Oiz Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Well, here in the Seattle area we hit what I heard is an all-time record high temp today, though I don't know what it ended up being. The radio said 102 downtown, but that was before the hottest part of day. My car thermometer (usually spot-on) read 103 except for the parking lot at REI, where it read 108. Whatever. Around here that's hot.It's coming up on midnight and the house is struggling to cool down below 85 inside, so I'm out on the back patio. Everyone else is crashed out, wiped from the heat. They don't seem to realize that it's too damn hot to sleep.Q1: What does one do when one is tired enough to sleep but not comfortable enough to get in bed?A1: Starbuzz Apple, what else?I love my new hobby.Seattle is not equipped for the extremes of weather. When it's hot we're all miserable because no one has air conditioning in their homes. When it snows everything shuts down because there are about three snow plows in the whole county, no one has snow tires or knows how to drive in snow, and there are these hills. When the wind blows we loose our electricity for a week because someone thought it was a good idea to run all the power lines above ground. I guess they didn't figure out that the reason power poles were so cheap was because you can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a gigantic tree. Have you seen what a good wind storm does to really tall trees?We're good at rain.I grew up outside Chicago, where they have both air conditioning and snow plows. My kids are fascinated by my stories of how we had weeks-at-a-time of weather like this, how it didn't cool off much below 90 at night, how as kids we didn't even go outside until after it started getting dark, and then we chased lighting bugs, something they've never seen. So for me, even though these high temps aren't what I'd call comfortable, they are familiar.The missus, on the other hand, is a delicate flower. First of all, as I'm sure all you gents are aware, women don't sweat, they perspire, and secondly, my wife doesn't perspire, which means that when it's hot like this she just swells up like a balloon and radiates heat, much like the coconara sitting on top of my small tangiers bowl right now. She gets this unfortunate trait from her mother, who, just as unfortunately, happens to be visiting.Yup, you got it. Just when life with 100 degree temperatures, no A/C, and a cranky wife didn't seem like it could get any better, the mother-in-law arrived for her self-invited visit.Q2: So what's the bonus?A2: It's so hot the mother-in-law is leaving early!I'm generally not the kind of person who takes pleasure in the discomfort of others, but I guess we all have our dark side. For me, this week, it's come out in the form of smiling every time I see her sprawled out on the couch, scheming about what airconditioned-venue we can chauffeur her to next, never mind that the kids have been stuck in front of a screen or a book ever since she arrived (coming to "see" the grandchildren involves only looking, not interacting): "If you take the kids swimming that means I'll be stuck in this heat for another hour!"Her bags are packed and sitting by the front door. "I'm never coming back here in July or August again!"Mmmmm, Apple... smells like victory! -Oiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 100 degree heat and no airconditioning!!!! thats crazy.I run the A/c at my house all year long even in the winter.. Well winter only lasts about 3 days down here (south FLA). Its soo hot here in the summer I dont smoke outside, not even at night. I cont smoke inside cuz of the kids. Which leaves me with my garage, which has become my hookah den. Now if I could find a couple of hot belly dancers to keep me company while I smoke..Good Job with the Mother inlaw.. We should start a new organization H.A.I.L!!Husbands Against In Laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamiliarJoe Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Short stories involving hookah are the best ! Seriously though..108!? Damn man. I was thinking you were gonna say your hookah taste better when the temperature is above 100 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchy Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 You guys have never been to Namibia have you. Temps average over 100. Even in winter. Today is damn cold. About 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 funny story. I with fcb on this one... Husbands against in-laws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 WHere's GNR? He can be president of H.A.I.L!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Pff that's nothing. This was taken in my backyard 2 days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 nice, heat without ac = suck.although last year i did end up running my ac while it was snowing...apparently whoever was in charge of controlling the heat temp in my dorm decided 80 degrees would be great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt-641 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 That's what I ended up doing last night too..Couldn't sleep, so I smoked. Great way to end the night!Nice little bonus you got there too lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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