Ugh this heat!!!

[Lindsey]

Hey everyone! I haven't been on for awhile because I haven't even been turning on my computer at home because it gets so warm! We are breaking records with this heat... yesterday it was 45 degrees Celsius! That's 113 F! I was sweating buckets when I got home. Within the first 5 minutes my shirt was all wet and my face was dripping. I really really wish we had air conditioning! I put some ice in my dog's water bowl and it was melted in 30 seconds. I have barely slept in 2 nights... I have 2 fans on me and I'm still soaked all night! This morning I actually felt like I was going to throw up, but came to work anyway just for the air conditioning!
What a year of extreme weather... just 6 months ago it was blizzarding and -58 C (-72.4 F)!
I just want some weather I can handle!

[DianaB]

I always thought that further north that the weather didn't get as hot so I'm surprised by your high temperatures. Taking a shower before you go to bed always helps you to feel cooler when you sleep.

We haven't hit the 100 degree mark yet, but I'm sure it's coming. I'm planning on swimming when it gets to that point!

I wish that I had some wonderful words of advice on staying cool, but I can't think of anything besides swimming. Make sure you don't get too hot and drink plenty of water.

[Lindsey]

Well usually our summers are at least manageable... 25-35ish (77-95 F) but this is just getting insane! I have never been in weather this hot before. I feel so bad for my dog stuck in our sauna of a house!
For the past couple of weekends I've cooled off thanks to a sprinkler I bought for the backyard. My roommate and I have been going out there and acting like little kids again lol... We're thinking of maybe getting a little kiddie pool also so we can sit in it and read!
I think tonight I'm gonna take your advice and shower BEFORE bed. I'm the morning showerer of our house but I feel so gross going to bed all sweaty!
It's a pretty big misconception that it doesn't get very hot up here... Our winters tend to be pretty long with snow on the ground for about 6 months. During summer, closer to the coasts it's a lot cooler but I'm smack dab in the middle of the prairies and it gets pretty hot! Actually a couple of years ago I was up in the Yukon and Alaska and it was around 35 degrees C the whole time I was there!

[Tink]

Oh Lindsey... that sounds just miserable.
For less than $100 you can get a window AC that would at least keep your bedroom cool! I'd just die in that kind of heat without AC.

[Janet]

I've seen on YT where they were talking about cooling blankets or pads for their dogs. Maybe you could search on ebay or something and that would help. If not, a window air conditioner like Tink suggested is worth it.

[Lindsey]

My roommate and I were talking about maybe getting a little window ac, but the only windows they would fit are our bedroom windows, and who knows how long this heat will last for? With our luck it'll be done after this weekend and we'd have spent that money for nothing! If this kinda temperature was normal I think I'd buy one for sure!
I read about those cooling pads on YT, and I actually looked for something like that in Petsmart last night but couldn't find anything. I was tempted to just go wet some towels with cold water for myself and my dog, but I just felt too drained to move. She actually sat at the end of my bed and hogged all the air from the fan last night... I didn't realize until she moved and I got a big blast of air!
For now I guess I'm just going to enjoy my day here at the office with ac. I think I maybe am actually getting sick and not just from the heat, because I just went and had lunch in the lunch room and my brain is all cloudy and I still feel a little nauseous.
Tonight the temperature is supposed to drop about 15 degrees so hopefully I'll get some sleep!