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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

hedgehog

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7. The days that go above 85 are generally days when we have

Reply to Nay (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 10:18 AM

Jun 2013

high humidity as air moves in from the South. Usually, our weather comes over Lake Ontario so we have generally cool summers , with night time temps dropping into the 60's. We get along without AC because we usually only have one or two weeks of really hot weather. The real killer for me is that the hot weather usually brings high ozone with it.

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Simple ways to handle the heat without air conditioning [View all] hedgehog Jun 2013 OP

I found a great gadget at a crafts fair here years ago Warpy Jun 2013 #1

My Mom was making and selling those in Colorado before she passed away in April. Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2013 #3

I'm in NM, so it's entirely possible Warpy Jun 2013 #4

craft stores carry them Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2013 #5

Back in my construction days, I would soak a t shirt in water and just put it on wet OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2013 #2

Hedgehog, is it humid as well as hot where you live? If not, you can use a swamp cooler to Nay Jun 2013 #6

The days that go above 85 are generally days when we have hedgehog Jun 2013 #7

when it's really hot, roll up an ice cube in it. mopinko Jun 2013 #8