A Phoenix*-like existence

[halfshellvenus]

*And I don't meant the bird. :(

Uggghhh. 106 on Friday, 111 yesterday, 109 today, 109 tomorrow... We are looking at 100o-plus temperatures until possibly Tuesday the 26th, with most days between 107 and 111. This is Sacramento's nightmare scenario, where you get cabin fever in the summertime because you can't do anything outside. It's 90-degrees

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[xo_kizzy_xo]

That sounds like us the last couple of weeks until they heat finally broke via a tropical storm coming up there coast :p It rarely goes above 70F here at night but it must've been in the high 80s prior to the storm. Omg, and THE HUMIDITY, which is really they killer here. I said to SO that it's like being on a tropical island. I'm dreading this month's electric bill too.

[halfshellvenus]

I'm so glad that at least we don't have the humidity--because fans don't help much, then. You really need the A/C to cool the air. Swamp coolers are designed for that, I guess? Remove moisture from the air AND cool it?

I think you have it much worse, because you have snow and ice in the winter too, so both seasons have cabin-fever potential!

[xo_kizzy_xo]

I think that's how they work. They're more of a Southern thing than up this way. We have A/Cs. If the humidity is low you can turn them off and put fans in the windows but chances are you'll have to remove them the second the humidity goes up, and good lord you do NOT want to be in a humid building in the middle of summer, LOL.

The Farmer's Almanac says that we're supposedly going to have a mild winter this year with a cold snap come January-March. That's fine with me. The older I become the less I enjoy winter in general, mostly because of the "can't do anything outside" factor if it's storming. At least with a mild winter I can still walk The Kidz without worrying about ice!

[tsuki_no_bara]

HOLY CARP THAT'S HOT. it's 73º here right now (i'm wearing sleeves! short sleeves, but still) but will be back into the 80s tomorrow.

"polly pocket shoes in nose". yikes. O.O

[halfshellvenus]

It's horrible! In the summertime here, you quickly reach the point where you're glad the high will ONLY be about 94-95, because at least you can get out earlier in the day and you know you'll be able to open the windows at night to cool things down. The prolonged 100-plus weather is a different story. *cries*

Those Polly Pocket shoes are clearly the right (or, wrong) size for that problem. I've never understood why some kids stick things up their noses. I guess because they fit? \o?

It makes me think of that S1 House episode, where he pulls a fireman out of a kid's nose, and then the kid is brought back in because his nose still hurts... because the fireman was just the rescuer for the tiny cat the kid had previously shoved up there. :O

[viagra]

Man, you're making me feel better about Florida! We're just in the upper-80s here, so it's not too bad. Humidity makes it a bit worse, but after reading this I'm feeling downright lucky! When it's so hot like this, the storms are the worst part-all they do is make it muggy and even grosser outside.

[halfshellvenus]

I think the humidity makes your overall summers worse, but when it gets this hot, you just can't go outside at all. Even in the shade, your skin hurts from the heat!

It's also kind of humid here right now (last night's thunderstorm brought rain), but only 23% or so. But (my husband's big complaint), it's also relatively windy. I mean, if you're out bicycling starting at 6-6:30 a.m. when it's already hot, why are you battling a 12mph headwind? Why isn't that decreasing the hell?

Or worse... what if it IS? :O

[halfshellvenus]

Geez-- 100-degrees right now at almost 1pm, with 20 mph winds!

Who can I punish for this insanity?!?

[viagra]

Good Lord! I do not envy you at all.

My biggest weather complaint right now is that we're getting our typical late-afternoon rain storm that will go for about twenty minutes but cause hour-long backups on the highway because apparently people who live in Florida, where it rains every afternoon during the summer, don't know how to drive in the rain.