u/kaylikewhoa

Title sums it up well. We’re in a rent control apartment that has a full wall of south facing floor to ceiling windows 🥵

Current set up is two SPF large patio umbrellas tilted to block the direct sun beams, fully roll down the blinds + close the blackout curtains, have all ceiling fans and floor fans running, and run our roller a/c unit that pipes out the side window.

Even with all this, it will be 80 degrees on a good day in the house (much warmer than being outside in shade).

Any other tried and true hacks out there that’s helping us non-central air dwellers cool? TBH, we just wanna make sure our pup has optimal comfort if there’s more we can do (she has her own cooling mat and setup to stay super cool on top of everything already listed)

Looking for any tips or tricks anyone else

We live in one of the coolest corners of the world, but I tend to find myself doing a lot of the same things on repeat. So wanted to poll the community - what’s your perfect day in the Santa Monica area? Here for the niche, the odd, or the most detailed itineraries.

UPDATE 10am - gas is back up.

For all those brave Costco MDR/CC weekend warriors - gas is temp closed. I asked if it they’re opening at all today and store entry employee said probably not since the gas area lost power.

Has this ever happened to you…?

Sitting here eating dinner, no weird pressure on the watch, and I start hearing a loud countdown from my watch. It’s the emergency services alert and counting down to calling 911. The exit/cancel buttons up top are non responsive. I just started holding down side buttons to get it to stop from calling. When I let go to try to figure out what to do, it hits zero and calls 911. Two times. I hung up just in time the first time but not the second. Had to tell the operator it’s not an emergency, panic grab my phone and turn it off to cut cell signal from calling back. Thankfully my partner came into the room to offer another hand and figure out a force reset.

But hey, at least I got to learn emergency contacts absolutely get the alert (freaking my family across the country out).

WatchOS is on 26.5. No physical or water damage to the watch. First time having it lose its mind.

Has this ever happened to you…?

Sitting here eating dinner, no weird pressure on the watch, and I start hearing a loud countdown from my watch. It’s the emergency services alert and counting down to calling 911. The exit/cancel buttons up top are non responsive. I just started holding down side buttons to get it to stop from calling. When I let go to try to figure out what to do, it hits zero and calls 911. Two times. I hung up just in time the first time but not the second. Had to tell the operator it’s not an emergency, panic grab my phone and turn it off to cut cell signal from calling back. Thankfully my partner came into the room to offer another hand and figure out a force reset.

But hey, at least I got to learn emergency contacts absolutely get the alert (freaking my family across the country out).

WatchOS is on 26.5. No physical or water damage to the watch. First time having it lose its mind.

Just announced for Tuesday June 9, 2026. Hopefully the mountain lion is contained by then so we can all go enjoy burgers and grain bowls in peace.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY8II-bgOjH/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Looks like they announced today they’ll be taking over the B&T’s Deli spot (which had their last day today).

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXxVaB9ydWb/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==