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Reminder: Soon We'll Be Complaining About The Heat
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 13, 2011
Modified Jan 13, 2011
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It's below freezing out, and the Snowtorious B.I.G. has already visited us twice, and our garbage has been piling up, and half-frozen dogs are being found on our bridges, and Christmas tree recycling has been canceled due to so much of this white stuff, and where are the plows, and the subways? Snow snow snow snow snow. So maybe it's a good time to reflect on last summer, when it was hot, and humid, and we had about a thousand heatwaves, and the garbage may have been picked up from the curb quickly, but its stench grew and grew, and stayed lingering in the air for months. In case this weather has been giving you the SADs, just remember that soon enough we'll all be fighting for a spot under the fire hydrant. Now get out there and enjoy your free air conditioning.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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