Beating the Heat

Rebel, right, and Sandy are beating the heat. I took this in the 1980s with 35mm film.
@rebelann (111249)
El Paso, Texas
June 20, 2018 7:23pm CST
Apparently there are plenty of ways to beat the heat. I simply nap while it's extremely hot but then there's the kiddy pool. Rebel, on the right, simply stood in the water while Sandy liked to stick her nose down in it then splash us whenever she'd come up for air. How do you beat the heat?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 Jun 18
I stay in the air conditioner room and don't go out.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
I suppose an air conditioner would make things easier.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
24 Jun 18
@caopaopao , Like you I stick around the central A/C.
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@Shavkat (137220)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
I just drink some cold beverages and take a bath with ice in it.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
Good idea, I'll bet that ice works wonders to cool you off
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jun 18
I'm surprised the third world country you were in had ice @Shavkat
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@Shavkat (137220)
• Philippines
22 Jun 18
@rebelann I did this when working in a third world country before.
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@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
21 Jun 18
I stay inside during the hottest hours of the day, I drink water and take a couple of showers a day.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
That's what I usually do as well.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jun 18
Cool water is about the only thing that helps other than an air conditioner @LadyDuck
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@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
22 Jun 18
@rebelann There is not really a lot we can do to beat the heat.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
like you, nap, swim on the kiddie pool with my son. ahaha
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
Well, I don't sit in an outdoor pool but I do like to stand under the shower when it gets too hot to bear.
@just4him (307029)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jun 18
I stay inside. My apartment is usually nice and cool.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jun 18
I don't have A/C but still it's cooler in here than out there sometimes.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jun 18
I just learned to live with it @just4him I'm just glad there is no humidity to complicate things.
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@just4him (307029)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jun 18
@rebelann You don't have A/C where you live with that kind of heat? I remember living on Guam, Tropic of Cancer - it was hot all the time. We finally bought an A/C from someone leaving the island and going back to the states.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
21 Jun 18
I drink buttermilk, I have fruits. I drink cold water and juices. I put on the fan and the air conditioner.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
That sounds like a really good plan.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Jul 18
If at all possible, I stay inside with the AC on. If I have to go out I drink something cold and hopefully I can stick my feet in a pool as well.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
10 Jul 18
@rebelann Yes. I can imagine that they don't last long in the desert sun and wind.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Jul 18
I hope to save enough money to get a wider trough so I can sit in it, the one Ally has is way too narrow and those plastic pools get so dried out they begin to fall apart and make a mess.
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
27 Jun 18
That is the proper way to cool off! Lol! Rebel looks so much like my childhood dog, Farfel, except he had a cropped tail. Wow - the resemblance is amazing.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Jun 18
Yep, those two really knew how to cool off. Recently I've seen so many pups that remind me of Rebel, she was such a sweet pup and so good with kids. Oh, she's also the reason I chose Rebelann.
@JudyEv (326093)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jun 18
I certainly wouldn't be able to nap when it is extremely hot. I'd probably be found sitting in front of a fan.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
I tried that fan thingy but I don't like wind hitting me, go figure, right?
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jun 18
True @JudyEv it would be a boring world if we were all alike
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@JudyEv (326093)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jun 18
@rebelann Gosh! Oh well, good thing we're all different!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jun 18
Stay indoors with ac.
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@rebelann (111249)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Jun 18
Hmmm, that's a good idea ..... maybe if I save up I can afford an A/C system for next year.
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