[Kitty]

Okay....how 'bout 5 months till Thanksgiving? Or 4 months till Halloween?

[braingonebad]

In the Toledo OH area, we had an unusually cool spring. This is the 1st year we did not open the pool Memorial day weekend. It was in the 60's and raining.

We were almost a week late.

Then, it got right up into the 90's - every other day. When it's not 90+, we're having a T storm and once we had a possible tornado.

Still I prefer this to the 18 months of winter and people who can't drive in snow - What? You slide on ice? Really?

[tkrik]

Kelly - 106 and 80% humidity is far worse than 106 and 7% humidity. MSacorn is right - the sweat evaporates quickly in drier climates.

Yesterday was another brutal one - 109. I was Jello all day as I tried to tackle Mt. St. Laundry that I brought over to DBF's. The washer and dryer are in the garage. UGH!!! Poor DBF, he was trying to install the evaporative cooler on the roof of the garage yesterday to make it easier on me to do the laundry as well as for when we start working on the kitchen cabinets. He said it was brutal up on the roof. (Remember - shade is scarce in the desert so the sun just blazes). I took wet rags (clean) and froze them so he could use them around his neck to keep cool. The good news was that by 5 it was done and the garage cooled down in no time.

Passing the whine cooler . . . .

[doydie]

I was hot last week when it hit 84!!! I don't know what I'm going to do when it gets triple digit. But this is what I have my automatic start on my car. Before I get out of the car and turn it off I turn the AC onto max and highest speed. And my van really cools down fast! I don't know it it's because of dual climate zone in it or what but even from the door to the car it gets nice and cool. With what some of the midwest is having, I'm just grateful to have a home and not spending my days in a shelter

[Victor H]

The new Southwest Development Plans:

I would take ANY of them right now!

[tkrik]

LMAO, Vic. I love the pictures. The resort one is so cool looking and the trailer park one is like the ones we made as kids. LOL.

I talked to a friend of mine who has MS yesterday and she had just come back from San Diego. She said she did fantastic there and didn't need to use her rollator, had minimal symptoms, and felt less fatigued. Once she got back to AZ, everything started again. We did talk about how perfect the weather is there year round and has a the beach to boot.

Still brutally hot here. Hoping for a cooling trend.

[Debbie D]

I have been so darn fatigued the last week and a half, and I get the feeling after reading some of the posts here that it's because of the heat and humidity.
It's cooler here now in the Chicago area, but I'm still dragging. I'm almost tempted to call the pcp and ask for provigil or some booster. My DH is concerned...he has seen me tired before, but not like this. It stinks!!

[lady_express_44]

Originally Posted by tkrik

I talked to a friend of mine who has MS yesterday and she had just come back from San Diego. She said she did fantastic there and didn't need to use her rollator, had minimal symptoms, and felt less fatigued. Once she got back to AZ, everything started again. We did talk about how perfect the weather is there year round and has a the beach to boot.

Of all the places I've traveled, San Diego would be where I would want to live (if not Vancouver). It's a beautiful city, and the weather is quite moderate.

I really liked Chicago too . . . but the weather can be difficult.

Cherie

[tkrik]

Cherie - Chicago would not be for me. Although I have more symptoms with the heat and humidity, the cold still can bother me as far as spasticity is concerned.

OK, so we don't have much humidity here but a little shift in the humidity and you can tell the difference. It's funny how in the winter months you hear about -10 degrees with a wind chill factor. . . . They have nothing for a humidity factor. Kind of like it may be 106 with 7% humidity but it feels like 96 but 106 with 90% humidity it feels like 150 degrees.

[McGimpy]

Counting the days to the Fall and cooler weather