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Any tips for coping in a heatwave?
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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2026
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Everyone here is mentioning fans, which is completely true. Try to vent the house so that the air moves up & out, bring the cooler air in at night, close up the windows & use blinds / reflectors during the day.
What I wanted to add though, is you. Wear lighter & looser clothing. Take your socks & shoes off. Cut your hair shorter. Sleep on top of the sheets, and take a mid-day siesta if you can.
Just because your home doesn't have A/C doesn't mean no one does. Common trick in the USA is to go see an afternoon movie or walk around an indoor mall. Heck, I can remember going and riding the subway around for 3 hours one summer just to get out of the heat. Not familiar with UK, but I bet there's similar available if you look.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I am not very mobile at the moment, and don't have money to spend, so it's got to be things I can do at home.