People who know me well know that I can’t think when I’m hot. When I’m feeling hot I mean. As in, feeling hot because the weather is hot, and not because I’m feeling sexy. Besides, I don’t think I ever feel hot when I’m feeling hot. I mean, I don’t feel sexy when the weather is hot.
And the weather today is disgustingly disturbingly distraughtfully hot. I had the misfortune of having to work most of the morning at a cafeteria that had no air conditioning. Of course, I was surly, sweaty, and sticky. Especially for someone like me who loves the cold - remember my post about my 15 degree office aircon?
Which makes me long for cold weather. Like the last time I went to Europe…
I was at an airport for transit. Having a bit of time to spare, I decided to get out of the building to take a walk outside.
It was 4 degrees Celsius.
I was wearing a long sleeved t-shirt. My jacket was in the luggage somewhere in some corner of the airport.
As I stepped out into the 4 degrees Celsius air outside, I felt a little foolish, as everyone else was in thick winter jackets while I was in my flimsy long sleeved t-shirt. It turned out to be one really cool and refreshing hour of strolling.
That same night, I was in another country, settling into my hotel room. The temperature was around minus 5 degrees Celsius. I decided to go for a walk.
Yes, with my jacket, over my long sleeved t-shirt. I also had a pair of jeans, a pair of socks. And, a pair of crocs.
Within half a minute, I was rushing back to the hotel. The strong wind was freezing my ears and face off. No wonder people needed balaclavas, other than to rob banks.
A few minutes later, I was out there again, with a lot more confidence and clothing - a fleece beanie over my head and ears, my jacket again, a wool cardigan, my long sleeved t-shirt, long johns for both my body and legs, my jeans and socks. And the pair of crocs.
Amazingly, normal socks were crocs are good enough for subzero temperatures.
As I was saying, people who know me well know that I can’t think when I’m hot. And since I can’t think, I can’t blog. Just a quick post to let you know