Summer is now official in West Seattle, where the temperature broke 75 yesterday.
And then we have New Jersey, which may have to start a siesta program with all these 90-plus degree days. Our yard thermometer registered 100 in the shade earlier this afternoon.
Not having any fixed schedule, the cat and I have in fact instituted siestas as the only way to get through until night cools things off. I'm glad I am no longer working in a newsroom kept at 60 degrees in the summer, then out to the car which was 113 degrees inside, and off to an assignment under the broiling sun.
Today I did yardwork and errands early and then dozed off in breezes on the 10-window porch. An overcast sky prevented the porch from heating up in the late afternoon as it usually does. Then, the only respite is from a fan in the front room, or maybe sitting in the shade outside or shopping somewhere air-conditioned.
Even seniors who have their own air conditioners tend to tough it out rather than run up the electric bill.
Of course, we seniors grew up in the days before such amenities anyway. And men were expected to wear suits no matter what the weather, while women suffered wearing girdles and pantyhose under their dresses.
Hmm. Maybe a little heat won't hurt us after all, now that the dress code is long gone.
--Bernice
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I am spoiled NOW with A/C...grew up NEVER having it in Upstate NY, but we seriously only see weather like this for about 2-4 weeks out of the entire year so is not unbearable overall. Here though....I have learned to love the cool breezes inside my apartment.
ReplyDeleteBut Rob, we usually don't see this kind of weather until August. It's still June. There could be much more of this ahead.
ReplyDeleteBernice..girdles!! OMG! I remember. Yuck!
In my youth (long ago) in NYC the only air-conditioned places were department stores and movie theatres. So we went to the movies a lot during the summer and would see a double feature plus a newsreel, sports, previews, and at least one cartoon. 50 cents or so, and you could sit through it twice. Those were the days!
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