AIBU to hate this hot weather

I love my garden, it needs constant attention to keep on top of it, i sympathise with you, I go out 10 mins do a bit come into my cool lounge to cool down then go out again, it takes ages to get anything done but it’s the only way I can cope with the heat. Nothing’s perfect, sometimes you just have to work with it.

People are variable (thank goodness)! In my family we have members who love the hot weather. One was happy in 40 degrees!! Of course she hated the cold. I personally get heatstroke and dehydrated if I'm not very careful in hot weather. On retirement I really really wanted to continue teaching In Africa but I knew I wouldn't be able to handle the heat.

As a child my family lived in the tropics so here are some tips:
Open windows at night. Beware mozzies so draw curtains tight or close windows when room is lit. Close windows in the morning when temp outside is warmer than inside.

In the daytime draw the curtains against the sun and close windows until the outside temperature is cooler than indoors. Thankfully we have currently had cool nights here.

Put half bottles of water in the freezer and top them up with tap water when you remove them. Drink this icy water in the daytime - learnt from backpackers in Greece!.

Eat a packet of crisps and tell yourself it's not an indulgence it's replacing salt lost through sweating!

Outside always walk and sit in the shade - choose the cafe table which gets most breeze.

Do the med stuff posted by others with a long siesta through the heat.

Hope this helps.

Raining here! Been raining for the past 3 hours. Heavy too. Thunder later. Lovely - been dancing in it.

Just to cheer some of you, here in Devon we've had rain this morning so it's a little cooler (not a lot). I plan to do my ironing whilst it's a little cooler today, I've been ignoring it but I'm running out of shorts/cropped trousers to wear.

I like the sun but it has been too hot for me from 11 - 5 so I've stayed indoors choosing to go into the garden early morning or in the evening. I am Diabetic Type 2 so trying to keep a healthy diet although I love salads & fruit. I also have Hay Fever which has been really bad this year. Am I miserable? No I love the sun as long as there's a cooling breeze

Oh, I love this weather, and will look back fondly when we are in the depths of winter. Housework is all but forgotten except for the bare essentials; I'm only hoovering because my cats are moulting. Spending my time under my fruit trees reading, doing sudoku and crosswords. Odd bit of gardening now and again, watering in the evening. And then a nice gin and tonic or Pimms followed by wine with dinner. What's not to like?

I think the trouble is that we rarely get such long spells of hot weather here in England. We are used to an amazing variety of different climates (sometimes all in one day).
I think I’m bored with too much of the same. We could do with a few drops of rain, a cloud or two or even a great big thunder storm to relieve the monotony.

I'm another positive for this current spell (and it hasn't been that long) of wonderful weather. I'm a pretty miserable somewhat hibernater in the winter so I can't complain when this 'freedom' stuff indulges us. I'm able to stand and chat in the street interminably. Meet up with friends without toting umbrella, topcoat and cardigan. Garden to my heart's content. Oh, the benefits for me are innumerable. Even creosoted all the woodwork yesterday. Only been on the cards for a couple of years! Long may it continue! And, yes, I do sympathise with all for whom it brings problems but, unfortunately, that's life. I wonder what kind of weather we would have if we had the power to control it?

I love it - as long as I don't have to travel anywhere! I used to perspire like mad in the heat but find I don't any more even though I drink a lot of water in this weather .

I have never been good in hot weather and always wanted to flop in the shade and not exert myself. Last year my son got married in Cyprus and on the day it was 40° plus! It totally ruined my day, i was an exhausted sweaty heap with unkempt hair and sticking to me clothes, it was such a beautiful day and i feel sad not to have enjoyed it.
For some reason during this current bout of heat i have been coping better and the only thing that is different is that i have lost weight due to a diabetes scare.
It is a shame to shut yourself away. Wear floaty cotton, always tie hair up if long, drink plenty of fluids, 2 ltrs of water a day, sit in the shade under a large parasol and spray yourself from a spray bottle of water kept in the fridge. Even put your head under a cool shower and dont dry it.
At night, just a sheet, preferably from the freezer, water by bed, previously frozen so it stays cold and cool shower before bed. I expect you've heard it all before!

I love hot sunny days, but DH has horrendous true hay fever (grass pollens) so can't cope between March and September and I'm not allowed to open any windows. But even I'm finding it hard to cope just now with lack of sleep - even outside the bedclothes too hot.

