Songbird76
Well-Known Member
I have a hard time with the heat. I've always had a hard time, but I think it's worse since moving here because we get so little of it. Last year, there was a heat wave where it was over 100 for days, and in the high 90s for weeks...while we were in Florida. The good thing is we had Air Co in Florida and wouldn't have here. But heat will give me a headache, make me feel nauseated and weak...I actually passed out during softball practice when I was about 10.
But I've noticed it's getting steadily warmer each summer here. When I first moved here, anything over about 25C was pretty warm, and there was almost never a temp higher than 30C for more than a day or 2 and then it would go back to the low to mid 20s. The last few years here have seen weeks of 35C and above. The kids go to school until July, and I remember the last few weeks when E was in 3rd grade were sooooo warm. Most schools in the Netherlands closed because of the heat since there's no AC. E's teacher posted a picture of their classroom temperature at 44.3C. The principal refused to do what pretty much every other school in the country did, closing or reducing the hours. Some started early so they could be done before the hottest part of the day. But our principal refused and just said to let the kids have water in their classes. There was a very angry parent who brought popsicles to all the kids in his childrens' classes to at least give them some relief.
Ever since that year except I think one year, we've had heat waves and last Summer while we were in Florida, E kept in touch with her friends and the weather was hotter here in the Netherlands than it was in Florida, which never used to happen. I was glad I was where they have AC, but I am dreading this Summer!!
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