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Colors Chat #74

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This round's topic is.... Hot weather!

It just hit 101F here! Yikes! What do you think of hot, summer weather? Do you love it? Hate it? Got any good cold drink suggestions? Got any traditions once it gets hot out? Does it just not get that hot where you are and you like/dislike that?

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I live in Arizona, so we've been up to 118 - 122 over here already. I absolutely hate it and I've tried moving out of the state (or at least up north where it's much cooler) to no avail. Especially with my S/O, he loves it here and all of his immediate friends and family are here so there's no way I'll be able to leave for a while.

They say "Oh, but it's a dry heat." It's still deadly. People can die of heatstroke even indoors if they don't drink enough water. When you can bake cookies in your car because the temps get up to 220 inside...that's absolutely ridiculous.

The only summer drink I can ever recommend during this time of the year is water, and LOTS of it.

Water is definitely the best drink for weather that hot! My aunt lives in Phoenix and when I came to visit in June, it was almost unbearable. I don't know how people lived there before air conditioning. I do remember flagstaff being somewhat nicer in the summer. It's a shame your S/O won't consider moving :(

I hope you can stay cool this summer!

The thing is that I've lived here since 1984 and having the weather get to 110+ was not normal at all during the 80's and 90's. It happened on occasion in the middle of August (our hottest month of the year), and only for a day...maybe two.

Now we get solid weeks of 118 - 122, and they're coming in as early as June. Basically the population has grown out of control out here, and too much asphalt absorbing the heat during the day and it doesn't have enough time to dissipate at night before the sun is already coming back up at 4am. The past few nights it's been 104 at 11pm.

Hopefully he'll change his mind soon, though. LOL

If you're ever in the area then let me know, we can grab a coffee at a nearby Starbucks. I recommend coming out in January / February. Best time of the year! :D

Ugh, hopefully it cools down just a few degrees for you guys over there! I know here in southern Nevada, we're "supposed" to start having our heat wave wane a bit. I hate when people say that its not bad because it's a dry heat. I've seen people move here from places where it gets hot, humid-wise, but even they have a hard time with the heat :X

Water is definitely a good summer drink, especially when you need to keep hydrated!

Ooo yeah, you guys need to keep hydrated too. Humid vs Dry heat, in extreme climates, ends up being all the same. The folks that come from humid areas don't tend to last more than 2 or 3 years here because they eventually realize that heat is heat, no matter what format it comes in, and they leave.

The only folks that last are usually the ones that come from up north where it was always frozen. They're the ones that are like "I don't care if I get skin cancer, I'm staying here and never going back to the snow." LOL

It hasn't quite hit over 100F where I am, but we've definitely been having a run of high nineties and I have to say, I have never been a fan of hot weather despite having grown up in a very hot tropical area.

In this kind of weather anything cold tastes good, but I think nothing beats ice cold water. :9

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To be honest, I don't hate hot weather. I actually like staying in the sun since I can get some tan and maybe lighten my hair up a bit (I used to have platinum blond hair but it got dark due to me spending so much time barely coming out of my room orz). My biggest problem is that where I live it gets pretty windy so while it's scorching hot when the sun is out, in shade it gets really cold so usually my mother wants me to wear a ton of clothes which make being in the sun very uncomfortable.

Also, funny story, at the beginning of last week I spent a lot of time walking around in the sun which I don't do pretty often. The next day and the day after I was feeling really sluggish and awful so I was worried I might have gotten a heatstroke or something from being out in the sunlight for so long. Turns out I got sinusitis and it was completely unrelated to the sun exposure.

I hate when it gets hot and windy. A place I lived in before, it would get hot in the sun, so I would go in the shade, but the wind made me get cold in the shade and I could never get comfy outside!

That is kinda funny, by the way. Hopefully your sinusitis cleared up by now though!

Yeah, that's similar to where I live, which is partly why I don't go outside much.

Sinusitis is still going unfortunately, though it's way better than it was earlier.

It hasn't gotten too hot around here yet (I live around Chicago in Illinois) but in the late summer it can get to be pretty hot and humid (87-99 degrees F). This time of year my asthma gets pretty bad whenever it gets muggy out and I have to stay inside just to be able to breathe. It's been unusually cool lately, though, so I've been spending a little time outside. I do like days that are warm enough to go to the beach and go swimming, but there has to be a breeze or i'll melt lol.

As for cold drink suggestions.....You can't go wrong with a sweet tea for summertime. Frozen strawberry lemonade is a personal favorite of mine as well. Iced coffee is great too!

