d'Artagnan's "I shoulda bought that gorram A/C unit when I had the money" recipe for surviving a heat wave.

"feels like" 46°C they tell me...

It's not the HEAT
It's the HUMIDITY
they say...

All I know is I can't stop sweating!

Here's a solution:


Ingredients:

• A large bucket or pair of buckets ...or kitchen pots or anything that your feet can fit in (the more spacious the better). Personnally, I use a large 10" high Rubbermade® container that I usually use for the laundry.
• One or more towels
• A comfortable sitting place (couch, lazy boy, whatever suits your fancy)
• Remote control ...or a good book, your choice
• Ice
• One bottle of Ernest & Julio Gallo White Zinfandel rosé wine - chilled (yeah, yeah, I know, it's not really a rosé... Whatever.)

Recipe:

• Fill large container or pair of containers with cold water and set in front of comfortable sitting place where feet would usually be if one were sitting normally (Yeah, I know it's hard work and you're already sweating like crazy just sitting down but trust me, it'll be worth it)
• Set towels next to or around containers
• Pour E&J Gallo into a tall glass filled with ice. (you can substitute with your own favourite poison but man! that white zimfandel stuff is great in the heat!)
• Take off shoes and socks - If you're not already stripped to your underwear in this heat! (If it wasn't for the neighbors, I'd be naked)
• Sit down in designated comfortable place and place feet in water.
  
  Voilà!
  
  No more sweat.
  
  
• Enjoy drink and use remote or book to entertain yourself (Try to avoid
  methods of self entertainment that may bring about renewed sweating;
  move as little as possible)
• Take feet out periodically to avoid getting wrinkly feet.
• Use towel to wipe feet and avoid getting floor wet
  
  Repeat as needed

I'm not kidding, this really works.