Don’t complain about the Arizona heat
Jul 8, 2011, 11:13 PM | Updated: Jul 26, 2024, 1:40 pm
I don’t want to hear it (and I know I’m going to).
When I was on vacation, people would look at my license plate and say how lucky I was to get out before the heat.
When I left for work this morning it was 91 degrees.
When I left the station after the show it was 101.
When I got back into the car after my Friday golf game tradition it was 109. Other than the fact my golf game has improved to the point I can shoot under the temperature, I don’t care about the temperature. The summer heat of Phoenix is not a topic of intelligent conversation.
You can’t shovel heat. You don’t have to rake heat. I’ll take my heat in July and August for the lack of snow on my driveway and 8 bags of leaves on my lawn from October-April that I would have to deal with elsewhere.
The greatness of Arizona weather will not be on display for the next week and we are going to have to hear about it. The national media will begin to descend on Phoenix starting this weekend and they will report on is how hot it is.
Three words national media: SUCK IT UP!
Every time anywhere in the country gets to triple digits the media goes crazy like it’s a front page story. When we get it, it’s not news-worthy. Wonder why? It’s because we’re either tougher, used to it, or maybe we just don’t complain because we know why we live here in the first place.
To the baseball fans that have never come to Arizona in July: WELCOME. We are thrilled you’re here. If you wear a hat and sunscreen while drinking water you’ll be fine. A/C and ice cream are great inventions and they’ll serve you well.
To all the national media that’s coming to Arizona in July: please don’t waste your readers/listeners/viewers time complaining about the heat.
Talk to all the visitors to Arizona for this great event and ask them if they’re enjoying themselves. Tell us what outside fans think of our ability to host huge events in Maricopa County. Tell us how our All-Star Game committee performed versus those of other cities. Most importantly, tell us about the game.
Please national media, if you think the air is hot in Arizona, then don’t make it worse by providing some of your own.
