Once the temperature peaks 105 degrees I complain non-stop until October.
I intentionally get up really early so that I can sit outside and enjoy the hour or two of 85 degree temps.
I despise getting into my car in the afternoon. It takes 10 minutes to cool it off. (Actually I often compare this to a Buffalo winter... having to warm your car up for 15 minutes before you can drive it.)
But then I arrived in Florida. In the midst of summer.
When I stepped outside of the airport, I actually questioned whether I was underwater.
I couldn't breathe quite right, like I had to work with each breath because I was concerned I was inhaling large amounts of H2O.
I was immediately covered in sweat, having to wipe my forehead with my shirt sleeve.
My glasses were fogged over.
My hair started to frizz.
I pulled out my phone and looked up the weather.
90 degrees and 84% humidity.
What???
How can anyone survive in this environment?
The humidity is almost unbearable.
Trying to straighten my hair was impossible.
And the sweat... it never stopped.
Which is a problem when you have your eyebrows drawn on because you suffer from trichotrillomania. (Yes that's a real disorder. Yes I pull out my eyebrows. Yes I would love to be able to stop.)
I actually had to go out and buy an extra deodorant to keep in my purse.
See, we always joke about Vegas and it's dry heat.
But dry heat is a beautiful thing.
Because no matter how hot it is, with the lack of humidity in the air, you rarely find yourself covered in sweat.
Yes it feels like a blowdryer is constantly blowing on you.
Yes 115 degrees is unbearable no matter what the humidity level.
But when I got off the plane after arriving in Vegas, I was overcome with relief when I felt the warm, dry air.
It was 108 when I arrived. With about 2% humidity.
And I felt at home. And comfortable. And grateful.
As much as I'd like to deny it or change it, after 14 years here... I am a desert girl through and through.
1 comment:
I understand thats like IL when I go home durning summer days I sweat so much that I question how any one can live like this.. But I to complain of the heat in Vegas its HOT all the time.,,I started writting a blog like urs but I wont post it since we both have the same story line lol! I did put up a new one though!! heat sucks..
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