I am very fortunate that I don't have to work in this heat, so have the luxury of laying on the beach ( you get a lovely sea breeze along this coast), or find a nice pool and dip in and out, alternatively a boat trip is very refreshing, frequent dips in to the sea. If all else fails I have an 'air con' day and just laze about in the house, reading or watching DVDs ! I don't find it too expensive to run the air conditioning, if you compare your overall electric bills with what you would be paying in the UK it's only for a few short weeks at the height of summer. I really don't know how the chefs manage in this heat, they deserve a medal. An afterthought - a lot of the shops especially Erasta have air conditioners too, a spot of retail therapy ?