A fellow IRC lurker lives near Austin and we often compared outdoor temps this summer whenever he was complaining about the heat. Despite my being in the Calif

A fellow IRC lurker lives near Austin and we often compared outdoor temps this summer whenever he was complaining about the heat. Despite my being in the California hi-desert by JTNP, he was often hotter - with more humidity on top of it. There's definitely a hype bubble surrounding Austin blinding people to the realities of living in the region.