Melting

Contrary to possible popular opinion, and unlike the apparent rapidity of melting of the Wicked Witch of the West (got to love the alliteration there) in "The Wizard of Oz", and the musical "Wicked", melting does not happen at a rapid pace.  It's the hot season here, where temperatures hover in the mid to upper 30s most days, and the humidex places the temp in the lower 40s (celcius not farenheit) for two or three months.  Even though the temperature comes down modestly at night (we're talking upper 20s), this results in a person feeling like a slightly melted bar of chocolate or a half baked cookie, neither of which is particulary inspirational, especially when it comes to thinking or doing anything.  When it is cool enough to make a person feel human, it is also prime mosquito time, which means sleeping out on the balcony is out of the question unless you've got incredibly strong mosquito repellent and good, thick mosquito netting drapped over you.  Did the wicked witch of the west have to deal with all of this pre-Dorothy?  Did Dorothy have to deal with this, or does this kind of thing not happen in Oz (not to be confused with the slang term for Australians who I KNOW have mosquitoes and I'm pretty sure have areas where melting takes place though not in as heavy a dose as here)? What about the munchkins?  Did they suffer or were they heat/water proof?  Did high humidity generally contribute to the tin man's rusting issue?  Did the scarecrow have a problem with mold or was he able to control it with fresh straw (kind of  desoderant for scarecrows - so to speak)?  What about the cowardly lion?  Did he find he had an issue with mange and mosquitoes or was he bug free?  Are these questions we should be asking and why or why not?  I don't know.  All I do know is this season is very uncomfortable, especially if there is no Air Con in the apartment, or only in one room.  In the mean time, I'll continue to feel as if I'm melting until the monsoon season arrives and then there will be a whole lot of other issues.  Until next time.