Any tips for coping in a heatwave? (hexbear.net)

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This European heatwave has been going on for weeks and shows no signs of abating. It's really wearing me down. Any tips for staying cool when you don't have air conditioning? I've tried the whole shutting the windows and blinds thing they recommend but that just makes it worse. I already feel uncomfortably hot at the best of times as a side effect of my medication. So an actual heatwave on top is literal torture. It's so bad in the UK that supermarket refrigerators have stopped working due to the heat, and the news says its going to be the longest heatwave in 50 years.

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[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

I keep sheets of this rolled up to put in my bedroom windows in the summer, because the afternoon sun bakes the back half of the house. Not gonna do much to prevent the house from heating up with the air temp, but it makes for good sun shade.

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