<![CDATA[Dutch people.]]>Dutch people. Peoples of the North, who lack a strong cultural awareness of how to handle heat waves. Please heed my words

1) Pull all the curtains closed. Reflect sunlight away from the windows. Tape up a bedsheet or something if you don't have curtains or blinds (not that rare in the Netherlands)

2) Open windows on opposite walls of the house, prop open the interior doors with something heavy, get a cross-breeze going. (Yes, the curtains may get flappy. I tucked the end of a long one under my bed mattress to mitigate this)

3) Take a quick shower with water that is only slightly warmed (neither ice cold nor steaming hot). Do this two, three, four times a day if you have to.

4) Similarly, drinking water that is ice cold may sound good but it's liable to give you stomach cramps when you're very hot. Your drinking water shouldn't be more than slightly cool.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/30044f48-e5e7-403d-b309-885e67008c60/dutch-people.RSS for NodeSun, 28 Jun 2026 09:57:17 GMTThu, 25 Jun 2026 10:44:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:14 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea Open windows and cool house overnight. Close everything down before the sun hits your home. You can purchase reflecting anti-sun/heat (read the numbers) static cling window film to reduce the sun/heat from radiating inside. It can be an option without awnings or outdoor shading. We also use room darkening shades to deny heat entry. Curtains on top of film and shades is a trifecta.

I have found submerging my head under water quickly reduces core body temperature - but be careful, don't drown.

A squirt or two of 70% rubbing alcohol mixed with a basin of cold or cool water amplifies the cooling sensation and can remove body oils that may impede evaporation - but use caution, it's also drying and can damage skin.

Good luck!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/pattykimura/statuses/116811518060390562https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/pattykimura/statuses/116811518060390562Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:40:09 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea It always fascinates me whenever I'm in the Netherlands just how easy it is to look into a random person's home for the giant windows and the lack of curtains.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/phl/statuses/116811498077841725https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/phl/statuses/116811498077841725Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:40:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:39:29 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea Trick I learned a long time ago too is a "whole house fan". I made one by sticking a box fan into the attic entry. You blow into the attic.

This pulls a light breeze into every open window. A real fan has a lot more power but it does the trick. It also pushes the hot air accumulating in the attic out its breather holes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116811495494326108https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/116811495494326108Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:29:07 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea AC would be my preferred option, but that's not available in most houses, so it's all the other measures to deal with the heat. As though we'd be sitting here in AC houses with the windows open! 🀣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811454705577819https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811454705577819Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:29:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:24:52 GMT]]>@tantramar @barnesmaurice @zwils @0xabad1dea

πŸ‘

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811437968439062https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811437968439062Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:22:47 GMT]]>@pepijndevos @lambda Not hanging wet laundry to dry inside in high humidity, because it results in a light sheen of water on the floor.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811429779077780https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811429779077780Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:22:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:22:31 GMT]]>@HollieK72 @barnesmaurice @zwils @0xabad1dea And that’s a good thing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116811428728253759https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116811428728253759Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:22:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:58 GMT]]>@tantramar @barnesmaurice @zwils @0xabad1dea Most people in Europe don't have firearms, so can't put them in the sink.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811422670948923https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116811422670948923Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:08:38 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea Wrong. Have cold showers and drink cold water, a lot of water. Put a wet cloth on your body. Put your feet in a bucket of water. Use an electric fan. If you must exercise in the heat, drink a lot of water, and wear a hat and sunscreen. All my life I've lived in hot countries: Australia and Thailand. Learn from us.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gaz_a_terra/statuses/116811374187901526https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gaz_a_terra/statuses/116811374187901526Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:08:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:01:17 GMT]]>@barnesmaurice @zwils @0xabad1dea 😜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116811345247465735https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/tantramar/statuses/116811345247465735Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:01:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:59:34 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea or this
https://infosec.exchange/@avuko/116810983522363744

