I lived in San Antonio for 20+ years. It was basically above 90 every day from May 1 through Sept 15. EVERY YEAR.
They had these inventions called "air conditioners". They cooled off your house.
They had things called "lakes". Basically a big pool of water you swim in.
They had a thing called the ocean. You could swim in that, or just soak up its breeze.
They had things called "margaritas". You could....
Oh, never mind.
I lived in San Antonio in the early '80's. Can't really recall much of those times either...
I grew up in New Orleans, and always got amazed when I started hearing people dying when the temp got to 90. Shucks, we were lucky if the nighttime temp got to 80, about 4 in the morning. Somewhere about the 2 week of May it'd climb up there, and stay hot, sometimes to mid October...
I guess it's what you're used to.
Yep, that ocean in San Antonio is one of my favorites. Close behind, however, is the one in Arizona.
The MSM has finally discovered that it gets warm in the summer. Not only in North America, but in Europe as well. The amazing thing is that the story treats it like the natives are surprised that it does so each year. They must sit around in the newsroom saying, "What can we put on the news tonight?" Son of a Gun it is hot in Chicago. Not only hot, but it is over 100. People are going to die. Then we see a clip of some old. presumably poor person saying that it is just like heat coming out of an oven. Is this news? Everyone knows that it is hot in the summer! Arrest all the usual suspects. We will stop this! By the way, it is the US's fault. No! No! I was wrong. It is Bush's fault, and he did it for the oil.
During that heat wave(it was throughout Europe) I remember a German friend telling me about the trouble he had looking for his hotel in another city. After getting inside he said he cooled off and took a shower. Oh! Wait! This is about the French?
It was 105 in Denver yesterday. We are all surviving in this household with no air conditioning. It's not comfortable but we are making it. I just don't understand why the Euros can't make it when the temps reach the 90's.
DAMN IT this thread turning into very right for the French or very wrong depend on how the French see American see sense of humor
I got question how many elderly died already on this summer heat wave in France ALREADY