SeattleGirl
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Tue Jul-28-09 12:53 AM
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And the temps are just going to go up over the next couple of days.
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:25 AM
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1. Yeah it is. Almost as bad as that heat wave last summer. |
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I can't stand it, and I grew up in Georgia. Our apartment is usually cool, even when it's hot, because it's tucked against a hillside (sort of like a hobbit hole), but tonight is so warm, it's even uncomfortable in here, with the fans. I can tell my kitties are uncomfortable, too.
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:30 AM
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4. Yeah, my poor animals are drooping. |
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I feel bad for them, poor things.
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:26 AM
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I'm sorry to hear this...
How hot's it going to get?
We've had some heat, for us, but the thing that gets me is the friggin' humidity!
Give me strength! And you too, sweetie...
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:32 AM
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Fortunately, it hasn't been too humid, which would make it even worse!
I swear, the older I get, the more difficult it is for me to deal with higher temperatures. I doubt I'll ever be a snow bird.
One good thing about going to work during the day, though.....my office is air conditioned!
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:26 AM
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3. But is it a "dry" heat? |
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:rofl:
Mornin'/evenin', sweets! :hug:
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:33 AM
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The heat may be dry but I'm not. Sweat, sweat, sweat!!
:hug: :loveya:
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:37 AM
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It's been darn hot here, too, but compared to a lot of other places, 85° F. isn't so bad. We had a nice thunderstorm overnight, so it's nice and cool this morning. :)
Here's my top-secret method of cooling off, since we don't have AC: Take a nice, long, cool (not too cold) shower, then just BARELY dry off. Wrap a big, fluffy towel around you and lie yourself down down on cotton sheets with a fan running and a good book or movie until ya fall asleep. :)
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:40 AM
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I do the cool shower, but hadn't done the rest of what you suggest. Half to give that a try.
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Tue Jul-28-09 06:21 PM
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25. that's what we always did prior to getting AC |
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I still do that sometimes!
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:58 AM
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My kids are visiting from Spokane and THEY think it's hot. We were at Wild Waves yesterday, thankfully. Tomorrow we're going to take a ferry ride just because it's bound to be cooler on the water. Oh, and they've never been on any kind of big boat.
Still... I prefer hot to cold.
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:36 AM
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12. Wow, if they think it's hot here, then it certainly is. |
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I didn't even think of Wild Waves. That would be fun, except that I haven't worn a bathing suit since God was a little boy. :rofl:
Nice thing about cold weather is that you can always pile on more clothing. In hot weather, once you get down to your birthday suit, there's not much left!
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:54 AM
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15. My body doesn't like cold weather |
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and all that weight really bugs it.
I'd rather be nekkid.
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:18 AM
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10. And here I was all day |
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planning to come back to DU and post "fuck!! heatwave"
This is rediculous. I hate climate change. What has always been a very temeperate place is now getting screwed.
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:37 AM
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13. How hot it is in your neck of the woods? |
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It's plenty hot here, that's for certain.
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Tue Jul-28-09 12:03 PM
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18. I saw it get as hot as 98 |
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here in portland yesterday by the handy "widget" on my phone. Though the digital readout in my car said 109.
They are saying 102 today.
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Tue Jul-28-09 06:22 PM
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Holy crap! A friend of mine is there for vacation and she (from the South) was complaining about the heat.
We've actually had a pretty cool summer for here. (W PA) - it's only been in the low to mid 80s. No days in the 90s so far. (knock wood)
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Wed Jul-29-09 12:33 AM
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36. Today was officially a high of 102 |
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But my MIL's car read 110. Mine read 109 again, but I suspect that is only because thats the highest its programmed for.
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:20 AM
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11. It was also very hot and humid in North Carolina today |
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Tue Jul-28-09 02:38 AM
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14. One thing that has made the heat just a tad bit bearable is that |
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it hasn't been humid here.
Stay cool!
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Tue Jul-28-09 03:21 AM
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16. It's actually quite pleasant here. |
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Houston - Weather Underground linkNo longer in the upper 90s to low 100s, a nice breeze and overcast with scattered showers :D
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Tue Jul-28-09 05:56 PM
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The rain has helped cool things down.
Seattle is hotter then Houston.
There seems no place to escape the heat.
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Tue Jul-28-09 06:04 PM
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23. You could always build yourself a cistern. |
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The water table here is only a couple of meters down ;)
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Tue Jul-28-09 06:09 PM
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24. My Grandparents had a cistern next to the house, caught the rain from the roof. |
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I never used the water myself, afraid of what might be in the cistern.
My grass is growing like crazy, I just caught it on Friday.
Having the rain back is nice, the frogs are back at night.
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Tue Jul-28-09 03:46 AM
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Tue Jul-28-09 12:04 PM
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19. Thats because you live in hell |
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you should consider relocating to somewhere that dosn't have a sincere urge to catch fire regularly.
