bobbyjohn wrote:
Ah memories! ... I moved from NY to Dallas in June 1980 when records were set...but nothing was unusual to me since I was expecting HOT anyway! Thing is...my car, bought in NY, had no Air Conditioning, so when I got to Dallas I shed a lot of clothes to the bare minimum...when I got to the office, I put on my dress shirt, tie and suit coat...reverse going home. I lived that way for 1 year before getting a new car WITH AC.
As to current situation in 2023, wife and I recently enrolled in "Hotworx," a gym of sorts, where we do exercises to a virtual instructor on a TV screen in an infrared sauna at 125° for 1/2 hour. We go 3x per week. Sweating and exercise is good for the body.
Ah memories! ... I moved from NY to Dallas in June... (
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I was in grad school that year and cleaning swimming pools to make a little money. Full time in the summer. I was doing it on those days that it was 112 and 113. Unfortunately, our a/c went out and we didn't have the money to replace it. I would get home and just sit in front of a box fan in a pair of athletic shorts. By the end of the summer I was looking pretty svelte. I don't think I could take 125 in a sauna for 30 minutes now. I'm too old.