tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post6569685060056557292..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Urban DictionaryA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33121955793406608652015-06-22T15:00:06.409+01:002015-06-22T15:00:06.409+01:00Hi ACIL .. I had one of those years ago ... but no...Hi ACIL .. I had one of those years ago ... but now I love to be besides the seaside ... with the humid sea heat, convertibles we have too and then the dreaded motorbike - all petrol heads out with their noise volumes up ... ah well! I did enjoy mine yonks ago .. better keep quiet now .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3800338403456911152015-06-14T13:54:51.445+01:002015-06-14T13:54:51.445+01:00Ah - yes - convertibles and loud music! Definit...Ah - yes - convertibles and loud music! Definitely a sign that the temperature has risen & that people are enjoying those long awaited lazy hazy days of summer!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56003700395503840192015-06-13T17:18:47.046+01:002015-06-13T17:18:47.046+01:00It's getting awfully humid here in NYC--a litt...It's getting awfully humid here in NYC--a little ahead of schedule, I might add. The loud music and the convertibles are out and one of my neighbors got his old motorcycle out of mothballs, though it could be a rocket engine judging by the sound of it. And I've got to wait until tomorrow for my handy man to install the air conditioners. Stay cool...Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-24044340562552593082015-06-13T13:20:48.470+01:002015-06-13T13:20:48.470+01:00Can definitely agree with that. I work in the city...Can definitely agree with that. I work in the city and the block I work on is considered to be a wind tunnel. Great if you enjoy a cool breeze whipping past you at gale force velocity, horrible when that gale force breeze does absolutely nada for the 90F heat that said same block traps<br /><br />I'm very grateful for the area I call home. I live next to a small mountain, so no matter how hot it gets, I have enough shade and mountain breeze to make it tolerable.<br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7011965080254177362015-06-13T02:33:21.521+01:002015-06-13T02:33:21.521+01:00With all of those street lights, how are the young...With all of those street lights, how are the young blokes supposed to get a good drag race going? (Just kidding.)<br /><br />Here, it's already pretty warm. In the high eighties and low nineties. But folks in Georgia don't need much of an excuse to put the tops down on their convertibles, or to strip down to skimpy clothing and flip-flops.Especially those flip-flops. A lot of people here wear them in the dead of winter, although if it gets cold enough, they MIGHT put on socks. (And isn't THAT a sight?!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-9073968566587990972015-06-12T14:59:36.014+01:002015-06-12T14:59:36.014+01:00hmmm... love me a bit of summer heat in the city -...hmmm... love me a bit of summer heat in the city - it changes the mood of a place even though it can be exhausting - i spent a frickin hot day last year sketching on portobello road in london and then walking across tower bridge close to midnite - still in just a t-shirt... it was just sooooo goodClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6613475161721364422015-06-12T02:24:43.741+01:002015-06-12T02:24:43.741+01:00I'd love some of your 20 degree C urban heat r...I'd love some of your 20 degree C urban heat right now! We are having temps of 33-34 with heat indexes approaching 40. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-68409840252308322142015-06-11T22:13:15.069+01:002015-06-11T22:13:15.069+01:00Thank you all for your kind comments. Mid-20s the ...Thank you all for your kind comments. Mid-20s the temperature here today, in Celsius, I mean Much better,. But still, the road layout of this crazy and beautiful city does not allow for speeding even if people still want to do it. I have sympathy for them... well, only just. You hear them revving up their engines, taking off and coming to a halt within a few hundred yards. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-62854875422860376652015-06-11T16:27:46.478+01:002015-06-11T16:27:46.478+01:00Nah, thinking you're cruising down Sunset in L...Nah, thinking you're cruising down Sunset in LA won't help with the heat at all; Miami is no better. Think, instead, of walking or driving up or down the Oregon Coast, 60+degrees F. cool winds keeping mosquitoes and other insects in the hinter lands, not on your body or anywhere in your car. You are in true comfort, in or out of your car. Cubano, you and your family need to get out of town under these circumstances, as in catch a plane, go visit your blog mates somewhere else in the world. Wish you could be here.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-85434641899797153432015-06-11T15:47:54.869+01:002015-06-11T15:47:54.869+01:00I like summer in London - at least when the sun sh...I like summer in London - at least when the sun shines. There's usually a bit of greenery to retreat to. Did you ever hear a song called "Summer in the City"? it gives me that feeling even though it's not really a very good song. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-14172179522714544102015-06-11T15:22:00.236+01:002015-06-11T15:22:00.236+01:00What used to amaze me in Scotland is the way they ...What used to amaze me in Scotland is the way they would suddenly dress if the temperature ventured in the 60s. People would be wearing shorts and t-shirts as if there was a 'real' heat wave. In those kind of temperatures I still wear a sweater or have one handy.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-51366122529645357012015-06-11T10:22:49.003+01:002015-06-11T10:22:49.003+01:00Here in the Midlands we've had sunshine withou...Here in the Midlands we've had sunshine without warmth.... and the girls have stripped off their outer layers and paraded around with goose-pimpled skin. It started on day one of May. Crazy. As for car drivers, only fifteen minutes ago I followed a guy who drove with one hand and hugged the roof with his free arm. Of course, his arm was bare. I dread to think what happened to him when he turned right.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47648155628869811802015-06-11T09:22:00.344+01:002015-06-11T09:22:00.344+01:00Oh for some real warmth. Here is deepest Wiltshire...Oh for some real warmth. Here is deepest Wiltshire the sun is telling fibs. From the safety of my home it looks hot out there - a day for shorts and t-shirt and lounging about in the garden reading a book. But get out there and a bitter wind blows from the east and I scuttle back indoors to put a vest on ...JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-21285162823935039502015-06-11T04:24:23.504+01:002015-06-11T04:24:23.504+01:00Ha ha! And the problem with this kind of driving i...Ha ha! And the problem with this kind of driving is that it only increases the greenhouse gas emissions and creates even more heat...<br /><br />I used to love speeding down a motorway with the hood down when I was young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-35907148002183389642015-06-11T03:17:09.032+01:002015-06-11T03:17:09.032+01:00Ha. Urban heat and driving are a whole different ...Ha. Urban heat and driving are a whole different story in New York City! Convertibles are not common here! k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-23514521502718248412015-06-11T02:33:10.140+01:002015-06-11T02:33:10.140+01:00I had a convertible once, for one year only, and, ...I had a convertible once, for one year only, and, fortunately, it happened to be during my senior year in high school. It was a true "chick magnet," but it was a royal pain to keep the interior clean. Around here, it seems to me both men and women in the "over fifty" crowd are those most often seen driving convertibles. Mid-life crisis folks, I suspect.<br /><br />As for warm-weather attire, I dislike shopping and dislike it even more during summer months because so many choose to dress like they are at the beach instead of in a store .... or in a restaurant or a library or a school or a church or a medical clinic .... well, you get my drift. I guess I am a traditionalist and something of an adherent to the cliché, "clothes make the man."<br /><br />An enjoyable and astute post, CiL.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-5489738240596279962015-06-10T23:29:07.294+01:002015-06-10T23:29:07.294+01:00Everything starts to strip down, from car to human...Everything starts to strip down, from car to human, thinking they live in California indeedPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4105056005014816202015-06-10T20:56:11.393+01:002015-06-10T20:56:11.393+01:00Urban chill applies too. When the temperatures fi...Urban chill applies too. When the temperatures first start to fall people appear rugged up for Arctic expeditions - and then spend the day peeling off layers and losing them, or sweating....Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com