When do you Summer Shower

AskFlorida

You've been outside for at least five minutes, and there's a solid coat of sweat on your entire body. Your entire being is overheated, and there seems to be no reprieve... until you can finally go indoors, and with a shower accessible to you! What do you do?

A. Shower immediately with hot water, overheated body be damned
B. Shower immediately with coldish water, even if your cleaning products aren't as effective
C. Wait for your body to cool down and suffer the sticky sweat until you can stand hot water
D. Write in, I'm sure we all have our own methods!

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UnidentifiedTron

I usually do option E.

Turn the knob to freezing and only get lukewarm water because the pipes are burning inside the attic. Collapse on the shower floor, cry, and wait for the water to cool down (which isn’t even cold enough to make your nips hard).

SuspiciousAd1990

That’s my new definition for the right temperature thank you

OG_Antifa

Not being able to get truly cold water was one of the most unexpected things about moving here. Not because it’s nonsensical — just because who tf thinks of that sort of thing before they move?

Damion_205

Jump in the pool.

rrhodes76

Nothing like a refreshingly, warmish dip in the pool after a long, hot day.

OG_Antifa

This is what I do after I mow. I’ll typically just throw a t shirt and gym shorts on so when I’m done I can just take shoes and shirt off and jump in for a few minutes to cool down.

Also, our pool heater exhaust is quite refreshing in the middle of a hot summer day.

ahutapoo

All this time I thought you had a salt water pool!

Big_Foots_Foot

As soon as I get back in the house,I'd pound a cold ass beer and take my shirt off, stand in front of the AC vent and cool off, open another one and pound it, take shower and then immediately Gold Bond powder my nut-sack and taint, and stay the fuck inside with the AC at 75*, drinking cold ass beers. Fuck you summer!

Gomer_Schmuckatelli

This man knows how to Florida. Can we be friends?

90rewolfnus

Once I cool off I don’t feel sticky so I go about my business until it’s time to get ready for bed and then shower lol

Financial_Temporary5

If your overheated in 5 minutes of being outside you need to spend more time outside and acclimate your body.

Ravenwolven1

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Bad advice for people who've had heat stroke. It comes easier each time it happens and is potentially lethal. I've been here since the 90s and get overheated within 15 minutes now .

ssmc1024

Preach. I was born and raised here and the heat makes me sick really quickly now, so I try not to go out in the hottest part of the day.

rose3694

Man I’m glad I’m not the only one. I used to be able to deal with the heat no problem, now I feel panicked and drowning and always end up with a massive headache for hours with even the most minimal amount of exertion outside.

Immediate-Ad-3634

If your showering immediately right after, me personally I would go between lukewarm and cold. Maybe even a little closer to lukewarm.

bredonhill

Dear Penthouse…

WarrenGspot

Just take a quick cool rinse. We have an outdoor shower and I use it to cool off often before going inside.

valentinewrites

The water never gets cold : (

WarrenGspot

Fortunately we are on a well so water is 72-73 degrees. It’s little too cold honestly but it’s better than too warm.

Individual-Hunt9547

I love a cold shower, I find it invigorating.

stevenmth

Im immune now after 41 years.

Jk. I try to wear cool clothing as much as possible. Shorts. Light shirts. Unfortunately I have to wear tennis shoes and cant wear flip flops anymore.

brokkrforge

Well, since I'm working in an un-airconditioned after 9-10 of roasting. It's down to the boxers in front of the ac vent, then cool shower.

The only way to survive is to stay hydrated. Usually, 10-15 32oz tumblers of cold water, small meals, and salted peanuts are the only way to go. Used to drink a few energy drinks and several Gatorades, I cut those out this spring and have done so much better.

pyscle

I see people asking this same question every year, wondering where they all work? Do they really go from an air conditioned house to an air conditioned car to an air conditioned workplace, and then reverse it to get home? I drive to work with the windows down still, and then spend 10 hours without AC before repeating the ride home. And, I drink about 100 ounces a day, at work.

Hot-Steak7145

I clean carpets, drive with my windows open, bring a 1.5 gal jug of water and often days run out. Sweat through my pants before 10am. Cold showers the best

slowhandmo

Usually only shower in the morning unless I worked outdoors or something. 5 mins of being outside you shouldn't be dying.

I'll typically jump in the pool and float/swim around for 30 mins - hour to cool down. Feels about 15-20 degrees cooler than standing in the sun even if the water is 90 degrees.

lindaleolane812

It usually takes a little longer than 5 minutes to feel icky outside but this past weekend I was miserable The humidity was high as well as the heat index,

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ahutapoo

I love the shock of a cold shower, I hang on the the railing JIC.

Hot-Steak7145

Cool water. Won't sit on any furniture until I do. If its that big a deal I may take another hot shower later but its really not. Also I hope 5 min is a exaggeration, you gotta get acclimated or you won't do well here. I just mowed my lawn yesterday at 2pm. Why 2pm? Because that's when I got home from work and was already sweat soaked and it wasn't raining

AnonymousQcumber

I've been working outdoors in South Florida for 35+ years and I take a hot shower after work everyday. Then when I get out my body temp drops and a 78° degree room feels cold.