How is everyone keeping cool????

Sammyjo

This heat really is something else. My office has no air con. Ive made a fan out of a4 paper! whats everyone else doing to keep cool?? If I could wear a bikini top and skirt to work i would, but unfortunately i cant!

JackKelly

Sitting in the shade.....doing nothing.

Sammyjo

Tis well for some! wanna swop?

MooShop

in the office as well, though we have a window open, a fan on, and a skylight window open its still roasting, i wore a short sleeved shirt today but its like an oven, though i still prefer this weather to rain

toiletduck

just go around naked*!





*warning: may end up being arrested

fischerspooner

it's not really THAT warm is it? I wish it was like this every day for the summer. there's a cool breeze, I'm in Dublin. I've already heard people complaining about the warm weather. You should really try and appreciate it while it's here, go to the beach and swim or something, was in the water at clontarf yesterday, perfect temperature!

JackKelly

best way to cool down is poar water over your wrists.

Pighead

The Pighead is the epitiome of cool
I'm keeping cool with the gel in my hair
I'm keeping cool wearing my "Frankie says relax" t-shirt on my back
I'm keeping cool by saying respect after every paragraph
and i'm keeping cool by wearing my Nike Air Ultra-Cools
Respect

Sammyjo

Its days like this that I think it would be better to be a nudist. but then again........

She-Ra

is there not a shop near you where ya can buy a vest? thats what i have and with the windoes open its grand.. until someone trys to sneakily close one of them!

SoupyNorman

Ive all the windows open and the roller blinds down so i get all of the breeze and none of the heat..............

_blank_

Lovely air con in here.

Went outside a few times, I don't want to "keep cool" on a day like today, should be outside keeping it hot, hot, hot.

Bottle of Baby-oil all over the skin, and watch the tan coming up. Hell yeah.

monkeyfudge

My office is a tiny 5 foot by 5 foot concrete room with a big window on one side that catches the sun perfectly... It can get pretty hot in here.

So... I have my office door wide open and I have a floor standing electric fan in the main open area outside my office running in sweeping mode, but I have the fan positioned in such a way that it's sweep favours blowing cool air in through my door.

Also I'm wearing a crappy old shirt with the elbows ripped on it. This increases the airflow around my body...

TerrorFirmer

Air conditioning in the office, two extra fans going, chilled water dispenser on location.

Yepppp.....life is good.

Some of the girls here even complained it was a little chilly. :cool:

Shabadu

Using Golly bars creatively. *ahem*

cornbb

I'm loving this heat! Plenty of air conditioning in the office, keeping cool in the car by sticking my tongue out the window.

(Not really)

Enjoy it while it lasts folks!

sideways_easily

Thats sick. Golly bars.

J.Daniels

I keep others cool by walking round with a shotgun shouting 'everyone stay cool this is a robbery'

HelterSkelter

fischerspooner wrote:

it's not really THAT warm is it? I wish it was like this every day for the summer. there's a cool breeze, I'm in Dublin. I've already heard people complaining about the warm weather. You should really try and appreciate it while it's here, go to the beach and swim or something, was in the water at clontarf yesterday, perfect temperature!

Hmm, I don't know where you work but there is no cool breeze in this office! It's warmer in here than it is outdoors. With 12 people in the same open plan office it is often too warm in winter with no heating on so you can imagine how hot it gets with this weather.

And I do appreciate the warm weather, just not when I have to sit in this sauna office 8.5 hours a day :-(

LoneGunM@n

I'm in a 8 x 8 office in the interior of the building with no air conditioning & no windows ... it's like a sauna ... even the fan is blowing hot air around

monkeyfudge

LoneGunM@n wrote:

I'm in a 8 x 8 office in the interior of the building with no air conditioning & no windows ... it's like a sauna ... even the fan is blowing hot air around

I used to work in an 8x4 foot office. It had no windows either which is horrible.

It did have a nice air conditioner though...

DonkeyStyle \o/

I want one of these.
But I have to make do with meh 16" fan.
Soon air conditioning unit... soon.
By the way, has anyone tried something like that ^?
I've only experienced the huge ones they have in shops, and A/C in cars.... not sure about these ones tbh.

Sammyjo

I honestly feel like I cant work anymore...the brain isnt functioning any more. The worst thing is that ive got two windows in my office, but they cant be opened!

kluivert

running cold water over your rists helps to cool you down but you get warm again as your only cooling a certain part of the bloody flow but its a good quick realise from the heat.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Sammyjo wrote:

I honestly feel like I cant work anymore...the brain isnt functioning any more.

Could be dehydration... get some wawa into you.

The worst thing is that ive got two windows in my office, but they cant be opened!

