Switched to dawn pours about two years ago after a similar mess here in Tucson. The difference is unreal, especially in June and July when the sun is brutal by 8am. That misting hose trick works wonders, I keep a cheap sprinkler on a timer now. Its not just a desert thing either, my cousin does it in Texas and swears by it for the same reason.

…and here I was patting myself on the back for finally remembering to bring my own bags, but turns out the real magic was just walking an extra ten minutes to the sketchy parking lot where the cans are sometimes dented. My spreadsheet still breaks every time I try to compare prices because the discount store never labels the unit cost, and I'm too cheap to do the math in my head. But hey, my weekly grocery line item finally looks like a number a normal person would spend, so I'll take the win even if I'm now afraid of the bus depot at night.

Honestly the real winner is the one nobody ever thinks about, the cheap inflatable kiddie pool with a tarp strung over it for shade. The slip and slide just becomes a sunburn machine after like 45 minutes, and bouncy castles turn into a sweat lodge by 1pm. Last summer my neighbor did the pool thing and the kids just rotated between splashing and lying on the grass, zero ER visits, and the adults actually got to hang out instead of playing referee. Plus you can fill it with the garden hose, so no rental company is breathing down your neck about rules. The only downside is you're basically volunteering to drain and refill it every few hours, but that beats a twisted ankle any day.