All Wet

I know that I have mentioned here before that it is very humid here (even to the point of giving numbers). As I write this, it is 67% humidity at 88˚ F in the room. But, being from the Portland/Vancouver area, I know those numbers just kind of glaze one's eyes over with bewilderment. I thought I would use this post to describe what that is like.

• One might take a shower to cool off, but after drying off it is almost as if the towel had done nothing.
• Instant coffee left without a lid turns into a sticky gooey mess: If crumbs of it are left on the counter they turn into a sticky gooey mess within about 10 minutes.
• I don't know anyone here who owns a dryer (for clothes... I miss that); we hang dry our clothes. A couple of weeks ago it was so humid that it took three days to dry out some of our clothes. It never fell below 75˚ F those three days (nights included).
• Anything that can (including some things I thought could not) is molding and/or mildewing. Some examples: A “pleather” bag, the inside of some shoes I don't use to often, some of the things inside suitcases, even my passport. Anywhere it is dark (it is warm and moist everywhere—see above) there is mildew or mold.

We keep the house open when we are here, but when we come back from being out it reeks of mold. I don't know about you, but that sounds like an ideal place to have a baby in a couple of months...

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