Posts by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
(DIR) Post #AvOOhJcYExBfscPrhg by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:10:26Z
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8. Studies (and certain cultures) show that drinking hot beverages in the drier heat actually helps you cool down. Right back to the tea, here. Here's one link, there are several: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22574769/(Also my own anecdotal experience)
(DIR) Post #AvOOhKrTcwijjCPIbg by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:13:32Z
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9. Popsicles. Seriously. Even otter pops. Chill your watermelon. Freeze your grapes. Cold dill pickles. Get those snacks in ways that will cool you off and get something in you.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhLjiNI6cRPmc9A by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:15:48Z
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10. If you're struggling to keep a lot of heat from coming through your windows, you can: - Tack up thick blankets to cover the whole window pane, to block out sun and hot air- Cover cardboard with aluminum foil and tape that in the windows foil side out to reflect sun out
(DIR) Post #AvOOhQ2eMpd3nIfnDU by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:18:37Z
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11. If your fans aren't very good at cooling, you may need to clean them. But you can also make a fan shroud to focus their air power. This is easiest with a box fan and some cardboard. The CR box crew has directions! A CR box can filter smoke, too.https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
(DIR) Post #AvOOhUdJITKY29r7ui by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:20:43Z
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12. A lot of people recommend blowing fans over bowls of ice. I've had literally 0 luck with this recommendation, ever. But if you have a basement, you can chain fans to blow the naturally cooler air up. Just don't use ceiling fans at the same time for this.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhYNrLrLdfOeqO0 by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:23:21Z
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13. A rolled-up wet dish towel, especially like a bar rag or other similar material, across the back of your neck and shoulders, will keep you cooler (unless you live in a swampy area).You can also get chilly pads (frogg toggs) which are spongy material made just for this, and they work great.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhceJUct0taO2aW by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:26:51Z
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14. There are *unhinged* conspiracies on the internet about your sheets molding. Please wash your sheets regularly. But the coolest sleeping material is always going to be a lightweight cotton, or linen if you can afford it. "Bamboo" cloth is just rayon. It works until washing wears it out.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhhRjeonPm1XZB2 by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:28:23Z
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15. This might also sound silly, but your oven and clothes dryer heat your house up. So does the shower. Run all those things early in the morning or after 6pm in a heat wave.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhlspA2qDXCFFxI by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:32:10Z
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16. Obviously you can't do this to solve *right now*But if you're living in a house (or an apartment with a balcony and only those windows), green living things help lower your localized heat vs concrete and bare materials. Grow tall stuff by your windows, in between your home and the sun.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhqT870G7kxGJ6G by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:36:41Z
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17. If your area doesn't have public pools, pour all your heat-addled frustration into yelling at your city council for being racist. I'm serious.
(DIR) Post #AvOOhvF8MT2CYzkhTk by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:37:01Z
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18. Sunscreen that actually works and is sweat/water resistant also makes it much harder for your body to cool via sweating. So it's VITAL you limit your time outside during the hottest (and most UV- intense) hours of the day. Not just 10-2 but generally 10-4. Clouds don't protect you from UV!
(DIR) Post #AvOOhzojM3swkYRBWC by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:41:32Z
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19. This might also seem weird, but use the restroom whenever you can. Your body uses a lot of extra energy storing waste and keeping it warm/cool, so this applies in all kinds of extreme temperatures.
(DIR) Post #AvOOi4dDSIe5gI5YlU by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:47:55Z
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20. Know the signs of different kinds of heat illness conditions, and how to recognize them in yourself. Heat exhaustion and sun sickness can do permanent damage, and if you've ever had them you'll be more susceptible in the future. https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/heat-exhaustionNote that not sweating is A 🚩
(DIR) Post #AvOOi8xvLFaR7fo9b6 by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:51:21Z
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21. Cool (not cold) showers. Run cold water in a sink over your hands and/or feet. Take off the socks in the house (sorry, sock autists).Throwback to running through the sprinkler/hose.Don't do ice baths, they could impair your ability to monitor your own body responses.
(DIR) Post #AvOOiDaMAIhpS1ou3c by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:56:16Z
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22. Spicy food helps you sweat and will help keep you cool.
(DIR) Post #AvOOiIXLkuGuo9S4Z6 by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T18:59:45Z
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23. If you can afford it, Chill (or freeze l some bottled water and keep it on hand for any neighbors, housed or unhoused, you come across who may be in extra danger in the heat.
(DIR) Post #AvOOiMm20GONwqLr0K by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-21T19:00:16Z
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24. Finally (until I think of more) make sure you're listening to your body. Self regulating body temperature is exhausting, even if you don't have any health complications. Take things slow during extreme temperatures. Be gentle with this one life of yours.
(DIR) Post #AvOOjSjZKQpKitiqbg by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-06-22T04:04:56Z
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@batshark Honestly, that far north, I would expect you to basically not venture outside for large portions of the year.
(DIR) Post #B0HLD8IC9BNGNaHY8m by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2025-11-15T18:30:00Z
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Someone with anti-bi rhetoric in their bio followed me on the other platform and I laughed and laughed and blocked their ass instantly.Way to miss the memo.
(DIR) Post #B29i13CGyiEPDrsbD6 by Genderqueerwolf@wandering.shop
2026-01-10T20:45:16Z
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Want to see something silly and good I did? The door I built for the little free seed library broke in a wind storm a week or so ago. So I cut a new door from scrap plywood, painted it with the last of my paint, and just got it back on the seed library. The seeds are back. #GardenVarietyQueer