Comments on: Get ready for another record-breaker http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/ News, events and restaurant guide for Seattle's Ballard neighborhood Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SeaSpider http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21072 SeaSpider Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:47:24 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21072 Phoenix is horrible unless you don't mind being forced to stay inside all the time. When I was in grade school we had to stay inside for recess at the start/end of the school year because the playground equipment was so hot you'd seriously burn yourself touching it. In third grade our science experiment was frying eggs on the merry-go-round! Of course on top of that Phoenix is just plain ugly - it's a huge sprawling mass much like LA and prime example of why laws governing development are a GOOD thing to have!!<br><br>I've been "fortunate" enough to have experienced the extremes of weather. I grew up in Phoenix and also served in the Army at Ft. Irwin (Death Valley) so I've seen extreme heat. I also attended both the Army winter survival school in Alaska and the Marine Corps winter school in the Sierra Nevada mountains so I've spent my share of time sleeping in the snow. Given a choice between extreme heat and extreme cold I'll take the cold every time. Simply put, when it gets cold out you can always put on another layer of clothing but when it gets hot out you can only take off so much! <br><br>The weather is why I live in Seattle - it never gets too hot and never gets too cold. Our idea of a snow storm or a heat wave is a joke to most other parts of the country. Phoenix is horrible unless you don't mind being forced to stay inside all the time. When I was in grade school we had to stay inside for recess at the start/end of the school year because the playground equipment was so hot you'd seriously burn yourself touching it. In third grade our science experiment was frying eggs on the merry-go-round! Of course on top of that Phoenix is just plain ugly – it's a huge sprawling mass much like LA and prime example of why laws governing development are a GOOD thing to have!!

I've been “fortunate” enough to have experienced the extremes of weather. I grew up in Phoenix and also served in the Army at Ft. Irwin (Death Valley) so I've seen extreme heat. I also attended both the Army winter survival school in Alaska and the Marine Corps winter school in the Sierra Nevada mountains so I've spent my share of time sleeping in the snow. Given a choice between extreme heat and extreme cold I'll take the cold every time. Simply put, when it gets cold out you can always put on another layer of clothing but when it gets hot out you can only take off so much!

The weather is why I live in Seattle – it never gets too hot and never gets too cold. Our idea of a snow storm or a heat wave is a joke to most other parts of the country.

]]> By: cdpenne http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21073 cdpenne Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:21:26 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21073 This weather is 100% glorious. Perfect! Don't you all remember this past winter? Which was gorious also BTW. Or how bout last May/June? You still needed a coat. Today I rode my motocycle down from Kingston south around Hood Canal. Wow. Tank top the whole way, doing 70 and still warm. This is rare folks. Enjoy it. The cold and rain will return soon enough. This weather is 100% glorious. Perfect! Don't you all remember this past winter? Which was gorious also BTW. Or how bout last May/June? You still needed a coat. Today I rode my motocycle down from Kingston south around Hood Canal. Wow. Tank top the whole way, doing 70 and still warm. This is rare folks. Enjoy it. The cold and rain will return soon enough.

]]> By: heat baby http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21071 heat baby Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:08:26 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21071 I'm happy for all of you who enjoy warm weather, but like Trix, I also will patiently wait for autumn as I kind of wilt once it gets over about 70. I think I fall into the very small bunch of people who suffer from summer SAD. According to a story I heard on KUOW several months ago, there actually are some people (myself included) who become less energetic, listless, uncomfortable, and sometimes grouchy during the summer. I'm so glad that I live in Seattle where the summer is usually mild. As a generally positive person, I'd hate to imagine what a challenging spouse I'd be if I lived in Phoenix! And by the way, the cool breeze that has kicked up in the last half an hour or so is just lovely! I'm happy for all of you who enjoy warm weather, but like Trix, I also will patiently wait for autumn as I kind of wilt once it gets over about 70. I think I fall into the very small bunch of people who suffer from summer SAD. According to a story I heard on KUOW several months ago, there actually are some people (myself included) who become less energetic, listless, uncomfortable, and sometimes grouchy during the summer. I'm so glad that I live in Seattle where the summer is usually mild. As a generally positive person, I'd hate to imagine what a challenging spouse I'd be if I lived in Phoenix! And by the way, the cool breeze that has kicked up in the last half an hour or so is just lovely!

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21070 Silver Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:03:50 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21070 Nuh uh! I'll be dancing in the snow!!! Nuh uh! I'll be dancing in the snow!!!

]]> By: Ernie_98107 http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21067 Ernie_98107 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:25:33 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21067 I'm with you jules, I pay good money to go on vacation in places where it's 90 degrees out. <br><br>On the rare occasion where it comes to my own back yard for free you won't find me complaining. I'm with you jules, I pay good money to go on vacation in places where it's 90 degrees out.

