Tips for beating the heat?

[Sheryll Townsend]

This is Canada I live in, right? Land of ice and snow?
Well, I'd really appreciate a little ice and snow
today. Short of diving into the freezer downstairs,
it's not going to happen, though. 

Despite Toronto's thinking it's the centre of the
universe and monopolising the Weather Network,
complaining about the heat, we're currently a few
degrees warmer than they are. With an anticipated
humidex reading of 42 C today, I'm looking for ways to
cool off this house a bit. 

Usually I can cool it off a fair bit overnight by
leaving all the windows and doors open. Not last
night. It was still horridly hot and sticky when I
finished work at midnight. I only managed to get the
house cooled down to, according to the kitchen
thermostat, 86 F. Don't ask why we have a thermostat
in F when the whole country uses C. 

I have ceiling fans in the living and dining rooms,
which are not really separate rooms - just one big
l-shaped room. I have an oscillating fan on the dining
room table, pointed towards the living room. Another
on the far end of the living room floor, also pointed
at the couch and love seat. Today, all they're doing
is moving around warm air. Any tips on cooling this
place off a bit? Or just cooling me off a bit?

Sheryll, tired of sweating on the keyboard and out of
new movies to watch

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