Dear Blogger
Some ideas to cope in a heatwave
Extracts from Advice from contributors to Your Voice on the BBC
Keep the south facing curtains drawn
Put foil survival blanketsover the windows
Put white bedsheets over the windows
Put 2 litre bottles of water in the freezer an put in front of fans
Bottles can take a couple of days to freeze the water
UK Health Security Agency advises people to only open their windows when the air feels cooler outside than inside - and to turn off non- essential electronics that can generate heat, such as TVs, laptops and chargers.
Wet a hand towel and lays it across the end of the bed and sleep with feet & ankles on it.
Sprinkling child`s bed sheet with water and put in the freezer for about half an hour before bedtime - long enough for it to be cool for falling asleep on, but not long enough for it to actually freeze.
Hang a wet bath towel in the bedroom with a fan nearbye.
Change where you sleep, if the bedroom is stifling
sleep on the floor in the hallway or sleep on the sofa in the lounge
Give up the cooker and use the air fryer - or eat salads
Freeze a bottle of water to take to work in the morning
Drink water, fruit squash or
Fruit smoothies
If working from a home office, move the laptop to a cooler room and work in the evening.
Dressing for a heatwave
Loose, cotton or linen clothes in paler colours, not black
silky synthetic fabrics will make you sweaty
Keep hair off face and neck by tying back
Basketball caps will shade your eyes when it's sunny, but will leave your ears and neck completely exposed.
Instead choose a wide-brimmed fedora or bucket hat to get full coverage.
Dogs get hot too
Walk the dog in the morning and do enrichment activities with them in the house to keep them occupied
it's too hot to walk them after 8am or 9am".
Booling vests for dogs and keep wet dog food in the fridge. Make sure they have plenty of cold water.
If there is a breeze, sit in the shade in the garden or park
