tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7086787835879763074..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Hinges Of HadesMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2685345074958686272011-04-05T15:33:20.832-07:002011-04-05T15:33:20.832-07:00My parents bought a room AC when I was 4. I had a...My parents bought a room AC when I was 4. I had a broken collarbone, which required a plaster cast over both shoulders and almost down to my waist front and back for 3 months. Naturally, it was the hottest summer ever until this one shattered all previous records. We've had 50+ days of 90 degree heat and humidity so far.<br><br>Anyway, I don't think the house had central AC when we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65539188158112372502011-04-05T15:33:20.424-07:002011-04-05T15:33:20.424-07:00You should have summered in San Francisco. We have...You should have summered in San Francisco. We haven't seen the sun since May 14 and the thermometer has only rarely ventured above 50°. We all walk around in our parkas and Petzls, cursing the perpetual fog.Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631865408718666818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15416805405797676002011-04-05T15:33:20.134-07:002011-04-05T15:33:20.134-07:00Every day this summer I've pondered how people...Every day this summer I've pondered how people survived in this area before the advent of air conditioning. I have my answer now - not very well.<br><br>Oh, but your dad's behavior sounds familiar! We're always waiting for that moment when, due to some mysterious alignment of cold fronts and warm fronts and storefronts or what-have-you, the humidity suddenly drops. I sound the Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22196192188459810152011-04-05T15:33:19.756-07:002011-04-05T15:33:19.756-07:00FrankLee, you're such a good writer that compl...FrankLee, you're such a good writer that compliments from you are blushifying. Thanks. I will now admit that I went to Mt. Hood on Saturday for prophylactic reasons (preventing crabbiness). Just got back and it's still a hundred and fifty degrees here, but supposed to cool off tomorrow, and the humidity is around 15%. I think the childhood in Arlington gave me permanent whining rights.<brMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35887795578457127682010-08-17T12:10:26.495-07:002010-08-17T12:10:26.495-07:00I recently interviewed a world-class expert on glo...I recently interviewed a world-class expert on global warming who predicted that within 50 years, the weather in Montreal, Canada will be very similar to today's weather in Miami, Florida. As a result, I've purchased all the available land in the Arctic Circle and will one day be rich beyond my wildest dreams when it becomes the new Hawaii.MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56909367775515509692010-08-16T19:36:10.813-07:002010-08-16T19:36:10.813-07:00FrankLee, you're such a good writer that compl...FrankLee, you're such a good writer that compliments from you are blushifying. Thanks. I will now admit that I went to Mt. Hood on Saturday for prophylactic reasons (preventing crabbiness). Just got back and it's still a hundred and fifty degrees here, but supposed to cool off tomorrow, and the humidity is around 15%. I think the childhood in Arlington gave me permanent whining rights.<brMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57408739399189075662010-08-15T20:58:33.479-07:002010-08-15T20:58:33.479-07:00I guess lots of Portland houses actually do have A...I guess lots of Portland houses actually do have AC. Even if we could square it with our intermittent ecological consciences though I don't think we'd get it. An ethnic identity thing: native Oregonians just don't do AC. <br /><br />Another wonderful post, Murr! I almost forgot about being miserable for a bit :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9638598732744924782010-08-15T09:44:11.971-07:002010-08-15T09:44:11.971-07:00All I could think, looking at those church ladies,...All I could think, looking at those church ladies, was, how the Hell did they survive in those nylons and girdles?!cowangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365881443482166587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12308885415241884732010-08-15T07:18:46.850-07:002010-08-15T07:18:46.850-07:00Murr,this is a delightful post and blog. You have ...Murr,this is a delightful post and blog. You have such an easy, conversational style. These are the kinds of stories I love to read and tell.Dan Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572041150601642050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5638748874836781972010-08-14T22:01:49.843-07:002010-08-14T22:01:49.843-07:00I thought it was always cold and rainy in Portland...I thought it was always cold and rainy in Portland? Sorry the weather is giving you a giant wedgie. It's weirdly mild here in Central California. I think you got our hot August weather.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8294661795604268292010-08-14T18:48:44.674-07:002010-08-14T18:48:44.674-07:00I have not subscribed for long, but I have been in...I have not subscribed for long, but I have been introduced to your blog, and HAD to subscribe! Love your wit.<br />As for the Head Wave, I am sorry for your heat, and you are welcome for the cool evening air... from Lincoln City.Jack Sparrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80507103235857565982010-08-14T17:52:31.960-07:002010-08-14T17:52:31.960-07:00You should have summered in San Francisco. We have...You should have summered in San Francisco. We haven't seen the sun since May 14 and the thermometer has only rarely ventured above 50°. We all walk around in our parkas and Petzls, cursing the perpetual fog.