Help Wanted: Tricks For Cool People and Pets!
How do you do it? Seriously...when it's 92 at 9p.m. and the house is even hotter than that. How do you get cool and get some sleep?
My advice: wash your hair and keep it wet as long as you can! It might sound crazy, but as the water on your head gets sucked up (evaporated) by the air, it actually cools you down. Let me know what you think.
And what about idea emailed in by Tina:
I need a way to cool off my house. My boss suggested -swamp coolers- in which you take a block of ice and put it in front of a box fan...what else is there?
Yeah, that's a good question. What other tips and tricks do you have that most peole haven't tried?
And what about pets? Here's what Tiffany does for her cat:
What do you recommend for an indoor cat (pet) that is left alone during the day in a third story apartment? I have a little box window unit type air conditioner in the bedroom with the door open, gave her plenty of water, closed up all the windows and blinds around 7:30 this morning, turned off alll the lights and put a larger style box fan in the living room where she spends most of her time. Do you think that's the best I can do?
Any different ideas?
Bruce
(Bruce Sussman)
bsussman@kgw.com
Comments
What we do is use a high powered fan and put it in the doorway of the one room that has a window A/C unit. We do that so we can be out of the room for a few hours. The house was hovering around 85 when it was 100 outside and hangs at 75 when its in the 90's. When we need to sleep, we just shut the door and the bedroom is nice and cool. That's what works for us!
The mitchell's in SE Pdx.
Posted by: mrsmitchell | July 24, 2006 12:49 PM