A word about air conditioning to summer travelers headed to the PNW (Pacific NorthWest), there are a lot of places that don’t have it. If, while you are planning your trip, you were to look at the temps for Seattle on your weather app you would probably say, “no big deal”. Lows are in the low 60s, Highs in the high 70s to low 80s, sounds perfect for those of us from the south. But take a gander at the humidity of 60 to 70 percent and imagine windows that only open 3 inches.
I’m currently living in a brand new $5K per month condo in a fairly POSH area of Seattle. The windows are open as much as possible (3 inches) and there are box fans in those windows trying desperately to suck some of the 77 degree outside air into my workspace, which is currently 87 F. I’ve been to the jungle and its almost that hot in here. In addition to the fans in the windows I have two more pointed directly at me. Despite the hurricane of 87 degree atmosphere whirling around me, I am soaked in sweat.
Is it really necessary for me to sweat this much in order to save the planet? Oh well, its time to drink another gallon of Gatorade. I wonder if there is a coffee shop somewhere in this city where I could work?