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M1ch04c4n0
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As someone who was never comfortable in the summer back in Mexico, 33C in the middle of summer is a blessing.
Steelyuhas
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Need to find a portable AC unit in the next couple days...
My portable AC unit laughs at you.
(But it's not nearly strong enough for 90 degree days.
(distantmantra
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I'm currently in Toledo, Spain. It's in the upper 90s, but the place we're staying at has AC and there is also an underground cave to escape the heat. I'm so glad I'm not back in Green Lake in my brick house. The AC unit is in our daughter's room while my wife and I normally sleep in the basement.
luckyboyceo
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Yeah, I live in a brick building (with no AC) too and my place becomes a sauna even at 70 degrees out. I don't know how I'm going to fall asleep this weekend.
I hope you die of frostbite.
You're going to hoping that for yourself this weekend.
I'm on the top floor of my building with too many windows and vaulted ceilings (no real air gap for insulation), so I feel your pain. I bought a portable 14k BTU unit at costco which doesn't do much to bring down the temp overall, but feels nice if I'm sitting close to it.
I don't like you, sir.
I also have central AC. But cheaper to just abuse the basement. Would never have bought it but the house already had it installed. Not quite enough power in the circulation to fully cool the top bedroom floors but it helps. Kitchen and living room get icy tho.
Grrrrrr. It's like 85 degrees in my apartment right now. I'm roasting!
Btw Lake Washington is GLOrIOUS for swimming today and will actually be better tonight. I think the best swimming spot is Log Boom Park, just north of seattle at Lake Forest Park. You can camp out there on one of the docks and swim and picnic. Just get there before the (well behaved) teenagers show up and grab your turf.
Necromanti
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I miss my basement apartment. My dinky fans can only do so much.
A very popular and easy hike is Rattlesnake Ledge. Both Mt. Si's are relatively easy. The small one is 4 miles round trip and the big one is 8 miles round trip. My personal favorite easy hike is Snow Lake.
MisterNugNug
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Gave my three weeks notice a couple of days ago. I'll be working at Ba Bar come July 16.
"June is running a staggering 6.5 degrees above normal. Easily will be Seattle's warmest June in 120+ years of record-keeping." [source]
Yikes! It hasn't been too bad for me but my dog is miiiiiiiiserable. I wish I could do anything for him. Been giving him ice cube "treats" every few minutes when I'm home.
Yikes! It hasn't been too bad for me but my dog is miiiiiiiiserable. I wish I could do anything for him. Been giving him ice cube "treats" every few minutes when I'm home.
I'm way concerned about how fucked up the weather is on Earth at the moment. News from all over the planet this week about record highs and lows, record rainfall and record drought that defy all historical information from every corner of the globe. Climate change is going to sneak up on us a lot faster than I think anyone predicted. Scary as shit.
It's really scary. And for the most part, it's out of our hands.
pantsattack
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The weekend and yesterday didn't seem too bad to me. I did some practical things to stay cool but didn't have to find air-conditioning or anything like that.
my apartment is The Worst for summer. it's a loft with one wall that is entirely glass, two stories high. so it doesn't have any rooms and it's terribly insulated and all my windows are on the same wall so I can't make a cross breeze. huge air volume, no air flow, and for bonus points even if I wanted to I couldn't put in an AC since my windows are tall and narrow so a unit wouldn't fit.
it's a damn greenhouse.
it's a damn greenhouse.
Ba Bar has great food but the portions are too small for me. They have good drinks, too.
Portable AC. They sit on the floor and you run a hose out a window.
I can give you some Amazon recommendations; I have 4 in my house now.
They take up space which sucks but better than dying in te heat.
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We spent the late afternoon/early evening in a quiet part of Madison beach eating brisket (related to my bbq inquiries from a while back, this was from a food truck called Campfire and was damn good), Rainier cherries, and wine.
I hate this weather, tbh, but it's hard to beat the selected moments.
I hate this weather, tbh, but it's hard to beat the selected moments.
Just gonna turn my shower to ice cold and sit in there all day.
Bad news.
http://www.komonews.com/weather/blo...st-into-September2016-308229991.html?mobile=y
Im loving Seawaii tho. If the Puget Sound could just catch up...
This post needs more Bing.Considering spending all day in my bedroom with my air conditioner playing Xbox One on my Surface Pro 3 via Windows 10 streaming
Considering spending all day in my bedroom with my air conditioner playing Xbox One on my Surface Pro 3 via Windows 10 streaming
Oh is that working already? I can't install Windows 10 till after we ship this product.
How's laaag?
Steelyuhas
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I will diagnose problems by searching for solutions on Bing - only after saying "Hey Cortana" of course and asking Cortana to do the search for me.
distantmantra
Member
Flying home from Amsterdam this morning. We had a reprieve from the heatwave here last night, not looking forward to more heat at home.
Lol my wife flew back from there yesterday. She's miserable in this heat
distantmantra
Member
At least it's not humid here. The humidity in Brussels was brutal.
Spain was hotter than here, but they had AC everywhere.
WesternHeretic
Member
It felt like the A/C was on. Overall it's been quite lovely today, never got too hot.
I don't know. After the 90s, the high 80s feel like heaven.
I have done lots of reading, but I thought I would ask Seattle-Gaf:
Where are the best places to look at living? I am married and prob have a kid sometime soon. Don't need downtown life, and don't mind the area being quiet, maybe even boring to some.
What are some of the better companies (besides the obvious Seattle bigs) to look at Career wise? I might even not be thinking of some of the big ones to look at.
Background in IT, Systems Administration, SCADA technology.
Where are the best places to look at living? I am married and prob have a kid sometime soon. Don't need downtown life, and don't mind the area being quiet, maybe even boring to some.
What are some of the better companies (besides the obvious Seattle bigs) to look at Career wise? I might even not be thinking of some of the big ones to look at.
Background in IT, Systems Administration, SCADA technology.
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