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camwyn ([personal profile] camwyn) wrote2005-06-11 03:32 pm
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All y'all who live further south than Pennsylvania or so have my tremendous respect. How the smegging hell did anyone get anything done before air conditioning?

... yeah, yeah, I know, whining. Shaddap. I save my cheerful endurance for temperatures from the part of the thermometer where Fahrenheit and Celsius start to draw close together. I can live with that. Heat? Not my thing.






ETA: Ah. No wonder it felt so oppressive out there. It's thunderstorming now.
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[identity profile] fireweaver.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Fans... lots of them.
Shorts and t-shirts and flip flops and ice cold water help greatly as well :)
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[personal profile] camwyn 2005-06-11 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Every so often I wonder how the Egyptians got their cities and the Pyramids built, given the heat. And then I remember: the Egyptians were not exactly known for the sheer quantity of their workday clothing. (Plus, y'know, slave labour.) It's amazing how much easier it becomes to understand civilizations in hot climates when you take into account that they did not necessarily insist on throat-to-ankle coverage of absolutely every part of the body.

[identity profile] fireweaver.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Who's bright idea was that more clothing was a good thing? I mean, I can see Siberia not wanting to go the Egyptian route, but I mean, multi layers in 80 plus degree weather?!
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[personal profile] camwyn 2005-06-11 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Seriously. I understand in the Caribbean, they still make you wear a business suit jacket and shirt and tie to office work, but at least let you wear shorts with it.

[identity profile] feonixrift.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Plus, they had the good sense not to work in the middle of the day.

[identity profile] flemmings.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Plus it's *dry* in Egypt. Travelers tell me you can get dangerously dehydrated without realizing it because it's so dry the heat doesn't feel what we register as 'hot,' so people forget to drink.
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[personal profile] camwyn 2005-06-11 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like what they warned us about in Colorado. "It's JULY. You're at ALTITUDE. Drink the friggin' water whether you feel thirsty or not. YOU WILL NEED IT."

(Was on Red Cross relief mission the year of the Heyman Fire.)

The weather is just fine down here!

[identity profile] makkura19.livejournal.com 2005-06-12 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That is crazy not wearing head-to-ankle covering in a hot area. Down here in Phoenix white clothes are half the battle. You can seriously suffer more with less clothing if you're out for extended amount of time! Especially without a hat.

Just walking a mile around 4PM requires preparation here. Water bottle frozen (It'll melt completely after a mile). Check. Spray bottle. Check. Sunscreen. Check. Hat. Check. Sunglasses. Check. Racing for misters (as in patios with mist makers). Check. Dreaming of a balmy 100 degree weather (as opposed to 110). Check.

I love AZ!

[identity profile] fireweaver.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds like my kind of place :)
I'd love to go back in time and see how the Egyptians truly reacted to the heat though (and see how they built the pyramids).

As fun as the Renaissance looks, I think I'll take the modern clothing/plumbing over the pretty clothes.

[identity profile] feonixrift.livejournal.com 2005-06-11 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, you get used to it. Working in late afternoon and early morning, leaving windows open at night to let the decent air in, etc... There are a lot of little tricks to making it more tolerable, most of which only work in a society that is scheduled around the heat. The idea of doing anything between about 12:00 and 4:00 is just foolish. Even that can be done though, with sufficient attention to detail. Long loose cotton clothes, wide-brimmed hats, water jugs...
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