It’s going to be balmy this week. The kind of uncomfortable sweaty oven atmosphere that makes you want to curl up in the refrigerator. Weather folks say the heat index will regularly hover over 100 each afternoon this week, with actual temps in the 90s.
To that we say: OK. It’s hot, we get it. Drink plenty of fluids, only go places with air conditioning, avoid strenuous workouts like running, cycling, walking, or breathing during the afternoon hours.
We’re in this together for the next five days, so here are our two tips about how to deal with the heat. First, a note on talking about it, presented in convenient graph form:
This article appears in Jul 13-19, 2011.
Boy did I pick the wrong week to work on the front landscaping.
I use poor mans ac, cover cardboard or your windows with the shiny side of foil opn your sunny side windows. It lowers the temp a LOT. being in Seattle right now, its cool here. However this trick works big time.