In the desert again
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:18 am
Once again for the third summer in a row, I find myself in Yuma, Arizona, the sunniest place on earth and in the middle of the desert on the mexican/california border. Place is super hot in the summer, sometimes reaching over 110F or 36-38C.
Pros:
Yuma's population in the summer is less than a third than in winter so no traffic or tourists to bother me.
The dry heat isn't as bad as it sounds. Since there is no humidity the heat dissipates quickly. So by the next morning, it is stinkingly warm or sweltering but rather very cool! This morning I came out of the house and it was a very comfortable 70F and a cool breeze too. This lasted till noon where the heat reached 90F and above.
So despite me being away from home, I have my Tablet PC (HP Pavilion TX2000z, it is just like a wacom tablet!) so I can still communicate whenever I wish except when I don't bring it to places with me.
Pros:
Yuma's population in the summer is less than a third than in winter so no traffic or tourists to bother me.
The dry heat isn't as bad as it sounds. Since there is no humidity the heat dissipates quickly. So by the next morning, it is stinkingly warm or sweltering but rather very cool! This morning I came out of the house and it was a very comfortable 70F and a cool breeze too. This lasted till noon where the heat reached 90F and above.
So despite me being away from home, I have my Tablet PC (HP Pavilion TX2000z, it is just like a wacom tablet!) so I can still communicate whenever I wish except when I don't bring it to places with me.