WHAT a glorious week it’s been, the sun in the sky and it’s been boiling. There are of course a few things that it’s pretty much the law to do when the summer that we’ve been waiting for finally arrives. You have to take a picture of the temperature on your car dashboard and put it up on Facebook, say it’s “too hot” at least 47 times a day and eat your weight in ice cream. It really bugs me though, that I have to take a coat or a cardi with me wherever I go because all shops and offices have the AC up so high, it’s like entering a ski resort. On Heart Breakfast this week we were looking for your top tips for staying cool. Listener Dave got in touch to say he puts his sheets in the freezer before going to bed, but he does wake up in a pool of water. Claire got in touch to tell us that she puts a frozen bottle of water in front of a fan - homemade air conditioning. Can I throw my two-penneth in and suggest leaving your loft hatch door open? It stands to reason that it will cool the house down, hot air rises. You can have that one on me.

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