Monday, September 29th, 2008
Why dual climate control is the BEST INVENTION EVER
From the oh so helpful Patient Pointers brochure my doctor gave me:
If you experience hot flashes, you should:
- try to identify triggers that cause you to have more hot flashes and avoid them. Some common triggers are spicy food, alcohol, caffeine, smoking, and stress.
- use light makeup and waterproof mascara
- hot flashes are an indication that the drug is working!
Do you know what I have to say about that? I’m supposed to avoid my 3 favorite things (caffeine, spicy food and alcohol)? AND, while I’m avoiding the things that make me happy? I have to look ugly (light makeup = ugly).
Well, Shit.
Anyway, our Romantic! Weekend! Away! was lovely. I was okay hot flash wise for the most part, unless we were riding in the car. We drove my car, because I drive an automatic (also, because Lupron Rhi says my car is nicer). So, we were at the beach, which in the Pacific Northwest = BRRR! Hope you brought a sweater! I was fine outside, but the second we were in the car for oh, more than 5 minutes, my head would become extremely hot, my forehead would begin sweating, then my stomach. And, then I’d start frantically tearing clothes off (WHILE DRIVING) and frantically turning the air on my side of the car up to HIGH. For the record, the coolest temperature that my car will go to is 58 degrees. This is not cool enough.
Thankfully, my fine European automobile is equipped with dual climate control. So, while I’ve created a North Pole-like environment on my side of the car, the boy is still sitting in a perfect 68 degree environment for him. I’m not completely convinced that his warm air knows how to stay on his side of the car, but I’ll be conducting a study on this. I’ll present my findings later this week.
Now, I’m off to price cars with air conditioned seats. I have a feeling my heated seats will be getting no love this winter.
Comments on this post
People here in Fl put little fans on their dashboards – I think they have a suction cup to make sure they stick. Like those hula girls but with air. Just a thought! Good luck!
29. September - 8:55 amMy mom’s Lexus has air conditioned seats. Well worth it.
29. September - 9:43 amI’m amazed you were able to utilize two different temperatures in the car without forming a tornado/hurricane in the middle. Nice!
29. September - 10:04 amAir conditioned seats? Why did I not know they existed?
29. September - 1:36 pmOhhh I feel for you with the hot flashes. Does your face turn all red too? Yeay for dual air systems in the car though!
29. September - 2:40 pmOh wow, that sounds just horrible! I hope you don’t have to stay on that horrible medication long!
Though not medicated, I get horrible hot flashes on my upper body (and I’m just 25!) while in the car, while my feet are always like blocks of ice. Next up, they need dual climate control where you can have the top on AC and the bottom on heat!
29. September - 3:00 pmair conditioned seats! whew awesome.
29. September - 4:55 pmI had never heard of air conditioned seats! I’m thinking I might need those someday. The seat warmers make me feel all gooey. It’s like a butt massage without anyone touching my butt.
Wow. OVERSHARE.
29. September - 9:14 pmGlad you have a great weekend! Hopefully the hot flashes will subside soon. :)
30. September - 8:47 amI’m sorry, but avoiding caffeine, alcohol and spicy foods is not a recipe for avoiding stress in my opinion.
30. September - 12:03 pmI didn’t even know they made air conditioned seats.
30. September - 1:31 pm[...] in a relationship, make sure you drive a car with dual climate control. We’ve discussed this before, it’s absolutely essential if you’d like to stay in said [...]
19. November - 5:59 ami want a car that has this!! while searching for cars with this feature, i came upon your blog. im a dude and i get hot fast and i know some girls get cold quickly as well…
so yeah, not a good mix, but with dual climate control, this problem seems to be non-existent…
in my old, very old, old car, my window was down all the way and hers was up. we werent moving anywhere so no air circulation. i couldnt roll hers down because she gets cold fast and im there sweatin my butt off.. not the best of situations in a humid filled city…
hail to dual climate control cars!!!
lol, i wrote a lot..
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