Jul 152006
We are experiencing “the muggies”, as we used to say back in Wisconsin. My desktop weather widget says the temperature outside is ninety-nine degrees and the weather oracles are forecasting more of the same for the next days. My decision to replace my ailing air conditioning unit a couple months ago seems rather prudent, as the old unit had a tendency to clog up with ice formations on extremely hot days such as this. I do need to venture out later to attend a friend’s party, but otherwise I plan on watching the sidewalks buckle from the comfort of my home.
People frequently ask me if I experience health difficulties because of the heat. Actually, I’m much more comfortable in extreme heat than extreme cold. I don’t have to worry about exposed body parts going numb and I don’t have to wear bulky layers of clothing. The only thing I have to remind myself to do is stay hydrated. My wheelchair, being mostly black, absorbs a ton of heat and my seating material doesn’t breathe well, especially around my back. Accordingly, I’m liable to turn into a dry husk of a corpse if I don’t get watered now and then.
It reached 98 here today (off the sunny shores of The Big Apple)
I say “It’s hotter than a June bug in July! ( with a really bad southern drawl)
It’s not just hot. It’s like Africa hot.
Not that I mind, nor am I complaining. In fact , I prefer the heat to the winter ( not that I mind a little “chill”, but when Jack Frost embraces a witch’s tit, then I mind.) Oh, that’s a saying too “It’s colder than a witch’s tit.”
I breathe better in the warmer climates. I have a handicapped scooter that looks like a motorcycle (at least i think it’s handicapped, it hasn’t told me otherwise yet. LOL!) anyway, It flys! It’s so fast. I love the cruise in the summer time. get a tan, say hello to my neighbors. I enjoy the summer time.