Meltdown

Every year at this point (mid-August) I get accused of lying. That is because I claim with utmost CERTAINTY that New York in August is hotter than GA in August. And trust me, it is.

There are certain things about New York City that make the heat unbearable on these hot days.

-- In the South, everyone has central AC. You can set such AC to turn on at a certain time so that when you get home your home is cool. In NYC you have AC units which take at least 15 minutes to cool down a room. In the meantime you sweat in silence and hope you don't pass out.

--In the South, everyone drives to work in cars with AC. In NYC people walk to work, take the subway or bus, or something ridiculous like biking or rollerblading. Regardless, when it comes to getting to work in the summertime, you are guaranteed to see NYC ladies walking in flipflops vs. heels, without make-up, and wet hair. They will fix themselves up at the office.

--Speaking of wet hair... In the summer it is impossible to dry ones hair before leaving for work. Why? There is no AC in the bathroom in NYC. If you use your hair dryer you will literally melt.

--In NYC, the only way to transport ones lunch, books for class, clothes for gym, computer for work, etc, is to carry it in a bag. If you have multiple things going on before or after work -- gym, class or lunch -- you end up being a bag lady on the way to work. This means you sweat extra hard. In the south this all ends up in the boot of the car.

--NYC is one giant sheet of pavement. It attracts heat. It also expels heat into the air via buses, subways, sewage system, ACs... By 2PM you can see the heat in the air... swelter, swelter. There is no shade to hide under. Its basically a giant desert of concrete, and we who live here are all camels in search of an oasis...or something like that.