Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Great idea. Too bad I don't have any room in my freezer for giant ice cream buckets! I do have a little air conditioner that I let my son use in his hot room. I can open my bedroom window and catch the breezes off of the mountain behind me. I do have to listen to the coyotes howl at times. I know it isn't safe to open a second floor window but in this record-breaking heat it just so necessary.
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Originally Posted By Mary Poppins The police are always going on about thieves and worse breaking in through open windows. Even in a severe heat wave like this, we're not supposed to open them. But, I have to sleep somehow.
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ I've taken to soaking my cotton nighty in cold water, wringing it out, putting it on and going to bed with it wet. I must say, it's a bit of a shock when you first put it on, but man, I've been sleeping like a baby in this heat....well, okay, every four hours I have to wet it again, but it works like a charm... the bedsheets aren't even wet once I get up!!!!