You could "accidentally" break one of them...
"Yeah, sorry about that, the filing cabinet just fell over... I was just sitting here, it was the darnest thing!"

LoneGunM@n

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

You could "accidentally" break one of them...
"Yeah, sorry about that, the filing cabinet just fell over... I was just sitting here, it was the darnest thing!"

Roffle!!

You could also say that a load of midgets ran into your office & chucked it through the window ... when they say you're mad, say that you're hallucinating because of the heat!

I'd use it, but I don't even think a million midgets could chuck a filing cabinet through 3 solid brick walls ... might try & hallucinate it though

Ronan|Raven

Hiding in the server room with its lovely air conditioning.

*Page*

i'm wearing cotton!

The_B_Man

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

I want one of these.
But I have to make do with meh 16" fan.
Soon air conditioning unit... soon.
By the way, has anyone tried something like that ^?
I've only experienced the huge ones they have in shops, and A/C in cars.... not sure about these ones tbh.

<smug>ye we've got three of them.

i dont need them anyway, i have liquid cool coming out of every pore in my body!</smug>

digitally-yours

just got free icecream at work

my office is alright

love the people i work with

really helpful people
chill out envoirnment
i know it is warm today
but it could b worse if you have ur boss going mad at you

golfgirl

yeah, expectin' the icecreams any minute now .. I was tellin my aunt about these little perks in the working world today ... she couldn't believe it ... I was like, ah yeah, loads of offices do that nowadays. So enjoy your icecreams!
As for the heat, it's a hot one alright ! Fan on, window open, drinkin' water, still hot ... plus side is, doesn't look like there's alot of work getting done, because as Sammyjo says, concentration levels affected. V quiet in here, dead infact, hey, we'll be outta here soon enough catchin' rays, and better off at this time of the day, not so much risk of sunburn ... enjoy all !

optiplexgx270

Did have the A/C Temp: 18 degrees Fan Speed: High but noticed with the A/C off the girls in the office are wearing less and less as the day goes on even thinking of knocking the heat on

halenger

Ronan|Raven wrote:

Hiding in the server room with its lovely air conditioning.

Exactly. aircon.redbrick, thanks for the 16 degrees of constant coool.

Downtime

Boss man just bought us all ice cream - aaah

stagolee

if you have access to a fridge with a freezer put a cup of fruit juice in it in the morning leave it in there till about 3 and when you drink/eat it it will cool you down so much you'll have to put a coat on.
you might need a spoon to eat it
you might get funny looks ,who cares

toiletduck

When i worked in a pub, i used to cool down by going out into the keg room for a while! Twas so cool...

stagolee

right now im trying to keep cool by sweating buckets

its not working either

TerrorFirmer

stagolee wrote:

right now im trying to keep cool by sweating buckets

its not working either

Scoop the sweat in your hands and splash it over your face

oooooo yeah that refreshing feeling only sweat can provide

bounty_hunter

Eating chunks of ice.

Lump

Air Conditioning works well.


John

tink~lvs~ptr

I'm wearing a really light dress and have a fan blowing...

Roar

air conditioning... at work

Mr.Nice Guy

tink~lvs~ptr wrote:

I'm wearing a really light dress and have a fan blowing...

There's a joke in there somewhere.^

Air conditioning is keeping me cool.

tink~lvs~ptr

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

There's a joke in there somewhere.^

Air conditioning is keeping me cool.

Maybe i should give him a break or even a glass of water!!


what do you think?

She-Ra

digitally-yours wrote:

just got free icecream at work

my office is alright

love the people i work with

really helpful people
chill out envoirnment
i know it is warm today
but it could b worse if you have ur boss going mad at you

check out the grump head on me!!! so did my friend... so not impressed wi my boss!

Mr.Nice Guy

tink~lvs~ptr wrote:

Maybe i should give him a break or even a glass of water!!


what do you think?

It's only fair.

netwhizkid

I don't have to keep cool, it's just started raining here (in Kerry), Expect it to spread across the country by tonight early tommorow. I am going to invest in an Air-con system for my pad though, it was very bad yesterday and this morning was terrible too. we wait all year for it to heat up only so we can cool down again !

Mac daddy

plenty of cider keeps me cool

grimloch

What I did was open all the windows in the office I was based in today, moved to a shaded desk and appropriated a few fans when the oppurtunity arose and created a lovely cross-draught permitting me to work in a cool and enjoyable enviroment.

bounty_hunter

Mac daddy wrote:

plenty of cider keeps me cool

In envy you, I really do.

AlienGav

tink~lvs~ptr wrote:

I'm wearing a really light dress and have a fan blowing...

Are you a man??! :eek:

If yes, then... Good idea idea dude!