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Erminea
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Age: 38
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Location: Bergen op Zoom, Holland
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Hi there,
Most of you come from the States and some from the southern parts there.
My question is how do you deal with the heat or the warm temperature there?
My brain start boiling when the temp. goes above +/- 25 degrees Celsius or in Fahrenheit it's +/- 77 degrees and I really most take it easy. And drink, for example, no coffee or I'm going to freak. I lost a job 'cos of it, during a period (aug.'03) of very high T (>30 d. C.). I freaked out.
There will be parts of your country that go beyond 100 degrees F. I think I would shoot myself in those circumstances. I'm not promoting that, of course.
Me, high-functioning most of the time, stop doing that. I find it very stressfull. What is your view, here, on boiling temperatures? And how do you cope?
Best of luck to you all,
Ceesjan
P.s. We, in Europe, use degrees in Celsius, the USA uses Fahrenheit. But that's quite simple to converse; for those who want to know:
Celsius to Fahrenheit, F= C x 1.8 + 32 and
Fahrenheit to Celsius, C= (F - 32)/1.8.
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lionesss
The Queen of not your typical kind of jungle
Joined: Aug 22, 2008
Age: 33
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Location: not anywhere near you
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I am in Canada so I am not sure if I could really help you there but at times if it has gotten really hot I use icepacks and rub it around my face 
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Asterisp
Deinonychus
Joined: Dec 16, 2007
Posts: 379
Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it depends where I am. But in the office I stop wearing shoes in my room (only co-workers are there, no managers ), I make shorter working-days and start earlier in the morning, I wear loose clothing and cut my hair short.
At home I use on my bed a sheet or a thin fleece. When I keep my windows closed at the proper times I can keep the temp in my rooms low enough.
Of course the airco in the car is great, it was the best luxury I ever decided on.
But a great part of the time I am able to ignore the heat; but not always, so then I sometimes use a combination of cola and ibuprofen, which makes me sleepy. The last is thing is not a good habit, but having a meltdown because of lack of sleep is not a good thing either. |
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KingdomOfRats
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Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Age: 24
Posts: 2675
Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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american wpers in american heat......am cant even deal with manchester [uk] heat,yet others complain that its to cold.
in heat,am always feel sick and not good.
its worse that in the heat,am cannot have fans on in the car or its windows open because of the noise.
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Erminea
'simplex sigillum veri'
Joined: Jul 18, 2008
Age: 38
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Location: Bergen op Zoom, Holland
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: how do you deal with the heat? |
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Hi Lionesss and others,
That's a quick response, I like that.
I don't know, how is the climate where you live? I hear Canada is nice and beautiful. Being a nature-boy it should be nice. Shame I hate travelling long distances, thou.
Here in Holland, we're noticing the climate change at an even bigger rate, don't know why; average rise of T worldwide of +/- 0.7 degrees C. and in this part of the world (i.e. N.W. Europe) a rise of +/- 2.2 degrees C..
Mmmm, why is that?
Leave me alone, high T, I'd say. I think someday I gonna have to flee away from here 'cos of it.
Again best of luck to you,
Ceesjan
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Xanderbeanz
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Joined: Aug 09, 2008
Age: 25
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: ... |
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| on a related note, if anyone sweats too much, either from heat or anxiety, ditropan is a damned effective medicine ^.^ x |
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xyzyxx
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Age: 22
Posts: 527
Location: Iowa, USA
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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I live in Iowa, where it was 90 degrees F the other day.
The only solution is to stay inside air-conditioned buildings as much as possible, and when working outside, to go inside and take breaks often. |
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AnnaLemma
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Joined: Mar 16, 2008
Posts: 115
Location: Critter country
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I've lived my whole life in a hot climate. Thank the stars it generally cools off at night and it isn't usually too humid. It can go over a hundred easily in mid-afternoon. I am an outdoors-oriented person and in summer generally do my outdoors stuff at dawn and shortly after. The dawns of really hot days are incredibly beautiful. One problem is that I also live in mountain lion country (they are active at dawn) and like to run, hike, bird alone (of course!), so I must pick my location very carefully. I also need to stay alert--I've seen a lion or two and see bears all the time.
The rest of the day I spend inside with the air conditioner on. I save up "projects" to do in the summer, just as some folks in cold climates do in the winter. It is pretty ironic that it is indeed getting hotter overall (and more arid) here. Mostly I await late fall when it really does get cooler, and winter when it is absolutely perfect.
There has been some discussion in the local papers about a kind of seasonal affective disorder that affects people through the glare and debilitating heat. I think there is definitely something to it.
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Age1600
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Location: New Jersey
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ughh i hate too much heat, growing up i use to wear sweats in the heat so i can sweat and feel the weight of it, looved it, now i cant handle heat much anymore i tend to become very agitated and go into full meltdown mode, its crazy
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rekoil
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I drink a lot of water. Other than that I generally ignore the heat. It has stayed over 100*F for the last few months here. And I have to work outside in the heat. And I have to wear bulky clothing. And occasionally I have to run around with an extra 80 lbs of stuff hanging off of me. I sweat so much that if I cared to wipe my brow I would need something other than my shirtsleeves because they're too wet to accomplish anything. I hear people complain about not wanting to do something because of how hot it is. I've learned to accept that as an excuse but would never use it myself.
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rifler39
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Age: 69
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Location: Moses Lake, WA
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My problem is the opposite. I chill easily and HATE to be cold. I can stand it and get my work done, but I'm always wearing about twice to three times the clothing others wear.
This has been a very bad Summer for me, as we have had only about 10 to 15 days above 100F. It is already cooling down for Fall and I'm NOT ready! 
I wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and a vest, even in the midst of Summer, just to remain somewhat comfortable.
Pops
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Iuri
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Hi, everyone!
I'm from Brazil and when it gets unbearably hot (generally I'm sick at these times) I moisture the back of my knees, the back of my elbows, my neck and my forehead with cold water and stay in a windy place. It always helps a lot with me.
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philosopherBoi
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Age: 20
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| I go get in the bear's den, that is why my dad and I call the basement its cool, dark, etc. oh and I get my hair cut as short as possible. |
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Greentea
Bull in China Shop par Excellence!
Joined: Jun 15, 2007
Posts: 2528
Location: Middle East
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I hate the summer, the heat, the beach under the scorching sun. Here in T. Aviv it gets so hot and humid that a green tomato I bought took 1 day to become red and ready on my kitchen table. We sweat like pigs and keep ourselves in the A/C. The worst is when you're walking and get a red light. Waiting for the green one is like burning in hell.
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lionesss
The Queen of not your typical kind of jungle
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Better idea, take a trip to Antarctica
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