Chilling in St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG – Watching the Dodgers dismantle Tampa Bay 7-3 on Tuesday in the comfort of air conditioning at Tropicana Field reminded me how much I appreciate air conditioning.

Spring is over in Florida. Temps are near 90 degrees and the humidity is climbing up the scale.

Raised out West, I have yet to acclimate to the humidity in the South. My children and grandchildren are the joys of my life and why I am living in Florida. It isn’t for the weather.

On the other hand, the half of the year that is not summer is very pleasant. From late October to early May, Florida is a delight. We get a little taste of winter but it’s over before you know it.

Which is why watching a baseball game in late May in Florida needs to be in a domed stadium with the AC cranked up.

Marlins Park in Miami, a much newer and more impressive stadium, is also air conditioned. I have been to several Dodger games in Miami and it too, is a delight.

I checked the schedule and the Dodgers will be back in my neck of the woods in August when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves.

I planned to go but may cancel those plans after this week’s game in St. Petersburg. Atlanta in August is about as hot and muggy as it gets.

I think I will watch it on the tube.