Fucking Summer. (Hell descends on Chicago.)

[Oliveloaf]

Dear God, how do people in St. Louis and Atlanta deal with this?

I know it gets like this every year, but now it's hear. Temps just under 100
and high humidity.

I hate this crap!

I recall watching the evening news some years ago during a heat wave. An enterprising street reporter stopped some old lady on the street to get her take
on the weather. I will never forget her awesome response, "What's the mayor
doing about the heat?"

I believe the Sarafeena Family is entertain this coming weekend. Sweaty guests on tap. That, and a Cubs loss. Welcome summer.

[Zuul]

I'm moving this week and I was sitting on the floor in my bedroom with two fans directly on me. I was still. I just sat there, sorting things into boxes. Despite my stillness, despite the fans, sweat was rolling down my face.

My family has always insisted that this is somehow more comfortable than the dry heat out in Nevada. No, it is not. I can, at the very least, dry off at some point when it's a dry heat. This is just a nonstop swampiness. I feel filthy as soon as I turn off the shower.

Nasty, nasty heat wave.

[Marsilia]

What was that about heat? I couldn't hear you on account of the torrential rain that started last night and will all evaporate into air akin to that inside a sick person's mouth.

[Sarahfeena]

I was in the nice cool air in Border's this evening, and when I walked outside, my glasses fogged up. It is steamy.

[Elendil's Heir]

It's pretty steamy in NE Ohio too. It's times like these that I remind my wife that she was on the fence a few years back about getting our 1918-built house retrofitted for A/C. It's not a luxury but a necessity IMHO at a time like this. The older I get, the less I like the summer heat and humidity.

[Orual]

My family has always insisted that this is somehow more comfortable than the dry heat out in Nevada. No, it is not.

I think your family must be from opposite land.

[Zuul]

My family has always insisted that this is somehow more comfortable than the dry heat out in Nevada. No, it is not.

I think your family must be from opposite land.

My mother says that because when it gets really, really hot everything you touch is hot, that makes it worse than when it's just that the heat can't escape from your body because of the humidity.

I think I'd rather burn my hands on the steering wheel than die in a puddle of sweat in front of the air conditioner, begging for the air to dry out. But that's just me!

[Zuul]

My family has always insisted that this is somehow more comfortable than the dry heat out in Nevada. No, it is not.

I think your family must be from opposite land.

My mother says that because when it gets really, really hot everything you touch is hot, that makes it worse than when it's just that the heat can't escape from your body because of the humidity.

I think I'd rather burn my hands on the steering wheel than die in a puddle of sweat in front of the air conditioner, begging for the air to dry out. But that's just me!

[Rube E. Tewesday]

Zuul, it's oddly impressive that your family holds fast, not just against modern science, but against the most banal of cliches.

That somebody doesn't believe in Copernicus is one thing, but denying that "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" is truly awesome.

[Oliveloaf]

My dad used to say, "It's not the degrees, it's the dew point."

[Marsilia]

As someone who has touched hot door handles and steering wheels in South Mississippi, I have to call bullshit on your mum, Z. Touching something hot and gross is far worse than touching something hot and not gross.

BTW, the humidity after the torrential downpour did, in fact, make the world feel like the inside of a sick person's mouth.

[What Exit?]

It's pretty steamy in NE Ohio too. It's times like these that I remind my wife that she was on the fence a few years back about getting our 1918-built house retrofitted for A/C. It's not a luxury but a necessity IMHO at a time like this. The older I get, the less I like the summer heat and humidity.

AC is a need. When we were first married we had one small bedroom AC but at least we had a whole house fan that did help. But I am a big believer in Central Air. I don't like the heat.

Zuul, your family must just enjoy being perverse.

[The Original An Gadaí]

Meanwhile, we had to put the central heating on tonight it was so cold in our house, in July!

[What Exit?]

This is why I would like to retire to Ireland or Scotland. I love the weather.

