Any southern Florida commuters?
04-20-05, 11:14 PM
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Any southern Florida commuters?
im absolutely dreading the coming months in south florida weather wise. hot and humid with rain everyday from late june to september
how do you stand the commute in such weather? arent you absolutely drenched in sweat by the time you get to work?
how do you stand the commute in such weather? arent you absolutely drenched in sweat by the time you get to work?
04-20-05, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dcdude
im absolutely dreading the coming months in south florida weather wise. hot and humid with rain everyday from late june to september
how do you stand the commute in such weather? arent you absolutely drenched in sweat by the time you get to work?
how do you stand the commute in such weather? arent you absolutely drenched in sweat by the time you get to work?
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I commute in south Louisiana--New Orleans, to be precise. Banana and palm trees everywhere. Sometimes gets so humid the roads are wet even when it hasn't rained. I show up at work in a lather, towel myself dry, change clothes and get to work. Drink plenty o' water.
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I shower and ride to work. I dry off and change when I get there, usually give myself a few minutes to cool down and stop sweating first. It hasn't been a problem for me.
Rain in the morning and I might drive to work, but that's really rare in the summer. Rain on the way home I don't care about as I'll just hit the shower when I get there. It's actually nice and cooling. I'll wait out lightning storms, but they are usually over before I leave work anyway.
Rain in the morning and I might drive to work, but that's really rare in the summer. Rain on the way home I don't care about as I'll just hit the shower when I get there. It's actually nice and cooling. I'll wait out lightning storms, but they are usually over before I leave work anyway.
04-21-05, 01:38 PM
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I only started commuting here in Stuart, Florida last fall, so I haven't dealt with the vicious heat. I am a teacher, and, having the summer off, won't need to commute for much of the heat, I suppose.
