Record Heat Wave Hits Most of the U.S.: How Do You Stay Cool in the Summer?

by Chris D Posted 2012/07/02 18:00:00

Related Topics: Weather, State, Hot, United States, Beach, Map, Storms, Storm, Heat, Record Heat, Heat Wave

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	Pool/ Beach	27 votes	14%
	Air Conditioning	109 votes	58%
	Other	52 votes	28%

It's hot out there! What do you do to keep cool in the summer?

Residents in the central and eastern United States will sweat through another blistering day Monday as millions remained without power after weekend storms.

eastern united sweat blistering monday millions remained power weekend storms

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Pixie·MzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠ 2012/07/02 19:40:48

Other

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sit naked at my computer and rub ice on my body....
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Christopher Dresbach 2012/07/18 22:59:16

Other

I lie in a bathtub full of ice cubes. Only when a pretty woman joins me do things heat up again. At that point the ice is rather fun. Ok so I'm fantasizing again...

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Ben 2012/07/17 14:09:04

Other

Move to the UK.....no chance of a heatwave here at the moment! :)

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Ian 2012/07/14 10:06:57

Other

We have this thing called rain in Wales,we do not have a summer.Has far has i know AIR CON is a film .

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Freeranger 2012/07/14 01:26:01

Air Conditioning

We really don't A/C that much in Maine, but when it gets that warm......90's and muggy, which can happen, I switch it on. It's part of the ritual of Summer to go down cellar and lug them up and throw them in the window. Reverse process in the Fall.....ugh.

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Prairie Wind 2012/07/13 22:20:59

Other

+1
Evaporate into SodaHead .. ... 103F here now.

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MQ-American Values Again (AVA) 2012/07/13 22:17:31

Air Conditioning

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AC/drapes drawn/very light clothing or nakie when inside/long hair up in a pony tail/no heavy food .. salads/fruits/lots of water for hydration

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Prairie... to MQ-Amer... 2012/07/13 22:22:21

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Definitely ... go native!

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MQ-Amer... to Prairie... 2012/07/14 00:29:50 (edited)

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Teehee....
http://i.imgur.com/aA5sX.gif#...

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Osaka 2012/07/03 19:32:49

Other

It may vary, if it gets over 99. Air conditioning is useless in my house. It sometimes is a blistering 80 in my house alone. I do go to the water-park or the library once in a while.

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Viktoria 2012/07/03 19:07:01

Other

What ever works at the moment
indoors air conditionar
no air conditionar then a water mist spray with a really good fan
out door anything of water lmao
to hott still well dont go out :P

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Pam 2012/07/03 19:03:35 (edited)

Air Conditioning

... (Best representation of myself, minus the pretty costume, usually sweatshirt and leggings)

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Buoyant... to Pam 2012/07/03 19:09:29

omg...your nude? How can you have people over to watch the game nude? Are they also nude? Oh!!!! It's one of those parties..... :: backing away :::

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Pam to Buoyant... 2012/07/03 20:47:16

That's why I emphasized the leggings and sweatshirt...we're only nude on ice after hours. HEHEHE!!!

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Buoyant... to Pam 2012/07/03 21:00:55

LOL :-)

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Prairie... to Buoyant... 2012/07/13 22:19:15

Look more closely.

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B1TCHbeMEAN 2012/07/03 18:26:04

Air Conditioning

me and my family are probably going to use that.

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Buoyant... to B1TCHbe... 2012/07/03 19:10:30

lol @ the cute family pic!

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brunyon 2012/07/03 17:59:31

Other

+1
lots and lots of nudity....

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L.Micky 2012/07/03 16:59:17

Other

I go to my cave/room and hide there during the Summer.

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WinterLynn 2012/07/03 16:30:52

Pool/ Beach

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I live right off the beach ~Sooooo its easy to stay cool.

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Jim 2012/07/03 15:59:38

Other

+1
Move to Scotland! It's just comfortable here!

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Daedalus 2012/07/03 15:48:28

Pool/ Beach

+3
Global Warming is a myth ... yeah, right. :-()

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brunyon to Daedalus 2012/07/03 18:00:54

because we never had heat waves before?

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Daedalus to brunyon 2012/07/03 22:09:53

Not just that smart stuff.

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brunyon to Daedalus 2012/07/03 23:52:47
MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/07/03 14:29:22

Air Conditioning

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Too dang hot to even go outside to go to the beach with sand hot as hell & water that's warm as piss. Okay, yeah, I don't pretend to like summer.

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bluelady 2012/07/03 13:41:32

Other

I dont have central air:, but we do have several ceiling fans, the house has a couple of big maples shading it , and if its real bad I can turn window air conditioners on in a couple of rooms...I dont do so well in bad heat anymore and my lab is 13 andnot so good in the heat either..(he has iced water too)

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Sprout 2012/07/03 13:25:24

Air Conditioning

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I hide in the summer

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WinterLynn to Sprout 2012/07/03 16:33:37

+1
LOL

Soon Fall will be here****
http://historictamaracklodge....

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Sprout to WinterLynn 2012/07/03 18:05:22

+1
I LOVE FALL and WINTER

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WinterLynn to Sprout 2012/07/03 20:10:37

+1
As do I.

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Elizabeth 2012/07/03 11:17:02

Air Conditioning

+2
My place is so hot that the air conditioner never goes off.

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XoXo 2012/07/03 08:47:23

Air Conditioning

+3
I spend my summer days making sure the air conditioner is in tip top shape and still working.

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BlondeAphrodite 2012/07/03 06:51:04

Pool/ Beach

+1
and cold shower

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ileana.a.stan 2012/07/03 06:47:50

Air Conditioning

+1
Air conditioning and...ice cubes.

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vetogod 2012/07/03 06:01:40

Other

i just sit down in the sun i am used to being in hot weather in long jeans and a tank top under my leather jacket after a while the heat just dose not bother you

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Michelle 2012/07/03 05:17:17

Other

This summer: boating. Dear Lake Huron, you are so good to me.

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EdVenture 2012/07/03 04:41:48

Air Conditioning

+1
So far our area has been spared the warming pattern here though it has been unusually hot. I can only hope the elderly are being assisted and checked these events can be devastating and life threatening. Be a samaritan if possible, you are able and live there.

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Medulla Oblongata 2012/07/03 03:59:18

Pool/ Beach

I'm so glad I moved to an apartment complex with a pool. Haven't actually been in it, though, 'cause I don't have a swimsuit.

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Mrs. V 2012/07/03 03:49:18

Air Conditioning

It isn't too bad as soon as the sun goes down.

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