Jun 30 2008
This is the one where I want out of the kitchen.
It is hot.
This is my first summer here in Arizona, and I’m just getting used to the heat. Today’s high is going to be 110.
I’ve always heard Arizonans talking about the “dry heat” and how it’s much more bearable than a humid heat. And until this month I’ve never truly understood that.
I was swimming at the YMCA last weekend and I made the mistake of leaving my black flip-flops exposed to the intense sun while doing laps. I jumped out of the pool and sat down and gathered my things, and realized that my shoes were too hot to wear…so I thought I’ll just run barefoot to the locker room. MISTAKE. My feet were sore for a couple of hours.
I’ve also realized that the tap water here comes out warm.
I break a sweat on the walk to my car before work.
It’s summer vacation, and I don’t see a single child playing in the neighborhood around my house.
But things are different here than they were in California. The people have adapted their lives to the heat. I am only really exposed to the heat on the journey to and from the car to an air conditioned building.
Still, I miss the thought of a sweater on a cool summer evening in Southern California.
@cheapblueguitar you leaving?? Or just singing?
I knew I had acclimated to the summer weather when one day I was outside with a co-worker on our break and we remarked how nice it was outside.It was 102.
You need to be careful! You can easily get 2nd degree burns on your feet from hot concrete. A rookie mistake that you probably won’t make again. :) P.S. I really really really wanted to use ‘willn’t’ in my comment above… but I controlled myself.
So, I was checking my e-mail and there was a link on MSN about the sweatiest cities in America. Out of curiosity I checked it out and it looks like Phoenix is the sweatiest city in the United States.
Congratulations!
Sick.
It’s so true, btw. If you don’t have AC, you’re screwed.
Oh, and I totally miss you too.