Coping with heat when travelling, umbrellas, water, diy ice cubes and ice lollies (popsicles)

Angela Lansbury with an umbrella as a parasol. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Staying home

Ideas I have seen

Water bottles in fridge

Iced drinks

Hot drinks - Asians think whatever makes you perspire will cool you

Ice and iced water below ceiling fans or floor fans or near electric fans (but not near enough to mix electricity and water)

 Water bath for your feet

Inflatable water bath for feet in the garden

buy cheap sun umbrellas

Open opposite doors to create a draft early morning (but pull down insect screens and ensure no doors are open to intruders)

Shopping and shopping list<

Garden furniture

Fly screen

Ice

Action

Make iced drinks

Make ice in the freezer

 

When travelling

check you have

1 Water bottle with water

2 Paper or electric battery operated fan

3 Phone - to summon aid

4 Umbrella as parasol

When Preparing to travel>

Check cancellations of trains, 

local fires, 

road blocks due to roads or vehicles on fire

Check meeting is going ahead and not cancelled

Stay calm and cool. Cooler days ahead.

Suggestions for making extra ice without ice cube trays

Depends on whether you need to get the ice out easily and whether you want to put it into drinks so it must not be contaminated

Ideas include

Ziplock bags

Aluminium foil inside egg trays or plastic egg trays (cardboard fibre ones disintegrate and contaminate)

Silicone trays for making chocolate and baking small muffins

Cut tops off plastic cartons or use the plastic screw on tops

(Use hot water to melt ice so it slips out.)

Lego bricks

Chocolate boxes lined with aluminium foil

Order ice cube trays which are very cheap from Amazon for quick delivery or from a supermarket offering quick delivery

Useful Websites

https://bestcooler.reviews/diy-make-ice-cubes-without-tray/#:~:text=Ziploc%20Bags%20are%20excellent%20solutions,the%20freezer%20for%20several%20hours.

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