I wanted to start visible a thread about ways to cope with the extreme heat

[patrice]

23. Stay calm. All sensory experiences should be soothing. Change your active hours if you can to night.

Sweat is okay.

Move around gently to allow sweat to evaporate.

A direct fan and sweat is even better, but don't sit too much.

When you hose the dog down, don't be embarrassed to turn the hose on yourself.

Skirts, dresses, and loose fitting clothes. Minimal underwear. Bare or nearly bare feet.

Think of your pioneering ancestors; tell yourself you're okay, frequently.

Sing.

Outside in shade is probably better than inside a box.

Treat yourself to your favorite foods if you can preferably with others in the same situation. Read pleasant or interesting stuff to one another aloud.

If you must be inside, the southeast corner, if there is one, of your house/apartment or whatever is likely to catch better whatever breezes there are and to be protected best from the pm sun.

If you can put ice in water to drink, try to use a large glass container, so you can feel the pleasing condensation on the outside of it.

Hold a few ice cubes for a while and then rub your face and feet with your cold wet hands.

And even if you can't get ice water, drink all of the water you can stand anyway.