Tired of the heat!!!!

[Kano]

So, did we _know_ each other back then? My name was Zoubek. But I'm sure you can recognize me by my avatar- I haven't changed a bit! (Besides gaining 50 pounds!)

I was into horses, science stuff, started out as a good student but got in with the wrong crowd, then got a started-out-decent BF that went to White Bear Lake that was two years older, and straightened out somewhat, then broke up with him right at/about graduation to go with a guy from Lakeville. Volunteered a lot at Como Zoo, got dumped by Lakeville and started dating a zookeeper for a couple years, went to Brooklyn Park Vo Tech or whatever it was for Landscape Technology while waiting a year to get into Farrier Science at Anoka Vo Tech, shoed horses for a while, got married, not to the zookeeper, got divorced, ran away to CA, got pregnant, hated the "sperm donor," never married him, moved back to MN from CA, got married again, went to college, stayed together 14 years, got divorced, moved to Florida to cave dive, bought a bike...

I REMEMBER! My name was Leguil back then...

DANG! What an adventurous life! Mine seems mighty tame Got out of high school, went to work, married a nerd, had two kids (girls) moved to Lake City, DH worked lots, moved back to the Cities for a couple of years, then here to Boise. Somewhere in the process, one must remember to include "became a sloth." Oldest is married, second on the way, younger is, well, younger! Now I'm into machine embroidery and teaching people how to use the software and hardware that does it! Oh -- and skiing. The biking started as "something to do when there's no snow." I think DH still thinks that way.

Karen in Boise

[crazycanuck]

I am dreading the return of summer....I hate the heat and i think it's from living in Edmonton.......Anywho, ian & i made a rule that we wouldn't ride in anything above 35c...This past summer we did but didn't know until we got home and looked at our thermometer...!!!

Spring is on it's way i think...It's so nice it just being 20c..(that's winter temps here in perth during the day )

c

[enzed]

I'm sure the weather in Perth is just great right now.

Try living in Sydney. At the moment we are having a bit of rain. Rain is not a everyday event here. The worst thing is, it's supposed to rain on Sunday, the day when I usually go on my long bike rides. Bugger.

Where I grew up (in NZ), we would have rain & frost in winter. I got used to that level of cold & didn't complain too much. But times have changed.

I've got so use to the climate ,this side of the ditch, anything below 20 degrees (celcius) seems cold to me.
Summer can't come soon enough. I do miss 30 degree heat, and a day spent at Manly beach.

Happy Riding

[enzed]

I just checked the weather channel - local current temperature of 12.7 degrees.
Like I said before, summer can't come soon enough.

Update - Tomorrow 16c & some rain showers. How am I supposed to get a long ride in, with all this rain?
I don't mind riding in the rain. I just don't enjoy riding on the wet roads & sharing the road with Sydney traffic. Some drivers out there, do not understand that when the road is slippery, they need to be careful when speed & braking are involved.
Some drivers still insist on racing to the lights, so they cross before the light goes red. And when they have to step on the brakes, they come to a screeching halt. You can smell the burning rubber, before you see the car.

[crazycanuck]

(Ian's a kiwi & we lived in auckland for 4yrs before venturing over here...totally unexpected too)
Where in nz are you from???

Anywho, the winter in perth is heavenly compared to Auckland...The damp, mold, wind & rain was the worst part of winter there...I feel so spoilt!

I don't ride in the rain on main roads because i can't see well without my glasses. (yes i would love contacts & will be re evaluating that situation) Even the glare on the road at night time when it's raining often confuses & bothers me .(i normally ride at night after work)

Well i guess we should let the American/Canuck Chickies get back to thier discussion of how hot it is up there at the moment..

c

[rheidis73]

Yep, here in Texas we do seem to suffer in the summer time. The other day, it was 115 heat index. Of course, I was out side most of the day, but not in the sun! Riding home the other day from work at about 2:30 was the hardest and hottest ride I have done so far! Went REALLLLLY slow and drank and drank! I looked like I just got out of the pool time I got home. Sadly, it doesn't look like it is going to let up soon either! And then here come the cold winters! YEAH (NOT!)

