We are into July and the mercury is rising.
The northeast and mid-west are breaking records for electricity use. The grids are stressed. It won't take much to see brownouts and power failures. Down here in Florida many, or at least some, of us are acclimated to the heat. Farther north the average person has little experience with dealing with real heat without using AC.
http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2010/07/how_not_to_fry_keeping_cool_wi.phpGenerally, I don't run my AC until August. And even then mostly it is a late evening thing for a few weeks. Last year I didn't run my AC at all. I get along pretty well with ventilation and shade, a small fan to help move the air, as much bare skin as legally permissible, and drinking a lot of water.
How do you all handle the heat?
Do you have a plan to handle a situation of high heat and no AC?
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