California's "heat" wave

Indian summer, as I know it, is alive and well in the San Francisco bay area. Yesterday, while I was sitting around waiting for it to warm up to 60 degrees or at least the high 50's (our Indian summer temps....or so it seems), my phone rings....
When I answered the phone, I hear in the background,

"Hey Jose, can you grab me some suntan oil...and yeah, it's ok to turn on the air-conditioner in the service department....uh, oh Hey Joni....how's it going?"

"The air-conditioner" I cried! "Oh Dave....you're killing me!"

Dave (sarcastically) says, "What?" Like he didn't know what I meant. "I just called to say that Kathy went to the doctor to get her ultra-sound and she won't know for two weeks, but we think it might be a girl...and regardless, everything looks healthy and normal"

Well, that diverted my attention enough to not be so annoyed.

The air-conditioner? Aw Jeeez! No hard freeze first required. Indian Summer equals 80 degrees and we call it a crisp fall. But 80 degrees in the Bay area doesn't feel like 80 degrees here. You have cool mornings and evenings with the sea breezes to keep things cool and lovely.

Whatever. I'm still riding outside everyday, so I am not complaining really. And you guys don't have the pretty colors and traffic free roads and guys walking big black pigs....so there! Every place has it's charm. Now I just wish it would quit raining (wait 10 minutes), so I can get some miles in before work today.

P.S. All the dogs who've been hiding all summer are now out though and so it's dog-dodge-ball out on the prairie again. Why people let their dogs run free out here is beyond me. I got chased by 6 new dogs (in addition to the 3 that always chase me). Is it ignorance? Or do they just not care? The dogs chase cars too ya know...I see dead stuff alongside the road everyday. I LOVE dogs, so this is a tough one for me. Sigh.