23 year old air conditioner broke, it is literally 95+ degrees in my home
somehow there are only like 3 or 4 (of the most common size) units left in the entire state of florida so i'm just waiting
please fucking shoot me, it would be a genuine kindness
failing that, any advice for not succumbing to heatstroke would be appreciated
glad you and the kitty made it through without deep frying!
unfortunately i've got precisely one fan but i'm loading up ice to put in front of it as mentioned by you and a few others. thanks <3
Could anyone let you borrow a fan? I had exactly one desk fan, and a friend let me borrow 3 standing fans that were literal lifesavers. Then the next day, another friend let me borrow a portable A/C unit that kept us cool-ish for 3 weeks until maintenance could replace my A/C. It still got dangerously hot in the bedroom, so I just kept that door shut and stayed in the living room.
I'm really sorry you're going through this, it's terrible. Hang in there, comrade. :heart-sickle:
unfortunately this is a borrowed fan. the (literal fucking lifesaving) news is the a/c people just called and said there was an issue or something with one of the installs they were gonna do so now i'm officially Next In Line
so it should only be a day or so more :inshallah:
Yes, that's great news! Just hang in there for the next 24 hours or so and you should be okay.
I just read that you have kitties, too! A few times an hour, I would wet paper towel with cool (not super-duper cold) water, wring it out, and wipe it on my cat to cool her off. She's a long-haired cat who gets really hot, so I wanted to make extra sure that she was doing okay. She also really appreciated it and would sip the cool water from her fur.
GOOD idea, gonna do this right now! :cat-vibing:
Putting a couple ice cubes in their water might entice them to drink more. Cats can be kinda dumb sometimes and don't hydrate as much as they need to, lol.