• Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    17 days ago

    I was homeless in Phoenix in 2008 and it was beyond brutal. The heat was so intense that the soles of my shoes partially melted one day. I used to break into apartment complex pools just to cool down. And then monsoon season is a whole other beast.

      • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        17 days ago

        I grew up there. It’s definitely hot, but I can say living in a high humidity city in the south can feel much worse.

        With low humidity if you’re in the shade Phx is great most of the year. You’ll sit outside and eat in the 90s. Sure, above 110F is friggin’ hot but 95F and 90% humidity in GA or FL or south TX is worse if you’re outside, and shade doesn’t protect you from humidity. 115F has its own special problems like how hot car door handles and metal seat belt buckles get, but that’s better than the hot wet blanket effect you get in the south during the summer.

  • 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    17 days ago

    We live in a true dystopia. The headlines are so insane as to prompt laughter and tears. I especially like this one from the very next post in my feed:

    Suspect in Austin Target shooting that killed 3 people was found naked and holding Bible

    What will people who study us 1000 years from now think? The sane ones advanced technology in remarkable ways, yet they allowed the most insane among them to lead their society. They used taxes to help fund miraculous pharmaceutical research, but then allowed private companies to reap all the profits, and to price the drugs beyond what the citizens could afford. They were fully aware of their downfall yet somehow powerless to stop it.

    • If Only@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      17 days ago

      What will people who study us 1000 years from now think?

      “Wow, things were like this even back then!”

  • Psythik@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    18 days ago

    I don’t understand why the state Governor isn’t doing anything about this. Katie Hobbs is a the definition of a DINO