No, the water is not quite that cold, and it does warm up a bit as the summer passes. The river, on the other hand, IS that cold since we are close to the dam, and it stays that way!
Here are some NOT exaggerations:
*Stepping outside the house really does feel like you are standing in front of your open oven door.
*You open your car door, buckle your seat belt, and steer the car with an oven mitt or other some such protection.
*There is no such thing as cold tap water. Praise the Lord for automatic ice-makers! All laundry is hot or warm water wash.
*A cold shower burns until the water that is in the pipes that are between the street and the house is used up. For some reason (?) they are buried about 2" from the surface here, and exposed during high winds when the dirt blows away.
*You take a water bottle EVERYWHERE, and so do your kids.
*You pray not to have your car break down or get a flat.
*The inside temperature of your car may be over 180 degrees in less than 20 minutes.
*You park where there is shade (IF there is shade), not in the spot closest to the door!
*The morning sun is hotter than the late afternoon/evening sun. It is more direct. By late afternoon the entire landscape has warmed up, so there is more of an enveloping feel to the heat. It is even pleasant! That morning sun feels like a laser burning into you.
*If your pillow is leaning agains the wall, it will be too hot to put your face on at night.
Having said all that, I will say I am very thankful that I never even SEE a mosquito (probably they can't survive here!), and that I rarely break a sweat, and that when I get out of the shower, I don't feel like I need another one before I can even get my clothes on :o) ...Not until the monsoon kicks in, anyway...
For those of you who are confused, "Mohave" is spelled with an "h" on the east side of the Colorado River, and with a "j" (Mojave) in California.
Wow, I never thought of it that way before - everything there is the opposite of here -- with cold water in the lines and you have to let it run a long while to get hot. And I know what you mean - last summer when it got soooo hot up here, we didn't see a mosquito for most of the summer - it was wonderfully stange!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is hot. My father lives in AZ and is always saying how it isn't hot to him anymore. He has a pool which helps. You desert people are awe inspiring.
ReplyDeleteJenn
Don't think I could handle Arizona. :)
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
Makes me grateful for rain!
ReplyDeleteThat cold,cold river sounds inviting though especially in that heat.
I take my hat off to you doing school in that heat.
Well done your girl for that award thing,way to go!
Blessings.xx
It took my daughter a while to figure out that her hair was not just her hair...we had to take care of it...baby it...brush it...love it (ok i'm going a little too far) because one day it would be someone else's hair. Oh the number of OUCH's I've heard over the past two years!!!!!!!!!! But it's been worth it...I'm so proud of her for wanting to do this.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I certainly enjoyed catching up on your posts!!!!!
I CAN NOT IMAGINE FEELING THAT HEAT!!!!!
Your Friend In Christ,
Shay
OH...I forgot to tell you CONGRATULATIONS on being my 100th commentor!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the winner of.......of.......of.......well, I guess I wasn't prepared to give anything away (hee-hee).
Thanks for coming to my blog!
Your Friend In Christ,
Shay
Having weather that warm really is a mystery to us in the P.N.W. My in- laws however, live in Arizona from October through May. They swear (well not literally), by the dry heat, saying how helpful it is to their aging bodies. The warmth does feel good. But somehow I can't imagine my pillow getting too hot to sleep on just because it was leaning up against a wall! Good thing about no mosquitoes though. Count your blessings!
ReplyDelete~Pam
I never think about the dessert. It's always hot here in FL, but very humid. Yuk!!! It must be nice to take a shower and not need another one right when you get out. LOL
ReplyDeleteDoes it get cold in the winter? Don't laugh at me, I've lived in FL all my life and honestly don't know anything about anywhere else. I really do need to travel more.
GOD Bless.
American Alligators :) there is such thing as an American Crocodile,but only a few are here,and they live in Florida. (I just learned about the American Crocodile a few weeks ago so...) Crocodiles prefer warmer waters. I guess Florida doesn't have warm enough water.. Lol. There is a species of Crocodiles around Mexico City region.
ReplyDelete-Julia
I am glad we aren't in that part of the desert! that is pretty hot...
ReplyDeletebut i agree - monsoon season is quite interesting - sometimes hot, other times rainy and our swamp cooler doesn't work well during those times!
marie