Today was hot. Really hot. \u00c2\u00a0Well, not by most of the world’s standards, of course, but this is Norway. \u00c2\u00a0It can’t be helped, since it is summer, but I am weak to heat. \u00c2\u00a0And since the summer is so short, almost no one has air conditioning. \u00c2\u00a0(Except in their cars.)<\/p>\n
A couple years ago I talked to the landlord about getting installed a two-way heat pump, which would provide heat in the winter and cool in the summer. \u00c2\u00a0The utility offered to install it at no immediate cost, and just add the payment to the electricity bill over the course of several years. \u00c2\u00a0Since it would save a good deal of heating in winter, the price would not be excessively higher than before. \u00c2\u00a0I was all for it, and I would after all be the one paying it for as long as I stayed here. But I can’t just modify the house without the consent of the landlord, and he (not living here) just evaded the topic. \u00c2\u00a0So I am stuck in the heat.<\/p>\n
I have a moderately large fan that I use on the hottest days, but that is not all good either. \u00c2\u00a0My body is then colder on one side than the other, and does not know quite what to do. \u00c2\u00a0And of course a fan does not actually cool down the air. \u00c2\u00a0It just makes more air pass by the body, so my sweat evaporates more quickly rather than collecting on the skin. \u00c2\u00a0I still lose a good deal of water, and tend to not drink enough. \u00c2\u00a0I try, though.<\/p>\n
Another trick I use is to keep my hair wet. \u00c2\u00a0It has a pretty large surface, what with all the individual hairs, from which the water can evaporate. \u00c2\u00a0And that water does not have to pass through my body first. \u00c2\u00a0If worst comes to worst, I will apply water elsewhere too. \u00c2\u00a0It is not like I wear more than the barest minimum of clothes anyway.<\/p>\n
But I write this each summer, don’t I?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today was hot. Really hot. \u00c2\u00a0Well, not by most of the world’s standards, of course, but this is Norway. \u00c2\u00a0It can’t be helped, since it is summer, but I am weak to heat. \u00c2\u00a0And since the summer is so short, … Continue reading