[avaiguite]

... we don't put pants on 'til the 'skeeters start bitin'
I wouldn't mind the heat AT ALL !!! ... bring it !!! ... it's just the damn bugs and no-see-'ems down here ... shoot

....and there lies the advantage of living near the coast-no bugs, we get a darn nice sea breeze, but watch out at night...then the bugs do come out full force.

[CHEAPPoem]

Bugs..*shudder* I hates the bugs. When it's smokin hot even the bugs don't come out around here. It's when the days are hot and the nights get coolish that the bugs start doing their thing. That's when I stay in the house!

Pants? What are pants? Lol. I wear pants if I'm going somewhere when the temps get below 65, coats when it hits 40 and not a minute sooner. The rest of the time I like shorts and t-shirts.

[g4YthYXx]

This past week for us had been horrid. 99-105 every day. Saturday hit 115.
I don't mind the heat really. But the dogs sure don't like it lol.

[OnerePeepsy]

It was 104 on saturday and 97 on sunday. Sunday, we went to the river and walked upstream. Good exercise plus it kept her cool. She's not big on swimming, and panics if her feet aren't on solid ground, but walking upstream in water up to her neck was pretty good exercise. She liked biting the waves she created .

[choollaBard]

Living in TX, I'm not sure you ever get used to triple digits but you definitely learn how to cope. My house has 19 windows facing east & west. We've got 90% blocking solar screens on all of them, central A/C, 5 ceiling fans and we just added radiant barrier in the attic.

We spend a lot of time indoors or at water parks.

I have to admit though, this summer has been NICE. We've only hit 100+ up here in D/FW a handful of times but remember well those months on-end in years past. Makes 98 feel great!

Not to mention we don't seem to have near the humidity the upper Midwest has!

I'm feeling for y'all!!

[isopsmypovA]

I feel your pain! I'm from Calgary originally, and I'm still not used to the ridiculous heat in the States. It was 104 for 10 days here until yesterday. I was dying. The dog wanted to lay out in the sun. Uh, nope! Not gonna happen! Out you go, and right back in!

[Annewsded]

Those who don't have any kind of AC and are dealing with the brutal heat. I agree with the post about at least looking into some window units. There have been several heat related deaths over the last few days due to lack of air conditioning. If AC isn't an option, during the peak hours of the day try to put yourself some place that does have AC. A lot of places around here have set up cooling centers for anyone who does not have access to AC

[thomaskkk]

Those that have AC ... vaccum the coils...use the brush component.
With an outside, nonwindow unit, take the garden hose to it, with AC off, and the spray facing away from the inside components. For me it is downward. Clean your filter or change it more frequently.

If you have not done this, I cannot explain in words what a difference it makes!
My father is a HVAC contractor, aaahhhhh, I am lucky!

[dushappeaps]

I live in SW Florida, it never gets as hot as it is in Canada right now. We have the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean to thank for the cooling effects. Everyone always thinks it gets stifling hot down here, but every year it is warmer up north.

[mynaflzak]

This past week for us had been horrid. 99-105 every day. Saturday hit 115.
I don't mind the heat really. But the dogs sure don't like it lol.

115!?!? O god. That would have been horrible.

I'm glad it doesn't get that over 40 here, normally. The highest it has gotten up to is 37/38. Hot as hell but better then 40. I work in a Factory so it's horrible here in Summer some days. I am praying our Summer isn't that horrible this year as I want to enjoy the longer day hours.

I'm going to miss Winter when it's gone. Winter here hasn't been to bad so I'm hoping Summer isn't to bad. I'm worried since we had such a good Summer last year, it'll be a bad one this year.

Guess I'll find out soon enough..

[Coellacag]

We just avoid asphalt like the plague. My dog can also handle higher temps if he's got shade and plenty of water.

Our favorite park has some wooded trails that are 1 mile loops. There's a couple of different ways you can go. But anyway...most of the trails are shaded, and there's also a pond on one of the loops. As long as Henry stays wet and off hot concrete, he can handle being outside when it's in the 90s. If it's pushing 95+, we don't usually go outside until evening.

For regular walks, I usually go around 10pm, and try to keep him on the grass to save his feet. Honestly, that's all I worry about. I know the signs of heat stroke, to keep him hydrated, and I know when it's too hot to go out, but I worry about how his feet must be feeling. Sounds silly, but it's true.

