Dang but it’s HOTTT!

So here it is the first of August, well tomorrow is, and the summer pattern is being normal.    July is the month of mid nineties, and it was true to form this year, we’ve been just about 90-94 degrees for several weeks, and the humidity seldom below 60% makes it just plain “icky”.    For those of us lucky to live close to the bay waters the coolish [??] breezes generally wash ashore and help dispel the intensity of the humid conditions.    These conditions are those same reasons many kite freaks [like me] are located on or near beaches and coastlines.    

But then comes around the “doldrums days” of August / September, when the winds “lay down”.  This is partly due to the fact that the water has warmed so much that the temperature differential no longer drives the convection as strongly.   So now we sit here sweltering in our own juices, winds are non-existent [1-4 mph] and our faces drop sweat off our chins and noses, our backs have rivulets running down the spine, eventually we get pretty much “soaked” all over if spending any time at all out of doors.   

Kites are sitting mournfully by the garage door, waiting anxiously for that evening gust so their owners can run out and get some “air time”.     This is a prime time to stay in the air conditioning and do kite repairs, modifications, and new builds in expectation of cooler weather coming in a few weeks.   Sewing machine is getting a much needed cleaning and lubed up, fabric “piles” are getting sorted, sized, and boxed for easier access.  The problem for me is, my workshop is industrial building with no air conditioning…..fans moving hot air is about as good as it gets until late in the day or at night.  

So here we sit, waiting for that cool breeze……….

Maybe we can test fly that new piece we’ve been working at finishing……..