Cooling machines.

The Dyson one is excellent though. I would not bother buying one now, the heat has just about finished. I would buy one in the winter when they are cheaper ready for next year.

Reminds me of a cartoon I saw in the local paper yesterday.
People in macks and souwesters queueing up outside a Cooling Salon. Inside, someone standing beneath a cold shower.

I suffer badly with the heat (still getting hot flushes) and a couple of years ago my OH bought me an Air Cooler from a local charity shop. To be honest I havent used it that much until this year. Now I know why I love him!

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We used to have an air cooler. One that you put water inside, and a fan wafted the, supposed, cooled air around. It wasn’t a great success, and I eventually Freecycled it.
Then a couple of winters ago, when our central heating boiler was not working properly, we bought a Dyson heater and cooler fan. It’s been brilliant, and, it takes up much less space.