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HOW TO SURVIVE WITHOUT

AIR-CONDITIONING

On average, 400 Americans die as a direct result of the heat every year! Here are some things you can do to increase your odds of survival in case you lose your air conditioning.

TIP: Keep your freezer lined with bottled water all year long. In the event you lose your AC, the ice will serve to keep you cool for a while. Even if you suffer a power outage, the frozen bottles will help for a while. Pile them so they can keep each other cold longer. You may even stick them in an ice chest and cover them 6 inches of sawdust.

TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SURVIVE WITHOUT AIR-CONDITIONING

1. Still have a functioning freezer? If the AC is all that's inoperable, place a heaping bowl of ice in front of a fan and let it blow directly on you. If the power is out, however, be prepared! Invest in a BATTERY OPERATED fan and have plenty of batteries on-hand for those occasions.
2. Use linen sheets! They're twice as cool as cotton, the second-best choice.
3. Leave beds un-made in the heat. Putting a heavy spread on a bed only traps the night's body heat and prevents sheets from airing out.
4. Eat spicy foods. They'll make you sweat, your body's way of cooling you down.
5. Take warm baths or showers if you can, NOT cold ones! This will trigger your body to cool off. Cold baths will only get you hotter than before you bathed once you get out of the bathroom.
6. Wrist bands dunked in cold water and a cold, wet bandana around your neck will keep those areas chilled and cool your entire body in the process.
7. Stay hydrated drinking lots of cool – NOT COLD – water. Cold water causes your body to go into over-drive trying to warm you up (hardens your stool, too.... who needs that?).
8. If you still have electricity, stick your bed linens in the fridge before bed, especially your pillow cases, or soak sheets and hang them from the ceiling around your bed.
9. Suck hot air out and blow cold air in by placing an exhaust fan in one window, facing out, and closing all the other windows except the ones in your sleeping quarters.
10. Soak a t-shirt in cold water and wear it to bed. You may even want to wet your hair. Rest assured, in an extreme emergency, this may very well save your life.
    
    
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