It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity…really?

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Posted on July 12, 2011 by run4joy59

Image by steven and darusha via Flickr

I’m thinking it’s both the heat and the humidity. When I walked out the front door at work this evening, the heat slammed into my body, knocking the breath right out of my lungs. I knew we were under a heat advisory, but I still wasn’t prepared for it. Now that I’m a little older (and I guess just how much older is relative to where you fall on that whole age scale…if you’re 70, I’m still a young whippersnapper…but if you’re in your twenties, then I’m old enough to be your mother…now there’s a scary thought), I find the terribly high heat combined with a high level of humidity really affects me. None of this running outside for me on days like today. When I saw the thermometer on the bank down town had a reading of 102, all I wanted to do was go home to my nice air-conditioned house. And for the inventor of air conditioning, all I can say is “thank you so much.”

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Filed under: health, life | Tagged: Air conditioning, Heat index, Humidity, running, Temperature, Weather |

9 Responses

The Illusive Man, on July 12, 2011 at 11:04 am said:

You’re welcome.

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run4joy59, on July 12, 2011 at 12:37 pm said:

Are you serious, you’re the inventor of air conditioning? You’re such a life saver!!

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- The Illusive Man, on July 12, 2011 at 4:39 pm said:
  
  Haha no, just kidding. I am not….this should help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_conditioning#History
  
  I’m afraid I’d have to be very dead to be the official inventor…;D
  
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  - run4joy59, on July 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm said:
    
    haha!! I knew you were much too young (and alive) to be the actual inventor, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it anyhow!
pattisj, on July 12, 2011 at 5:29 pm said:

I’m with you, hats off to the a/c inventor–and suppliers!

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- run4joy59, on July 12, 2011 at 6:44 pm said:
  
  We didn’t even have AC when I was a kid, of course we’d never had it so didn’t know enough to miss it. But I can’t imagine being without it on days like today…
  
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Dia, on July 12, 2011 at 6:05 pm said:

Just browsed around your blog for the first time and feel inspired! I’m struggling with a big weight shift from menopause and having trouble mustering the will to do something about it. I’ll have to check back in here regularly for some motivation. Thanks!

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- run4joy59, on July 12, 2011 at 6:43 pm said:
  
  Well, thank you so much…I think this battle is made lighter when undertaken with friends…
  
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