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OMG! You *pansies*! :D
I just checked the weather in Seattle, after seeing a lot of posts about it.
91deg. Ouch. That's pretty damned hot for up there.
Then I see the humidity.
**27%**?? You're complaining about **27%**?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh dear god, you poor dears, you have no idea. At that nice dry humidity, sweating still works. Evaporation is efficient. You can cool yourself with a wet towel and a fan quite nicely. Seriously... years of living on the dry hot side of the Cascades, and in Salt Lake City make this a no-brainer: mist yourself with some water in front of a fan, and it will feel 10-15deg cooler almost instantly. Soak a towel in water and toss it on your back while you walk around - same effect. When the humidity is that low, water + moving air = cool. Temperature is easily overcome if the air is dry. When it's humid... not so much.
When the temp is in the 90s, and so is the humidity, *then* you're in deep doodoo. (Actually, that's pretty much what it feels like.... walking through warm poo.) cf: NC, NY.
Go sweat yourself silly, and enjoy the evaporation for those of us who cannot. :P :)
91deg. Ouch. That's pretty damned hot for up there.
Then I see the humidity.
**27%**?? You're complaining about **27%**?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh dear god, you poor dears, you have no idea. At that nice dry humidity, sweating still works. Evaporation is efficient. You can cool yourself with a wet towel and a fan quite nicely. Seriously... years of living on the dry hot side of the Cascades, and in Salt Lake City make this a no-brainer: mist yourself with some water in front of a fan, and it will feel 10-15deg cooler almost instantly. Soak a towel in water and toss it on your back while you walk around - same effect. When the humidity is that low, water + moving air = cool. Temperature is easily overcome if the air is dry. When it's humid... not so much.
When the temp is in the 90s, and so is the humidity, *then* you're in deep doodoo. (Actually, that's pretty much what it feels like.... walking through warm poo.) cf: NC, NY.
Go sweat yourself silly, and enjoy the evaporation for those of us who cannot. :P :)
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Acclimation matters.
Just because it sucks worse where you are, does not mean it doesn't suck here. Just means you're stupid to live where you do. Try not to take that out on those of us who know better. :)
You also have AC, a cost that is not justified 355 days out of the year here, and an appliance that is not available the ten days it *might* be justified.
Fair warning: I may be the teensiest bit cranky the end of the month, if temps and humidity are in the 90s. I expect the other time I visit NY will be much closer to one end or the other of the baseball season.
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Bite me :).
With previously acquired permission slips, of course...
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Hey, while I know and sympathize that it stinks to be in teh suck up there, I can still point and laugh... :D
Re: Acclimation matters.
Fun, huh? :D Be thankful you're where evaporation *does* work well.
Yeeeeeeeah, if you're not enjoying that, you're likely to be a bit cranky back here in the swamp. Drink plenty of fluids, and basically try not to move.
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However, as I am often forced to remind the devs here at work, 'can' and 'should' are different words...
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See also Dilbert, "head cubicles". Just because you've become acclimatized through years of weather-inflicted abuse to an unreasonable standard doesn't mean *we* should give it any credence. I'm going to stay out here where I don't have to worry about all the lovely weather related nonsense I remember from my 3 years on the East coast and *I'll* be the one pointing and laughing. Enjoy the crowded swamp--I think, and I'm pretty sure there's some evidence to back me, that if anyone's nuts here, it'd be you.
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Go back and read what I said - the humidity there is dry enough to use simple evaporation as an effective coping mechanism. I outlined how, based on dealing with relatively dry heat for many years. I only wish those techniques worked here, it'd cut down on my AC bill tremendously.
Frankly, I'm downright jealous of your weather, right now, or pretty much any day. The idea that the humidity would be *that low* on a day of 90-100 sounds like heaven. (To be utterly honest, I really don't like it here - weather, culture, people... there's really nothing but occasional trips to NYC to play to recommend this area. If it weren't for work, there's no way I'd be here. But for short term, I'm trying to enjoy the uniqueness of it.)
Yes, I'm going to point and laugh a bit (in friendly jest), because to be honest, I don't understand the griping. It's hot, yes indeedy... but it's a hot that is manageable with a bit of thought and information. You have the power, knowing is half the battle, transform and roll out, blah blah blah...
Besides, you know it's going to break in a few days, while our weather won't for 2-3 months. So enjoy the uniqueness of it, if nothing else, ferchrissakes.
And drink plenty of water. :)
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Adults don't actually have to use smileys to indicate sarcasm, you know. Ambrose Bierce managed somehow. I mean, I referenced Dilbert and Crocodile Dundee, and I'm being too serious? Come on.
On a serious note, what about 90 degree weather is superior to 80 degree weather? In my book, nothing--so it's only heaven if your standards are low (although, I've often said the secret to happiness is low standards.)
(Don't you just *hate* testers? Oh, and don't even get me started about "uniqueness"...)
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Nothing about 90deg is better than 80deg, all else being equal... but I'll take a dry 90 over a humid 80 *ANY* day. It's easier to deal with.
And yes, testers are obnoxious. :D