rss feedLive in Seattle area? Cold? Hot? Confused?
Saturday’s heat in the Seattle area already blasted to the top of the record charts.
It’s a shrap contrast to last weekend, when say, overcast skies prompted the Blue Angels to fly a lower-than-usual show over Lake Union for Seafair, the annual summer festival.
So try this one on for size: Costco in South Seattle is selling snow gloves.
I suppose there’s some smart reasoning behind the move – especially since the padded hand warmers were across the aisle from, well, air conditioners and fans.
You figure the heat will last days and that September is quickly approaching. Also, the cold weather in the Seattle area can linger.
But retailers are smart. And playing both sides of the aisle – get it? – really has no downside, unless it’s July 2011 and you still have all those boxes of snow gloves.
If you didn’t see the Chinese Heritage Tour blog – where I posted entries for the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle - I like looking at how people stay cool when the sun is working well overhead.
By the way, when my family and I were shopping on Saturday, I noticed more people were looking at the cooling machines. But a few people stopped to take a look at the winter gear.
I also should add to my headline above: “Cold? Hot? Confused? Content?”
I’m sure there are people who like the mix of cool and hot in the Seattle area.
One thing I’ve learned living here: You really don’t need an air conditioner or fan that often. But when it gets hot – and temperatures have this ability to rise quickly in the region – you do start thinking about the best ways to remain cool.
That means running out to a big-box retail store and plunking down money so you can plug something into the socket to add some chill or movement to the air.
We also stopped by Woodland Park Zoo and here’s how some animals we spotted enjoyed the day and stayed cool.
By the way, our son took this last image – the one of the big cat. Yes, we’re proud of him.
