Gaadi
Wet cloth over the AC vent on a hot start
Before switching the car AC on, drive with all four windows down for thirty seconds to push out the trapped hot air. The AC then cools a much smaller problem, and it gets cold faster.
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MausamTable fan + gili chaddar = poor man's AC
Hang a wet bedsheet or khus mat right in front of the table fan and point it at the bed. Air comes through the wet cloth and drops the room temperature by a few degrees. Re-wet it once at 2am. Works best in dry heat — in humid coastal cities it just makes the room sticky.
Paisa
Bijli ka bill garmi se pehle dekho
March mein hi AC aur cooler ki service kara lo. Gande filter wala AC dedh guna bijli kha jaata hai — service ka kharcha ek mahine ke bill mein nikal aata hai.
Gaadi
Cardboard under the parked car
A flattened carton under the engine overnight tells you whether the car is leaking and what colour it is. Brown is engine oil, red is transmission, green is coolant, clear is just the AC and nothing to worry about.
Rozmarra
Ask for the bill in the shop
No bill, no warranty, no exchange, no argument you can win. Photograph the ones that matter — thermal paper receipts fade to blank within a year, usually just before you need them.
Mausam
Tape the window gap with foam
Self-adhesive foam strip along the window frame gap stops the cold draught that no amount of blankets fixes. Same strip keeps dust out in summer, so leave it on year round.
That is all 6 of them. बस, इतना ही।