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post #16 of 20
9/21/10 at 9:58pm
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1.I recommend the vornado brand also.Setup in bedroom to pull air (aim upwards) in from living room-at low setting to keep noise down. Or setup in living room to blow air into bedroom. Bamboo blinds (close weave) on all windows. Yes there are dirt cheap air conditions from korea ($80-window mount) and room rollable portable a.c. Try Fry's or a Home Depot.

2.Eat light.more vegs and fruit. Fatty foods (f.f) and heavy proteins(beef,cheese) will make you hotter and sweaty. No joke.


I ordered the Vornado 660 (http://www.vornado.com/Default.aspx?ISC_PageName=660&ISC_Left=false) from Amazon.  It should be here on Thursday.  Also ordered two thermometers to check the indoor temperature.  Unfortunately, I can't change the blinds on the windows.  The apartment management won't allow it.  So I'm stuck with the white vertical blinds.  

 

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Wear one of these?

 

wifebeater.jpg


I don't feel comfortable in those... 

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post #17 of 20
9/22/10 at 11:21pm

There are three steps to Landis' Cooling Down Anywhere Routine:

 

1. Buy a tight pair of briefs (white not recommended) or adult diapers.

2. Make some ice.

3. Put ice in briefs and continue on about your day in your apartment.

 

It's a little bit extreme, but that's just how I roll. Also, check on your junk just to be sure nothing is turning blue.

 

OR, fans. If you aren't able to install a window AC (which most work great) then a basic adjustable window fan (usually with a suck in or out mode) works excellently in addition to a fan blowing toward it from the other side of the room; think of your room as a computer case, you want constant air flow from one part to the other to keep everything in between cool.

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post #18 of 20
9/22/10 at 11:33pm

I hope you either don't want kids, or have already had enough kids...

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post #19 of 20
9/23/10 at 8:34pm
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The Vornado 660 came today.  It's very nice and quiet.  Works great in the afternoon and evening.  In the afternoon, I put it on the floor between my bedroom and living room, blowing towards the living room (i.e., blowing cooler air from bedroom to living room.  (My living room faces the west and gets hot in the afternoon, whereas the bedroom faces east and doesn't get as hot.)  In the evening, I opne the living room window and put the Vornado by the window, blowing towards the bedroom.  (There seems to be more wind coming from the living room window than the bedroom window in the evening.)  This setup seems to be working well so far.  I did not turn on the air conditioner at all today.  I was also able to enjoy music/TV without the loud AC or air cooler :-)  This weekend is supposed to be very hot (around 100 degrees F) so we'll see how well the Vornado works.  

 

Thanks everyone for their input. 

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post #20 of 20
9/24/10 at 3:00pm

There are a lot of things you could use. Go down to the hardware store and tell them you are looking for some insulation to put in your windows. I'm thinking something the size of ceiling tiles that would fit in the window but could be removed in the evening.

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