Heat and the Elderly.

That's really helpful advice.
I was absolutely desperate for those kinds of tips when my hot flushes were bad.

Adaptation is more difficult as we age, we need time to allow our bodies to adjust to outside temperature changes of more than a few degrees. The temperature the other day had a quick drop by 5 degrees and that saw me fetching a cardigan, whereas that temperature would have been good if it happened gradually

Thanks for the tips Madeline, really helpful. A friend is kind enough to give me lifts to meetings but she never feels the heat and I nearly passed out in her car last time.

Whilst everyone is complaining about it being cold and wet in May I keep quiet and reserve my moans for the heat. I really find the summer weather too much now and tend to spend my time indoors with the fan running.

I also dislike the collective term ' the elderly ' we are older individuals not a group of old sheep.

When, or rather, if, summer comes, we can have a lovely moany post, so that other people can tell us off...
It's the only thing I enjoy about hot summers - the moaning.

This must be hard. I am the complete opposite - the hotter the better, I have boundless energy this week as it is warm and dry and starving all the time. Eating like a horse, but then to mix similies, I am working like a trooper.

I feel like you do now, when the weather is wet.

Here in St Lucia we are noticing a rise in temperature this season. I am too old to walk any distance and AC is a godsend. We have it in all rooms but share the cost as I use it 24/7. I would not cope here without AC. If you do not have fans or AC you leave windows open and then you get attacked by mosquitoes and sand flies. Some of my friends envy. Me living on this beautiful island but it has downsides like everywhere else.

I'm "only" 72 but have found the heat over the last couple of summers quite unbearable.
I bought a portable air conditioner two years ago and have just bought another ex-display, a bargain! They do bring the temperature down to bearable levels though I know it is an expensive way to deal with the problem.
I do most of my shopping online and if it is really hot I only go outside to take my grandchildren to school.
I keep my blinds down when the sun is on those windows and keep the awning down over my living room doors.

flappergirl

BlueBelle

I m the opposite I feel the cold much more as I’ve got older and even when other people say it’s ‘hot’ it isn’t to me

Thank goodness I'm not alone. I hate the cold and the winter with a passion. I was never exactly fond of it when I was young.

On the other hand I love hot weather. It needs to be at least 25 degrees for me to get my proper summer gear on. Maybe years of living in Naples thinned my blood. I really can't understand anyone who flakes out in 18 degrees unless they have a health condition.

I'm late sixties so maybe I'll change in time, who knows.

I'm exactly the same, even whe it was quite pleasant last weekend when it was in the low 20s I still had the heating on in the evening and still have my Winter duvet on. I lived in Turkey for some years and loved it being so hot. I am 76 now and I show no signs of changing yet.

Another coldie oldie here, never hot enough for me 🌞🌞🌞🌞

I seem to always be either too hot or too cold! I used to love the heat, the summer of 1976 was bliss to me. Now at 78 I dread the mercury going over about 25.

One of the good things about living alone is that I dont have to bother what I look like. In cold weather I wear a fleecy poncho with layers underneath. And in hot weather I wear flip flops and a smile.

I struggle with the heat now too, but I recently discovered that it's actually one of the side-effects of my medication.

Willow73

I also can’t seem to cope with the extreme temperatures either. Always got more layers on than anyone else or legs hanging out the bed!
Thought there was a named condition for it but not sure, maybe there is something you can take to stop/ease it.
I’m only 63.

That’s me to a t!

cc

I'm "only" 72 but have found the heat over the last couple of summers quite unbearable.
I bought a portable air conditioner two years ago and have just bought another ex-display, a bargain! They do bring the temperature down to bearable levels though I know it is an expensive way to deal with the problem.
I do most of my shopping online and if it is really hot I only go outside to take my grandchildren to school.
I keep my blinds down when the sun is on those windows and keep the awning down over my living room doors.

We've air con, makes the house bearable during the summer. I'm aware of cost, which is not large, however I'm thrifty other ways.

I have no thermostat ! Either I’m freezing or boiling. I’m on a lot of heart pills so I expect that’s the reason. I hate complaining but can’t help it sometimes!

You are not alone!

Norah

cc

I'm "only" 72 but have found the heat over the last couple of summers quite unbearable.
I bought a portable air conditioner two years ago and have just bought another ex-display, a bargain! They do bring the temperature down to bearable levels though I know it is an expensive way to deal with the problem.
I do most of my shopping online and if it is really hot I only go outside to take my grandchildren to school.
I keep my blinds down when the sun is on those windows and keep the awning down over my living room doors.

We've air con, makes the house bearable during the summer. I'm aware of cost, which is not large, however I'm thrifty other ways.

It's been really worthwhole for me, I felt as though I was barely surviving in 2022.

Charleygirl5

I love sitting outside watching my washing dry and the weeds grow when others hate the heat. Every evening I watch TV with a blanket over my lap- sometimes I have to add the small electric pad as I am so cold. I go to bed every night with a 15 tog and a hwb.

please don't tell my husband you can get 15 tog duvets! our 13 tog is too hot for me - he has a wool blanket folded double on his side and wears a thermal top

Arghhhh!
I couldn't sleep with someone who wanted to be all covered up.

It could drive me to take extreme measures.

MissAdventure

Arghhhh!
I couldn't sleep with someone who wanted to be all covered up.

It could drive me to take extreme measures.

what extreme measures? I have slept in the spare bed but after 54 years of sharing a bed it is a bit lonely. I do get annoyed though if he steals all the covers and I am cold at 4am

I haven't thought what measures, yet.
I just can't stand being too hot, I like to hang my bum out the covers for an airing to keep me cool.
Separate single quilts on the same bed, perhaps?

I've heard that can work well.
(Not very extreme, really)

Trying really hard now not to picture two bums airing 1🤣

MissAdventure

I haven't thought what measures, yet.
I just can't stand being too hot, I like to hang my bum out the covers for an airing to keep me cool.
Separate single quilts on the same bed, perhaps?

I've heard that can work well.
(Not very extreme, really)

3ft of single quilt v 90% of double quilt - don’t think he’ll go for that. Can you get a double duvet with 15 tog in one half and 9 tog in the other?