Home, Sweat Home
Jul 28th, 2008 by Nola
As I stepped out of the airport and in to the parking garage, I was hit with a wall of humidity. It was only 83 degrees, even at 10:30 at night, but the air was thick and moist; it felt heated, like I was in a sauna. As we then entered our house, still sticky with sweat, I saw a mosquito fly by. And I sighed. Humidity and mosquitoes. Yes, they are omnipresent in New Orleans and not surprising to be faced with immediately upon my arrival. Yet they annoyed me. I was not relieved to be home.
To leave the absolute perfect humid-free weather of San Diego, with its beautiful beaches and pleasant outdoor dining, and return to the sultry summer in the South that is New Orleans was not liberating; no, it was oppressive.
And now there is a pile of laundry to do, groceries to buy, a house to rent, work to do at the office—all the things I gleefully abandoned for our trip. How nice it was to be relieved of the pressure. But stepping into the steam of New Orleans brought with it all the pressures of my day-to-day life without reminders of the pleasures.
Now, today, Monday, I will struggle to get that first day back under my belt. And I will do the tasks I am required to do. And soon (I hope) I will be charmed again with this sultry city of mine. New Orleans owns me, I know that for certain, but I can dream of summers spent away.
Stumble it!
Wanna go in halvies on a summer home on the beach in San Diego?
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In the days before air conditioning, those that could afford to fled the city in droves during the summer. Between the heat and yellow fever that came with the mosquitoes, it’s a wonder anyone survived at all.
Obviously, A/C doesn’t completely alleviate the urge to flea.
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Amen, sister. Columbia is as hot as the hinges on the screen door to hell right now. And I hate that late-night and early-morning humidity, it is simply demoralizing!
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Hell yeah! I had the same thought today and anytime I’ve returned to here after a trip this summer. I got sunburnt badly today. Fun times. I just realized I’m allergic to mosquitoes, which explains these massive welts I get. Once you’ve settled back into the heat, we should meet up soon (somewhere with good air-condition, of course).
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I’d take the year round humidity if I never have to deal with 20 below and blizzard conditions and shoveling snow again!
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Almost makes you wonder if it is worth it to go on vacation! The first day back is always the toughest.
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It could be worse. I returned from San Diego in June to humidity and hosting an exchange student. Fun but exhausting.
BTW, I’m not a comic fan, but I collect dolls–love that Emily the Strange.
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Welcome back! Yup, the dang humidity in NOLA can kill you in the summer! UH! But alas, we still love the city!
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There is nothing more frustrating than coming home to real life after a wonderful escape away.
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Arriving home can be so bittersweet. Realities of daily life always seem to show their face immediately when arriving back from a vacation
I lived in Florida for 24 years and San Diego for 5. Strangely enough, despite the mosquito infested swamplands of South Florida, I’d rather live there than San Diego. It’s all about the city 
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Why not do 3rds and count us in.