tips for staying cool when you don’t have air conditioning? I’ve tried the whole shutting the windows and blinds thing they recommend but that just makes it worse. I already feel uncomfortably hot at the best of times as a side effect of my medication. So an actual heatwave on top is literal torture. It’s so bad in the UK that supermarket refrigerators have stopped working due to the heat, and the news says its going to be the longest heatwave in 50 years.
Everyone here is mentioning fans, which is completely true. Try to vent the house so that the air moves up & out, bring the cooler air in at night, close up the windows & use blinds / reflectors during the day.
What I wanted to add though, is you. Wear lighter & looser clothing. Take your socks & shoes off. Cut your hair shorter. Sleep on top of the sheets, and take a mid-day siesta if you can.
Just because your home doesn’t have A/C doesn’t mean no one does. Common trick in the USA is to go see an afternoon movie or walk around an indoor mall. Heck, I can remember going and riding the subway around for 3 hours one summer just to get out of the heat. Not familiar with UK, but I bet there’s similar available if you look.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I am not very mobile at the moment, and don’t have money to spend, so it’s got to be things I can do at home.
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