As I tool about the South Florida blogosphere, I am mystified by those who describe 92 degrees with 60% humidity and dewpoints in the mid-70's as "beautiful weather.""Beautiful" in the sense, I guess, that 5 above zero in January is considered "beautiful" by Alaskans. "Beautiful" in the way that vultures look at 2-day old roadkill, maybe.
But when a layer of perspiration forms on my brow before I have even removed the key from the front door as I head out in the morning, that ain't "beautiful." Neither is sweat running down my back and into my pants. Who, for Pete's sake, describes sweating profusely "beautiful?" But I suppose that because we have to live like this for 7 months of the year, some of us need to make lemonade out of lemons. And then promptly sweat it out.
I'm sure there will be the profound solution tendered by some that "If you don't like it, then leave." Yeah, well, that's coming, believe you me.
But in the meantime, in order to establish some type of benchmark, let's all pretend that 75 degrees, with 20% humidity, and a light breeze is "beautiful." And the stuff that we've been seeing this weekend in South Florida is more suitable to Jurassic Park.
And its inhabitants.
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6 comments:
LMAO. Here Here!
Until I moved to Florida, I never appreciated the benefits of a t-shirt worn for the purpose that it was intended.
This is the weather I moved to Florida to enjoy. And I do. The hotter the better.
Why it is we're too stupid to dress for it remains a mystery. Long sleeve shirts, neckties, socks, long pants -- this isn't sensible. Would anybody wear bermudas and a tank top to Green Bay in February? Yet we're too hidebound to break old habits.
The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful. Have a nice day.
I like the weather here. The heat doesnt really bother me. Yeah, its hot and humid as all hell. Its better than freezing your balls off in the winter. That hurts. Its way easier to cool down than to heat up too. Jump in a pool, take a cold shower, go to the beach and jump in the ocean, sit in A/C (which everywhere in South Florida has), have some cold drinks and you cool down almost instantly. Beats hugging a radiator any day.
I guess Im not as much as a sweaty person as others and I enjoy the heat and humidity. Keeps you young :)
What I think is gross is that so many of the 'professional' men that I work with don't know about the t-shirt or don't think they need it.
Nothing worse than a guy in a nice suit whose shirt is drenched and sticking to him.
I'm just counting down the days to November...
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