The hottest days of Fairffield County's summer may lie ahead at the end of the week and a portable air-conditioners are a trendy, less-expensive way to cool your home.
Forecasts predict that high humidity Thursday and Friday could make temperatures feel hotter than 100 degrees.
If you're rushing out to buy a portable air-conditioner, here's a website where different models are reviewed. You can find more reviews here.
Other parts of the United States are already sweltering under extreme heat -- here are a few articles that also talk about how to buy a roving cooling unit. Thisstory from Montana is a reader's first-hand account. This story from Kansas Cityhas more tips.
Of course, don't forget the old-fashioned ways of keeping cool: swimming, ice cream, shade and drinking lots of water.
Forecasts predict that high humidity Thursday and Friday could make temperatures feel hotter than 100 degrees.
Other parts of the United States are already sweltering under extreme heat -- here are a few articles that also talk about how to buy a roving cooling unit. Thisstory from Montana is a reader's first-hand account. This story from Kansas Cityhas more tips.
Of course, don't forget the old-fashioned ways of keeping cool: swimming, ice cream, shade and drinking lots of water.