[Elendil's Heir]

Oh, sure - all the rain and fog anyone could possibly want!

[CatInASuit]

We had out Summer in Spring, it's Autumn over here now.

[Oliveloaf]

Today's the big day: 100 degrees...and humid.

[Sarahfeena]

Oh yeah, it's hot. Like a brick oven out there.

[Oliveloaf]

Just back from lunch. Car never cooled off. Nothing like a full-shirt sweat to prepare you for an afternoon of sitting behind a desk.

[Sarahfeena]

My parents are here visiting...they said it doesn't seem that hot to them, but then, they live in Palm Springs.

[Orual]

My poor Chicago-dwelling sister just texted me a pic of her dashboard thermometer - 104 degrees F.

You sad, melting people.

[Zuul]

This was a really bad week to pick for moving. After hauling some appliances around, I got ill from the combination of heat and exertion. Ugh.

I'm actually looking forward to the bitter cold of winter now.

[What Exit?]

I really don't mind it. They don't get much hot weather and they don't get much snow. Lots of days in the 60s and 70s which is ideal for me.

We get the 100° weather starting tomorrow and through probably Saturday.

[CatInASuit]

That's pretty hot. I'll see if I can send some rain your way. Maybe we could swap for some sunshine.

[Zuul]

Today we got down to the 60s during daylight hours. It was glorious. I could finally clean without feeling like I was dying.

[Marsilia]

We had rain all day, which is good, because it was over a hundred degrees and humid yesterday.

[Elendil's Heir]

It's pretty steamy in NE Ohio too. It's times like these that I remind my wife that she was on the fence a few years back about getting our 1918-built house retrofitted for A/C. It's not a luxury but a necessity IMHO at a time like this. The older I get, the less I like the summer heat and humidity.

Aaaaaaand of course our A/C chose this weekend to fail. The repair guy came out yesterday and said the motor is shot. We had nine good years out of it, though, so I can't say I'm too surprised. Hopefully it'll be back up and running tomorrow.

[Marsilia]

What was that about heat? I couldn't hear you on account of the torrential rain that started last night and will all evaporate into air akin to that inside a sick person's mouth.

BTW, the humidity after the torrential downpour did, in fact, make the world feel like the inside of a sick person's mouth.

We had rain all day, which is good, because it was over a hundred degrees and humid yesterday.

And, more rain today. I swear, it's been an every other day thing for the past couple of weeks. I'm sick to death of these fits and starts and the grossness of...everything.

[Zuul]

It's warmer today, but it was still cool enough I got my bathroom cleaning done without dying. I'm hoping tomorrow I can get the AC hooked up in the new place!

[Sarahfeena]

Worst. summer. ever. First it never gets warm until well into June. Then it gets so hot you can't function. Every few days it rains so much that the humidity goes through the roof, but it never quite cools everything off. And the Cubs suck beyond even my usual low expectations.

[Oliveloaf]

Worst. summer. ever. First it never gets warm until well into June. Then it gets so hot you can't function. Every few days it rains so much that the humidity goes through the roof, but it never quite cools everything off. And the Cubs suck beyond even my usual low expectations.

This is one of those Chicago power-sucky years when there's been no good days to sleep with the windows open. I swear to God, it's never actually in the Seventies around here. There are days for which the average temp. may be in the Seventies, but those comfy days are elusive.

[Oliveloaf]

Thank baby Jesus and the ghost of Sophie Tucker, the heat is gone!

Last night was nice and today is pleasant, too. The forecast is for temps slightly under the norm for the next few days.

Ah.

[Oliveloaf]

Update:

Today is a nearly perfect day, the kind of day that reminds you how perfect a Chicago afternoon can be. Breezy, 79 degrees, mostly sunny. Dang.

[Elendil's Heir]

Yes, that's pretty much the kind of day we had in Cleveland, too. Love it! Windows are open now, and I'm very comfy in shorts and a T-shirt.