Even more with the hot

[rolanni]

At noon it was 89F/32C in my office at the day-job.

Here at home, it is a pleasant 77F/25C.

We'll try the day-job thing again tomorrow morning. In the meantime, may we please, oh Gods of Wind and Wildness, have a thunderstorm to break the heat? Kthxbai

Comments

strange heatwave

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Burton from Montreal

It is not much cooler here in Montreal. At least it's partly overcast. How is the office hardware holding up in the day job? Most got some kind of warning about operating above air temperature of 32c/98F.

Maybe you shouldn't wish for the thunderstorm so hard. The first Atlantic hurricane (Bill) of the year will be wandering near Maine and Nova Scotia about next Monday. We should find out at 8PM EST if there's any change in the path of the hurricane. Just curious, how prepare is the Boston area for a hurricane?

heat

[(Anonymous)]

The warehouse I used to work in had no air conditioning either. It would get so hot and humid you could see clouds forming near the ceiling. Management had the bright idea to install fans...on the ceiling where the hot air just blew right down on us. BTW, cardboard boxes don't do well in 90degree heat and 100 percent humidity. Think electronics avalanche.
An inelegant but effective cooing aid was to place one of those flexible ice packs, wrapped in a washcloth, in the central valley in our bras. If you have sufficient space (alas, not me) it's not even noticeable.
Sue H

Re: heat

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Soggy cardboard, yes...

I find (being male and hence not having that area to put an ice pack) that running cold water (in Europe from from 'mains' water which has been underground, but a bowl of water with ice in it works as well if cold running water isn't available) over my wrists and forearms cools me down better than anywhere else. Obviously this has to be an intermittent thing (keyboards don't like getting soggy) but it's a technique I've used many times when it's hot. Second best is to sit with feet in a bowl of cold water (not ice water, you don't want frostbite, but something well below ambient).

Keeping Cool, and hurricanes

[mothadventures.livejournal.com]

I hope they at least let you have a fan in the attic! Something you might want to try for keeping yourself cool is a "hydro neck wrap". It has lots of other names. It's basically a tube of bandanna-like fabric with a special gel inside that you soak in water and then tie around your neck. It sounds strange but they do work. They are not drippy or messy. Many sports stores have them and they should be under $10. For mail order, one reliable source is Duluth Trading: http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/61071.aspx?feature=&kw=neck

Regarding Burton's comment on Boston being ready for hurricanes...this would be the WORST time of year for us to get one, as the students are starting to move back in. For most schools, this weekend is on-campus "early arrival" (special needs, some athletes, etc) and next weekend is the deluge of EVERYbody. For those who rent apartments, the experienced ones move in this weekend, because they know how crazy next weekend will be. The first-time-renters will move in next weekend.

It's bad enough when the weather is GOOD. If a hurricane hits...well, some of these students have never seen even a tropical storm, and are clueless enough about driving a rental truck to get stuck under low bridges on Storrow and Memorial drives. A hurricane during move-in is the stuff nightmares are made of.

When's student move in at the day-job?

Re: Keeping Cool, and hurricanes

[(Anonymous)]

Ok, let's talk heat. From June to Sep, barring the occasional thunderstorm, the temp doesn't drop BELOW 85°, in the Metro Phx area.

Granted, the humidity isn't 75%. But it Could Be Worse!

So be glad you get to avoid that kind of heat, oh denizen of the land of 11 months of snow! :)

(What day *did* you have summer this year? Our winter was on a Tuesday, I think.)

Murgy

Re: Keeping Cool, and hurricanes

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

You'll note that I don't live in Phoenix. This is not an accident.

As for summer, we're having it now, alas.

Re: Keeping Cool, and hurricanes

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

When's student move in at the day-job?

Class of '13 (eek!) comes in for Orientation on September 1. Everybody else gets in on the 7th.

I do have a fan in the attic, yes. If this keeps up, I'm going to have to look in to the hydro neck wrap. I have a similar critter that you (generic you) heat up in the microwave, to help keep you warm, and/or relax tight muscles, so I'm willing to believe its opposite number works.