Maine Is Hotter Than Hell

O.K. Probably not.

But it is technically hotter than New Orleans today according to the weather channel.

Now, all those whiners in New England really do have something to complain about.

Really, it wasn’t until after lunch today that I thought it was bad.  There was a nice breeze and everything and people were still complaining about the heat and how they were probably going to have to get AC in their cars next time they bought a car — hello?  high gas prices, anyone?! – and people on the street where pretending to melt, but now I can say that it is officially New Orleans hot.

Though the humidity really isn’t that bad at 56%.  Admittedly, yesterday’s humidity felt worse…my upstairs bathroom had a nice sheen of water on it.  I should have taken the opportunity to mop, but it was too hot up there.

I was a little amused by the DJ on the radio station this morning who was bartering for a window AC for his apartment.  Someone apparently gave him one for free in the end.

And my office has taken pity on us and the ice cream truck is sitting in the parking lot and they’re buying us free ice cream…though I must admit that the music is starting to drive me a little mad…and I feel sorry for the poor kid in the ice cream truck.  Plus, as one co-worker pointed out, things have changed a lot since he remembers as a kid — the line is now full of aging, overweight people, half of which seem to be taking the opportunity to smoke while chosing whether they want Dara the Explorer or the Original Bomb Pop.

Anyway, my make-up melted off my face while I was waiting for my Bomb Pop which is how I knew that it was New Orleans hot.  So I’m back to hiding in my cubicle where there is AC.

tags: AC, ice cream truck, Bomb Pops, heat wave, New Orleans, Maine, Portland, Weather Channel

2 comments

1. on August 2, 2006 at 1:49 pm

   Tamara said:

   Does it not normally get that hot in Maine? People don’t have AC in their cars? LOL Here in Michigan those temps happen every year, but this last week has been brutal. 80 and humid at 6 in the morning type brutal. 98 and humid in the midday. It’s supposed to break tonight or tomorrow and return to normal highs in the mid 80s, yay! Hang in there!

   (Yay for free ice cream!)

2. on August 2, 2006 at 1:58 pm

   n. mallory said:

   Supposedly it only gets this hot like 3 days a year if that traditionally and the heat wave has everyone all “hot and bothered”.

   I have AC in my Jeep because I bought it in the South, but apparently up here, it’s not needed as much so most people don’t normally buy them that way; just like houses and apartments don’t have AC.

   I’ll tell you, I’ve been looking to buy another window fan for over a week and they’ve been sold out. I’m just looking for a window fan; I can imagine that these poor Northerns are dying for anything. Like that DJ this morning. People on Freecycle are begging for ACs too. Really, I’d just like a window fan for my office and maybe another one of those desk fans for my kitchen.

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