Don’t You Hate that Expression Is it Hot Enough For Ya?

Is it hot enough for ya in Sacramento?

When I was a kid growing up in Minnesota, everybody always asked each other in the summer that idiotic question: Is it hot enough for ya? It was just a colloquialism, nobody expected a response. Saying is it hot enough for ya is akin to saying hey. But in Sacramento right now, we have hot weather much sooner than expected. Although, I don’t know why. It’s as though Mother Nature turned up the dial and said forget about spring as she dumped a ton of water on us last month.

Then in June, when it’s often relatively nice weather in Sacramento, bam, we’re hit with a heat wave that shows no sign of cooling off. It’s the kind of hotness you can see with your eyes, the waves in the air of bendy heat, slowly rippling in the bright sun that just won’t quit. It was 106 yesterday. Recordbreaking.

It was not a good day yesterday for open houses in Sacramento, either. We expected mobs to descend upon a couple of listings, and it was relatively quiet, with very little traffic. I expect most people simply refused to go outside. Did I go outside? Heck, no. I simply thanked my lucky stars we had the AC checked earlier this year and, knock on wood, can be relatively assured it will continue to crank out relief.

How do people live in Sacramento without air conditioning? People do. I sell some of those homes without air. Some of the older homes were constructed with thick plaster walls that tend to insulate and keep the homes cooler. Also, I imagine lots of people just leave the house when it gets to be unbearable and find a river or pool to swim in, maybe an air-conditioned movie theater for the afternoon or they visit a local bar / hangout.

I have an appointment this afternoon for a listing in south Sacramento. Hope the client’s air conditioning is working and that they don’t ask me, is it hot enough for ya? What does that even mean?