[mynaflzak]

I don't think it's silly to wonder how his feet must feel. I understand human and dogs have different feet but I'm sure if the cement is hot, it must be hot on their feet.

[DoctorWeryDolt]

I can deal with hot. But it's always so humid here than even 70 feels terrible. And it's been hitting the 100s a lot recently. And we're not even 'true south'. It's Kentucky. Where it's 90 one day and 40 the next. Haha. It's the only thing I hate about living here. We get extremes on both ends and the weather's always changing. You don't even have time to get used to it one way or the other.

[bertanu]

the heat is tough for the people up north that dont have a window unit get one..if you can only affors a small one thats fine just put it in a bedroom and close the door .you can watch TV or what ever in there and at least you will sleep more comfortable..dont use your oven or dryer unless its early ,early morning or late night..i know down here you can get a small window unit for around 100 bucks at walmart..if thats all you can afford thats better than nothing and like I said just use it in a bedroom and shut the door.

[broksaksaak]

I don't think it's silly to wonder how his feet must feel. I understand human and dogs have different feet but I'm sure if the cement is hot, it must be hot on their feet.

I don't think so either. I usually haul dogs in the back of the pickup but when it gets hot like this I don't. That metal in the bed gets hot quick and it just goes straight into the dog. It's too hot to put your hand on comfortably so I know it would burn if you had to stand or lay on it. If I do haul one It's in the pickup with the rubber mats in the back and in the dog box where they can get some shade.

[Annewsded]

I can deal with hot. But it's always so humid here than even 70 feels terrible. And it's been hitting the 100s a lot recently. And we're not even 'true south'. It's Kentucky. Where it's 90 one day and 40 the next. Haha. It's the only thing I hate about living here. We get extremes on both ends and the weather's always changing. You don't even have time to get used to it one way or the other.

I'm not much further south than you and yeah the humidity sucks. However during those triple digit days the humidity wasn't much of a factor it was just a dry heat. Now that it has cooled down and the humidity is a factor, my sinuses are a mess again. But hey I'll deal with that over the dry triple digit heat that we suffered through for well over a week.

I know what you mean by the weather always changing. There is a saying around here. "If you don't like the weather, stick around a few minutes, it will change"

[mikaelluioy]

I'm about 150 miles west of SBTlove and we too have been melting, with temps averaging about 102-104 degrees, and heat indexes around 107-109 degrees. Combine that with very humid conditions, and you can't breathe outside. Those with breathing issues have been warned to stay inside. We have had 3 heat related deaths in the past week in Memphis so far, and summer hasn't really even gotten started up good here.

I would say stay inside in the AC... but being as you don't have AC... I'm not sure what I would advise, except to maybe get one installed if you can.... even a window unit would be better than nothing.

Being from the South, I cannot imagine NOT having AC... I think I could even handle not having heat, being as I keep the house about 55-60 degrees throughout the winter, but not having AC??

I agree about the winters though... no matter how cold it gets, at least you can put on a layer of clothes to stay warm... when it's hot like this, there is little you can do to stay cool, outside of living in a cool shower 24/7. Best of luck, and I hope for all of us, it cools down soon!!

[Annewsded]

I don't think it's silly to wonder how his feet must feel. I understand human and dogs have different feet but I'm sure if the cement is hot, it must be hot on their feet.

I don't think that is silly at all. The dog potty area we are "Supposed" to use is across the parking lot (which is a hot asphalt blacktop). When my husband has had to take the dog out during the hottest parts of the day. I've seen him pick her up and carry her across. (She isn't real heavy but she sure ain't light). He said when its hot enough that you can actually smell the asphalt you know its hot. He also said he could feel the heat coming off of it through the soles of his flip flops, so there was no way he was going to make her walk on that.

[replrobin]

Yep, triple digits and high humidity are killers for dogs. I have 7 on chains outside and 2 indoors. All outsiders have their own huge shade tree and mini pool. We also spray them and the runs down when we get home in the afternoons. They just lay still in the shade or stick their front halves in the mini pools. (Cut down plastic barrels)

[Skete]

i live in the middle of the the state of florida, no ocean breeze for us just hot humid air, yesterday i left my bike outside while i went to a meeting, for an hour, and i have a computer on it that shows how fast, and how far ive gone, also the time and temp, from sitting in the sun for an hour it said 121, i know that wasnt the real temp as it says it only got 93, but it was humid cause it was about to rain, we just go out in the morning before 10 and in the afternoon after 7, not including potty breaks,