i worked outdoors with a physical labor gig in a place i would describe as "oppressively hot" one summer. i was in great shape, late 20s. my living accomodations were in this illegal added room, no A/C. it was so hot at night, iwould lay in front of a box fan, loudly blasting me with hot, humid air as i laid in my undies on a futon mattress on the floor.

it seemed like i never slept. i would just slip into a dream state from exhaustion.

it took its toll on me, paychologically. i started thinking if myself as a climate refugee and more places as uninhabitable.

i have relocated about 5 times since then, over 20 years. always further from the equator and usually higher into elevation. i live a thousand miles from that place now. i would not survive conditions like that again. it gets a bit hot a few days a year up here, but never more than a few days and nights are always cool.

people here act like im nuts because here has a reputation for cold and dreary for much of the year. but I don't give a shit. its goddamn paradise. i can keep a house warm in winter with coziness and layers and blankets and fire. its fucking brutal to try and live in a hot house, where being butt ass naked lying on the floor still isn't enough to find any relief.

hope the system passes soon for you. those were the shittiest days of my life.