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Skriven 2010-07-10 22:58:23 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 39893 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> on Manhattan the whole time. I just don't find
->  hn> large cities that enjoyable. Seattle is an
->  hn> "almost large" city (grin) and at times THAT'S
->  hn> too big.

-> I hear you there!  Raleigh is our near by "big city" and too big at
-> times.   We've only gone to small parts of it--where we needed to for
-> medical appointments, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, computer and
-> fabric stores--you get the idea.

 hn> I've been to Raleigh many times, have family
 hn> there as well (Morrisville). I rather like Raleigh
 hn> when the weather is "right" but I don't care
 hn> for the entire south during the high humid days
 hn> of summer! And from what I understand from
 hn> relatives who live there, even during the
 hn> biggest drought, the humidity was still
 hn> unbearably high!

We made it thru last summer. Central air & not going out in the heat of
the day if we can avoid it helps. We were up in NY for this last heat
wave--bad here with no a/c.  It might have been just as hot or hotter
there but would have had the a/c to help.

->  hn> My sister, loves the heat and I mean LOVES!
->  hn> It seldom gets too hot for her tastes! I can not
->  hn> imagine me going to Charleston in July...I've done

-> I know; we visited Charleston several times when Rachel & David lived
-> there.  Summer was hot and sticky but March was really nice.  Last time
-> we were there was May of 02 for their college graduations & David's
-> commissioning.

 hn> I remember going there as a child, and
 hn> the biggest thing I remember is that it
 hn> was a sweltering humid day that felt like
 hn> I'd been in a hot shower all day.

We had that feeling most all of this week.  Had we been home, I wouldn't
have done much of any cooking.  Ice cream and other cold stuff would
have been on the menu, along with lots of ice cold fruit and lots of
liquids.

->  hn> When Amanda was here, we picked up two small
->  hn> (17.2 oz) bottles of "Cascade Ice" sparkling water.
->  hn> 0 calories, sodium free lemon lime flavored...basically
->  hn> carbonated water with some flavoring added. Not bad
->  hn> but at $1/bottle, I would have been just as happy with
->  hn> regular water, and perhaps a twist of lime (grin)

-> But worth the treat since Amanda was with you. (G)

 hn> Well, they were cold, refreshing and
 hn> portable on a hot day running around!

I know; you need to replenish liquids on humid days as well as dry ones.
"Never go out without a water bottle" was an unwritten rule when we
lived in AZ.

-> Good; the heat is supposed to break today & be really nice tomorrow.
-> We're in western NY until Sunday, then take off for PA and south.

 hn> According to Anne, the heat which has been
 hn> horrid, and the humidity which has been
 hn> equally so, have actually been rather nice
 hn> for her back...other than all the sweat involved!

Baking it all out, with a sauna to go with it.  Best way to go.


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Ruth
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