ways to stay cool in the Budapest heat wave
- Pull all of the shades and close all windows. PRO: no longer is there blinding heat and sunshine pouring into the room! CON: the apartment now resembles a small stuffy cave VERDICT: somewhat worthwhile, if used in conjunction with other methods
- Try to nap until it all just goes away. PRO: the ability to dream about igloos, snow storms, avalanches CON: Dreams are more likely to be about wandering lost in the desert, and you wake to find yourself sweaty in a dark cave. VERDICT: sleep is almost impossible. Next.
- Eat nothing but lemon sorbet. PRO: it's tasty and cold! CON: Man cannot live on sorbet alone. VERDICT: Well, it's always good to have a frozen treat, but the benefits are short-lived.
- ride around in your air conditioned car. PRO: yay for cool air! CONs: the 10 minute walk to the car in the blistering heat, the inferno when you first open the car door, the ridiculous prices ($6.94 a gallon today. really.) VERDICT: not worth it.
- wander around the air conditioned mall. PRO: somewhat cooler air CONs: the temptation to spend money on unnecessary items, being part of the mobs of people doing exactly the same thing. VERDICT: not worth it. plus, we heard all of the frozen food at Tesco melted, because it's all gone. bad sign.
- freeze your water bottles. PRO: icy cold goodness! CONs: the coolness only lasts for about 10 minutes. and Heidi pointed out there isn't even condensation anymore. VERDICT: worthwhile, if you're willing to have a constant rotation of 10 bottles in the freezer at any given time.
- Put the fan behind your frozen water bottle. PRO: it made us laugh at the sheer ridiculousness CON: didn't help at all, and the ice melted within minutes VERDICT: utter futility -- unless you desperately need comic relief.
- Put a cold wet towel over your fan. PRO: it's better than the water bottle CON: it still doesn't work. VERDICT: It's a good way to dry your towels.
- Freeze your cold wet towels and place them on your heads. OK, we haven't really tried this one ...yet...
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posted by Paula @ 9:26 AM
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5 Comments:
Try ice in a cloth on the back of your neck (even after it melts it should have a cooling effect.)
We prayed today in our SS class for a break in your weather! So I'm thinking the worst should be over for you!!
:)
Mom
Mom's idea sounds good. If you are looking for an alternative to lemon sorbet, I was reading today in a magazine that you can take instant hot chocolate packets, and open them and add water and mix into a paste and then freeze for a chocolatety treat. I don't drink hot chocolate so I can't try it, but you may have some. Let me know if it works.
Find a place in the shade outside with your friends and laugh at paper bags that blow across the ground. This worked at the lake one year. haha
guess who
Close your eyes and pretend you are at Loche Lomand. Imagine the cold and biting wind.
Al
or(in keeping with our glorious Loche Lomand experience) circling your castle/hostel at night...in the driving snow...trying to figure out how the heck to get inside!!!
love you,
nik
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