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Not looking forward to extreme heat

Homebird

It is just about reaching as hot as I can bear, towards the upper 20s. If we get extreme heat for a few days I get through it by thinking that it will be over soon. At the moment next week is predicted to be around 30 all week and often the prediction gets higher as it gets closer.

I like to be outside at least some of each day, but I am not sure there will be much that is bearable. 

I am hoping they have got it wrong and it reduces sooner than Monday week.

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  • I can't do anything in this hot weather and panic and feel claustrophobic when I look at the weather forecast and see the high temperatures.

    But I did find a good solution to my home heating up. I've put silver car windscreen shades on the outside of the windows in a south facing room, tied on with elastic at the top and bottom (which you can do from the inside). This stops the heat from getting in in the first place and has massively reduced the temperature in the room. I also have blankets or bedspreads on the inside on the net curtain rail, plus the blinds. But the outside shades make the biggest difference. 

    Then I also have a wet towel around my neck and another on my legs. Then  a fan on wet skin feels cooler. Putting my feet in a bowl of cold water is good too.

    It's comforting to know I'm not the only one finding this summer so hard. It just feels surreal! 

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  • I can't do anything in this hot weather and panic and feel claustrophobic when I look at the weather forecast and see the high temperatures.

    But I did find a good solution to my home heating up. I've put silver car windscreen shades on the outside of the windows in a south facing room, tied on with elastic at the top and bottom (which you can do from the inside). This stops the heat from getting in in the first place and has massively reduced the temperature in the room. I also have blankets or bedspreads on the inside on the net curtain rail, plus the blinds. But the outside shades make the biggest difference. 

    Then I also have a wet towel around my neck and another on my legs. Then  a fan on wet skin feels cooler. Putting my feet in a bowl of cold water is good too.

    It's comforting to know I'm not the only one finding this summer so hard. It just feels surreal! 

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