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Daily Discussion Thread: 🎊🥳🎉 Friday, 20 December, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 17°C, max - 34°C. 95% chance of no rain

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Currently 31° outside, and 27.7° inside. I set myself up for failure because I went to sleep with my window open and it was both 25 inside and outside by the time I woke up

I have to go back to the old place today to vacuum and grab my cleaning supplies and such. After that, it'll probably be about 30° inside. I've got some ice blocks in the freezer (but don't currently have an ice cube tray), so I'm gonna find a way to suspend those behind the high velocity fan to try and get some cooling happening. Or maybe I could put them in a big bowl with some water and that might be a bit more efficient

Gotta hand the keys back after I finish up today. Then my move will be finalized. Spooky. Unfortunately my parcel hasn't moved from Dandenong South yet, so I do find it unlikely that it arrives today. Hopefully tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

A more efficient way might be to dampen some breathable material and put it over the fan. Just make sure the material won't get caught in the blades. Is a similar idea to the Coolgardie safe

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spray bottle with some cold water and a fan works wonders! even just a cold wet facewasher on the forehead or neck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep! I bought a misting fan from Kmart last week. Just need to buy a few batts for it, because of course with all the chaos I have no clue where the gigantic hoard of batteries I have are

We used to do wet pillowcases. I don't know why pillowcases specifically, but that's what we always did