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WoBW
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 Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: Who else is sleeping on the couch tonight - heat |
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| My bedroom and office have been like bloody ovens the las two nights. So once again, it looks like I'll be dragging a blanket and pillow onto the couch in the living room - the only room I have aircon. This is only early/mid July, but in my four summers here I have never felt rooms so hot. I've only lived in this place since March, and it has huge windows, so maybe I'm in for an uncomfortable summer. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: |
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What floor are you on?
Accommodation gets hotter the higher it is, as it gets extra heat from above and below. I'm sure the top floors get more breeze though.
Cooler here today, and plenty breeze coming through the windows (1st floor here).
Do ypu have curtains?
Suffered last summer, I feel your pain. 
EDIT:Don't be afraid of fan death. Get one with a timer  . |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Who else is sleeping on the couch tonight - heat |
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| WoBW wrote: |
| My bedroom and office have been like bloody ovens the las two nights. So once again, it looks like I'll be dragging a blanket and pillow onto the couch in the living room - the only room I have aircon. This is only early/mid July, but in my four summers here I have never felt rooms so hot. I've only lived in this place since March, and it has huge windows, so maybe I'm in for an uncomfortable summer. |
I feel your pain, man. Only my living room has A/C and I've got a new kitten, so I keep the doors closed so she can't wreak havoc on the electronics as I sleep. That means my bedroom is A/C-less. I hope picking up a fan will help the room out at night... |
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KrazyInKlamath
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| I feel your pain. I live on the top floor of my building, there are a lot of windows, and I get the direct morning sun. If you do not have curtians or blinds get some. Also, something that I did when I worked a graveyard shift was putting foil over the windows. It cuts down on some of the heat. Combined with blinds, even better. I have put foil on about half my windows and notice a difference when I get up in the morning. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| Just sleep on the couch. |
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OnTheOtherSide
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Just soak the sheet you are sleeping with in cold water. Before it dries you'll fall asleep feeling cool. I learned that trick in Arizona. |
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shaggy
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| OnTheOtherSide wrote: |
| Just soak the sheet you are sleeping with in cold water. Before it dries you'll fall asleep feeling cool. I learned that trick in Arizona. |
You beat me too it I was going to suggest this too. I don't like to sleep with the airconditioner on. I just throw a sheet or my duvet cover in the wash and then sleep with the damp sheet with the fan turned on. |
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potblackettle
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Right there with you.
My husband, son, dog, cat and I are all sleeping on our screened in balcony with 4 fans pointed at us. I wake up every couple of hours to wipe my son (he's 4 months old) down with a wet washcloth.
Instead of sleeping on the couch buy a cheap floor mattress, you can usually get a decent one for 25,000, it's way more comfortable than a couch. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Just before I go to bed, I take a cold shower. I don't dry off. The evaporation sucks a lot of heat out of you. I also keep a spray bottle in the bedroom, and during the night, if I wake up, I will spray my son a little. |
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WoBW
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: HBC
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| nobbyken wrote: |
What floor are you on?
Accommodation gets hotter the higher it is, as it gets extra heat from above and below. I'm sure the top floors get more breeze though.
Cooler here today, and plenty breeze coming through the windows (1st floor here).
Do ypu have curtains?
Suffered last summer, I feel your pain.
EDIT:Don't be afraid of fan death. Get one with a timer . |
Third floor of a forth floor building. I should get a breeze because I'm part way up a big hill and quite exposed. But I don't. 
I sleep with a fan directed on me all year round.
EDIT: I have curtains, which I keep closed all the time. They're really thin, though, so my place isn't dark. |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Suncheon
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| potblackettle wrote: |
Right there with you.
My husband, son, dog, cat and I are all sleeping on our screened in balcony with 4 fans pointed at us. I wake up every couple of hours to wipe my son (he's 4 months old) down with a wet washcloth.
Instead of sleeping on the couch buy a cheap floor mattress, you can usually get a decent one for 25,000, it's way more comfortable than a couch. |
Nice to see another Mokpo person here. This heat is bloody awful, |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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damn my wife wants a blanket becuase she is cold!!
mean while I am f&$king dying! no aircon and fan! got the window open but still MAN ! where is the wind! |
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WoBW
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
damn my wife wants a blanket becuase she is cold!!
mean while I am f&$king dying! no aircon and fan! got the window open but still MAN ! where is the wind! |
Why can't you have a fan? Your wife moan until you switch it off? That's happened to me with girlfriends, and it sucks. What's wrong with women and sleeping with a fan on? |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| WoBW wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
damn my wife wants a blanket becuase she is cold!!
mean while I am f&$king dying! no aircon and fan! got the window open but still MAN ! where is the wind! |
Why can't you have a fan? Your wife moan until you switch it off? That's happened to me with girlfriends, and it sucks. What's wrong with women and sleeping with a fan on? |
You'll die!! |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Who else is sleeping on the couch tonight - heat |
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| Scotticus wrote: |
I feel your pain, man. Only my living room has A/C and I've got a new kitten, so I keep the doors closed so she can't wreak havoc on the electronics as I sleep. That means my bedroom is A/C-less. I hope picking up a fan will help the room out at night... |
Heh heh. That's cute.
Hey OP if you're in the doghouse with your gf you don't have to pretend it's an airconditioning issue. We all sympathise. |
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