I'm so glad I saw this and learned that:
the sun is hottest in the middle of the day
you are more likely to suffer from heatstroke when it is hottest
you should drink water (she gives a nice demonstration of water coming out of a tap, shows you how to position the glass so that the water goes into it, and even demonstrates that lifting the glass to your lips is the best way to get the water inside you)
if your mouth is feeling dry, you are thirsty
hot drinks make you hotter
a tepid shower will cool you down, but a cold shower will make you shiver
if you are feeling the heat, and need to lie down, you should not lie down in the attic - it is hot there
if you open the windows, it will let air into your house
if you draw the curtains, it will stop the sun from coming in
you can get weather updates from the TV, so keep the TV on
What would we do without the BBC? I'm disappointed, I have to say, that she didn't say anything about what to wear to keep cool. I'm sitting here in my winter coat, fur hat and boots with three layers of thermal underwear on and feeling decidedly peaky.
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A very helpful broadcast! Thank you for sharing it. You saved me from possibly melting into a pool of goo. I shall wait until after 4 pm to go outside, at which time it will only be 105 or so. But there is no possible way I'm giving up my coffee.
I like the little side quote - "We are not as sensible when it's hot at home." I'll try that excuse some time and see if my husband buys it. hahaha
Oh, to be paid to state the obvious!!!!
But from what I hear about companies getting sued for not putting idiot instructions on their labels, some people evidently NEED them.
Retired One - I heard a story about a ladder company that printed 'This is the last rung' on a ladder after someone sued for having kept going beyond the end of the ladder and fallen off a roof. Can that really be true? By the way, I'm having trouble on your blog - when I try to leave a comment on it, it shuts my computer down. Not sure what's wrong, but I'll try again soon.
A hundred and five? Lesley, I take my fur hat off to you for even being ALIVE.
Sorry - that was probably written for most of the kids at my school who are all "studying" for their GCSE in Being Spoonfed.
Well, Caz, now at least they will know what to write in the section entitled 'List the features of patronising advice'.
Thank you, OH thank you. I didn't know how I was going to cope with this intolerable Florida heat wave.
Thanks for the advice, I was having some trouble I must admit at filling a glass of water (I had already knocked out 2 teeth sucking the tap). This will save me lots of time and pain.
Thank god for the BBC - my £110 a year is not just for radio hosts paychecks afer all.
Mark - glad to be of help.
Writers Block - I know! I know! I did that thing with the water too! Not just that, but I was watching the sink fill up and fill up and wondering why I was still thirsty. Then I realised. The glass! Silly me.
We just went through a heat wave here where the temps were in the high 90's and the heat index topped out at 115 degress F for NINE DAYS RUNNING. Miserable, miserable weather. People die in it.
Don't wait until you're thirsty to suck from the tap -- try to keep hydrated all day. And, don't swallow the teeth you've knocked out if you can help it -- they're a little painful to pass. Heh!!
Netta, I can't believe those temperatures. Even just reading your comment, I had to take three layers off. Can you tell me more about how you know how painful teeth are to pass? I'm intrigued...
I know, it was so miserable. Stepping outside was like walking into a convection oven. Hopefully, that will be the end of it, but July and August are known for the same temps. It was really weird to have it happen in June.
Oh, uh, the teeth...well, uh, there was this tavern, you see, and...uh...well...never mind. There are no witnesses, anymore.
Heh.
I would plan a holiday in Greenland for July and August, then, Netta.
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