Beat the heat - Tips on staying cool

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,142 Online Community Team

    Me too @Ross1975! I quite like the white noise from it too.

    I've got a continuous spray bottle that I usually use for my hair. It sprays out a nice fine mist and I've found if I give myself a good spritz while in front of the fan, that can give an extra little cooling boost as it evaporates. Recommend that one!

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,778 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135124#Comment_1135124

    Me too, need to plug it back in actually, I unplugged it this morning to put my phone on charge.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,543 Championing
    edited June 27

    I think I'll buy a big water melon the next time I go shopping. Being how hot it is the idea of eating some ice cold watermelon right now is very appealing. I could put it in the fridge, once it's as cold as it will get I could cut off some slices and put them in a dish/on a plate in the freezer for maybe around 10 mins before eating them. 😋

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,543 Championing

    Not true. Houses aren’t airtight vacuum flasks, air constantly cycles through door gaps, extraction vents, and building seams.

    If it's windy outside, opening just one window is more than enough to force air through the house. Opening two windows when it's boiling hot outside just accelerates how fast you turn your home into an oven.

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,770 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135368#Comment_1135368

    You mean like the vent in the room with the coal fire, that worked in conjunction with the chimney to draw the fire? We have known about it for centuries.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,543 Championing

    Thanks matey, but I already know how to keep myself cool so I don't need to read it.

    Have you made sure that you've been drinking plenty of fluids? As it's been very hot these last several days.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,543 Championing

    That's completely true SwiftFox, I tell thee.

  • MrHappy2
    MrHappy2 Community Member Posts: 48 Contributor

    I also struggle during hot spells. Currently with 2 large pedestal fans and my portable aircon unit on max the temp inside my living room is 33.7 degrees. Without my aircon unit it would be somewhere north of 36 degrees. My Meaco portable aircon unit purchased from Amazon 2/3 years ago has literally been a life saver for me and as best as i can figure out its costing somewhere in the region of 25p to 30p per hour to run.

  • egiste2r
    egiste2r Posts: 181 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135488#Comment_1135488

    In some diseases, a small excess of fluid in the body, even despite the heat, can be harmful.

  • JOHN432
    JOHN432 Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    These are interesting.

  • Rag_793
    Rag_793 Community Member Posts: 456 Empowering

    I currently have 13 windows open in the flat alongside a cooling fan on 🥵 I feel for everyone in France, Spain and Italy being impacted by the dreadful wildfires. Alongside those near my hometown of Oldham, above Dovestones Reservoir. Problem with places like Dovestones is that like many similar sites you have people taking those cheap disposable BBQ’s and that is where the trouble starts.

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    This is the severity of the impact of climate change is having this summer, large swathes of country are at high risk of wildfires.

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Community Member Posts: 1,090 Championing

    My house is so cool.I think the mice that I had ate away at all the insulation during the winter because it was absolutely Freezing then even with the heating on.Now we are experiencing this warm weather.The best place to be is at home.I had a workman come in.the other day and he thought I had air conditioning.So im now getting concerned about winter again

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,599 Online Community Team

    It could be a good idea to start getting some insulation sorted soon @Jane315STARX so that the cold weather doesn't affect you too badly. Are you living in rented accommodation?

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,770 Championing
    edited August 1
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1141522#Comment_1141522

    We aren't allowed to be led by science, some bloke on social media who has 'common sense', they're obviously our best hope! 🙄

  • Jane315STARX
    Jane315STARX Community Member Posts: 1,090 Championing

    Yes rented and I have loft insulation

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,599 Online Community Team

    Have you spoken to your landlord about the issues with the insulation @Jane315STARX?

  • Rag_793
    Rag_793 Community Member Posts: 456 Empowering

    problem we have is our homes are built to keep the heat in. My flat was built in the 70s, I found the energy certificate on the government website. If it gets Hot, then 13 windows are opened and a fan goes on. I then end up sitting in a pair of shorts and a vest running the white flag up.

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    People say that there is no such thing as Global Warming are the same that say the Earth is Flat.

    Global warming is transforming the UK through hotter summers, warmer and wetter winters, and more frequent extreme weather. Average temperatures have risen by roughly 0.25°C per decade since the 1980s, pushing historical temperature extremes—including highs past 40°C—into a dangerous new normal that strains public health, infrastructure, and nature. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Temperature and Health

    • Intense heatwaves: Summers are hotter and longer, causing a sharp rise in heat-related illnesses and deaths.
    • Disrupted services: High temperatures strain the NHS, warp railway tracks, and cause power or tech failures.
    • Fewer frosts: Milder winters fail to kill off crop pests and disease-carrying bugs. 

    Water and Weather Extremes

    • Heavy rainfall: Warmer air holds more moisture, leading to severe downpours and flash floods.
    • Droughts and dry soils: Summers are increasingly dry, creating water scarcity, scorched farmland, and wildfire risks.
    • Sea level rise: Surrounding seas are higher and warmer, increasing coastal erosion and the risk of severe coastal flooding during storms

    • Food and Nature
    • Farming pressures:
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    • Erratic rainfall and dry spells hurt crop yields and livestock grass growth, driving up food costs.
    • Wildlife decline: Marine heatwaves and shifting ecosystems harm native species, such as seabid populations

    West Nile Virus has been detected in the country in Mosquitos in Nottinghamshire, the first ever such reported case.

    More and more viruses and bugs that are often found overseas, that haven’t been seen in the uk will become part of the norm in the UK as the days, months and years go on.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,565 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    We're well and truly back in the heatwave down here!

    I've just put my hot water bottle back in the freezer so it'll be solid by the time I go to bed, has anybody tried that? It's been a game changer for me

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,770 Championing

    Dull with me in Angus, but a quick check of BBC Weather assures me it is 23C.

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,770 Championing

    Could be worse, Benbecula have 18C and rain, lol.

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