It reached 103 degrees in New York City today, which is definitely not unheard of, but still entirely unpleasant. Fellow New Yorkers may wish to take advantage of my standard cooling strategy, to be employed when coming home to a 103-degree apartment at the end of a long, sweaty day.
- Immediately upon entering disgustingly hot apartment: remove clothing, turn on air conditioner(s), place drinking glass in freezer.
- Take a cold shower that’s long enough to give the air conditioner(s) time to start doing their thing.
- Upon exiting shower, stand in front of air conditioner until dry, while simultaneously eating a popsicle.
- Remove drinking glass from freezer, fill it with cold beverage of your choice. Drink beverage.
- Collapse in a (slightly cooler) heap.
