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Aug. 13th, 2010 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icepixieI have used the phrase "too hot to breathe" hyperbolically before, but just now I found out it can be literally true.
A couple weeks ago, the cover of one of the rear speakers in my car completely shattered, like crumbled into dust, we think from the relentless sun weakening it. Now that it's fixed, my dad had the bright idea of putting a towel over the speakers in the back so it doesn't happen again. Foolishly, I decided to go do this at 4:30 PM, when the temperature is 96F and the heat index 105.
My car has been parked in the sun for, oh, a week now without moving. I opened it to put the towel in, and literally could not draw breath. I had to stick my head out the door to do so. My glasses instantly steamed over inside the car as well. After about thirty seconds, I realized I was going to have to come back after sunset to finish this.
Now I am going to sit under my ceiling fan and wait for fall. Uuuuugggghhhh. Surely this has to end some day? I'm starting to think all my memories of cooler weather are false.
A couple weeks ago, the cover of one of the rear speakers in my car completely shattered, like crumbled into dust, we think from the relentless sun weakening it. Now that it's fixed, my dad had the bright idea of putting a towel over the speakers in the back so it doesn't happen again. Foolishly, I decided to go do this at 4:30 PM, when the temperature is 96F and the heat index 105.
My car has been parked in the sun for, oh, a week now without moving. I opened it to put the towel in, and literally could not draw breath. I had to stick my head out the door to do so. My glasses instantly steamed over inside the car as well. After about thirty seconds, I realized I was going to have to come back after sunset to finish this.
Now I am going to sit under my ceiling fan and wait for fall. Uuuuugggghhhh. Surely this has to end some day? I'm starting to think all my memories of cooler weather are false.
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Date: 2010-08-14 02:28 am (UTC)Fortunately, I have sunblock. This is a very good thing, as without it I quickly become a human Cheeto -- red and crispy. And there is at least one Shakespeare-in-the-park performance I'd like to catch over the weekend....
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Date: 2010-08-14 05:22 am (UTC)Oooh, that reminds me that I need to stock up on SPF Vampire sunscreen for my trip next weekend...