I have central a/c, so I am okay, but how are people without a/c surviving this heat? I know most apartment buildings don't have central a/c, and if the tenants don't have a window a/c, they are going to be cooked. The homeless must be dying also from the heat, and the elderly. It's hot like an oven outside!
How are you surviving in this GTA heatwave?
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. In all seriousness, though I'm probably going to get a second air conditioner because my portable unit isn't really cutting itI saw a guy panhandling on an intersection by my area yesterday...his face was blistering and almost red. WTF. he was also vaping...and in that intersection there are other 2 others doing the same thing...1 more person and they got all traffic lights covered. I mean at this temperature 37...you can't be out there.
So thankful for central AC. When I was very young, we grew up in a 2-story house and a 5000BTU window air conditioner to cool the upstairs bedrooms. it did an okay job but not great especially if it was very humid. My place with no AC is like a bake oven having experienced that issue a few years ago. It wasn't fun until fixed after a few days because the AC repair guys were swamped, working from sun-up until sundown.
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Yes this is the perfect reason to stay in the basement and avoid my wife
This reminds me of working in Queensland Austrialia, In Brisbane from 1999-2003.
Days with 46C humidex were not unusual in summertime.
But when they happen regularly you get better at sweating.
I arrived in a warm spell, and had a rash of red dots happening all over my body.
Locals called it prickly heat, said dont worry.
The red is your sweat glands holding the pores in your skin so open a lot and the pores get red.
In less then a week the rash was gone.
My pores got used to being open - I sweated better.
I would walk inspectijg and coordinating 5 contracts for a road under construction for 11km between 6am and noon.
Stop at site trailers of the diffent contracts and drink a liter of water in a few minuite, no problems.
At then end of 6 hours and about 6 l of water drank I would have no urge to pee- I had sweated it all out.
Got back to the GTA and for the first cold snap and that first winter I felt the cold like mad.
I took a while for my skin pores to grow smaller.
Days with 46C humidex were not unusual in summertime.
But when they happen regularly you get better at sweating.
I arrived in a warm spell, and had a rash of red dots happening all over my body.
Locals called it prickly heat, said dont worry.
The red is your sweat glands holding the pores in your skin so open a lot and the pores get red.
In less then a week the rash was gone.
My pores got used to being open - I sweated better.
I would walk inspectijg and coordinating 5 contracts for a road under construction for 11km between 6am and noon.
Stop at site trailers of the diffent contracts and drink a liter of water in a few minuite, no problems.
At then end of 6 hours and about 6 l of water drank I would have no urge to pee- I had sweated it all out.
Got back to the GTA and for the first cold snap and that first winter I felt the cold like mad.
I took a while for my skin pores to grow smaller.
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I just avoid going out during the peak hours of the heat if I can. If I can't, I just have to eat the heat and deal with it and dress appropriately.
WHAT'S PISSING ME OFF THOUGH, are the clowns who think walking their dogs during peak heat is a good idea.
Dogs paws on hot concrete is just asking for trouble, nevermind the fact that they have thick coats.
It sets me off so fast seeing dogs with their unconditional blind love and trust just walk along with these fucktards down the street.
5 second hand/foot rule.
Place your hands or feet on the concrete, if you can't handle it for longer than 5 seconds then it's too hot for your dog as well.
WHAT'S PISSING ME OFF THOUGH, are the clowns who think walking their dogs during peak heat is a good idea.
Dogs paws on hot concrete is just asking for trouble, nevermind the fact that they have thick coats.
It sets me off so fast seeing dogs with their unconditional blind love and trust just walk along with these fucktards down the street.
5 second hand/foot rule.
Place your hands or feet on the concrete, if you can't handle it for longer than 5 seconds then it's too hot for your dog as well.
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That's what I was thinking and booked a multi hr today!Agency incalls have A/C
I drove from the underground garage in my apartment building straight to the underground garage at Yorkdale,
Went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner.
Then back down to the Yorkdale garage and drove straight back to my apartment garage.
No heat exposure at all.
Mind you, even at the high fan setting, my apartment's A/C is only bringing the temp down to 24.8 C. and 62% humidity.
So it looks like I'll have to turn on my bedroom fan tonight as well.
I have the fan plugged into an Alexa controlled AC plug adaptor, so I can turn it on and off as desired, without getting out of bed...
Went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner.
Then back down to the Yorkdale garage and drove straight back to my apartment garage.
No heat exposure at all.
Mind you, even at the high fan setting, my apartment's A/C is only bringing the temp down to 24.8 C. and 62% humidity.
So it looks like I'll have to turn on my bedroom fan tonight as well.
I have the fan plugged into an Alexa controlled AC plug adaptor, so I can turn it on and off as desired, without getting out of bed...
Spent almost whole day in the pool..got out had a drink of cold ice tea back in again...repeat
AC & Ice cream!
I know of certain family members who live in older condo buildings ( ones with no cooling / ac systems) are using fans to cope with the heat. Sometimes even several. Also , the main thing is stay hydrated & drink lots of electrolytes.
Had to get the A/C unit fixed today as it wasn't doing SFA since Sunday. Sunday night managed to get a few hours of sleep with open windows and a ceiling fan going. Today's house temp hit 35 before the repair, and it has dropped a degree per hour since. Certainly much less humid now. Definitely a first world problem that we have.
