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Baby, It's HOT Out!

7/8/2013

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You will rarely hear me complain about the cold. This is why there are blankets and jackets and gloves. On the other hand, I can always be counted on to whine about the heat.

I remember being a little girl and sleeping in my room. We had no A/C. Well, my parents did, but they were the only ones...selfish, really, if you think about it; I will be sure to bring it up in therapy. We did have the box fans that sat on the floor and moved around a zillion degrees. ANYWAY, I recall putting my pillow on the windowsill and sleeping with my head like that. Now, we would have a coronary that our kids were going to fall out of the window, and we wouldn't let that even happen, because WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND allows a kid to sleep by the window?! Another therapist moment I suspect...

In my own house we don't have central air. When I was pregnant with Peter we reconfigured and remodeled the upstairs, removing any attic space we had. I WAS PREGNANT, thus, I was brain dead. Why I didn't think about A/C is beyond my limited remembrance of that time, but, I could have been reminded from some kind soul, I don't know, the architect maybe, that duct work and A/C stuff needs space. So, in a moment of glory we went with vaulted ceilings and no place whatsoever to put in central air. Yes, of course I know about ductless air conditioners. You need the wall space to install that. We don't have that either.

We DO have window units. And we do have Vernardo fans that are a kick-ass version of the old box fan. And if I am on top of it, we can keep it humidity free and relatively comfortable in the house. Yesterday, one of my friends offered me her portable A/C unit. I just need Peter and Marco to head on over to her house to make it happen. THAT will make ALL the difference in the world. HOW grateful am I?! I may even fire up the stove again. Oh, who's kidding who? Let's not get crazy.

It is almost too hot for the beach and the pool. My fair, Irish skin, sizzles in the heat. I marvel that Peter played baseball all last week in the heat and Marco watched the games! I would have melted and been particularly unbearable to be around.

I have many friend who LOVE the hot weather. Love, love, love it. Bless their hearts.

What do you do to stay cool?
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
http://youtu.be/qHwZN1X6BVw
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Robin Kidder
7/8/2013 12:05:21 am

What do I do to stay cool? Head to the beach and sit in the sun! Yep, I'm a sun lover! A beach lover! And rarely too hot. Except if it's August and I'm driving around Florida in a black convertible with black leather seats and no A/C! . . . THAT is hot! :-)
Hope you find a way to keep cool. <3

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Maggie ~ TGHR
7/8/2013 12:07:02 am

Fine. Be that way. Wait until you're 50. THEN we'll talk.

xoxo

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Trish
7/8/2013 12:14:16 am

Frequent showers, loose flowing clothing, non-stop window air conditioners running. Ice, lots and lots of ice. Make blueberry lemonade and then freeze it; great slushy. Go to the Adirondacks and get rained on while kayaking - very cooling. Swim! Ceiling fans

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Maggie ~ TGHR
7/8/2013 03:53:34 am

LOVE the idea of getting rained on while kayaking!
Note To Self: buy a kayak

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Laura D.
7/8/2013 03:47:10 am

Where I come from (New Jersey, in case you could possibly forget), we go to the beach no matter how hot and humid is. There is usually a sea breeze that can't be beat, so it feels cooler than it is. Of course some people go into the ocean. I only go in if the water temperature is above 70 degrees and there are no jellyfish. Hence, there is approximately a one week to ten day window, in early August, when I actually go into the water. On the downside, if there's a land breeze, there are bugs and then we are cranky. These days, I sit under an umbrella, wear a hat, and use 70 SPF, but it's never too hot for the beach, Mags!

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Maggie ~ NOT a JERZEEGIRL
7/8/2013 03:56:15 am

I said *almost* too hot. The walk from the parking lot to the water can actually be brutal; at least at Jones Beach. But, I will certainly still do it. Years ago, out in Sag Harbor, there was an infestation of man of wars; o-u-c-h! So, I get the whole jellyfish thing. Sand bugs are brutal.

Are you at the shore?! ENJOY my friend!

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