It’s blistering outside.
With average temperatures ranging in the high 20s to low 30s, the sun in August has been quite the blazing force.
However, the occasional cool breeze that blows through your hair and goes through your body is always a welcoming embrace after lingering moments in the sun.
But I’m very happy that Grand Forks and the Boundary region face little to no humidity.
Upon landing at the Pearson International Airport when I was on my holiday, I realized that the one thing I didn’t miss was the horrible dankness that comes with humidity.
The moment one leaves the confines of an air-conditioned facility to step outside, it’s a wave of mugginess.
Cool body temperatures escalate and you’re dripping rivers of sweat only minutes later.
Not only does the humidity make your clothes cling to you like a second skin, noxious smells float around freely from surrounding garbage bins.
Yep, definitely one thing I don’t miss about southern Ontario.
Though I appreciate brief doses of sun, I’ve never been able to lounge around for hours on end – a slight possibility if I have a good book at hand.
However, there are days when I can stay out all day involved in sports or completing errands.
You know when you’re out and about running errands, meeting family or friends from one place to the next with the blaze of the sun shining down on you. It’s those days that are the sneakiest.
Suddenly it’s 4 p.m. and all you want to do is curl up and take a long nap.
It’s alarming how heat exhaustion can creep up on you unexpectedly, and while it hasn’t been in the news this summer, many people have been hospitalized due to the heat across the country.
So, make sure you wear a hat over your head, sunglasses to protect your eyes and don’t forget about the sunscreen.
Most importantly, stay hydrated with lots of liquids, preferably water. On a side note, does anyone else have issues with saying “put the sun tan lotion on?” even though it should be sunscreen?
Or is that just me?
– Cassandra Chin is reporter for the Grand Forks Gazette