Ohh man, I am NOT a fan of hot weather hahaha. I don't like sweating and being uncomfortable (the humidity is awful!), so I'm cozy in winter! However, the only reason I DO like hot weather is because I LOVEEE swimming, which is obviously the only time I can!

Uh...I've been living in an area with an extreme heat warning for about a week and a half and it's been around 116 to 120 where I live. I usually love hot summer weather...when I can actually go to a water park, but I don't like when it won't let my AC cool my house down. I hate to say it, but I really like drinking a cold soda when it gets really hot outside! I know it's bad for you, but it tastes even better when it's super hot outside! As of right now, I don't really have any summer traditions since my son is still a bit too young that I don't like him being outside for too long. Although, we do have a pool, so we tend to swim a lot.

I hear ya!

I'm actually surprised that states like ours haven't appropriately adapted to our environment correctly. Desert living is all about sleeping during the day and being active at night. If we can't do that, why haven't we at least cultivated technology where we are building cities and metropolitan areas underground? It would make more sense in the long run.

I dislike heat and sun greatly! I much prefer areas where it is cool and dark! When it is too bright and hot outside, I have a tradition in which I stay indoors and hide!

Luckily I do not live near the equator so it is not often that the weather goes above 100°F/38°C! But anything above 75°F/24°C is already too hot for me! My ideal temperature would be a consistent 50°F/10°C in which I could sit comfortably in a pile of warm blankets!

I would prefer the 75/24 C's. That would be fantastic! You don't want 48 C's? LOL

I believe I would shrivel up and die!

On the other hand I seem to be perfectly fine in very cold weather and can comfortably withstand below freezing temperatures for hours in a light jacket!

I'm from Illinois. I'm used to living in BUTT COLD conditions. I loved it! I now live in Alabama and can go a day without having the AC on all year long. I sleep with the covers off still, only underwear with the AC on. I can't take the heat, literally.

I HATE HOT WEATHER SO MUCH!! I strongly prefer cold weather so I can lay under blankets and have just enough blankets to be at the right temperature, compared to being overheated and not wanting to change clothes. v___v I wear layers of clothing and feel uncomfortable otherwise, so... hot weather... is a killer for me, RIP. At least it's a good time for Ice Cream! But the sacrifice of never being comfortable is not worth it.

Ayyyy I'm in Australia so I'm rugging up for Winter! ^___^ But you know, I'm Aussie so hot weather is kind of part of the territory, but in saying that I much prefer 'cold', (in quotations since I know that Australian cold weather is very different to other variants :P). When it gets hot here it gets HOT, I'm also pale as a ghost so summer literally means unavoidable sunburn and a legit risk of skin cancer ^^;;

I tend to not go out ever LOL cause of that type of stuff. I hate hot weather. I love cold weather, I keep air units VERY VERY low, like icy low. Even in colder weather. :( I just came back from an area that had a lot of sun. wasnt like sweaty hot, but it was burn your skin and face hot.. orz I mean at least I can get darker

Oh, I love the hot weather! I get cold fairly easily for some odd reason. As soon as it's warm enough, I go swimming with my friends. Summer traditions for me are hanging with friends, traveling, and going to Six Flags. But wow, I hate the humidity in Illinois. I'm moving to Nevada soon. Can't wait for the dry heat. I'd take it over the humidity any day.

Summer drinks? If you're under the drinking age (or if you just don't like alcohol)--Pina Coladas (minus the booze) are always good!

(Ooooh, I didn't know you could make virgin pina coladas. Now I wanna try that!)

Do it! They're super good~! :D

I'm in New York so we get fairly balanced weather for the most part but I HATE the heat. I'd like it be be 68 all year round, lol. My heat tolerance is garbage and I have a hard time sleeping because I like having blanket weight on me which is a bad plan when it's that warm. We've had a few 90 degree days and stuff in the 80s... too hot. The humidity can get absolutely atrocious too, that's the worst part of it all. It always feels like Fall/Spring are like two weeks and then it's either 10 degrees or 90 for the rest of the year.

i hate hot weather but luckily i live in england where it's only hot for about a week of the year :P

i have quite a big room but for some reason it gets really hot whenever its warm outside, and since i have a friend living with me at the moment it gets doubly hot.. so to combat this we put a frozen bottle of water infront of the fan to circulate the cold air. it works pretty well! tho at night time when we have to turn the fan off because its too loud we still melt x_x