Says who? They can talk about it anytime they want. It’s extreme weather that is also possibly deadly. It’s news because it’s unusual and significant to people in our area.
Can you educate me? I’m familiar with the concept of seasonal affective disorder, but I always thought it was associated with winter and lack of sunlight. Is there another version?
Got our first Christmas catalog. On the upside, I’m ahead on Christmas cards, now.
One problem is that we don’t know where you live, cg16; if it’s Calgary, Alberta, then yeah, 92F is probably a noteworthy story; if you’re in Orlando, Florida, then probably not; if you’re in Phoenix, Arizona, they are talking about the cool weather…
And no, you don’t have to reveal where you live, that is your priveleged information; but a general region/nation would help your rant.
I;m talking about the news making it a story
Not news for people on the eastcoast
I live in jersey and 90 degrees for this area in August is the Norm.
People are always going to bitch about the heat, though. I lived in Jersey for 6 years. Not so humid there.
Lived in Gainesville, FL for a year. Holy fuck. Just don’t even go outside during the summer, it’s pointless.
Moved back to my home state of Michigan. Cousin comes in from Las Vegas, bitches about the humidity in Michigan.
''Isn’t it like a million degrees in Nevada?" I ask.
‘‘Yeah, but it’s not humid like this.’’
She wouldn’t last a day in Gainesville.
It should be a basic human right to bitch about the weather, no matter where you are or how used to it you’re supposed to be.
Fuck it, I give up. Note the username- that doesn’t happen often.
Hey, you see that little icon next to “quote” with the quotation marks and the +? You can use that to box and reply to more than 1 person in a reply instead of posting 3 different responses. You should try that before someone rants about your consecutive posts. These people are brutal.
Here’s a link from WebMd that sums it up. It’s not as well understood as winter SAD, but definitely a thing. July and August are the worst for me. The last couple summers in Chicago have been relatively mild and it hasn’t been an issue for a few years, but man, this summer is awful. The bullet point “The Heat” is totally me. It sucks. Sometimes just thinking about having to walk to work in the sun makes me cry. I prefer cloudy days, but when it’s cooler and the sun is less intense, I don’t mind it as much. Summer, though, when the sun is closest and makes me feel like I’m being spit-roasted, I can’t stand it. Carry an umbrella just for the shade.
Interesting. I am allergic to the sun and spend most of my life indoors. I consider myself a cave-dwelling creature. I’ve never really considered the psychological impact of that, though I have found shady trails to hike in and have some good sun-bearing equipment (Outdoor Research makes great SPF 50 hats, for example) so I’m not a total summer recluse. It’s really not the heat that bothers me as much as the sun itself. It drains my life energy. Even a 20 minute car ride. Ugh.
I probably do have some SAD issues. I bought a sun lamp. It’s a great mood-booster for us cave-dwelling types. Also I take Vitamin D supplements to try to compensate.
I take 10,000iu a day of vitamin D3. When I get my levels tested, I’m right in the middle of the reference range for D3, and D2 (what the body makes on its own) isn’t measurable. I haven’t had a tan since 1997. Part of why I enjoy working 2nd shift, I never have to get up in the dark, even in winter - the sun being up helps a lot in that respect (Daylight is good, love being out on the porch in the shade when it’s not humid or too hot). But also because going home at midnight or after, the worst heat of the day is over, and it’s dark. It’s the only time I can get some walking exercise in the summer without wanting to die or cry.
Do you know that some people are on salary, and lunch break can be as long as they want?
Even though I was salaried and not “on the clock”, I used to come in early and stay late. So I felt no guilt taking over an hour for lunch. Man, I packed that lunch hour: errands, workout (with audiobook), lunch … and a power nap.
Yes, that’s one of the advantages of being salaried. As long as I am at work for 8 hours a day, I’m good.
And the advantage to the employer is that we salaried folk often put in 50-60 hour weeks.
(So I needed that nap… mmmm, high point of my day…)
Hey, that’s why they’re called umbrellas 
Actually, the sun is closest in winter.
Interesting. I don’t like summer–really don’t like summer. We moved to the Puget Sound area. It’s been too damn hot and sunny. I get a major mood boost every time there’s a cool day, and fall? Whoo! I am one happy girl in fall.
I didn’t know this was a recognized thing, though. I thought it was just me being ornery.
Oi, most direct, facing furthest north of the equator, hottest… you know what I mean!