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My guess is those vacations were booked long before checking the weather. Sure maybe a sunk cost thing but the commitment and scarcity of time off is pretty und
by wnc3141 3y ago
My guess is those vacations were booked long before checking the weather. Sure maybe a sunk cost thing but the commitment and scarcity of time off is pretty understandable
- scarby2 3y agothere's a lot of people who visit palm springs party at night and sleep through the heat of the day.
- pengaru 3y agoMaybe for some tourists it's the extreme heat and dryness that defines what's unique about the desert experience? Beats me. Even that well-known search & rescue story of the "Death Valley Germans" dated their van rental from July [0]: > The vehicle, owned by Dollar Rent a Car, had been rented to a group of four German tourists in Los Angeles on July 8, 1996. > The vehicle had been due back to the rental agency in Los Angeles on July 26, but had never been returned. [0] https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/introduction/ https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hu... Edit: if you didn't know this story, I'm so sorry about your next N unproductive hours.
- mgerdts 3y agoApology accepted, and thank you for a pointer to such a great story.