On the rare occasion where it comes to my own back yard for free you won't find me complaining.

]]> By: clamster http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21069 clamster Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:00:49 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21069 I say enjoy it while you can because next Winter you'll be wishing for today's warm weather. I say enjoy it while you can because next Winter you'll be wishing for today's warm weather.

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21068 Silver Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:19:25 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21068 It's days like this that remind me why I will *not* be going to Burning Man.<br><br>Heat, altitude and alkali dust. DO NOT WANT!!! It's days like this that remind me why I will *not* be going to Burning Man.

Heat, altitude and alkali dust. DO NOT WANT!!!

]]> By: jules http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21066 jules Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:23:54 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21066 Bring on the heat, baby. The hotter the better! Makes me think of the days surfing in Costa Rica although it was like 103 degrees there).....man, weren't THOSE the days!<br><br>enjoy this weather, have fun & be SAFE!! Bring on the heat, baby. The hotter the better! Makes me think of the days surfing in Costa Rica although it was like 103 degrees there)…..man, weren't THOSE the days!

enjoy this weather, have fun & be SAFE!!

]]> By: Just me http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21065 Just me Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:10:12 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21065 Swedish G<br><br>Are you an idiot....no you are smart...remember you are a Swede and we are <br>smart!...personally I don't like the heat. I grew up in northern Minnesota where<br>in my senior year got down to 40 below in the winter. I like cool weather. Anything over 80 and I wilt! Swedish G

Are you an idiot….no you are smart…remember you are a Swede and we are
smart!…personally I don't like the heat. I grew up in northern Minnesota where
in my senior year got down to 40 below in the winter. I like cool weather. Anything over 80 and I wilt!

]]> By: Swedish G http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21064 Swedish G Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:01:44 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21064 I'll be biking UP Golden Gardens Dr. In 90 degree heat. This is a terrible idea. Why am I an idiot? Please, someone tell me. I'll be biking UP Golden Gardens Dr. In 90 degree heat. This is a terrible idea. Why am I an idiot? Please, someone tell me.

]]> By: Sweet Rose http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21059 Sweet Rose Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:46:06 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21059 Ha! Ha!

]]> By: Trix http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21063 Trix Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:26:25 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21063 Sigh...<br>I miss my basement apartment. Now I'm 3 floors up with full sun exposure. Outside, though, is actually a little better than it was yesterday. There is more of a breeze. Sigh…
I miss my basement apartment. Now I'm 3 floors up with full sun exposure. Outside, though, is actually a little better than it was yesterday. There is more of a breeze.

]]> By: Reba http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21062 Reba Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:16:25 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21062 I''m loving my basement apartment today. Its approx 70 degrees in here right now. I used to live in phoenix for 3-4 years and i remember riding my bike home from work in 116 degrees only to get back to my apartment to learn my AC had died. That my friends was brutal. <br><br>This is warm, but nothing a shady spot and a cold beverage wont cure. Maybe some fruit salad or something from Ballard market too. I''m loving my basement apartment today. Its approx 70 degrees in here right now. I used to live in phoenix for 3-4 years and i remember riding my bike home from work in 116 degrees only to get back to my apartment to learn my AC had died. That my friends was brutal.

This is warm, but nothing a shady spot and a cold beverage wont cure. Maybe some fruit salad or something from Ballard market too.

]]> By: 32nd Avenuer http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21061 32nd Avenuer Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:14:15 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21061 The main reason I live here is because the temp doesn't vary all that much. If there were a cooler place to live, that wouldn't have outrageous highs as well, I'd move there in a heartbeat.<br><br>I can't wait until tomorrow! If I had air conditioning, I'd be fine, but trying to sleep when it's this warm is almost impossible. Sleeping in front of a fan helps, fortunately. The main reason I live here is because the temp doesn't vary all that much. If there were a cooler place to live, that wouldn't have outrageous highs as well, I'd move there in a heartbeat.

I can't wait until tomorrow! If I had air conditioning, I'd be fine, but trying to sleep when it's this warm is almost impossible. Sleeping in front of a fan helps, fortunately.

]]> By: chopper_74 http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21056 chopper_74 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:50:37 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21056 yeah, he's good. <br>And apparently, I'll live forever! ;-) yeah, he's good.
And apparently, I'll live forever! ;-)

]]> By: Silver http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21053 Silver Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:40:05 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21053 I (heart) Seattle's marine layer!!! I (heart) Seattle's marine layer!!!

