Comments on: ‘Excessive heat warning’ issued for Seattle

By: angelatini

angelatini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:35:41 +0000

You and the Italians with the cold beer! When I was there and complained about the heat they encouraged me to drink beer…but alcohol makes me warmer and flushed. Doesn't help. hahaha

By: angelatini

angelatini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:15:22 +0000

So basically all the smarties just said F-it and got the A/C…and BOY are we glad we did. All my friends are threatening to come to my house…I think it may be time for an A/C party! :)

It's frosty cool in my bedroom and I frickin LOVE it.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:12:53 +0000

*snort* THAT was the awesome. :)

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:54:47 +0000

One of my favorite quotes of all time!!

According to Wikipedia, Charles Dudley Warner came up with it originally. It was later "quoted by Mark Twain in a lecture, and is often attributed to him." (Twain, that is.)

Thanks for reminding me of it in this time of need. ;-)

By: milo_dakkat

milo_dakkat — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:39:17 +0000

Everybody complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it…unless you live in a far better East/West coast city where they know how to *do* weather better than us yokels.

I've lived in Brooklyn and Albuquerque and I prefer Seattle's “extremes” any time of the year.

By: Sarah Gerhardt

Sarah Gerhardt — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:42:27 +0000

You know, I have to agree with you. I just moved out here in January from Kansas, it's hot there, and I made fun of you Seattlites mercilessly when my boyfriend would talk about it being 80 degrees and SO HOT! To top it off, I spent many summers working in factories in Kansas where it was nothing for it to be nearing 130.

But then you get here. You acclimate. You realize there is no air conditioning. You spend the night with 4 fans in your bedroom pointed directly at you and are still too hot to sleep. Then you realize that being a Seattlite means you're not able to handle hot weather.

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:18:13 +0000

Don't you know, Milo, that whining has been shown to raise one's pain tolerance? Well not whining, exactly. Swearing. But whining is really just swearing in milder language, isn't it?

Heat, snow, rain, smog – whine goes with everything!

By: milo_dakkat

milo_dakkat — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:46:41 +0000

It's hot. It's summer. Quit yer whining. It will pass (then you can go back to complaining about the rain/snow/sun/winds/clouds/whatever.)

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:36:02 +0000

I fully support your right to eat that nasty stuff.

;-)

By: SplatterdWhim

SplatterdWhim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:55:16 +0000

I thought I was the only one who loves Gazpacho this time of year! Everyone else I've mentioned it to today looks at me like, “Gazpawhat?”

Best. Summer food. Ever.

By: SplatterdWhim

SplatterdWhim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:48:10 +0000

Agree completely, it's an unfair comparison. I grew up in Arizona, and yes…it's hot…but it's also illegal for landlords to rent out an apartment that has no cooling.

And, as a desert rat, I still say this heat sucks.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:47:18 +0000

when i'm not working, i've been drinking cold beer. that helps.

also, gazpacho!!! sooo freaking refreshing and you can make it really fast – at least the prep time – then let it get really cold. yum.

By: hilda

hilda — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:43:41 +0000

A friend was putting in a new back porch for us last week. He suddenly got very dizzy, drank more water and had to lie down. We kept a close eye on him and didn't know if 911 would be needed. Thankfully he felt better after resting and rehydration. He is from Louisiana. When someone from there gets heat exhaustion in Ballard you know it is hot.
Be careful out there everybody, don't do heavy physical activity if you can avoid it, take frequent breaks, drink plenty of water, wear a hat. Oh and don't forget the sunscreen.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:11:06 +0000

definately a good use of city water….

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:38:47 +0000

Good reminder, SeaSpider – thank you.

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:37:10 +0000

Second that – it helps quite a bit.

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:36:44 +0000

Must have been hot two years ago – that's when we gave up and bought a small A/C unit for the bedroom as well!

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:35:04 +0000

I'm never glad I'm not drinking.

By: Black_Sheep

Black_Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:33:30 +0000

We have no attic insulation, either….soon, I hope!

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:32:01 +0000

Yeah, more bars should have pools. ;-)

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:28:58 +0000

Ha!

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:28:53 +0000

Can you just program it to the lowest heat setting?

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:27:36 +0000

Yeah, leaving the airport was a real gasper.

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:24:39 +0000

One of the best birthday presents I ever got was my portable air conditioner. It vents through a dryer-type hose out the window and does a reasonable job of keeping my 530 square foot studio cool.

Ahhhhhh.

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:21:24 +0000

“Used in different ways, of course.”

HA! Glad I wasn't drinking when I read that. ;-)

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:20:15 +0000

Ba-dum-pum!

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:14:41 +0000

Hey, I'll cop to being a weather wussy! You bet! Born and raised here, and can NOT handle heat, especially with humidity!

Wus wus wus! Not ashamed of it!

I'll be getting up early and doing anything I need to do outside before noon!

By: Ernie_98107

Ernie_98107 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:51:42 +0000

I never complain when it is hot like this. I pay good money pretty much every winter to vacation in places where it is 90 degrees out.

I look at it like a free plane ticket. If I go down to my local bar after work, sit there and sweat with a stiff cocktail in my hand it'll be just like being on vacation. Actually a pool would be nice.

By: motorrad

motorrad — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:35:37 +0000

So let's quickly recap what 1 outspoken person posted:
-that seattlites are whining pansies. ( I personally am up in the air on this)
-talked tough
-grew up in Phoenix where it can hit 120 daytime, overnight of 105
-admitted he/people stay indoors 24/7 in the hot season.
-left phoenix because it is too hot. Doh!
note: I would have thought this person would be toughing out this mild warm spell. BUT NO...
-Using multiple window fans, added insulation in attic and installed attic exhaust fan. Thankful and bragging the upstairs is 75 degrees.
WOW! I come from a place where I walked to work uphill 20 miles EACH way carrying my tools. It was often 98 degrees with 95% humidity. That is brutal. Phoenix is a dry heat. I have visited phoenix and vegas and laugh how people may talk tough but they aren't jogging or golfing between 10 and 7. Those cities look like ghost towns middle of day. They get into their cool cars in a cool parking enclosure, drive with the air con on to another cool parking structure. And sleep with the air con on. I grew up and lived with much worse than what a seattle heat wave offers, but will readily admit it is uncomfortable.

I will be leaving now to lay in the sprinklers at the park on 22nd and 57th. I will be wearing my red speedo taking up the spot with the most shooting water. Tell your kids to be careful running as the oil slick from my sun protection will be slippery. Please refrain from telling me the sprinklers are for children only as you will not like my response. You should join us.

I will be toughing it out tonight, sleeping in the warm temps without the aid of air con, fans or insulation. And I will be reminiscing of home. Stay cool Ballardites.

By: Edog

Edog — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:18:43 +0000

Another problem with Cheap Fans is they don't even buy tickets when you make the playoffs!