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In reply to the discussion: I wanted to start visible a thread about ways to cope with the extreme heat [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)116. I only suggested the ones that you use for cars because I am often able to find those things cheap!
The ones I used were a buck each at a discount store, and they were made for extra large SUVs and trucks, and did a good job of covering a standard sized window. I guess they weren't moving (not enough gas guzzler customers), so I bought a half dozen of 'em. They were gold on one side, silver on the other, and MASSIVE. They had a little dipsy-doodle in 'em where the rear view mirror pokes through, but they also had a little hanging elastic on 'em that I used on one side to secure them (clothespin on the other) and they were finished all around with some artsy-fartsy bias tape!
The foil insulation would surely look neater, but we only do this for two months a year, pretty much, so we don't mind looking a bit...eclectic!
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FedUpWithIt All
Jun 2012
OP
If you don't have decent insulation, go buy some of those cheap-o silver thing-a-ma-bobs
MADem
Jun 2012
#32
I buy a big roll of the foil insulatin from Home Depot.. about $20.00 fir a large roll. You
crunch60
Jul 2012
#109
I only suggested the ones that you use for cars because I am often able to find those things cheap!
MADem
Jul 2012
#116
After yesterday's storms, I think everyone should get hold of a NOAA weather radio
hedgehog
Jun 2012
#8
Don't shop for perishables when ghastly heat is in the forecast. Fill your fridge and freezer
kestrel91316
Jun 2012
#11
I have a whirly bird clothes line, been using it for several years, clothes dry very fast
crunch60
Jul 2012
#114
When the outside temps rise above 90, I keep my thermostat set at 7-deg F cooler. That
SDjack
Jun 2012
#49
We play the spritzing game. Everyone gets to give surprise, gentle spritzes to the others.
SDjack
Jun 2012
#87
Stay calm. All sensory experiences should be soothing. Change your active hours if you can to night.
patrice
Jun 2012
#23
I do the head dunk myself and it is a rapid aid and it's affects are surprisingly long lasting
FedUpWithIt All
Jun 2012
#43
Yes, when I go swimming on a very hot day, I don't completely dry my hair afterwards
Lydia Leftcoast
Jun 2012
#46
It's a silly thing - but you don't really think about the ceiling fans in your home and how strong
TBF
Jun 2012
#58
I buy frozen blueberries or rasberries in heavy plastic baggies especially now they are on sale..
nenagh
Jun 2012
#75
If you cover your windows with plastic or shrink-wrap in winter to keep cold out. Don't REMOVE it!
Auntie Bush
Jun 2012
#77
However, I like shrink-wrap because it's clear and you can still see out the window.
Auntie Bush
Jun 2012
#85
Eventually, evaporation won't work anymore as the humidity climbs due to global warming
NickB79
Jun 2012
#80
*OR* You could go find a store like some I HAVE seen here in Cupcake Land, in a strip-mall, with its
patrice
Jun 2012
#83
If you have a cast iron tub, fill it with cold water for a cold radiator effect.
firehorse
Jul 2012
#117