Heat Beating

[aestel]

Yesterday was hot enough to drive me away from my apartment for the afternoon. Many people claim they are beating the heat by sitting around in the sunlight near a large body of water. This doesn't make sense to me, since you are really cooking yourself in direct sunlight--far worse than just suffering the high ambient air temperature. (It's also

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[aestel]

it hit 95 that day. I grew up in Phoenix, so I've seen worse in my life. But most housing in Portland doesn't have air conditioning, so 85+ weather starts to get a little uncomfortable to be at home.