whomper Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 So how are you keeping cool this summer ? For the most part we are doing it by going to the town pool. We have one of those inflatible pools for the yard that we use on occasion but we enjoy the town pool a lot. It closes at 8. My kids like me to take them almost every weeknight. I basically get home , inhale dinner and hop in the car to the pool and we get a good hour in of quality time. My wife takes them during the day a lot too. We go to the jersey shore for our vacation for a week which is when we get some beach time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Why no Air Conditioning option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Why no Air Conditioning option? Â whomper hates me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 whomper hates me. And thinks Puddy does that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) Should be check boxes... Â We typically spend a lot of time at the beach, but worry too much now about the kids getting in the water. This year we bought season passes to a water park and go there a lot. The in-laws also have a pool and live 2 doors down. Â ETA: This past weekend we also set the sprinkler out on the trampoline for the kids while we worked in the yard. They had a blast. Edited July 13, 2010 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I bought one of those 15' round pools (tubular frame with soft sides) and set it up every summer off the deck. $150 at the time, I have used it now 3 years. My little ones spend hours in it every day. Not sure how many more years I will get out of it, it's only 42" deep, but for now, they love it. Â They're trying to talk me into a waterpark trip this month. Haven't been in a couple years. Those places are ridiculously expensive now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Why no Air Conditioning option? Â Â This is strictly a water related poll. Oldsters that stay in the AC and watch Matlock marathons all summer may not have a voting option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 We're about 90 minutes from the Delaware shore and we've been twice so far. First time was too hot to really enjoy it but we just went Sunday with my parents and didn't want to leave. The late afternoon sun and breeze soothe the soul, and the eye candy stirs the trunks. The water is just warm enough to enjoy now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Why no Air Conditioning option? Â I spent $499 on an air conditioner for the bedroom. My heat pump just wasn't cooling the house down enough on these 100 degree days/80 degree nights for my comfort. I don't know what I enjoy more...the coolness or the white noise. I'm a very light sleeper and that fan thing running all night is awesome. It washes out the dogs licking, drinking water, eating a snack of food, etc, etc. Awesome. I may leave it running throughout the wintertime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I sit naked on my deck, feet in a bucket of ice water and a pedestal fan blowing on me. Between the ice and the fan evaporating my sweat, I stay pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Should be check boxes... We typically spend a lot of time at the beach, but worry too much now about the kids getting in the water. This year we bought season passes to a water park and go there a lot. The in-laws also have a pool and live 2 doors down.  ETA: This past weekend we also set the sprinkler out on the trampoline for the kids while we worked in the yard. They had a blast.  My now 14 year old step-daughter broke the talus bone in her ankle 5 years ago on a trampoline. It was a bit of a freak accident where she was waiting her turn on the side and a bigger kid was jumping. I had a strict no "popcorn" rule. The break was in the middle downwards (sagittally) like is seen in car accidents when the floor board crushes your feet. The local branch of Univeristy Hospitals Cleveland didn't even know what to do, so we ended up at UH Rainbow downtown. She's had 8+ surgeries since then and will never be the same. Grow plates shut down, Arthritis, chronic pain, etc.... Not trying to be a wacko, but be careful with the trampolines. I would not wish what happened to my daughter on anyone. The doctors were saying that trampoline injuries are the #2 reason for ER visits in children after bicycle accidents. Base on the sheer number of kids riding bikes, that's a pretty significant stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Poll = Fail  There is no Beer option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 :Perch: Obama won't let me cool off this summer :Perch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Poll = Fail There is no Beer option. Puddy is a beer guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 :Perch: Obama won't let me cool off this summer :Perch: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 My now 14 year old step-daughter broke the talus bone in her ankle 5 years ago on a trampoline. It was a bit of a freak accident where she was waiting her turn on the side and a bigger kid was jumping. I had a strict no "popcorn" rule. The break was in the middle downwards (sagittally) like is seen in car accidents when the floor board crushes your feet. The local branch of Univeristy Hospitals Cleveland didn't even know what to do, so we ended up at UH Rainbow downtown. She's had 8+ surgeries since then and will never be the same. Grow plates shut down, Arthritis, chronic pain, etc.... Not trying to be a wacko, but be careful with the trampolines. I would not wish what happened to my daughter on anyone. The doctors were saying that trampoline injuries are the #2 reason for ER visits in children after bicycle accidents. Base on the sheer number of kids riding bikes, that's a pretty significant stat. I hear ya... I grew up with a trampoline and know too well how easy it is to get injured on one. Luckily none of ours were very serious, although I did break my cousin's arm once. Surprising too given the "stunts" we used to pull off on those things. The one we bought has the safety net & we always monitor the kids & make them to chill out when they're getting too rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I hear ya... I grew up with a trampoline and know too well how easy it is to get injured on one. Luckily none of ours were very serious, although I did break my cousin's arm once. Surprising too given the "stunts" we used to pull off on those things. The one we bought has the safety net & we always monitor the kids & make them to chill out when they're getting too rough. Â Â Times have changed, for sure. I never wore a helmet on a bike and we jumped on a friend's trampoline that was a huge rectangle actually mounted in the ground, it was ridiculous how high we got. Double flips, etc. Surprised I never broke anything. Now my kids can't use a trampoline and I force them to wear helmets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 A little of everything here. We hit the local lake a lot - there is a nice beach there and water coming into the lake is nice and cold. We also got annual passes to the local water park. The wading pool and slip & slide are well used in the back yard. I have misters on the patio and that helps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 You people must be rich. Swimming pools, lakes, trampolines. I remember when I was a kid and my Dad would spit in the air and you'd run under it. Sure, you smelled like chewing tobacco and Busch Lite the rest of the day but you cooled down pretty good. Especially after a nice long ride in the back of the pick-up truck. Sure, you were really tired and hot again after the hours of walking finding your way back home, but you got out of the basement and saw daylight. Â Bunch of showoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I spent $499 on an air conditioner for the bedroom. My heat pump just wasn't cooling the house down enough on these 100 degree days/80 degree nights for my comfort. I don't know what I enjoy more...the coolness or the white noise. I'm a very light sleeper and that fan thing running all night is awesome. It washes out the dogs licking, drinking water, eating a snack of food, etc, etc. Awesome. I may leave it running throughout the wintertime. Â not to hyjack a thread but I am alot like you and I purchased a whitenoise maker and I get the BEST sleep with it all year round. You should look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 not to hyjack a thread but I am alot like you and I purchased a whitenoise maker and I get the BEST sleep with it all year round. You should look into it. Â Hmmm, googles white noise maker. Never heard of such a thing. I'll definitely look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hmmm, googles white noise maker. Never heard of such a thing. I'll definitely look into it! Â Or you can by a small fan at your local retail store for about $10 and get the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hmmm, googles white noise maker. Never heard of such a thing. I'll definitely look into it! Â This one should be about right for you Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 not to hyjack a thread but I am alot like you and I purchased a whitenoise maker and I get the BEST sleep with it all year round. You should look into it. Â racist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 You people must be rich. Swimming pools, lakes, trampolines. I remember when I was a kid and my Dad would spit in the air and you'd run under it. Sure, you smelled like chewing tobacco and Busch Lite the rest of the day but you cooled down pretty good. Especially after a nice long ride in the back of the pick-up truck. Sure, you were really tired and hot again after the hours of walking finding your way back home, but you got out of the basement and saw daylight. Bunch of showoffs.   In Texas so it's hot ... AC from 4-7 pm, definately. V8 Splash strawberry kiwi with Vodka if I have to be by the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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