Sometimes just a small change helps
@sallypup (68035)
Centralia, Washington
June 26, 2021 2:14pm CST
I'm not a person who loves huge, heavy drapes. I live out away from others so if someone wants to peep into my house that someone would have to work at it.
For the next ten days Mr. Sun is going to make my world hot as a desert. There are two pretty good sized windows in my bedroom. I have some twin sized bed sheets left from the daybed that we moved to the West side house. Hubby and I found some pushpins and pinned that sheet over the window that is nearest our bed. Now Mr. Sun can't send His hot glare directly into the room.
The minute the sheet was up and the room darker, Fred cat came back to lie on the bed. He has asthma. It's harder to breathe when you're hot.
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@DaddyEvil (168475)
• United States
26 Jun 21
I put up blackout curtains in the living room and both bedrooms. We have snoopy neighbors.
When it started getting hotter out, I added a reflective film to the window in my bedroom that faces west. The sun was raising the temp in my room by 5 degrees from a little after noon until the sun went down.
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@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil I generally love sunshine but triple digit heat is making it too oven like. I'm sorry you live that near snoopy neighbors.
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@DaddyEvil (168475)
• United States
26 Jun 21
@sallypup At the other house we never drew the curtains closed in the living room or kitchen... In this house, we have to or we have people looking at us all the time. (At the other house we never locked the doors, either. Here, we were told it would be better to keep them locked. *shrug*)
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@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil Yikes on your neighborhood. My Mom used to talk about a house that she used to live in. She said the houses were so close that she could see down into the neighbor's bathroom.
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@snowy22315 (203301)
• United States
27 Jun 21
I guess whatever you need to do to make your place more comfortable for you and the pets you will need to do. Sorry about your heat..but selfishly I hope it stays there..
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@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Jun 21
@rebelann Fred has been on meds for a year now. He is starting to have little coughing spells. I hope that stops. Hubby went down to the car to get something that we forgot. He came back talking about how crazy hot it is out there. I need to go feed and check on the birds soon. The sun glare bugs my eyes terribly. You're right. I'm mostly found in the house right now.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Jun 21
And we both have asthma. The hotter and more humid the weather gets, the harder it is to breathe!
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@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 21
@kobesbuddy You can come join Fred in the morning when he takes his half Pred pill.
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@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Jun 21
@kobesbuddy I'm so glad all I have to do for Fred is make him eat a pill.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Jun 21
@sallypup I would love to come join Fred
We use an atomizer to keep bronchial tubes open.
We use an atomizer to keep bronchial tubes open.2 people like this
@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Jun 21
@Hannihar Fred does taste the pill bits. I have trouble with him. I have a pill cutter. I cut the pill into teeny bits then do my best to bury those bits in smelly canned cat food. Just like with humans, one of the side effects to the pill is being hungry. So Fred is greedy to eat. I just keep going until he has eaten his smelly pill 'sandwich.'
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Jun 21
@sallypup
He does not smell it or not want to eat the food because he smells the medication? That is great that he eats it. My cat certainly would smell or sniff it out and not eat it. I wish I could explain things to her so she could understand that I want to do things for her so she can be with me a long time but she does not understand or does not like certain things.
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@GardenGerty (167850)
• United States
27 Jun 21
I keep the sun out on the east and west. North is wide open. Not really any near neighbors but cars occasionally coming by. South is small windows. I cover the north windows in the winter for warmth.
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@kaylachan (83134)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jun 21
I hope that works out for you, then. I know heat is a problem for me, too.
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@RebeccasFarm (91241)
• United States
27 Jun 21
Aw poor Fred..I have some room darkening curtains. Have to here its too hot.
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@wolfgirl569 (130010)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Jun 21
I use blankets in the middle of winter also when the temp is dropping extremely low.
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@LindaOHio (214465)
• United States
27 Jun 21
We had a handyman come in and hang our drapes in the living room (finally). They are light/heat blocking; so it's nice and more comfortable in the living room now. We still have the AC and ceiling fans; but the AC won't have to run so much.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
27 Jun 21
My house is made of wood most of them so it is not very hot if the temperature is high. And I close the doors and since I live upstairs so I don't worry bout my neighbors who likes to snoop me.
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@Marilynda1225 (88787)
• United States
30 Jun 21
I love waking up to the sunshine coming through my bedroom window but I have blinds & curtains in all my windows. I wouldn't want my neighbors to peek 
Good idea putting up the sheet to keep it cooler in your room. I'm sure Fred enjoyed it too
Good idea putting up the sheet to keep it cooler in your room. I'm sure Fred enjoyed it too1 person likes this
@sallypup (68035)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Jun 21
@Marilynda1225 Fred must stay in the house until this heat wave is over. I can tell that he is having more breathing issues.
