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M0nica Tue 28-Jul-26 20:05:25

Most houses have rooms facing in more than one direction. Pull the curtains in the rooms facing south, and those facing east in the morning and west in the afternoon, and sit in the room that doesn't have the sun beating in. Simples.

67 million people all saving a couple of litres a day awful lot of water.

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Esmay Tue 28-Jul-26 17:35:43

Drink lots of lots of water and flush out your electrolytes.
I know from personal experience as to just how dangerous this is.
You are better off with an electrolyte mixture .

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Ziplok Tue 28-Jul-26 17:34:40

If you multiply that litre of water by the millions brushing their teeth twice a day, then it will add up to a significant saving of total water used if they don’t leave the tap running whilst brushing.

I found drawing the curtains on the sunniest side of the house did help (but appreciate it does darken the room somewhat). Not only that, but it helps to keep the strong sun off the soft furnishings and suite, helping to protect them from fading over time.

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grandMattie Tue 28-Jul-26 17:32:08

Drink a lot?

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watermeadow Tue 28-Jul-26 17:24:31

I’ve lived through lots of heat waves and droughts. Like every other natural event now, we've been bombarded with advice and warnings.
In the beginning of this 40 days of heat and no rain the universal advice was to draw curtains all day. So I sat in the dark, bored silly, until I imagined untold thousands topping themselves in despair. I opened the curtains and windows and sat in front of the fan, at least enjoying the view of sunlight and blue sky.
The other daft advice is to not brush teeth with the tap running during a drought. Each person is saving perhaps a litre of water, which is but a drop in the ocean of what we use every day.
What futile advice have you given up this summer?

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