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It's the hottest summer on record, who the fuck still wants to go to Palm Springs?
by ohazi 3y ago
It's the hottest summer on record, who the fuck still wants to go to Palm Springs?
- pengaru 3y agoI'm just north of Palm Springs by JTNP and the airbnb next door has been booked pretty often despite frequent highs >110F. It doesn't make sense to me either, but tourists still come here in the summer.
- wnc3141 3y agoMy 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.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoIndoor golfing, bingo tournaments, and the last remaining shopping malls? ;-P
- apengwin 3y agoPalm Springs is awesome in the winter. It's a mecca of modern architecture!
- kylehotchkiss 3y agoFor real! I had such a blast there last February. Sometimes you can get a good deal on the golf resorts outside of town which are pretty nice places for a weekend retreat
- 1letterunixname 3y agoEveryone in Phoenix. ;-) You know the weather and climate are fucked when it's hotter than Kuwait City.
- exclusiv 3y agoEvenings in the desert are awesome in the summer.