The Air Down There

Sep 25, 2005 23:28

It's muggy here. Coming on the tail of last year's summer I must not have noticed the more gradual change, but it's ever so slightly oppressive now ( Read more... )

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decidedlyodd September 26 2005, 19:30:07 UTC
Meh, people in their west coast bubbles don't know the meaning of the word muggy. Come to NC some summer and you'll learn all about oppressive humidity.

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True... ministerofinfo September 26 2005, 23:35:36 UTC
I've been to Ohio in August once. That was enough for me. The air was not discernible from a wall of water - and I'm sure there are worse places.

More interesting to me is that I didn't notice the humidity at all when I was here last summer, but coming back, the difference was acutely felt. Edge sensitivities are always bemusing. Measuring absolutes doesn't seem something we're well tuned for.

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Re: True... decidedlyodd September 27 2005, 01:03:32 UTC
Mostly I noticed it when I was in high school. In the summers, my family would go out to the Arizona/Nevada desert along the Colorado River where it's very dry and very hot. I'd always notice this weird stickiness when I got back into coastal Orange County. Now of course, in Chapel Hill we have lovely summer weather where it will be 90F and raining, but instead of the rain cooling you off, you suddenly find yourself not just wet, but covered in warm water.

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