It makes me unwell reading how the heat makes others feel unwell.
Meanwhile, I have decided to tackle the problem head-on.
Off into the back garden, smothered in sun lotion to lie motionless whilst the sunrays do their worst to accelerate the aging of my already wrinkly skin.
Will have to move later though as World Cup football starts at 3.00pm.
Life is sure a struggle.
Not enough hours in the day to do nothing.

Coolgran65..... !! Ironing?? People still do that!? Why??

My daughter is in her early 30's and for the last 5 years as the temperature rises so do her nausea and giddiness levels. She is completely wiped out until the temperatures subside. She has a portable air conditioner at her house which really helps but unfortunately she is living with us at the moment so is unable to fit it in her room. She is taking Buccastem to take away the nausea but can't do much about the giddiness. It's very sad because whilst we are all revelling in the sunshine, she feels terrible.

No, of course, you and others who feel unwell in hot weather are not being unreasonable. We are not all alike, are we?
Please, do make sure you get enough liquids and enough salt (unless there are any heath issues that make you use as little salt as possible).

I am one of the fortunate ones who adore the heat and are so full of energy - but wait till it starts raining and see me curl up with the cats and do nothing!

Med mode for me too.
I love sunbathing - I know all about the risks but I've done it all my life so not stopping now. Good tip is a to take an electric fan on an extension lead into garden & have it on your face & neck while you sit in sun. I can spend hours reading on a sunbed having done chores in early morning. Barbq for dinner to make more of the day.
Only problem is all the watering on of the plant pots & baskets.
Off to Greece next week where I believe it is about the same temperature as here.
I do sympathise with those who do not like the sun-I suffer all Winter!!

I don't like this hot weather, I think a lot of people don't. I have noticed some of the forecasters on TV slipping in an occasional"If you like hot weather", a nod to those of us who don't.

I feel awful in the heat too. After a week of not sleeping I went for a lie down yesterday afternoon. I woke up feeling dizzy and sick. It took an hour to feel normal again. My hubby loves the hot weather. It seems to energise him. i.e. he wanted to invite all the family here today. That would mean doing a big shop for food and spending hours in the kitchen preparing it. I just don't have the energy for normal day to day living at the moment. Hubby also thinks it would be a great idea to take all the grandchildren to the seaside. Again the thought of it horrifies me. Sitting in the sun all day would kill me.

You are not alone. Hot weather is not good news for me and, No, there is no treatment for it. Stay indoors with a fan on and lots of cool drinks - works for me.
Looking forward to the Winter!

Sorry,but most of us are enjoying this 'unusual' spate of hot weather- and if its heat exhaution,or you suspect it is,get to your doctors pronto,get him to confirm it,and to suggest anything to help,in meantime,stay out of the sun,take cooler showers,get a magicool spray,an air cooler/air conditioner,several fans,cooling ice packs etc,and wear cotton looser clothing,all these ideas are common sense of course,wether you suffer heat exhaution or not,when its a heatwave,all hot weather can make you feel a bit dizzy if youre rushing to do things,take it slower,relax more,keep hydrated,i think heat can make us all feel more tired anyway,look how cats lounge in the sun?so try all of that,especially the doctors appt,then please stop moaningsorry.

I don't think she's moaning...just saying how she feels. Good on her.

homefarm, I’m glad someone else feels like that! Staying indoors with the fan on is just what I’m doing. I still feel awful.

I’m bemused by those of you who enjoy it. I honestly can’t see one good reason for that.

Also, it’s boring. Every day the same for ages. No wonder the best landscape painters come from places with interesting weather and varied skies.

I love the sunny weather providing I can sit in the shade and relax but I found myself almost moved to tears at reading the recent accounts from charities saying there are homeless people absolutely desperate for water to drink but who can’t get any. This had not occurred to me- will try to offer a bottle of water if I see anyone.

I loathe hot weather, always have, so this year I've bought myself a swing seat and installed it in a deeply shaded part of the garden where I go with a book and a cool drink and laze away the really hot hours. I remember, shen I was a student, I worked in a frozen food factory and my job was way up in the roof area where the heat was horrendous. Those of us up there were made to drink salted orange drinks to stop us passing uot and falling over the barriers onto the production lines!

Sorry about the typos--I blame them on the heat!

The hot weather affects a lot of people, my wife being just one. So we keep a fan running in the coolest room for her and my son who finds the heat oppressive. Standing under cool (not cold) showers also helps.

Yet as soon as the rains come we will regret the loss of summer. We do not get enough sunshine.