How are you beating the heat?

[loknload]

With summer upon us and the temps and humidity running high how are you beating the heat?
Since I'm retired there is nothing I really need to do. Anything I need to do outdoors I do in the early morning and after the sun goes down!
Have been drinking a lot of fluids staying in the AC and doing evening swims!
Of course the evening swim is accompanied with some ice cold adult beverages!

 

[Rustyt1953]

The electric bill is killing me.

 

[DeathGrip]

$200 plus a month for electric. I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own home. 72 inside now and a balmy 85 outside.

 

[snubbyfan]

Beat the heat? I welcome it.
We don't need no steenkin' A/C.

 

[bricker]

You HAVE to run your air conditioners wide open. This is when HVAC guys make all their money!

 

[soFlaNative]

I don't, I just cope.
Was helping a guy stash the SCBA when the plant manager strolled by with his floppy hat and shorts doing his daily constitutional and says "Hot enough for ya?".
I told him to check out the dewatering building, I just came out to cool off.

He seemed confused as he walked away.

 

[arjay]

I'd run around nekkid,but my neighbors are a whiny bunch

 

[muddocktor]

It's been a pretty hot hitch over here by Midland, TX. Today was rather cool; it was only 99 degrees when I got up this afternoon at 4 PM. Makes me glad I am working nights. The last 3-4 days before today have been in the triple digits and a lot closer to 110 than 100.

Next week I'll go back home to LA where it will only be in the 90's, but with much higher humidity.

 

[bgrafsr]

I'd run around nekkid,but my neighbors are a whiny bunch

If I did that, I would get laughed at.

 

[vonn]

I just sweat ,ALOT!

 

[flip flappy]

I work in the sun almost every day but when it gets really hot with little to no breeze I use one of those chill towels. I dip it in ice water and wrap it around my neck. They work really well.

 

[arjay]

If I did that, I would get laughed at.

I have thick skin [emoji38]

 

[Arik]

With summer upon us and the temps and humidity running high how are you beating the heat?
Since I'm retired there is nothing I really need to do. Anything I need to do outdoors I do in the early morning and after the sun goes down!
Have been drinking a lot of fluids staying in the AC and doing evening swims!
Of course the evening swim is accompanied with some ice cold adult beverages!

The last 2 days we just experienced?!?! My boss gave me the privilege to be outside both days doing manual labor that was time sensitive! I'm so thankful. On the plus side I drank 12 gallons of water a day and never once needed a bathroom break!

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[Mike SC Hunter]

Here in sunny SC its been over a 100 for the last 2 weeks with high humidity(normal for us)......I can't stay inside.......Bubba cup full of ice tea or water & I'm outside most of the day.....Even shooting mid day......My bench is shaded by pine trees......No big deal.

 

[chud333]

With summer upon us and the temps and humidity running high how are you beating the heat?
Since I'm retired there is nothing I really need to do. Anything I need to do outdoors I do in the early morning and after the sun goes down!
Have been drinking a lot of fluids staying in the AC and doing evening swims!
Of course the evening swim is accompanied with some ice cold adult beverages!

Lok,
Life is good !!
Sounds like you and I have the same summer plans....


Of course i don't have a pool and a brand new deck in
the backyard like some of us.

But i'll get by somehow.

Chuck

 

[jscheck]

Here in sunny SC its been over a 100 for the last 2 weeks with high humidity(normal for us)......I can't stay inside.......Bubba cup full of ice tea or water & I'm outside most of the day.....Even shooting mid day......My bench is shaded by pine trees......No big deal.

Like Mike said, high heat and high humidity are killer down here! Heat index locally has been approximately 110 all week. I stay inside as much as possible. The sad part is I just returned from a vacation to Montana where the lows were mid 50's and highs mid 80's with little to no humidity!

 

[sheepdawg]

It's July in Memphis, you come to accept it. Next week is supposed to be the hottest so far and the humidity is supposed to be around 125%.

 

[pharmer]

I've been here 37 summers. The first 7 I worked heavy construction sometimes 16 hour days. The heat is just weather. I walked 28 miles this week, 2 short of the normal 30. Get out before 10 and an hour and a half later I have reached a deeply meditative state. Worse when the wife joins me, @ 10 years younger it's hard to keep up. Joe

 

[Road Rat]

Geo Thermal system keeps my place nice and cool.............

Don't go outside unless absolutely required..............

Actually Iowa isn't normally too bad

 

[crsides]

Lock up the house and head for the mtns. Our cabin is 4200' elevation in SW Va, and 20 to 25 degrees cooler than the flat lands of SC. Of course, its 20 to 25 degrees cooler in Jan too.

Charlie