Seattle

11 Jun, 2004
Posted at 19.51 PDT

You know, one of the things I’ve found hardest to adjust to in Seattle is the summer. What I’m used to is a total of two seasons: Summer, and Not-Summer. Florida just doesn’t get much else. And in the deep South, summer runs from March to October. Your typical Florida summer day is 90°+ temperatures and 95% humidity. That’s a far cry from Seattle.

What throws me off so much are the days of 60 odd degrees, plus the need for a jacket in the evenings. Damn strange to these Southern eyes. Still, it’s nice, just a little difficult to get used to, even though it’s been nearly three years. The side benefits are worth it, I think. It’s like living in an air-conditioned world. I think my jaw dropped when I realized almost no one had air-conditioning here, nor did they need it. Wow.

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