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811338543054147https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811338543054147Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:59:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:52:31 GMT]]>@tantramar @zwils @0xabad1dea Yeah, that would be the better option.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/barnesmaurice/statuses/116811310779263778https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/barnesmaurice/statuses/116811310779263778Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:52:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:52:05 GMT]]>@CyberPunker those might not, but the blankets aren't all made the same way. Thankfully yours work as they should.
You might imagine how many times I've seen or learned of people getting hurt because they used something that should work one way and it doesn't when needed (tourniquets, thermal blankets, crabs/carabiners, pocket tools, cirurgical or filtered masks, etc.). Some more worrying than others, more deadly than others.
@0xabad1dea

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811309095377961https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811309095377961Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:52:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:49:43 GMT]]>@mossman @0xabad1dea this is also the advice from the Dutch government

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://provably.online/users/Lunaphied/statuses/116811299763499563https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://provably.online/users/Lunaphied/statuses/116811299763499563Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:49:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:03 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea DAMN. That's unfortunate, yeah. I live in Texas (the US) and we had a similar issue with "snowmageddon", where our infrastructure wasn't prepared for extreme cold weather.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://critter.cafe/users/CrissCrossCannibal/statuses/116811273571297871https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://critter.cafe/users/CrissCrossCannibal/statuses/116811273571297871Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:40:51 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea 1a) Put the bedsheet in the window on the outside, not the inside, so that when the window is closed most of the light doesn't even hit the glass

2a) Get a cheap thermo/hygrometer to make an educated decision about when to get outside air in. Namely, only if the wet bulb temperature (just use an online calculator for that) inside is higher than outside.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floofy.tech/users/zuthal/statuses/116811264936561104https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floofy.tech/users/zuthal/statuses/116811264936561104Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:40:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:39:29 GMT]]>@jt_rebelo @0xabad1dea Not really, i just opened two windows with those blankets on them and touched the blankets. The window frame is warmer, the blankets are cool.
How would they heat up, they reflect 99% of the heat radiation.

Edit: It is very important to put the blankets on the outside, never on the inside, that would cause the glass to heat up!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CyberPunker/statuses/116811259524353298https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CyberPunker/statuses/116811259524353298Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:38:17 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea Excellent advice! I do all of those things (and drink room temperature water). I would also add drinking hibiscus tea or other non-caffeinated beverages as well.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/116811254807791676https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/116811254807791676Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:38:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:34:26 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea As my late husband was Italian, I learned all this in Italy but being English born I'd add, have a cup of tea, it may be counter intuitive but it does cool you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/lindasgoluppiart/statuses/116811239691931176https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/lindasgoluppiart/statuses/116811239691931176Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:34:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:31:34 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea
Well, here in Austria all newspapers remind people to keep darkening thicker curtains and roller blinds etc. closed during the day and to aerate their rooms only during the colder night hours.
Not that nights are much colder in the city anyways though 😞
What they forget to recommend is to stick mirror foil to the window-glass (helps a lot!) and to cover your windows outside with stuff like thin thermal blankets during very hot days (using velcro tape for removability is ideal).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eveaustria/statuses/116811228384811149https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/eveaustria/statuses/116811228384811149Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:31:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:26:15 GMT]]>@CyberPunker but they heat up like crazy, so if they are in contact with the windows the glass might super-heat and even break. That is why I talked about leaving an air gap between whatever anyone might use to cover their windows and the windows themselves.
@0xabad1dea

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811207530102904https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/jt_rebelo/statuses/116811207530102904Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:26:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:17:10 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea for me it's that time of the year to leave all non-bedroom and non-East facing windows open during the night* because the low of the day is before I get up to close. I'm only closing them once the breeze stops or the breeze is hot.

Edit: during the night.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116811171766869708https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116811171766869708Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:12:04 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea 5) organize an ecoterrorist group to stop every coal plant and datacenter you can reach]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://awawa.club/objects/cc1ed9b3-f006-4aac-90df-70faebd4b87dhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://awawa.club/objects/cc1ed9b3-f006-4aac-90df-70faebd4b87dThu, 25 Jun 2026 14:12:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dutch people. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:05:08 GMT]]>@0xabad1dea

the stomach cramps are a feature. they show its working.

like icecream headaches.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/116811124443666301https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/RoseRaven/statuses/116811124443666301Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:05:08 GMT