Are y'all from, like, up north somewhere?Tony wrote:It was 80 degrees in the living room at 8am with 70% relative humidity. This is 'sauna' weather right now.
According to my flute hygrometer, it's 77F in here right now, and I think it's lovely. Real comfy, in fact.
There's a nice Gulf breeze coming in off the water, too. Clean and sunshine-y.
I was thinking about saunas the other day. Wondering why you never see them here. Really, if you think about it, you just don't hear of people installing them.
It occurred to me that perhaps the heat they generate would counteract the air-conditioning. Or the humidity would cause indoor dampness problems. But, you could always exhaust them outdoors. Hmmm.
And why would you want one, anyway? Well, looks like their purpose is to . . . I don't know what . . . cause sweating? One website said profuse sweating. Seems like a good idea . . . clean out the pores and such. A good sweat would be really good for you, in fact. Who wouldn't want clean pores?
Gee, maybe we should have a sauna or two here. Although, with the humidity, I don't think you'd be successful with the dry kind. They'd be wet no matter what.
Pondering this, I got dressed for work, carefully selecting a cotton knit shell top that wouldn't cling when damp, a cami that only covered the crucial areas so as to prevent show-through without causing further dampness, slacks of a weight that wouldn't cling when damp, passed up nylons for cotton socks, and clogs that I could step out of in my office so they wouldn't stay damp. I curled my hair, using humidity-resistant ultra-hold gel and spray that won't dissolve in water, then went off to work carrying my silk cardigan jacket, sleeves rolled up 3/4 of the way, so that it wouldn't get damp. Turned on the a/c in the car full blast so that my hair would dry out before it straightened in the damp.
And then I realized why we have no need of saunas . . . all we have to do is go outside.
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