As a very fair skinned red-head, this weather we’re currently experiencing is not my idea of a great time. In fact, when Jean nextdoor-but-one catches me on the fronts to say ‘ooh, lovely weather we’ve got, isn’t it’, my returning glare says everything it needs to. No, it’s not lovely. It’s disgusting, actually.
I’m much more accustomed to the milder weather of spring and autumn, seeing as summer sees me spend much of 10am to 4pm indoors with the windows open, curtains drawn, wearing my loosest clothing and applying factor 50. One year, I got hay fever hives so bad I couldn’t go out for weeks, and please don’t speak to me about sunburn.
Over the years I’ve heard some unusual ways to keep cool, such as drinking soup or hot tea when it’s sunny, or placing a bowl of ice in front of the electric fan. But with energy prices rising, many may be reluctant to have the fan on for hours at a time to keep cool.