]]> By: boardbrown http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21055 boardbrown Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:24:07 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21055 "Hydrate" makes me think of comic Lewis Black's bit on bottled water. As long as the occasional F-word doesn't bother you, check it out...funny as hell.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNGWn-aWn5g" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNGWn-aWn5g</a> “Hydrate” makes me think of comic Lewis Black's bit on bottled water. As long as the occasional F-word doesn't bother you, check it out…funny as hell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNGWn-aWn5g

]]> By: pattr http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21060 pattr Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:06:39 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21060 What a great day to sit out at Bergen Park...Wait no scratch that.... What a great day to sit out at Bergen Park…Wait no scratch that….

]]> By: angelatini http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21052 angelatini Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:05:53 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21052 I am gonna go ahead and agree here. It's great when you're outside, but the inside of my apartment is like an oven. I am gonna go ahead and agree here. It's great when you're outside, but the inside of my apartment is like an oven.

]]> By: Tiptoes http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21058 Tiptoes Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:55:36 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21058 It's not the heat, it's the stupidity. It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

]]> By: boardbrown http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21050 boardbrown Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:51:45 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21050 DC is BRUTAL in the summer. I grew up there...25 years. DC is BRUTAL in the summer. I grew up there…25 years.

]]> By: AlonzoNeighbor http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21051 AlonzoNeighbor Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:27:48 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21051 One reason we suffer so much when the temperature reaches the high 80's is that most Seattle homes do not have central air conditioning. That said, we are lucky to have our wonderful marine breezes to help cool things off a bit. One reason we suffer so much when the temperature reaches the high 80's is that most Seattle homes do not have central air conditioning. That said, we are lucky to have our wonderful marine breezes to help cool things off a bit.

]]> By: Trix http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21057 Trix Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:25:56 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21057 People aren't used to hot weather here, so of course we tend to complain about it. Me, I'll just shut up about how hot it is now and wait patiently for Fall.<br>And I agree with Chopper. Please drink lots of water. It's more important than some may think. People aren't used to hot weather here, so of course we tend to complain about it. Me, I'll just shut up about how hot it is now and wait patiently for Fall.
And I agree with Chopper. Please drink lots of water. It's more important than some may think.

]]> By: Edog http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21049 Edog Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:19:42 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21049 Yes, perspective matters. I lived in DC where the highs were nothing like AZ, but there was so much humidity, it was a different kind of pain.<br><br>I would say it seems early to have such high highs, or was it just our cold start to spring that makes it more vivid? Yes, perspective matters. I lived in DC where the highs were nothing like AZ, but there was so much humidity, it was a different kind of pain.

I would say it seems early to have such high highs, or was it just our cold start to spring that makes it more vivid?

]]> By: chopper_74 http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21054 chopper_74 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:14:27 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21054 Enjoy! And hydrate folks... Enjoy! And hydrate folks…

]]> By: SeaSpider http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21048 SeaSpider Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:09:32 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21048 This is why I'm so happy I live in Seattle! Sorry but 89 degrees is hardly what I'd call hot. At least not compared with places like Phoenix where the overnight LOW temperature in the summer is often over 100 and the high temperature is often over 115. Also better than Boston or NYC where temps can be in the 90's with humidity to match. Does make me snicker when Seattle natives complain about 89 being too hot - I don't think they know how good they have it! This is why I'm so happy I live in Seattle! Sorry but 89 degrees is hardly what I'd call hot. At least not compared with places like Phoenix where the overnight LOW temperature in the summer is often over 100 and the high temperature is often over 115. Also better than Boston or NYC where temps can be in the 90's with humidity to match. Does make me snicker when Seattle natives complain about 89 being too hot – I don't think they know how good they have it!

]]> By: Edog http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21047 Edog Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:09:30 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21047 This winter it was so cold we stopped keeping the dog on the ground floor, and moved her to the upstairs bedroom. Now it so hot up there, it would be inhumane to keep her there. Alas, after 4 years she has won, and now has full run of the house while we are away at work. At least we close the lids to all the toilets, it might be the coolest water in the house, but I don't want her drinking from there. <br><br>HOT DOG This winter it was so cold we stopped keeping the dog on the ground floor, and moved her to the upstairs bedroom. Now it so hot up there, it would be inhumane to keep her there. Alas, after 4 years she has won, and now has full run of the house while we are away at work. At least we close the lids to all the toilets, it might be the coolest water in the house, but I don't want her drinking from there.

HOT DOG

]]> By: RudyT http://www.myballard.com/2009/06/04/get-ready-for-another-record-breaker/comment-page-1/#comment-21046 RudyT Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:43:12 +0000 http://www.myballard.com/?p=5811#comment-21046 Bring the heat! Bring the heat!

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