[enzed]

Hi Crazycanuck.
I know I'm gate-crashing a thread, but I'm going to reply anyway.
Palmerston North is where I come from. It's not such a bad place, with heaps of university students & cycle friendly roads. During winter it's either frosty. overcast or raining. Sydney's weather has spoiled me alot, I've even developed a tan during my time spent in Oz.
Anyway, back to the discussion at hand

Happy Cycling

[Bikingmomof3]

I am finding it is not the heat that bothers me (which is odd, since I am originally from a cold climate), rather it is the humidity. It is so difficult to breathe. I have never lived anywhere with humidity like this. As soon as I walk out the door it is like hitting a wall of hot, moist air. Worse of all, my head sweats so badly each strand of hair pours water down my face and into my ears-yuck, I know. Any suggestions?

[Nanci]

I _love_ that wall of humidity when I leave the house. THere must be something wrong with me.

Got two inches of rain last night- nice!

[Bikingmomof3]

I _love_ that wall of humidity when I leave the house. THere must be something wrong with me.

Got two inches of rain last night- nice!

I have never met anyone who enjoys the wall of humidity. Now I can say I have. Why do you like it? How do you cope in it? It has not stopped me from riding. Sadly if I waited until it was not humid, I would never get on a bike. Oh, have I mentioned I have hated where I live for the past 4 years? I am very slowly coming to terms with the opressive humidity. How I miss the dry heat of Wyoming.

[emily_in_nc]

I was born and bred in the southeast, and the humidity bothers me more and more every year, most likely because I am an athlete now so am actually out in it (plus I garden). Hubby and I took a fantastic trip to the southwest US (my first time there) this past May, and I fell in love with the dry heat. Did that ever feel good! We did tons of hiking in six different national parks and a couple of state parks, and I rarely even noticed any sweat. Here, I drip from my face, nose, hair is completely soaked after jogging, hiking, or riding. Ick, ick, ick!

But we are all different: when I was waxing poetic about the dry heat of the southwest to a co-worker after my trip, he said that he didn't care for it all that much. He said whenever he'd been there (he goes to Vegas fairly often on business), he always knew he was home when he got off the plane at RDU (central NC) and felt that humid NC air. He loves it!

I will say, we have low humidity often in the spring, fall, and winter, and I love those days, but the summer, which is long enough as it is, is pretty much uniformly soggy. Like a tropical rainforest. Really hard to get motivated to do anything outdoors this time of year!

Emily

[tulip]

Replacing the lawn with draught-tolerant flowers is really pretty. You don't have to go with cacti. In fact, cacti aren't really native to north Texas, but there are lots of wildflowers that are.

I've replaced alot of my yard with such flowers (native to Maryland, not N. Texas, of course). Go figure, this year, we've had ALOT of rain, but during the dry spells, I rarely have to water. And the flowers are so pretty!

Okay, back to the bike!

[Dogmama]

Hubby and I took a fantastic trip to the southwest US (my first time there) this past May, and I fell in love with the dry heat. Did that ever feel good! We did tons of hiking in six different national parks and a couple of state parks, and I rarely even noticed any sweat. Here, I drip from my face, nose, hair is completely soaked after jogging, hiking, or riding. Ick, ick, ick!
Emily

May is nice. C'mon out in July/August. There is no heat index - it IS 115 degrees! The sun is relentless. Turn on your oven to 400 degrees and stick your head in it. That's Tucson. The pavement will give you second degree burns, so don't fall over.

I've been here 45 years. It never gets easier.

[eclectic]

years ago went to visit my sister in NC, RDU area, I didn't know how anyone can move down there. I felt like I was breathing in water!

She said that she does minimal outdoor things in the summer, that is when she stays in and quilts etc. all the stuff she used to do during the winter up here

Often times I think I would rather take 3 months of hot and stay in than 5 months of cold ! You all get at least 9 months of great riding, we're lucky to get 7 (I don't like to ride in the dark on snowy, icy, streets when it is below 0 although there are some brave souls around here that do it !

Hang in there, soon enough it will be snowing up here and everyone now in the heat will be saying what a glorius day it is down there

[Dogmama]

Anybody else feel like a wuss watching the TdF riders in 100 degree weather?

It was 90 degrees this morning - before the sun came up. Ugh.