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   Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯 (ellane@pkm.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 13:08:58 JST Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯

   I held off putting on the air conditioner for as long as I could (such a privileged position to be in, I’m well aware), 28 C inside the house is my upper limit before the brain starts scrambling thoughts into one big go-nowhere stew.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 13:08:46 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @ellane only 28? Dang don't come to Malaysia haha. But I feel ya. I can't do without my AC either and in Oz during summer? How do u even live without one??

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:02:57 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Scott Killen 🇺🇸

     @ellane I didn't know you lived in Adelaide! I lived there for 3 years and the summer was PAIN hahahah.

     Compared to Malaysia though, the humidity is nothing, but the heat in Malaysia is far more temperate and you can get by.

     @scott

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     Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯 (ellane@pkm.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:02:59 JST Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯

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     • Scott Killen 🇺🇸

     @scott @liztai Yes, indeed. We used to lay towels on the bed, get into swimming costumes, and douse ourselves in a cold shower before lying down. Fans help, but these days my sinuses don't like them.

     I'm only an hour or so north of Sydney, so it's really not *that* humid here. Can't imagine what it's like in Darwin, or (gestures) all the countries up there.

     Context: I grew up in Adelaide, where the word 'humidity' strikes fear into the hearts of even the bravest of souls!

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     Scott Killen 🇺🇸 (scott@ttocs.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:03:10 JST Scott Killen 🇺🇸

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @ellane @liztai It is normally around 35C or so with high humidity here in the summer and I remember learning certain tricks as a kid to help me deal in the absence of AC...but there is such a thing as "too hot to sleep" 😜

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     Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯 (ellane@pkm.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:03:11 JST Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @liztai Yeah, we're a bit soft. We lived for years without an aircon, and I really don't know how we did it *and* were able to work from home!

     26˚C is comfortable over night for me, I even turned the fan off because I was cold. 28˚C while moving around during the day, with humidity, not fun.

     It's surprising what you can get used to, but I don't think I'll be moving to Malaysia any time soon! That's just a bit too close to the Equator for comfort.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:43:14 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @scott Oh I hope you do make it down here. I never really how awful summers are until I experienced it, and honestly Malaysian weather doesn't feel as bad. But then again, I'm Malaysian, so ... @ellane

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     Scott Killen 🇺🇸 (scott@ttocs.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 14:43:31 JST Scott Killen 🇺🇸

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @ellane @liztai I am near Charleston, SC, USA, and it gets very humid. I remember visiting Phoenix, AZ once when the temps were 110F, but the low humidity made them bearable. (Except you need to use an oven mitt to open the car door. 😜)

     I have always heard that Malaysia is a beautiful place. Maybe someday my wife and I can take a trip...

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 15:12:56 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @ellane
     > see people (some of whom I gave birth to) flocking to the beach to fry themselves silly in that sort of heat.
     LOL you and me both! I once had to endure a 46˚C summer period in Adelaide too. All I could do was NOT MOVE, because moving meant more heat being generated by my body lol. Like I said, I don't know how you guys do it hahah. My house wasn't air conditioned - it only had one of those water evaporator things which was really useless...

     @scott

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     Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯 (ellane@pkm.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 15:12:58 JST Ellane ·𐑧𐑤𐑱𐑯

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     @liztai @scott The highest we've had is 46˚C, and I'm always stunned to see people (some of whom I gave birth to) flocking to the beach to fry themselves silly in that sort of heat.

     Hibernation is more my style during extremes of weather.

     This reminds me of a quote from Sense and Sensibility:

     “If you cannot think of anything appropriate to say, you will please restrict your remarks to the weather.”

     Nice, safe territory, this 😇