Survey: How Do You Keep Cool?

I needed checkboxes to answer this quiz correctly. I'm a little but Ms. Taylor, I'm a little bit electric fan. I used to be a little but tree shad, but then the tree hit my house.

I live in a hot climate, but make do with opening my office windows and the kitchen across my office, get really strong cross winds that way. But we also don't have a strict dress code at work so when its really hot I just wear a t-shirt. Also, taking off your shoes when you're at your desk can make worlds of difference on a particularly hot day.

I've got shady trees, but the humidity makes the heat index even under trees hot, so I keep the windows open and use air conditioning after the morning cool air runs out.

Later in the evening I use the attic fan for about 10 minutes to draw in all the cool night air. Very efficient :)

i live in a place where the weather reports just say "hot" so we've got full central air. However, I keep it up around 80 most of the time and then I swan about...if not in my underwear...than in shorts and tank tops.

Like Emily's, my area's weather reports generally say "Hot" or "Oh my God it's way too freakin' hot to be outside today". We use a combination of ceiling fans and central AC (78ish when we're home, 80 when we're not) to keep us cool.

I hate being hot, being even a little overheated makes me feel sick, nauseous. We live in an area where the temps can reach triple digits for weeks at a time and 85 can feel relatively cool outside. We run our central AC at about 75 from mid to late April until it finally cools off, occasionally as late as mid-November. i would like to mention though, that on rainy days, when temps can dip to the low 80's or even mid 70's, we shut it off and open every window in the house to let the fresh air and clean smell in.
On the flip side, we use our heater only 1-2 days a week in the winter, and then usually only in the mornings when temps drop into the low 30's.

It is always easier to put on more clothing or snuggle under and extra blanket, but there is only so naked you can get before there's nothing else you can do.

I sweat. When I get to sticky I take a quick shower.

i tend to go for naked (i live alone, and if anyone drops by i put something on, depending on who it is ;-). that said, in summer i let the constant wind blow through the house to cool it (the sea breeze is nice) and in winter i let the sun in through my massive windows. so my place stays between 70 & 80f usually about 74-76.

I have a swamp cooler.

Got rid of the air conditioner 5 years ago.

I'm a nudist. If I can, I just go to the beach. :)

That said, cross ventilation doesn't work well in our house when it's truly hot, so it gets an assist from a fan. And the upstairs balcony keeps a lot of sunshine out of our windows.

I live in the desert. We have already had about a dozen days of 100+ temps. If you live here long enough you will adjust. I no longer "get hot" unless a) its over 115* or b) I'm sick. I will however wear a sweater (like today) in the middle of July. I don't do well when its less than 70. You will hear 2 sounds, my teeth chattering and my complaining.
:)

I was born cool.

It takes a small bit of effort to stay cool here in the Florida summer season without air conditioning, but it's very doable. We open windows on breezy days, wear less clothes, use fans, sit on the cool floor, etc. We're quite fortunate to have several large oak and cedar trees on our property, shading the house from the sun when it's at its worst. If it's a time when we're running around trying to get things done, and all the doors and windows are closed, we'll run the air. Running the AC should is a last resort. Similarly, during the (albeit mild) winter, we put on our sweaters and only run the heat a few times. This stuff just seems like common sense...

We live in a temperate climate but we still have days in the 90's. We planted a lot of trees, created shade areas,added french doors and windows. We added energy star ceiling fans to two rooms, a strong exhaust fan to pull the heat from the attic and have just added a whole house fan. We've managed to create a very comfortable environment without AC.

Stay Naked!