# What do you do to beat the heat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-beat-the-heat/365887 "2006-07-24T22:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-beat-the-heat/365887/21 "2006-07-26T19:29:34Z")
I try to stay indoors whenever possible, as the current heat wave has been giving me headaches and nasal problems. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-beat-the-heat/365887/22 "2006-07-26T19:32:35Z")
AC at work, AC in the car and AC at home. I was a tough guy when I lived in Georgia in the Army, I’ve earned my right to be a wuss. I do outside stuff after the afternoon monsoon has knocked the edge off the heat. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-beat-the-heat/365887/23 "2006-07-26T19:59:36Z")
[QUOTE=Cranky Hermit] Take a really big T-shirt (mid-thigh length), get it soaking wet, wring it out, then put it on. Very refreshing! [/QUOTE] Oh Jesus God. I’m guessing it’s not very humid where you are? That sounds absolutely disgusting to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-beat-the-heat/365887.md?page=1)