West Seattle scenes: Hot, hot, hot

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Bill Bacon caught that reading at the First Mutual Bank sign north of The Junction this afternoon. Meantime, Minette sent a beautiful shot of last night’s moonset behind Vashon, seen from Lowman Beach. She says it’s looked like this the last three nights and you might see something similar if you look that way around 10:30 tonight:

We’re mulling a ferry ride as a late-night cooldown measure. Meantime, the temperatures are slithering downward .. but still in the 90s as of the official 9 pm readings at Sea-Tac and Boeing Field (closest “official” to us).

CD July 29, 2009 (9:55 pm)

Ok, bring on winter. I’m done with summer.

JBL July 29, 2009 (10:38 pm)

If the temp gauge at Jefferson Square was turned back on I bet it’d read 212 !

Dreamland July 30, 2009 (6:33 am)

That’s so funny about the Jeff. Square thermometer, and so true. Might as well read “Welcome to Planet Venus!”

Bill July 30, 2009 (7:43 pm)

Hot, hot, hot
Subtitle: Heat Survival 101

1. Hang up a survival blanket covering your west facing window(s).

2. Brew your day’s coffee in the early morning. Put it in the refrigerator when it has cooled to room temperature. It will be even better thoroughly chilled later in the day.

3. Hang out where air conditioning has been provided. It may even be your place of work. I prefer taking a book to a nice comfortable chair in a luxury hotel lobby.

4. Don’t allow the heat to make you angry or short with people. Be glad you’re not the police officer who directs traffic all day in the sun while the road crews are rebuilding the streets.

5. Drink plenty of fluids. There’s nothing wrong with tipping a specialty beer in the park across the street from the market. As it’s only about hydration, one should be enough. Repeat. It’s about staying hydrated. Take your empty beer bottle and your twisted & rumpled brown bag to the trash can. Littering is tacky and reflects poorly on your demeanor.

6. Buy that police officer directing traffic an iced tea, iced coffee or even a milk shake. It may save you a traffic ticket some day. It’s not a bribe for the future.

7. This one is not for everyone, but it works for me. Ride your bike at a walking pace along the shoreline. The sea breeze feels good. So does the gentle wind on your face created by your casual ride. I suppose just lying in the shade works just as well.

8. At home strip down. Way down. (You know what I mean).

9. Consider buying A/C. I can’t do this because there’s no way to hang one of those units thirty or forty feet above the sidewalk and outside my window. And there’s no room for one of those floor models vented outward through a 5 inch plastic duct. I’ve already considered one of those, but that means something else in my small apartment would have to go.

10. Enjoy the sunshine! Never mind the Los Angeles-like smog collecting in your lungs.

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