Can you send some of that warm weather here? We've had unseasonable rain all Spring. It usually stops raining in early April and doesn't come back until November-ish. I'm tired of it and ready for sunshine!

Oh, yes, Iowa has the heat and humidity, too. I hate summer.Can't stand the heat and w/ the humidity too high, it has made me sick at times. Last summer wasn't so bad. Used the AC just a few days. Best summer I can remember in my 80+ yrs. Give me winter if I have to choose. Can always put on enough to keep warm, but it's darn hard to take off enough to stay cool. Wouldn't that clear the town. LOL

And another thing - the bugs in summer. I never get dive-bombed in the winter when I go outside! lol

Today was not bad... still was in the high 80's... not sure what tomorow will be... Still feeling a bit under the weather... my tummy still bothers me... I'm not sure why. I'm going to go lie down and hope I feel better tomorrow.

Here in beautiful southern California, it's been in the 60s and 70s all the time I've been here. I'm loving it!

Hope you feel better soon. We are in winter mode here...quite chilly but the woodbaskets are full and the fire set ready for tonight. I much prefer the cooler weather, and I really hate airconditioners (we have ceiling fans). Don't forget to check your filters are really clean, or replace them if they get too old. It's such an easy thing to forget, and you can get quite bad respiratory problems if it isn't done regularly.

Earthwalker, thank you for the tips. Really good idea. :-)

We had 6+" of snow for Mother's Day!! By this last Monday, the 24th, it was 90+ (warmer than Las Vegas!) It's no wonder that everyone has sinus trouble around here!

Today isn't too bad... I'm feeling alright today...

I get headaches when I get too hot and I live in Texas. A/C is not an option here. I usually set the A/C to about 79/80F. Below that I get too cold. I moved here from Michigan and don't miss the winters there.

Living in the central valley of California, I've discovered a few tricks
to help keep the house warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

First of all, with my helpful friends, my sewing machines, I made drapes
in a cool cream color, lined them with muslin and put in quit batting. This
alone brought down the power bill. Then in the southern facing windows,
I put in some of that plastic film that makes an air tight barrier for cold or
heat. Then I went around with a candle looking for leaks around doors and
windows, and put in new door stripping on the front door, which faces West
and gets hot sun a lot of the time.

Winter time gets "wind snakes" which is what my Grandma called little rolls
of sawdust sewed into heavy fabric lengths and put in front of the door to
keep out cold from sneaking under the door. Smells good too. I get it at some
grocery stores as bedding for hamsters and rats, etc.

Little plastic inserts go into the electrical sockets, they let in a surprising amount of wind.

I painted the 2 large windows on the North side of the house, window glass
and all. That started when my late teen (at that time) granddaughter was watching the lighted house next door, where a single man lives. I heard her say to herself, "Gee, I didn't know you could do that" and right then I made up my
mind to paint over everything on that side of the house. And they got the
quilt-like drapes too.

Out side the windows where the sun beats down I have split bamboo shades
that hang over the windows and prevent the sun from beating in so much.

There are lots of little things we can do to beat the heat, and cold.

With all the bright women on this forum (and gentlemen too) I'm sure that
we can help each other with any problems we might have.

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Try FreeCycle, someone else might be trying to get rid of one.

Or CraiglsList..but be careful there. Always have someone with you when
you pick something up, or meet a stranger. lots of crooks love Craigslist.

One good thing about living in FL. is that we've all got central air which works instantly. Recently we went to bed with a temp of 40* and the next day the temp climbed to the 80s. Just a flick of the dial and we've got ac. for those problem days. A second good thing is that if you don't have a pool, which most do, we just go to the nearest one, like at a relative's house. Or the beach which depending on which part of FL. you live in can be a ten min. drive or an hour, but it's never very far.
We DO get hurricanes though! 8-)

We are thinking about putting in central air.. but since it's my grandfathers building, we have to get permission and it has to be the whole building in order to get that done. Plus it costs a lot...

I'm thinking of making curtains for the kitchen and the living room... We have vertical blinds now in the living room... but they suck! Black out my Bum!

I may make the curtains for the two rooms and give them to my mom at Christmas... providing she lets me take my sewing machine to school... Or when I come home on weekends I can do it... I'll have to get sturdy rods though to put up... just in case one of the cats decide to take after his father and be a curtain hanger...

Alu, I'm glad you are feeling better today. :-)

The temp went down outside too... I might feel off today, but that is do to know sleep and reading all night... I just had to finish the book... :D Anyways... I think I'm going through mild dehydration due to temps... so I've been drinking water... and I shall be getting a few bottles of Gatorade tomorrow...

88 degrees in Indiana, USA

72 in chicago!

Central Coast of California - (Pismo Beach), Absolutely perfect! Sorry to brag. 73 during the day 41 at night. Perfect!

YAY! it's 90 degrees not including humidity! I'm so going to the beach in the next few days!

We are sweltering in Toronto. Now it is 95* and the humidity makes it feel like 115*. I am sooo glad for an air conditioned house. No break until the weekend and then it is supposed to be back next week.

We used to live in Des Plaines, Ill. and retired to Tennessee from Warsaw,Indiana. It's now 97° here at 5:17 PM.
Dodee

Wow, Texans are really silent on this one. We're always hot. My mother tells me I live in Hell (she lives in the mountains of VA and hates the heat) and I remind her I rarely have to shovel snow. I'm not sure which is worse.

Hydration is key. Water, water, more water. Keep it in the fridge to make it more enjoyable but it really doesn't make a lot of difference. Electrolytes (like in Gatorade and Pedialyte) are important if you've been out and experienced heatstroke. But most important is WATER (at least 128 ounces a day) and the best part is it is cheap. You should be going to the bathroom a lot. If you aren't you are not getting enough to cool your system.

To cool your house, check to make sure all non-in-use electrical devices are unplugged. Not only do they "vampire" electricity even when they are turned off (like battery chargers, most TV's with remotes, etc.) but they can really heat up rooms. My son complained about the temperature in a bedroom he lived in before he moved away to college. I never paid attention to what he actually had going on in that room (he had a refrigerator plugged in, two computers always on, a TV, DVD player, game console, you get the idea) and ignored his griping since he didn't listen to my solution. My electric bill and the temperature of that room dropped significantly after he left ($80/mo and 15 degrees). He should learn to listen to his Momma once in a while.

For your poor computer, diagnosing ailments without knowing what the computer actually is really isn't all that helpful to you but here goes. Air flow will probably be beneficial. Make sure nothing is resting against it (on it, etc). If you have a tower, you might want to take off the case/cover. Check to make sure the fan or fans are working. Sometimes one will fail and cause overheating. I've replaced my share of those. Fortunately, that's fairly easy to do. If you have a laptop, you might want to place it on one of those cooling racks you use for baking. Most people don't realize that the airflow beneath the computer is beneficial.

We had 101* outside today and 92* inside. No AC but several fans going. One of them gave up tonight so DH said he would look at it tom. He has been finishing up the garage roofing in the early morning and late evening. Should finally be done this weekend.

Be careful drinking that much water as it can actually dilute all the good stuff going on in your system and you will experience the same symptoms as dehydration. Ask me how I know, I ended up in the emergency room and the Dr. told me about overdrinking water.

The amount someone should drink is based on their weight. It's all I've been drinking the last few days... I actually think I prefer it to soda... :)