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631865408718666818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89774412506790009782010-08-14T17:52:25.689-07:002010-08-14T17:52:25.689-07:00We put in air conditioning this year in June (some...We put in air conditioning this year in June (something we swore we'd never do just a few years back) because we're gonna get 12 or more 100 degree days a a summer from now on with the global weather shift. Portland, like everywhere, is changing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53153546757799213352010-08-14T14:40:23.090-07:002010-08-14T14:40:23.090-07:00Now now, Murr, you know very well that we Oregonia...Now now, Murr, you know very well that we Oregonians suffer from this heat malady only about 10 days a year - most of the summer Seaside and Lincoln City send us their cool weather in the afternoons and evenings. Besides, in Hood River the "wind chill" in the gorge brings the temperature down to about 98 degrees. <br /><br />[Written from the comfort of my new home, for the first time Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56519376145977427922010-08-14T14:10:14.551-07:002010-08-14T14:10:14.551-07:00Great writing, as always. Maybe even a little bit ...Great writing, as always. Maybe even a little bit better than usual, which is annoying -- I mean admirable. <br /><br />As for pre-air conditioning days, what you describe sounds familiar. When I was a kid we closed all curtains and windows during the day, then opened everything up in the evening, which worked well enough providing you didn't actually want to do anything like move around -- Frank Lee MeiDerehttp://probablydontlikeyou.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54820486379279697292010-08-14T11:21:51.574-07:002010-08-14T11:21:51.574-07:00I was a half-block off Lee Highway and Glebe Road....I was a half-block off Lee Highway and Glebe Road. But Daddy took me to practice driving on the brand-new beltway. What was he thinking?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61755180545363762902010-08-14T11:18:29.893-07:002010-08-14T11:18:29.893-07:00My parents bought a room AC when I was 4. I had a...My parents bought a room AC when I was 4. I had a broken collarbone, which required a plaster cast over both shoulders and almost down to my waist front and back for 3 months. Naturally, it was the hottest summer ever until this one shattered all previous records. We've had 50+ days of 90 degree heat and humidity so far.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't think the house had central AC when weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5660344961778070532010-08-14T09:17:18.515-07:002010-08-14T09:17:18.515-07:00This summer in Portland was wonderful until yester...This summer in Portland was wonderful until yesterday. You go on ahead with your black plastic jogging suit, though. <br /><br />Not many people in Portland have AC, screen porches are nonexistent, and nobody really needs AC for more than a few days a year. It always drops to the sixties at night so if you can suck all the air out of the house, you're good to go.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62426707611152514052010-08-14T08:07:57.049-07:002010-08-14T08:07:57.049-07:00I think it's only fair that the rest of the wo...I think it's only fair that the rest of the world suffer the same summer as me.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62916536332931936282010-08-14T07:47:57.540-07:002010-08-14T07:47:57.540-07:00Such a misguided post, so sad. This summer in Por...Such a misguided post, so sad. This summer in Portland is WONDERFUL. I'm barely breaking a sweat. Maybe if I did jumping jacks against a south facing wall for a few hours starting at noon while wearing a black plastic jogging suit....Elizabeth Brewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46682069635958789912010-08-14T07:07:04.882-07:002010-08-14T07:07:04.882-07:00I can't imagine having gone through either pre...I can't imagine having gone through either pregnancy or goddamn menopause without central air. When all the other women in my office are donning sweaters, I am wiping off the sheen of sweat before it coalesces into a puddle.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22441349338861010672010-08-14T05:31:54.095-07:002010-08-14T05:31:54.095-07:00Well, we know why everyone had a ginormous porch. ...Well, we know why everyone had a ginormous porch. It was too damn hot to tolerate the house. I think of women in peri-menopause THEN and wonder why more men weren't shot. I am so sick and miserable this summer. It's just... yes, wedgie hot. Perfect descriptor!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22139402299754194402010-08-14T04:38:27.173-07:002010-08-14T04:38:27.173-07:00Do many people in Oregon have AC? I know it's ...Do many people in Oregon have AC? I know it's not a big item north of you in Vancouver where summers are not normally so torrid.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33409390221085379942010-08-14T04:37:16.282-07:002010-08-14T04:37:16.282-07:00Every day this summer I've pondered how people...Every day this summer I've pondered how people survived in this area before the advent of air conditioning. I have my answer now - not very well.<br /><br />Oh, but your dad's behavior sounds familiar! We're always waiting for that moment when, due to some mysterious alignment of cold fronts and warm fronts and storefronts or what-have-you, the humidity suddenly drops. I sound the Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.com