tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post8504787061090025830..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Hot Enough For Ya?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-80478106803921725142010-07-10T12:32:12.321-04:002010-07-10T12:32:12.321-04:00We've already had 3 weeks solid of 95-110+ tem...We've already had 3 weeks solid of 95-110+ temps - two of which were before summer even started - a week of cooler temps of about 88, now we're back in the high 90's. <br /><br />Ugh. <br /><br />Heat index daily hits 100-110F. <br />Heat index: heat + humidity = temp it feels like...lately that's been hotter than hell. <br /><br />OK, so I do live in Hot'Lanta, which has been living up to it's misbegotten nickname for the past month. And is normally a might toasty in the deep summer closer to Labor Day. But even the local weather gurus insist this much heat this early in the season is highly irregular...as were the 3 weeks of sub-freezing temps back in January. <br /><br />Now, none of this would be too bad to the average person, but I do not own a car and rely 100% on public transit. So the weather is a huge issue, as I'm exposed to it in all its glory at least twice a day...whether I want to or not. <br /><br />I've already had one bout of heat exhaustion on the way home, even with cool clothing & cold gatorade to drink enroute. Yesterday was a close one. <br /><br />Boss & I had been at another office pulling docs for a case. He & his wife swapped cars so wife & baby would have vehicle w/better ac, her's has a failing ac fan motor. Heading south at 3 PM, on the gridlocked downtown connector to get back to our office, in full sun & 98F...ac was a tease a best. We arrived with both of us dripping with sweat. Boss apologized and sent me home shortly thereafter. <br /><br />In that hour, rogue pop-up thunderstorms had popped-up. While it was a couple degrees cooler, it was now 90%+ humidity, so felt much hotter. And off I went in the sauna to the train station, then wait for a bus and go home. I thought I was going to melt. So much for running errands after work on the way home. Collapsed on the couch after two very large glasses of cold water and slept. Still have a leftover heat headache today. <br /><br />So, the short answer is, NYC & other northern climes, I understand. My power bill and I are feeling your pain...I keep the temp set at 78 when I'm gone and 72 when I'm home.WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-23427361432083594892010-07-08T14:42:37.957-04:002010-07-08T14:42:37.957-04:00It is now 69 degrees at JPL. Yep. 69. At 11:40am. ...It is now 69 degrees at JPL. Yep. 69. At 11:40am. <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/unusually-cold-july-in-la-brings-more-drizzle-less-sizzle.html" rel="nofollow">When it should be at least in the high 70s or low 80s</a>. <br /><br />I am not complaining. At all.Carol Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041453807217603422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-54187770337359782662010-07-08T13:21:59.898-04:002010-07-08T13:21:59.898-04:00Michelle,
You're hitting on the point I tried...Michelle,<br /><br />You're hitting on the point I tried to make about air-conditioning a brownstone. Our AC has been running non-stop for about 45 hours and 80 is the lowest temp it's achieved. But it's a <em>dry</em> 80.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-20408793824708728222010-07-08T13:03:13.155-04:002010-07-08T13:03:13.155-04:00But if it's humid enough that by all rights it...But if it's humid enough that by all rights it should be raining inside, you need a temp lower than 81 to keep the AC running enough to remove the moisture.<br /><br />scramin = what I'd like to be doing from the heatRandom Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-26684478171205428812010-07-08T09:07:03.388-04:002010-07-08T09:07:03.388-04:00We hit 100 down at the beach yesterday. It was ins...We hit 100 down at the beach yesterday. It was insane. Our little wild bunny friend was so hot, he sprawled out on our front lawn and went to sleep, despite several cats who were eyeing him up as a possible late dinner.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458727475454361013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-5910280469697190652010-07-08T08:37:55.855-04:002010-07-08T08:37:55.855-04:00Michelle,
Even when the temp is set at 81, (or ev...Michelle,<br /><br />Even when the temp is set at 81, (or even if that's the best you can achieve), the air conditioner is still dehumidifying the room.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-5728833302833881182010-07-08T08:05:18.778-04:002010-07-08T08:05:18.778-04:00Eric, I absolutely hate the heat. Hate it.
And wh...Eric, I absolutely hate the heat. Hate it.<br /><br />And when you add in the gawdawful humidity, even setting the AC to 78 is oppressive.<br /><br />Of course, I suppose that if I just sat still somewhere, I could handle higher temperatures.<br /><br />If.<br /><br />frogym = what Mark Twain's celebrated amphibian usedRandom Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-53301925400491930322010-07-07T23:49:42.852-04:002010-07-07T23:49:42.852-04:00Wow. I mean, it was triple digits here today, but...Wow. I mean, it was triple digits here today, but that's not why I'm commenting. What's prompting me to comment is that I have <i>my AC set to 81°</i>. I prefer cold weather, but I just can't bring myself to pay the bills for refrigerating the house, and anyway if I set the thermostat much lower than that it just feels colder than it is somehow.<br /><br />Wow.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-49437264158691448502010-07-07T19:26:54.443-04:002010-07-07T19:26:54.443-04:00It's also stupid hot here.
However, we have c...It's also stupid hot here.<br /><br />However, we have central AC, so the temperature is 75.<br /><br />Ahhhh!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-65511599561028546082010-07-07T18:55:04.876-04:002010-07-07T18:55:04.876-04:00Nathan, I love the fact that your lack of love for...Nathan, I <i>love</i> the fact that <i>your</i> lack of love for <i>me</i> means that you don't have to go outside in the <i>heat</i>.<br /><br />Lots of <i>no love</i> back at you!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.com