I lived in TX for a while, when my ex-husband was stationed at Fort Hood. I remember being pregnant, with morning sickness, in summer. Not fun! Especially since you guys get a lot more humidity. It was easier to breathe and stay hydrated then it is in CA, because the heat is so dry out here. But, it felt hotter, and I always had that icky sticky feeling from sweating. My only viable solution was to take cold showers, not dry off, and stand wet in front of the air conditioning unit.

My ex, on the other hand, apparently likes heat. He would wrap himself up in a thick sleeping bag, covering everything but his nose and mouth, and still manage to bitch about how "cold" it was. Meanwhile, I'm sleeping naked, with an ice pack on my forehead, directly beneath the air conditioner, and still managing to bitch about the heat!

The South Pole sounds REALLY nice! I don't mind penguins. They're cute. I don't even mind the idea of polar bears living next door.

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from what I've been reading, it's been hotter than normal in southern Cali this year. I read where one day it actually hit 117 in LA; that's absolutely amazing, and scary!

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But I have been living in Ga. for over 20 years and it's so hot down here too...117 ain't nothing to sneeze at...but here we are not only hot as hell we have horrific humidity which drives me batshit crazy....can ya tell? OR am I the usually composed Sassys? Hmmmm?

if someone could figure out how to capture the humidity you say y'all are having down there and turn it into regular drinking water, since you're also supposed to be in drought conditions, that person would become a trillionaire. Maybe you need to put your brain to science and develop that puppy. lol

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117 in LA means approximately 127 where I live (the San Fernando Valley). It's always an average of 10 degrees hotter in the valley, as opposed to LA. And, I know that my cats have been literally panting and looking as though they're about to die, a couple days this summer, in the shade.

And, I would believe it. A couple summers ago, it was 120 degrees at 6 p.m. when it had finally cooled down enough for a friend and I to go to the market. (They have a big digital read out with the time and temp.)

Most days, I'm thankful that we have a dry heat. But, believe it or not, there are actually times when humidity would be better. When you get into the higher temperatures especially. My boyfriend, who moved here from TX found that out the hard way.

When it's humid, your hair is an automatic wreck (unless it's very thin and very straight, like mine, which means you'll never be able to make it look anything others then 70's retro, but at least it won't get frizzy), your body feels hotter, you sweat like a pig, etc. BUT, you stay hydrated easily, and you can breathe. When it's dry, it's much better, until you reach a temperature of 99 degrees plus. Once you hit triple digits, you beg for the humidity, because if it's dry you literally have trouble breathing and you can't keep your body hydrated. My TX boyfriend discovered this when he had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance because he went for a walk in a CA summer. He didn't sweat as much as he would have in a TX summer, and he didn't feel quite as hot. But, he passed out, and needed a couple IVs, so his body would rehydrate.

At this point, he says that he always thought a dryer heat would be great, but he wants his humidity back. LOL. I warned him that dry wasn't as fantastic as it sounds to those who live with constant high percentage humidity.

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in Dallas it was humid, in Vegas it was dry, and in both I was miserable. I can't even conceive of 127 degrees, but then I'm betting you can't conceive of -45 degrees either, which I've also been through. :-)

Both are miserable!

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