Thread:
Heat and humidity...
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I have visited Jim's "Valley of the Sun" more than a few times. [Phoenix in
the desert South West,
been there many times back when I worked for Moto, often for weeks at a time
in
even in August.] and so I know of what Jim speaks. Very hot and very dry!
Well...
I live here on the barrier island off the East central Atlantic coast of
Florida
just a few miles South of Cape Canaveral, a few hundred feet from the beach.
I personally like the weather here year round...
It's lovely here now [Feb], but... even on the hottest most humid days of
summer [August]
I personally just can't get enough of all of that heat and humidity, in
combination they both
make me feel really great!
The heat keeps my bones from aching and my muscles relaxed, and the humidity
keeps mucus membranes and skin moist and healthy feeling. Eyes, nose, lips,
etc...
all thrive in high humidity. Moisture on the skin... Just plain feels good
to me!
Of course the fresh sea breeze here by the beach helps.
Even tho we have lotsa air conditioning in home and auto... myself? I just
don't need it...
Wife does tho, but that's a "chick" thing... even tho I love her dearly, she
[ahem...] doesn't l
ook as good in a bikini as she did in her youth... and now age and female
modesty demands
a few more clothes than guys would wear...
Me?
I just kick back... soak up all the heat and humidity the weather can dish
out. When
wife is not in the auto I always run with the windows wide open and at home
I sit out
back on the lanai beside the pool instead of inside in the A/C.
Hey... you gotta wear shorts or swim trunks, tee shirts, and sandals of
course.
And... always wear good UV rated "shades".
Needless to say... stay out of the *direct* sunlight...
Sit or walk under the palm trees when the sun is high, and... use plenty of
high SPF sun block
if you insist on being out in the direct sun, say if on the boat fishing,
surfing, etc...
I seldom use sun block because, unlike Kipling's "mad dogs and Englishmen"
I manage my
*direct* sun exposure just by being where the sun can't shine directly on
me! "Sane dogs" don't
walk out in the midday sun!
No shirt, no shoes, no problem!
Heat and humidity... bring it on!