Despite the heat, I’m freezing my ass off!
I can’t believe I’m about to complain about this in the middle of an extreme heat wave. But seriously, what is up with the ice cold air conditioning everywhere?
I don’t like extreme heat, and I definitely don’t like sweaty boobs from the humidity, but that doesn’t mean I want to be cold either. In the winter, everyone hates the cold and they bundle up to the point of sweating. But for some reason, if it’s hot outside, people love to be cold inside.
Personally, I hate being frigidly cold as much as I hate being sticky and hot. However, if I had to choose, I guess I’d pick the goose bumps over the back sweat. But can’t there be a happy medium? What’s wrong with just being cool? How come people crank the heat up to 75 when it’s snowing, but turn the AC down to 62 when it’s 75 outside?
I hate having to bring a sweater everywhere I go in the summer. Recently I went to a movie, and I brought not only a sweater, but socks as well. Movie theaters are one of the worst places. The air conditioning is refreshing when you’ve been sweating all day, I agree, but when I have to bring fuzzy socks to replace my flip flops for a couple hours, it might be a little much.
Usually Brad loves it. Loves the chill from the AC, even loves the goose bumps. He refuses to be cold in the winter, adjusting the thermostat upward with abandon. But give him a chill in the summer and he’ll bask in it.
But even he thought it was a little much when we had lunch together last week. We walked into the little restaurant, and found a private table in the corner. After a couple minutes, we were both covered in goose bumps, and I was making a cocoon of myself to keep warm. We moved to a table we thought was further from a vent, but after another minute our hands were frozen to the table. We pried them off and moved once again, finally finding a spot that was tolerable. Still, I nearly sent my ice water back and asked for a nice cup of steeping hot tea.
Why? Why the drastic temperature changes? Why do I have to wear layers even in the peak of summer? Wouldn’t it save everybody money and valuable energy if we just warmed it up a bit? I’m not asking to lose air conditioning altogether. Dear god no. I just want it a little more comfortable. Just a few degrees less frosty, that’s all I ask. Just enough so I can enjoy my meals and my movies without lugging around a wool jacket and gloves.
July 31st, 2006 at 2:39 pm
Ironically, as I read this, I’m sitting at work in a skirt and short sleeve shirt and I have a fleece draped over my lap and my arms are covered in goosebumps. I feel your pain! I keep the air at 80 in my house, which some say is too high. But it’s SUMMER for cryin’ out loud! It SHOULD be at least a little warm.
I want to add, too, that studies show people eat more/are hungrier when they’re cool/cold. My best friend was a manager in a movie theater and the temp had to be set 65-67 so as to encourage people to go buy popcorn and other such junk food.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:02 am
By the way I loved that book. I like it better than the Notebook.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:09 am
I’m glad you pointed that out Ang. I’m actually a little embarrassed to be reading Nicholas Sparks. I liked the Notebook, but hated Message in a Bottle so much that I swore I’d never touch another of his books again.
However, Robin bought this at a used bookstore when she visited me. She said it was somehow related to The Notebook, so she wanted to check it out. She then left 3 of the 4 books she bought with me because she thought I’d fly through them pretty fast. Anyway, I wanted an easy read, so I picked this one up the other day.
So far it seems pretty typical and predictable, but I’m still giving it an open-minded chance. I’ll let you know how it goes.
August 2nd, 2006 at 10:46 am
I tried to read The Wedding about a 1.5 years ago, I couldn’t really get into it though and took it back to the library. And, I actually like Message in a bottle….funny how people’s reading preference can vary so much!