atm_worshippers somebody Summer today, gone tomorrow by Michael Pena Well, it was fun while it lasted. But no sooner did SF State students dig up summer gear they had packed away for the winter than did the all-too-familiar fog roll back in, ending the two-day scorcher which had everyone reeling. