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uppityperson

(116,026 posts)
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 12:30 PM Jun 2021

Keeping cool tip if you've a freezer

Wet a hand towel, small towel, washcloth, etc. Wring it out, roll into a tube, place in freezer in a horseshoe shape. When frozen, place around neck. Frozen washcloths were good to use on heads too.

I learned this at work one hour summer day and it helped.

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Keeping cool tip if you've a freezer (Original Post) uppityperson Jun 2021 OP
Cool tip. 😎 Thanks! RestoreAmerica2020 Jun 2021 #1
Bag of ice in your hat works good too. nt Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #2
Small frozen water bottles near where you pet lays or in pet bed , cage etc. luckone Jun 2021 #3
rolling up a few ice cubes in a scarf works, too. mopinko Jun 2021 #4

luckone

(21,646 posts)
3. Small frozen water bottles near where you pet lays or in pet bed , cage etc.
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 01:13 PM
Jun 2021

Taking it a step further , over heated and home bound my aunt and uncle would take a flat sheet wet it wring it out put it in the fridge then take it out when cold and lay down with it over them and a fan to cool down

mopinko

(73,935 posts)
4. rolling up a few ice cubes in a scarf works, too.
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 02:00 PM
Jun 2021

i had a couple yards of rough silk that i had used as a photo backdrop. made great bandanas.
even just getting it wet helps a lot.

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