Tired of the heat!!!!

[Kano]

What's neat about HOT here in Boise, and actually makes it possible to ride when it's a hunnert degrees or more is THIRTEEN percent humidity!

Now, when it's that DRY you have to have lots of water, and drink almost continually as you ride, but the good news is that you do NOT drip sweat! DH's story is you don't start sweating until you quit riding, but the truth is that you just dry so darned fast you don't notice it happening!

When you stop -- yup, you got it, it runs like standing in the shower!

All that said -- I'm not a native: I know humidity, and I hate it! (used to say, it's not the heat, it's the humidity back in Minnesota, and I'll tell you, I'm sure glad I don't have to live with BOTH!)

Karen in Boise

[Nanci]

Did you grow up in MN? I was born in St. Paul, raised in Roseville, lived in St. Paul a bit as an adult, then for a long time in Stillwater, then moved to FLorida. The summers here feel close to the same. I don't think FLorida humidity is any worse than MN, and for SURE the mosquitoes are less- there just isn't any water here unless it rains!

Nanci

PS, I'm ok riding in the upper 80's/low 90's, and have ridden in low 100's, but it was tough- it was a 200k brevet, and we spent a LOT of time cooling off in convenience stores. I'm cold, though, if it's down in the 70's. But I drive with no AC 99% of the time- just have my window down, because I _like it_ like that, and sit out every evening when it's in the 80's with the pets, so I'm probably pretty acclimated.

Supposed to be 95 today- what happened to the afternoon rainy season we were supposed to be starting???

[Bikingmomof3]

Hi Nanci!

I was born of St. Paul, MN, and raised in a Eden Prairie. I have been in Ohio for 4 years now and this humidity is by far worse. I suppose it did not help that I lived in Wyoming (lovely dry heat) for 6 years before moving back to a humid climate. I am still getting used to the humidity and I *really* miss snow.

[Kano]

Did you grow up in MN? I was born in St. Paul, raised in Roseville, lived in St. Paul a bit as an adult, then for a long time in Stillwater, then moved to FLorida. The summers here feel close to the same. I don't think FLorida humidity is any worse than MN, and for SURE the mosquitoes are less- there just isn't any water here unless it rains!

Nanci

ME TOO!!!!!!! My move out of St. Paul was Lake City -- So, Ramsey, or Kellogg?

I was born of St. Paul, MN, and raised in a Eden Prairie. I have been in Ohio for 4 years now and this humidity is by far worse. I suppose it did not help that I lived in Wyoming (lovely dry heat) for 6 years before moving back to a humid climate. I am still getting used to the humidity and I *really* miss snow.

OOOOH, nasty having to move BACK to humidity! Just going back to visit in summer had my daughter asking "how do people breathe here?" -- I think one must grow gills!

Agreed! I am fine on my afternoon commutes until I get stuck at a stop light, then I really feel it and remember why I dislike summer!

Karen, I lived in Cannon Falls, Minnesota for four years and remember the humidity and mosquitos of summers there!

Astonishing! We're neighbors again! And yup, stop lights are the WORST! Well, except for getting home and not getting to start up again!

Karen in Boise

[Nanci]

Ramsey.

Am I the only person in the world that loves humidity? (Unless I'm on my bike on a hill...)

Nanci

[Kano]

Ramsey.

Am I the only person in the world that loves humidity? (Unless I'm on my bike on a hill...)

Nanci

class of 76 here....

DH was 73

Karen in Boise

[Nanci]

I was Class of 76 too!!!!!!!! Did you go to Ramsey or Kellogg? I lived on (roughly) Roselawn and Snelling. (I can't afford to go to the 30th reunion this year...)

[Kano]

Ramsey -- lived on B, a block from the library! I know your neighborhood!

Does the world get smaller every few minutes, or what????

Reunion in August -- don't need that now, do we? We be reunited already! DH has been thinking about a trip in August, told him I'm staying in Boise. Grand-boy number2 is on the way, due sometime in the middle.

(DH recently acquired a trailer to give his boys a ride every now and again! he sure was smug about that!)

Karen in Boise

[Tater]

DH's story is you don't start sweating until you quit riding, but the truth is that you just dry so darned fast you don't notice it happening!

When you stop -- yup, you got it, it runs like standing in the shower!

All that said -- I'm not a native: I know humidity, and I hate it! (used to say, it's not the heat, it's the humidity back in Minnesota, and I'll tell you, I'm sure glad I don't have to live with BOTH!)

Karen in Boise

Agreed! I am fine on my afternoon commutes until I get stuck at a stop light, then I really feel it and remember why I dislike summer!

Karen, I lived in Cannon Falls, Minnesota for four years and remember the humidity and mosquitos of summers there!