Well, I managed to get 5 hours sleep in the end.. got a massive headache.. today will be ruled by Cuprofen plus!
Anadin Extra gulped down for the same reason. Tossed and turned all night, window wide open, no breeze coming in. Upstairs was stiflling hot. Great during the day but crap at night.
it twas hot last night but i had to suffer as i scared my wife once when i went to the bathroom while she was a sleep to have a cold wash when i got back i fell asleep almost straight away anyway it didnt last long as i was woken up by screaming coming from my wife she had woke up and touched my face and i was cold and she thought i was dead
My bedroom was only 21C (and that's with the windows shut) so wasn't even hot enough to need the aircon on. That's the great thing about bungalows with north facing bedrooms but they are damn cold in the winter
Sadly the moment we all start getting too hot and unable to sleep, than the weather breaks and the forecast changes to rain for the rest of the month. Typical!
Anyway, my sister was moaning about being too hot at night. So we checked out her duvet and she was only sleeping under a 10.5 tog :eek:! I'm not saying I can sleep under just a sheet as I find I need a bit of weight on top of me, otherwise I just don't feel I'm in bed! Can't recommend enough that it's worth getting either a 3 tog or a 4.5 tog duvet (there's some good non-allergenic ones here) to survive the summer nights. I just hope my husband agrees as he has starting going on about getting air-conditioning!! Seems an awful lot of money just for a few hot nights a year.
I get on of those blocks you use to keep cool bags cool out of the freezer, wrap it in a towel and put it under my pillow..kind of hot water bottle in reverse. It's not ideal but it is nice when you turn you pillowe over and it is nice and cool..
Well I'm about to go to bed and roll up in a 13tog duvet, If you think it's hot now, with a nice breeze blowing through the window wait till august when that breeze won't be there.:eek:
Finally settled down asleep after tossing and turning last night only to be woken up at 3 by some idiot man and woman having a fight, the two of them were having a right vocal ding dong.
:mad:
Just before going to bed, why not have a bath with some menthol crystals (available from chemists) dissolved in the water? Now that will cool you right down.
Some suggestions ....... other than obvious one like having a BIG fan on the bedroom ceiling or freestanding one. You WILL get used to it if you persevere.
1. Put your CLEAN chosen nightwear (boxers, nightie, pants etc) in a plastic bag in the freezer for a few hours before you go to bed. Put on just as you get into bed. LUSH!:)
2. Buy one of those plastic bottles which you fill with water and they have a battery operated fan on top. I bought one years ago in Ibiza but you can get them here quite easily now. Spray & fan.:)
3. There's a special pillow you can buy (I think it's called a Chillow) which is supposed to keep your head lovely and cool and therefore the rest of your body.
4. Just running cold water on the insides of your wrists will help you stay cool.
Yep. Our AC died yesterday. By the time they fixed it, it had already climbed to 95F (35C) in the house.
Right now it's a nice 77F (25C) inside the house, while it's 107F (42C) outside.
Our AC is 13 years old, and they're pushing us to replace it with a more efficient model, but at $8-$12k, we're putting it off.
How about buying a couple of window units? Better than nothing. We got rid of an ancient central air system, and just cool off the parts of the house we are in with a few window units, SO much cheaper.
How about buying a couple of window units? Better than nothing. We got rid of an ancient central air system, and just cool off the parts of the house we are in with a few window units, SO much cheaper.
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Anadin Extra gulped down for the same reason. Tossed and turned all night, window wide open, no breeze coming in. Upstairs was stiflling hot. Great during the day but crap at night.
It's suddenly cooled down now & the sun's gone in, poo,
Because it's England there's always the lurking thought - "this may be all the hot weather we get"
Anyway, my sister was moaning about being too hot at night. So we checked out her duvet and she was only sleeping under a 10.5 tog :eek:! I'm not saying I can sleep under just a sheet as I find I need a bit of weight on top of me, otherwise I just don't feel I'm in bed! Can't recommend enough that it's worth getting either a 3 tog or a 4.5 tog duvet (there's some good non-allergenic ones here) to survive the summer nights. I just hope my husband agrees as he has starting going on about getting air-conditioning!! Seems an awful lot of money just for a few hot nights a year.
Teddy's top tip of the day.
:mad:
Lying naked, sprinkle water all over you. Point a fan to you and swicth on. Feels like air con!
Haven't had to do it for a while but helped when I was desperate.
1. Put your CLEAN chosen nightwear (boxers, nightie, pants etc) in a plastic bag in the freezer for a few hours before you go to bed. Put on just as you get into bed. LUSH!:)
2. Buy one of those plastic bottles which you fill with water and they have a battery operated fan on top. I bought one years ago in Ibiza but you can get them here quite easily now. Spray & fan.:)
3. There's a special pillow you can buy (I think it's called a Chillow) which is supposed to keep your head lovely and cool and therefore the rest of your body.
4. Just running cold water on the insides of your wrists will help you stay cool.
Yep. Our AC died yesterday. By the time they fixed it, it had already climbed to 95F (35C) in the house.
Right now it's a nice 77F (25C) inside the house, while it's 107F (42C) outside.
Our AC is 13 years old, and they're pushing us to replace it with a more efficient model, but at $8-$12k, we're putting it off.
Even worse I like humid weather. :mad:
How about buying a couple of window units? Better than nothing. We got rid of an ancient central air system, and just cool off the parts of the house we are in with a few window units, SO much cheaper.
We moan when it's hot and we moan when it's cold. Us Brits will never be happy with the weather!
We have a portable swamp cooler. But it's worthless during the monsoon season (when it's 100F and raining like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61FJiISFYIk)
What do you do during the winter without central air?
I'm always happy with it, the four seasons the lot
We used to use our baseboard heating system, but it costs a small fortune to heat up whole sections of my house which is quite large.
A couple of portable radiators for upstairs, and one large portable heater for the living room.
Still my winter utilities bill averages $800 per month, NY rates are very high. So you can imagine if I heated the whole house. :eek:
See, that's why I don't live in NY.. sure I'd make more money, but your utility bill is more than my mortgage.