Who else is "enjoying" the exceptionally hot and humid weather gracing the US Midwest this weekend?
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@MegaMooseEsq Some say the mosquito is our state bird. I live practically in a conservancy in the wetlands area. I get my sprinting in dashing to and from my car to avoid the little blood suckers.
Got my walk/jog in today but had to walk a lot more on the second half. Just guzzled Gatorade, which I don’t usually drink and it hit the spot. I may try to get my kids to go to the pool with me this evening—my nearby lake is closed bc of algae bloom. I’ll be working inside restoring order to my home. Between the end of the school year, my son getting home from college, and being away for a week, things have gotten a little out of hand. I’m glad to have an indoor task for the next couple of days.
I have a super power that causes me to get bit by any mosquito within a 5mile radius but the bites only last about a half an hour. I mostly just try and stay inside at dusk, although it's been such a good time for gardening recently. Ah well.I live in Southern California. It gets hot during the day, but it's not humid and there are no mosquitoes. Then the sea breeze comes in the afternoon and turns this place into an evening paradise.
It's not been hot here at all lately. It's supposed to warm up next week, though.
I was trying to explain to someone in Portland why the whole "dry heat vs humidity" thing is a thing and they didn't get it until I said that the presence or absence of sunlight doesn't make much difference when it's humid. Then they got it.I’m originally from SC, now living in SD. The current heat/humidity levels make me feel like I’m back in the southeast. The biggest difference is that at least in the southeast, everywhere had AC...
It drives me bonkers that AC is so rare in the Midwest - I've been renting for two decades and have never had central air.
My husband and daughter have that same super power and it completely ruins most outdoor evening time. The little buggers ignore me almost completely though.0 -
Just thought I'd see how everyone is handling it, esp. if you walk/run/bike, etc., outdoors.
I'm getting up and out early tomorrow and it will still be really tough, but worth it.
No outdoors. Not with the sauna like humidity.
Exercise videos to the rescue! If it's walking you're looking, check out Walk at Home videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SSYX8sIOmM 0 -
Rowed this morning at 8:30 as planned, temps already in the 80s, sunny, humid. But there was a nice breeze from the West (hard to feel when rowing downstream because we were moving about the same speed, but it felt good when rowing upstream). On the water for around a hour and a half.
Moved on to a farmers' market/food truck roundup/music/heritage festival out on an asphalt parking lot by the mall and partly in a park, walked for 40-45 minutes, maybe a mile and a half or two looking at everything (sprawling event), full sun, probably around 90. (I felt empathy for the guys in full multi-layered colonial era military uniforms!) Ate a mini ice cream bar (stout-flavored rich ice cream, chocolate coating, peanuts, caramel - so delicious) and a small cup of cold vegan dill pickle soup (also yum, and the saltiness was sooo satisfying). The township fire department was there doing a game with kids where they'd help the kids try to spray a model house silhouette with their firehoses to open up doors and windows, then the firefighters would turn the hoses into the air to rain cool water down onto gathering kids (and certain li'l ol' ladies . . . well, maybe I was the only li'l ol' lady getting soaked). Finally, bought fresh local strawberries, blueberries, black cherries and heritage summer squash for later.
So far, the hot weekend has been pretty idyllic, to tell the truth.
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I'm exercising indoors. I can't take the heat very well.
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I'm so jealous of you guys on the side of the pond! It's 4C (39F) here in my state of Aus right now. We're freezing our butts off over here :sad:2
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Absolutely disgusted...even when taking things slow/easy, not supersetting, sweating with very little effort....no this is no indication of being out of shape or not having cardiovascular conditioning...it's an autonomic process for maintaining homeostasis (essentially has no control over)1
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I sit in the walk in freezer at work.4
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Duck_Puddle wrote: »I’m in the northeast and the heat index is over 100 today (higher tomorrow). I’m supposed to do an 18 mile run today.
I think there’s another thread asking about your slowest mile? Stay tuned. I should have an update for that later today.
That's the right attitude! 0 -
So many creative ideas for staying active and comfortable!0
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I find it hard to feel any sympathy whilst I’m here in South Georgia and the heat index is currently 94 degrees at 8:45 at night. And it’s been cloudy all day.
I'm not sure what you think Midwesterners think is unpleasant, but the heat index is currently 101 degrees just before 8 PM so 94 sounds like an improvement to me!
But do you have mosquitoes??
When I lived in Oklahoma we called them the state bird.
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I find it hard to feel any sympathy whilst I’m here in South Georgia and the heat index is currently 94 degrees at 8:45 at night. And it’s been cloudy all day.
I'm not sure what you think Midwesterners think is unpleasant, but the heat index is currently 101 degrees just before 8 PM so 94 sounds like an improvement to me!
But do you have mosquitoes??
Oh, we are well known for our mosquitoes. 10k lakes you end up with a lot of standing water. Don’t get me wrong, I love where I’ve chosen to live, but having been so recently reminded what temperate weather really feels like (I was raised in Northern California) and coming back to this with no central air is rough - I work from home, so not being able to leave the one room with a window unit has me chewing the walls. I’ve heard that this kind of heat and humidity is much more common in the South and I don’t envy you at all. I’m hoping for a mild winter in exchange for this summer garbage.
Oh no. I’ve been contemplating where to move in the future and I may have to rule out the Midwest. I most certainly want to be somewhere without mosquitoes!! I have had enough! We southerners like to complain about the heat all summer but as soon as winter comes and it drops to around 50 we start whining about the cold!
Come to Southern California! Even in summer, if it hits 90 during the day it’ll still be in the 60’s at night. Moderate weather year-round, great for hiking and outdoor adventures. Especially since the native SoCal folks think “winter” is too cold to be outside. I haven’t worn my winter coat since I moved here.
And the snow is only a short drive away! (And the beach is even closer!)0 -
Tomorrow high of the day is 99° and 56% humidity!! In NY of all places
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I definitely miss having AC, as atm it is 86.9 in my apartment and it only got up to 92 today
Hoping to get in a walk and horse riding before 10:30 tomorrow1 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I find it hard to feel any sympathy whilst I’m here in South Georgia and the heat index is currently 94 degrees at 8:45 at night. And it’s been cloudy all day.
I'm not sure what you think Midwesterners think is unpleasant, but the heat index is currently 101 degrees just before 8 PM so 94 sounds like an improvement to me!
But do you have mosquitoes??
When I lived in Oklahoma we called them the state bird.
We like that joke in Minnesota, too. Apparently it’s a popular bird!
I was so close to spending another day hiding indoors, but I ovaried up and went for a mile run following by a half hour lifting weights in my basement, where no one cares if I sweat all over the equipment. And believe you me, it was sweaty as heck, but I did it! It feels like the heat is breaking a little but there are thunderstorms on the forecast, so the next few days might be touch and go.2
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