Fear of Weather

[susandennis]

I really really really don't like hot weather. I grew up in hot weather. I've done my time. Humid heat, dry heat, I don't care, I don't like it at all.

One of the things I like most about Seattle is the weather. We have a lot of cloudy days. When you have cloudy days, the sun can't get through and it won't get too hot. And here, when it rains, it cools everything off. This is not the case in a lot of the world. While I'd be happier with more snow, I'm willing to sacrifice in order to also have very very few days when the temperature reaches 90. I am grateful for the weather in Seattle. Usually.

But, now we are staring down the nose of a hot week. While the bubbleheaded weather people on tv (is that redundant?) are declaring victory and joy as they look at a week that may well break 85 degrees by Thursday, I am looking for a cool cave to crawl into.

Last year, I pulled my air conditioner on wheels out of storage before July 4 which was really early. This year it looks like it may have to come out this week! I've closed the blinds in the house in hopes of keeping it cool. The building is 100 years old and made of 18" square brick blocks. It takes a while for those suckers to let the heat in. But, alas, once it's in, it takes weeks to cool it down again.

I know those of you who live in Gilbert, Arizona and Savannah, Georgia (no names shall be mentioned) and other hot places think I'm nuts for getting all stressed about impending 85 degrees and you are right.

So I'm going to try and make this a no-bitching-about-weather journal. Now, I'm not pinkfish, but you'll know when you see this:



That it's too hot here!

Comments

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

It has cooled down here thank goodness! I am very like you , do NOT like hot hot hot weather. Spring and Autumn are my preferred seasons ..cool , sometimes sunny , nice amount of moisture in the air :)

I have red , sore arms at the mo from the dog show y'day and I HATE IT!

:)

[minimac.livejournal.com]

It's actually only 82 degrees here as I type this...a very good day for the sultry South!

[pheon.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree! One of the great advantages of the Pacific Northwest is the cooling from the ocean.

I will probably put the air conditioner in the window today or early tomorrow --- the earliest we have ever needed it....

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

You are right about the weather, I live in hot and humid, but the A/C saves me. I lived in Calif where I hardly ever needed an A/C. The first car I had with A/C was when I moved to Texas.

I feel for you. Keep cool.

[idajo.livejournal.com]

I moved to Seattle to distance myself from southern Idaho's :::hot::: summers and c-c-c-cold, "icy-roaded", winters! During my 20-year tenure as an Idahoan, I became accustomed to keeping the blinds closed and drapes drawn to repel both heat and cold. As a result, I feel somewhat mole-like and had no problem adapting to my low-ceilinged cozy basement apartment in Shoreline - much of which is under ground. I have a huge living room and a large kitchen . . both have windows to the outside world so I do get a glimpse of sunshine from time to time!

*blink*squint*blink*

I'm planting a plethora of flowers, herbs and veggies tomorrow . . . I have no grass, only a nicely planted lava-rock covered incline above the patio - I container garden. I have to carry water and, while I'm *much* more mobile, I'm not yet up to tromping back and forth with heavy buckets of water. I can't bear to watch plants suffer but I'm limited in what I can do to stave off "botanical heat prostration" if the thermometer soars!! So, I'll join you in a "anti-heatwave-weather-dance" to hold off the high-80's!

[thegreggory.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, I hate heat, hate it hate it hate it. I made the mistake of moving to Colorado thinking there would be mild summers and long cold winters with lots of snow. HA HA

every august I go back east for 2 weeks to escape the ungodly heat of Colorado.

I kid you not, the summer last from May to October here, were already hit 95 and that was in May.

9 months of summer, Colorado sucks!!!!!!!!!!