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:39 PM
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30. Ack, just reading that makes me wilt even more! |
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Tue Jul-28-09 12:05 PM
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20. It's supposed to be 104 or so today here in Portland. |
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We're not used to this! We're meeeeeelting! Meeeeeelting, I tell you!
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Tue Jul-28-09 06:24 PM
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That's crazy! You have my cool sympathy. Head for the pool or somethin. :hug:
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:35 PM
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Edited on Tue Jul-28-09 09:35 PM by Arugula Latte
I took my daughter to see Harry Potter so we could sit in air conditioning for a few hours.
They say 107 tomorrow! :scared:
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Tue Jul-28-09 01:30 PM
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21. I know, it's killing me |
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I don't remember summers being like this as a kid! Used to a little sun, a little rain, but mostly cloudy days!
I'm pregnant, sweating my ass off, trying to keep cool. Thinking about moving into my car where at least I have A/C. :P
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:36 PM
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Are you pretty big? That makes it worse.
Hang in there. I went to a movie today -- good excuse to sit in AC for awhile. :hi:
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Wed Jul-29-09 07:40 PM
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So yeah I'm on the big side, lol. Spent like an hour at an ice cream place yesterday and took my sweeeeet time grocery shopping today.
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:41 PM
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31. Oh God, you poor thing! |
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I was in my mid trimester during summer time, and it was difficult to handle higher temps, but lordy, it wasn't anywhere near as hot that long ago summer as it is right now!
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Wed Jul-29-09 07:44 PM
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45. I can't remember it ever being like this out here |
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Wed Jul-29-09 08:21 PM
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46. Well, it's currently 103 degrees. Broke all records. |
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:43 PM
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33. Sit in the tub or put a pan or bowl of ice in front of the fan. Don't get overheated. |
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Wed Jul-29-09 07:41 PM
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I'd forgotten about the ice in front of the fan trick. :)
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Wed Jul-29-09 08:22 PM
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:43 PM
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I didn't come to Seattle for it to be 91 degrees in my residence.
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:54 PM
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34. It has cooled off here. |
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I am sitting outside typing this.
How did it get hotter there then here.
Have a :toast: with me.
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Tue Jul-28-09 09:55 PM
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Wed Jul-29-09 01:10 PM
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37. It was hot here too but we just had a thunderstorm. Feels nice and cool now. |
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Wed Jul-29-09 02:48 PM
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Wed Jul-29-09 03:56 PM
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39. hey northern neighbor |
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its 100+ down here
and i am doing roofing!!!! :hi: :hug:
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Wed Jul-29-09 05:25 PM
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40. Are you crazy??? Roofing in this heat? |
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Edited on Wed Jul-29-09 05:26 PM by SeattleGirl
It's 102 here. We've officially broken the "oh fuck" hot weather record.
I hope you're keeping yourself hydrated, neighbor to the south!
:toast: :hi:
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Wed Jul-29-09 05:39 PM
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41. I went downtown today on the bus to today, it was hot and very windy. |
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The tall bulidings made it feel like a windtunnel.
What is the normal temps in the summer.
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Wed Jul-29-09 07:14 PM
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42. Average is in the low-mid 70s for July/August. |
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Wed Jul-29-09 08:23 PM
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48. I'm longing for those days! |
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Wed Jul-29-09 09:43 PM
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99F in Everett. 93F currently (7PM)
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Wed Jul-29-09 08:55 PM
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49. That is our winter temp most of the time. |
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Wed Jul-29-09 09:36 PM
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50. It is 97 degrees in my apartment. |
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So far I've gotten near-record snowfall and record heat since moving here. Other than that it's been great. :eyes:
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Wed Jul-29-09 10:15 PM
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53. Since you moved here, hmmmmmm????? |
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Wed Jul-29-09 09:54 PM
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I have never seen anything like this. Up on the Buckley Enumclaw plateau, it looks like thunder clouds off to the south east. i shudder to think what havoc thunder would create, it being so dry out.
The snow and the heat certainly make this year one for the record books.
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Wed Jul-29-09 10:16 PM
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I've lived here for over 25 years, and have not seen this either.
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Thu Jul-30-09 12:00 AM
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55. It is truly wierd.... |
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I've lived in the Pacific NW for almost 40 years...Washington my whole life... and today was definitely one the likes of which I've never experienced before...
and tonight...at twilight...the sky looked so freaking strange. The color was very other-worldly. Felt like being in the Twilight Zone.
I was talking to native Seattle-ite at the time and she was totally wierded out by how it looked as well.
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Thu Jul-30-09 12:25 AM
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56. My daughter, who lives up on Capital Hill and has a view of downtown, |
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said she could see shimmering heat waves over the downtown buildings.
I took a shower earlier (a very COOOOOOOL shower), and my shampoo and conditioner felt like they'd been warmed in the oven.
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