It's getting to about 28c here in Vancouver, so here's a tip from a local newspaper on how to handle the heat:
Try the Grouse Grind [hiking up the rather large Grouse Mountain]. It'll be tough, but at the top you can sit down and enjoy a nice cool drink.
What???
Here's my suggestions for handling the heat, as an Australian:
- Sit down in the shade
- Drink plenty of cool or cold water
- Go swimming if you want some exercise
- In extreme heat, spray water on exposed skin to simulate sweat
- Use a fan or find a breeze to evaporate the water on your skin
- If you really want to, sit at the base of Grouse Mountain and enjoy the same drink you would at the top
Silly people. :)
4 comments:
28 C??? I don't even feel the need for a Tooheys. Let alone raise a sweat.
Tell them "The're dreaming [its hot]"
Alright lazy bum :p It's nice at the top of a mountain, you get a breeze and everything! Vancouver people seem to complain about everything :) We're doing the -40C weather, they're doing the -15C and they're complaining that it's cold *pfft*. But I guess when it comes to heat, I complain about it. 32C and in a packed bus, I complained :) 26C outside, hotter in my room with techy equiptment running, I complained :) I guess I can't laugh at Vancouver-ites... Still have my motto: You can put on more layers if it's cold, you can't take off your skin.
I've lived in both cold (Tasmania. Canberra) and heat (Brisbane) and I've have to say that cold is better. You can always put something on or heat up the room. Heatwaves really suck. It's icky when you are walking down the street and the tar sticks to your shoes.
Busses have no air conditioning. Getting on a bus is like walking into a sauna. I've found a way to enjoy that. People pay money to use sauna. Why not get into a sauna for $2.50 and *get* somewhere! It's a bonus pack type of thing! Alright, ready to walk into that bus today. Gonna be 33 degrees and rising.
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