I am so over the humidity.

When can we please have a couple crisp days, at least sprinkled in here and there?

I'm just tired of feeling like I need to dress myself totally different outside, vs. in.

And tired of the bugs.

And tired of the summer stink.

Anonymous wrote:I just bought a tube of lume. It may seem
Like a small thing, but the lack of heat related activewear aroma helps.

Stop the ads. It's unethical and makes me want to never buy Lume.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought this was going to be about office air conditioning. My annual gripe is that all the women need to freeze and we are killing the planet just to maintain a social norm that men wear long sleeved shirts and pants to work.

I know! So stupid.

I support both these gripes! I hate this weather (spent the week looking at houses for sale in Maine... and Alaska...) and I ALSO hate being asked to yoyo between the mosquito-ridden wet dish rag of the outdoors to an office building where I legit need to leave a blanket and wrist warmers all summer long. One thing I love about mostly working from home these days is that I don't have to freeze while trying to get things done all summer.

Anonymous wrote:I stay outside in the heat all day long, soaking it up for winter. Our highest temp this month was 114. I was sitting outside enjoying the weather that day. I also stay outside all day in winter. Outside is the point. Inside is confining. If it's zero degrees and there's a foot of snow, you can guarantee I'll be out in it, playing. I am 50. Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed, not endured. Maybe you should move to Minnesota. The temps would be more to your liking. I prefer more warm weather than cold during the year, so I live in a hotter climate. Minnesota was lots of fun, if you prefer more cold weather. Snowmobiling, ice fishing, doing donuts on frozen lakes in your car.... real fun stuff, but a southern girl needs more sunshine, so it was the southwest for me. I love outdoors in all weather, but I prefer catching rattlesnakes in 114 degrees to ice fishing in -20 degrees. Live where you are most comfortable. There's a whole world full of choices.

This is so true. Enjoy your flavor of climate change from anywhere on the globe at any time!

Anonymous wrote:Oh no OP. No way. Love it hot, humid and sticky. You just have to figure out how to dress, or not. When to move around outside and avoid mozzies. And to drink a bit more water and eat less warming foods and dairy. Love the summers, love the socialization, love the late warm nights with lots of people outside. Love it. Always will.

Maybe you should move somewhere that isn't as humid or venture to a cooler location for all summer if you can WFH.

We are opposites. Yes, I need to move somewhere cooler for sure. But this weather makes me nauseous, dizzy, and exhausted - no matter how much I sleep, how I dress, what I eat, or how much I hydrate. Tell me, how can I run and feel more comfortable than a sports bra and shorts, in the early morning?

Bodies are different. I think you are an outlier though - nothing makes me want to turn into a recluse hermit more than hot, sunny, humid summer days. It makes me feel like complete shit, no matter what. I think most people feel uncomfortable when it's 90+.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know how someone can tolerate, let alone enjoy this weather. I prefer 60 degrees, but would rather have a polar vortex all day every day, over this suffocating hell.

It's awful. I can't wait until it's we get fall weather.

+1000

Oh no OP. No way. Love it hot, humid and sticky. You just have to figure out how to dress, or not. When to move around outside and avoid mozzies. And to drink a bit more water and eat less warming foods and dairy. Love the summers, love the socialization, love the late warm nights with lots of people outside. Love it. Always will.

Maybe you should move somewhere that isn't as humid or venture to a cooler location for all summer if you can WFH.

I just bought a tube of lume. It may seem
Like a small thing, but the lack of heat related activewear aroma helps.

My god this is miserable. What I wouldn't give for some 55-65 degree weather.

Feeling weird because normally I feel exactly like OP, but for the first summer in 20 years of living in the DMV, I have been unbothered by the heat.

Sure, I've had a couple days where I've felt stickier than I'd like. It's been very humid this week which has contributed to me being dehydrated and getting headaches at night. Not great. But it's not bad enough for me to complain. I feel good! Not sure why but it's some combination of these factors:

- June was actually pretty mild for DC, with lower than average humidity and temps. Makes July feel less oppressive.
- We've really prioritized pool time this year. Just the public pool, we don't belong to a club or anything. But we go to the pool a minimum of twice a week, and have taken advantage of some of the extended hours during heat emergencies. It makes such a big difference on very hot days!
- I think I finally figured out how to dress both myself and my kid in DC summers. We have the right mix of sun hats, lightweight clothes, sun protective clothing, breathable shoes that are comfortable for walking, etc. Also finally figured out what combination of sunscreen products we need and when and how often to apply. Only took me 20 years!
- The last two summers with Covid have been endless nightmares of no or insufficient childcare, extremely high stress from Covid and political issues, etc. This summer we are taking two normal family vacations (nothing extravagant, just visiting family), we have adequate childcare that we were able to organize well in advance of summer and has not been randomly canceled at the last minute or disrupted by "is it a cold, is it Covid?" stress. It's just a normal summer. I get Covid is still around and we still take precautions, but this is the first summer since 2019 where we've been able to approach it somewhat normally as a family and the difference in my stress level, and thus my ability to handle the heat, has been enormous.

Anonymous wrote:I thought this was going to be about office air conditioning. My annual gripe is that all the women need to freeze and we are killing the planet just to maintain a social norm that men wear long sleeved shirts and pants to work.

I know! So stupid.

I stay outside in the heat all day long, soaking it up for winter. Our highest temp this month was 114. I was sitting outside enjoying the weather that day. I also stay outside all day in winter. Outside is the point. Inside is confining. If it's zero degrees and there's a foot of snow, you can guarantee I'll be out in it, playing. I am 50. Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed, not endured. Maybe you should move to Minnesota. The temps would be more to your liking. I prefer more warm weather than cold during the year, so I live in a hotter climate. Minnesota was lots of fun, if you prefer more cold weather. Snowmobiling, ice fishing, doing donuts on frozen lakes in your car.... real fun stuff, but a southern girl needs more sunshine, so it was the southwest for me. I love outdoors in all weather, but I prefer catching rattlesnakes in 114 degrees to ice fishing in -20 degrees. Live where you are most comfortable. There's a whole world full of choices.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how someone can tolerate, let alone enjoy this weather. I prefer 60 degrees, but would rather have a polar vortex all day every day, over this suffocating hell.

It's awful. I can't wait until it's we get fall weather.

I don't know how someone can tolerate, let alone enjoy this weather. I prefer 60 degrees, but would rather have a polar vortex all day every day, over this suffocating hell.