Ten on Tuesday – When It’s Too Hot!
July 29th, 2008 . by Joyce
What are ten things to do when it’s too hot to go outside?
This is the prompt given by Yano this week for Ten on Tuesday.
In the 25+ years that we’ve lived in Northwest Washington State, we’ve had some hot days, even a really warm week, but it’s never been too hot to go outside.
For this one, I’ll have to remember back to my childhood in Phoenix, Arizona. Back when I was a child (I know this makes me sound ancient) it was often as hot inside the house as outside, the only relief being that one wasn’t in the direct sun, and possibly a fan would be blowing, but not to much effect. Few private residences had air conditioning. Instead we had evaporative, or “swamp” coolers which didn’t do much to make the house cooler. Here are some of the things we did when it was too hot to go outside:
- Go shopping at the mall (Ahh! Air conditioning!)
- Go to a movie (Again, air conditioning.)
- Play in the shade, preferably with a wash tub of water for a “pool” or the sprinkler spraying.
- Go swimming at the public pool.
- Go for a drive with all the car windows open.
- Go on a picnic to a cooler location. For us, this meant heading north towards Flagstaff.
- Go play billiards (Air conditioning, and a fun activity).
- Be as quiet as possible in the house, perhaps reading, playing checkers, or playing cards.
- Don’t cook. Eat a big salad, or go out to an air-conditioned pizza parlor for dinner.
- For those of you currently suffering from the heat, consider a vacation to the Pacific Northwest. You must especially see the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California coasts. Think of the cooling ocean breezes. It’s truly refreshing!
I have wanted to visit the Pacific NW.
And I agree – when it’s hot I don’t like to cook and get the kitchen all hot.
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Thanks for stopping by. Sounds like I need to plan my summer vacation to the NW. Happy Tuesday!
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Great list. Thanks for visiting me.
Take a shower in your bathing suit with toys. Play or clean in the basement. Play catch with water balloons.
The library is air conditioned, and the Science Museum.
Fun list!
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Thanks for visiting my blog! your responses are great, and by the way, my husband LOVES Washington State and dreams of living there someday (he lived there in 91′ for a little bit). He goes on about the beauty of the state
Take care, Jen
Thanks, everyone, for your comments! Stay cool.