Tips to beat the heat..........

Jonny · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 04:57 PM

Personally, I love this weather, but I know that it is hard on some people, so I though I would start a thread on tips for keeping cool.
My one would be to stick your wrists under cold running water for a while, really works, my boy was crying last night cos he was so hot. I got him to put his wrists under the cold tap for a bit and he soon went to sleep after.
Any more ?................Jon

Jonny · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 04:59 PM

Whats all this "click to enlarge" ? Its ruined my smiley

Chalk Downlanders · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 05:02 PM

I keep cool in summer by wearing Armani jeans, an Italian leather jacket and shoes and Police sunglasses.

Sleeping with a Cold waterbottle helps at night

Mark43 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

Whats all this "click to enlarge" ? Its ruined my smiley

It's the new policy about having external links.......sucks doesn't it if you want to put a smiley in but can understand why it's been done i suppose.

Anyway my tips

Wear very little
Do very little
Drink lots of Lime and Lemonade
Move to Iceland

Jonny · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark43

It's the new policy about having external links.......sucks doesn't it if you want to put a smiley in but can understand why it's been done i suppose.

Anyway my tips

Wear very little
Do very little
Drink lots of Lime and Lemonade
Move to Iceland

New policy ? Have I missed something ? Good tips though Mark.
Sticky..........Your one cool dude................Jon

Mark43 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

New policy ? Have I missed something ? Good tips though Mark.
Sticky..........Your one cool dude................Jon

This might explain a bit

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...our-views.html

Jonny · #7 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 06:12 PM

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This might explain a bit

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...our-views.html

Cheers Mark, I did read the first post there, but not knowing what IDS and linksI are, I didn't bother reading any more, I shall go and read it all and hope its not too tecnical for me............Jon
Ps........Have a fan on me now, thats cool.........

Mark43 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 06:32 PM

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Cheers Mark, I did read the first post there, but not knowing what IDS and linksI are, I didn't bother reading any more, I shall go and read it all and hope its not too tecnical for me............Jon
Ps........Have a fan on me now, thats cool.........

Well thats just one thread but there are others relating to it from the last 2 weeks.

Oh and I have a fan by my PC and a large one in the bedroom which runs all night but it's still to hot.

Roll on next Thursday/Friday.......cold front coming in from the Atlantic.

The only good thing about this temp is the great thunderstorm it might induce.

Tinkerbell · #9 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 06:35 PM

Keeping cool - wear something loose and long to protect your modesty. Whilst in the Borneo jungle years ago, my husband and fellow RAF blokes used to wear sarongs and it worked for them.

Tink

Jonny · #10 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 06:42 PM

Well I have just read it all and still none the wiser. Are my photo's which are hosted by im*ge sh*ck advertising them, so I am in the wrong for putting them (the photo's) up. I understand that some people are advertising and where do you draw the line on that and I agree with Stuart with what he says. All I know is it now messes up my smileys and photo's are not enlarged by clicking on them, it just opens up a new window.
Still, this is not the end of the world, I can live without smileys, but I do like to put up photo's, is there another way of doing so, that does not advertise anyone ?
Sorry to go off subject folks, keep going with tips, I am sure it will help some with the heat.............Jon

Gill Catton · #11 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark43

Roll on next Thursday/Friday.......cold front coming in from the Atlantic.

NNNNNOOoooooooooooooooooooooo

I'm camping!!!!!!!!!!

and not so great for dragonflies.......... though the plant life of Wicken Fen is very interesting I've heard...

Tiggrx · #12 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 07:29 PM

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though the plant life of Wicken Fen is very interesting I've heard...

Sure is an interesting site. Look out for the Stingless Nettle - see how many plants you have to try out before you find it...

Gill Catton · #13 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 07:35 PM

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Sure is an interesting site. Look out for the Stingless Nettle - see how many plants you have to try out before you find it...

Now I remember reading somewhere once that nettle stings were good for the circulation....
but you know what,
I don't think I'll be trying this out he he

Alan · #14 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 07:40 PM

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Now I remember reading somewhere once that nettle stings were good for the circulation....
but you know what,
I don't think I'll be trying this out he he

Aren't they supposed to be good for arthritis too!...

JM · #15 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 08:14 PM

Work night shifts and sleep the day away!

Or find a nice tree to sit below, drink G & T (Ice and a slice, obviously)

to forget about the footie!

flying red fox · #16 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 09:34 PM

Ah lovelly! yesterday i was at Paulines (my girlfriend) and we sunbathed in her garden in Horsham and the temperature was about 31c or higher!

We would have had a water fight but theres a hose pipe ban and there isnt one where i live, kinda odd hehe.

Great tips for keeping cool, and also drink about at least 3 litres of water on a hot sunny day at regular intervals

Jonny · #17 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 09:39 PM

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Ah lovelly! yesterday i was at Paulines (my girlfriend) and we sunbathed in her garden in Horsham and the temperature was about 31c or higher!

We would have had a water fight but theres a hose pipe ban and there isnt one where i live, kinda odd hehe.

Great tips for keeping cool, and also drink about at least 3 litres of water on a hot sunny day at regular intervals

Lucky you.........I was working up on a roof yesterday.............Jon

pxl8 · #18 (**permalink**) 02-07-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

Whats all this "click to enlarge" ? Its ruined my smiley

I think some code got changed. Previously images >550px were shown small and could be clicked to see the original. The old code checked the size before it did anything, the new code isn't and makes the frame/link regardless...

Boddie · #19 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonny

Cheers Mark, I did read the first post there, but not knowing what IDS and linksI are, I didn't bother reading any more, I shall go and read it all and hope its not too tecnical for me............Jon
Ps........Have a fan on me now, thats cool.........

Jonny

Why do you refer to Ian Duncan Smith as what? I like the bloke.

I agree with your wrists under the tap. An ex-customer of mine taught me this on seeing I had downed a few too many sherberts in Como one year, and was suffering rather in the exhibition hall. It worked a treat and is an excellent tip.

Gill Catton · #20 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 09:15 AM

Oh my god the office is an oven today......
I AM going to boil

Chalk Downlanders · #21 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 10:49 AM

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Oh my god the office is an oven today......
I AM going to boil

My car is my office. Praise to the god of Air Conditioning

Alan · #22 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 10:56 AM

Don't like the heat, must be my Scandinavian roots, and I'm fair skinned so that doesn't help! But at least I can pick and choose when to go out in it..

Gulp gulp gulp.........more please

....never mind, soon be christmas

Gill Catton · #23 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 11:01 AM

I'm stuck in the office until wednesday when I finally get to be out in the field and what's forcast??!?!?!? A thunderstorm.......
Brilliant timing that!

Boddie · #24 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 11:19 AM

Do you know what I dislike the most about summer?

Having to run the tap for ages to get a cold drink. In the winter, fantastic. But in the summer I find myself having to run it for at least a minute to have a nice cool drink.

wildone · #25 (**permalink**) 03-07-2006, 11:25 AM

Try putting jugs or bottles of water in the fridge. As you empty one re-fill it so there is always cold water to drink without the waste of running water from the tap to get a cold drink.