The average temperature for the Iraqi “three months of Hell” has been 125 degrees with spikes up into the 130s a few times. There are those who say once the temperature gets over 110 degrees you can’t really tell the difference, well, they are full of crap. Hot is hot, but really hot is indescribable.
As I left my hooch this morning there was actually a suggestion of cool in the air mixed with a gentle breeze. A cool 99 degrees. Ahhhh.
The forecast is for us to drop below 90 next week. I think I may freeze. I am going to dig out my winter jacket. That is a 40 degree drop. For you folks used to Michigan summers, this is like going from 70 to 30. Yep, a coat will be in my wardrobe soon.
There is still no forecast for rain. I have not seen a drop of rain since I got here. I am beginning to wonder if it ever rains in Iraq. I think this place is permanently parched. A few drops feel when I was in Kuwait about six months back, but they dehydrated as soon as they hit the Earth, but none for Baghdad for almost 6 months. I think I may just have to take a natural shower outdoors if a storm ever does show up.
Tomorrow is my day off and I will be walking around looking at the sky waiting for something wet to fall. I will bring a towel with me just in case.
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I could make several comments about your "natural shower", but I'll keep those private.
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