*Le Sigh*

[volksdragon]

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Cheryl Kennedy had just one word to describe the stagnant, sticky, downright dense heat that blanketed the downtown business district and most of the nation.

"Insanity. Insanity!" she said.

After a long sip from her bottled water, Kennedy added, "This is not fit for human beings. Without air conditioning, I don't think many of us could last like this for too long." (Italics mine)


Does this depress anyone else? Yeah, the heat sucks. Yes, it's hot. I HAVE A FEELING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SURVIVING WEATHER LIKE THIS FOR A FEW HUNDRED/THOUSAND YEARS BY NOW.

Are we really becoming that dependent on technology, are we becoming collectively so soft, that we'd die out in the woods if the temperature stayed above 90 for a week?

Comments

[hoo.livejournal.com]

It's the transitions that kill the acclimatization. I spent a couple of summers working outdoors in DC, and the only times it got tough where after spending a block of hours in air conditioning.

That being said, I couldn't convince Veronica of that this summer, so we've got a new 12,500 BTU window AC from Sears cooling the first floor. Biggest thing they had that didn't require a special plug.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Heheheh. Yeah, that's one of the reasons we bought NEW ACs a few years ago, the upstairs bedrooms are the hottest rooms in the house, and it's where Ms. Widget was sleeping, so yeah, in the interest of no baking baby, we put them in. :)