Now thats funny

 

Luckily there's about 4 or 5 Starbucks along the way so I can stop in and take a break and get something to drink.

 

Alt+167

Also, Kirland is reporting 106 degrees. Good thing I don't live there yet

 

LOL I'm typing on a MBP so alt+167 does not work. But option+k does

110˚

 

I've started my trek home. I made it 5blocks and had to stop and get a drink to keep dehydrationat bay.

The heat rising off the pavement is so intense it's synging my leg hairs and blowing my hair back as it rises. 10 more blocks to the next starbucks. I'll check in when I get there. Wish me luck.

 

"Phoenix is hot, but it atleast it's a dry heat"

STFU!! IT'S F*CKIN HOT!! I GET SWAMP *** EVERYTIME I STEP OUTSIDE MY DOOR!!!!

 

Man am I sweating. I made it to the starbucks thanks to the traffic light gods. I passed a dead camel onthe way here. My drink is long gone and I already needanother if I hope to make it home. On the way in there was a bicycle commuter sprawled on the sidewalk inches from help. Foaming and lifeless. There was nothing I could do but persevere and live to tell her story. Everywhere the sun bleached bones of the unlucky. And watchful eyes waiting to see if I fall as well.

Time for a smoothies and to continue my journey.

I hope the cat is okay at home. It's still another 10 blocks and my journey is far from over.

 

Shaun's Live Blog of his Walk Home!

 

I ration my cup of water "with no ice" from Starbucks as I count down the blocks. The sun is like a physical force as the trees around me wilt away from it. each car that goes by has a blowtorch for a tailpipe and people jump from shade to shade. You can tell which cars' AC have given up the ghost. Mental note don't buy a mid 90's Chrysler. All of them seem to have their windows down. I can feel the sweat trickle off of every piece of exposed skin. A waitress is setting up a tent outside their restaurant and filling a kiddie pool for waiting patrons. She mists me with the hose on the way by. As soon as I step out from under the tent the sun vaporizes all the water she just sprayed on me in a wisp of steam.

The trek becomes more serious as I leave the possibility of shade and start climbing the final hill home. Bicycle commuters are slowly pedaling and wiping the sweat. People in cars at stoplights are in a fog. I have to check twice to make sure people don't pull out when I cross the street. The final block approaches as I crest the hill. The coffee shop next to my house is closed with a sign "It's hot out so we closed early and went swimming! You should too."

Thanks I'll think about it...if I make it...

Victory! I've arrived at my doorstep. The cat is still alive albeit half his hair is all over the couch now since he's spontaneously decided to shave himself. Or shed en mass...one of the two.

As I sit hear and type out this adventure I'm still sweating and soaking through my t-shirt. There's water here and shelter but no relief.

My cat trying to cool off with a cold towel over him.

 

I've cooked it. So I'm just driving my car around Tukwila running some errands when I realized the AC was basically doing nothing. I then looked at the water temp gauge and it was 4 ticks from the top. I pulled my car over ASAP and shut it off at which point I hear some wierd noises. I open the hood and find out that the noise was the water boiling out of the overflow tank. Everyone else ok today?

 

I want to wash the car but it is still 102*

 

I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and when I returned to my car about 15 minutes later, the fan was still running. I have a window unit in my bedroom, but if I venture out into the hall the heat is crushing. 106 today!

 

My car temp said 106. No problems my neighbor (my aunt and uncle) have an undergound pool! My cat on the other hand drug my gun to me and told me to shoot him.

 

I do that every day.

For all those people who don't know what it feels like here when the wind blows. Take a blow drier and hold it about 6 inches from your face on high.

I just talked to my mom in Bellevue a little while ago. She said it was about 104 today. She was sitting with a frozen towel on here neck. She had a bowl of ice in front of the fan.

 

Heard on interesting statistic today. In Seattle, 13% of households have central AC. This includes apartments and condos but obviously doesn't count window units. In Portland, 58% have AC. WTF... ******* Hippies, you know it's their fault.

Also, for the record, I had my AC on for no more than 10 minutes at a time today and only when going 10-20mph. Higher or lower, I was fine with just the windows and the cross breeze going across 520. I really can't stress the difference enough for those who haven't experienced humid heat. Today was hot, but if you could keep your clothes off your skin it was really ok, sweating actually worked to keep you cool, though another 10 degrees (which I could believe Shaun was experiencing in downtown) makes a big difference too.

Fun mental image for yah. The reason dry heat is better has to do with why sweating works. Sweat cools you off because it evaporates, bleeding off energy as it does so. It's called evaporative cooling and it's what the big, classic-shaped stacks at a nuclear power plant do. But when it's humid, the air is too saturated and can't absorb any more water, so it just sits on your skin and never leaves. It's like getting out of a shower and never drying, every time you step outside!

 

I went back to the car and started it up and found that the low coolant light was on. Left again to get some distilled water and filled it back up and everything appears to be normal again. I think I will be driving my piston engine car for a few more days before I figure this one out.

 

I was in Georgia and North Carolina once in augest. Humid heat is WAY worse.

 

Born and raised in WI and I agree humid heat sucks. you cant even step outside without just dripping sweat.

 

I lived on an island close to the equator with high temps and very high humidity. But as a kid you get used to it and just go about your business.

 

hahaha those were some funny stories last night

 

 

 

I tried to take is saying 106 but it changed back to 105 too fast

 

Mine did the same but I was "lucky" and it went back up.

 

Note to the wimps/Arizona-"why-are-you-guys-whining" people: See how we're not using AC?