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Just had a small brainwave. Took out the picnic bag ice blocks from the freezer , and now sitting with it wrapped in a j cloth in my groin area. About where the main artery s are, and it's cooling me nicely. My thought was a hot water bottle works best if you put it there, why not a cooling...

Yeah, can't realy reach it and I don't have a ladder, so keep opening and closing isnt easy,but its propped open with a couple of brooms. I've got a two inch gap for hot air to escape into the loft.Not perfect, but every little helps I guess. It's now 1° warmer in the house than outside, but...

I only just afforded a new phone, I was saving for a cheap air conditioner and was just about to send off for it. Back to square one for me. I'd never be able to afford a decent one. It's actualy warmer in the house by two degrees than outside, despite windows open all night and the fan going...

The promised thunderstorms never materialised. No rain either. Back to another hot day. I need this extreme heat to end. Felt real ill yesterday. Couldn't do anything, very bored having to stay inside rather than enjoy the weather.

That was my thoughts too, but im not great on sciencey things, and did wonder.

Today has been worse than yesterday. I had to bring my hanging basket tomatoes into the shade out the back(still 37° there), and everything in the garden is wilting despite copious watering this morning. Its 29 in the house now. I just cant get it any cooler despite fans and wet towels. Ive...

I wasnt being critical. My neighbour indeed use towels, so you are right about that. My post was realy just a general reminder for dog owners. I know you treat mimmi like a princess, and wouldnt do anything but your absolute best for her. I agree about the karens! You can buy dog cooling mats...

Rich, and all other dog owners, please remember dogs cant sweat like us, so covering them in wet towels doesnt realy work..vet advice, neigbours dog succumbed to the heat yesterday, and they did this to try and cool the dog. Made it worse. Better to just wet the dogs coat and let evaporation do...

Oh only 23! I would love that! I had 36 in the shade, and couldnt water the garden untill it got to 29 in the shade!, which felt so much cooler. It was over 44 in the sun in my garden. Ive had two cold showers, my body has been dribbling all day, (yuk!) and that was indoors with a fan on its...

Home made Rehydration solution recipe. 1 litre of water 1/2 measured teaspoon of white salt. Use a kitchen measuring spoon not a normal teaspoon. 8 teaspoons of sugar. Ditto Mix until disolved. Can be flavoured with fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice for added vit c, or other flavourings like...

Sadly i live about 20 miles away from anywhere that sells this sort of stuff. I only buy it if i can see it, before someone suggests i get one online. Its no big deal, i'll get a plug next times im in town. Im used to waiting for what i need. Plus right now, the pennies took a big bashing. So...

Thats where a milbank comes in handy and saves money too,, as it preserves the function of the filter . I always carry a milbank, prefilter even clean water and then put it through my sawyer minni. A bit more work, but it prolongs the life of the filter. I also have a uv wand to sterilise any...

Just read that somerset had 18500+ lightening strikes in that storm . Glastonbury got flooded . Im not suprised. My friend j and i were saying last night that we thought our road was going to flood with the amount of water running down the path. It was absolutly crazy. Like a tropical storm...

Tesco were not so helpful past selling me a new phone. Wouldnt transfer my data for me as they had done in the past. So managed to get my nice neighour to sort it all out when he got home from work, bless his socks. I got a cheap sim free dumb phone for 25 quid aswell, im too hot and tired to...

Ta, off to tesco today, and also buying a back up dumb phone. I hate tech, it always picks me for a fup! Might have to stand on a few street corners to afford it...but they usualy pay me to go away, so it's quite lucrative....(.joke, just in case anyone gets squiffy ideas! But I might have to...

Weirdest thing..everything on my phone has suddenly gone green, background icons the lot, even yt is just green and blue! whats happening ??????

Just in case I don't survive! It's realy gotten going now, lightening every few seconds, constant thunder and I have a river running past my front door, can't see across the street the rain is so heavy, and yhe gutters are not coping.

36 in the shade this afternoon! But the sky is lowering its gone quite dark, and its just started to spit with rain. Hoping for a big thunderstorm. The air was so thick and still I could hardly breath. Just been outside dancing the storm up in the back garden. That little sprinkle of rain is...

Double post, sorry

Oh don't worry my dear, some people can't help themselves and enjoy putting others down. That's OK. I kind of agree with him, it was on the cards. BUT .....no way was I claiming to be the ONLY one with insight on that. So let's drop it now and just enjoy the moment and this glorious...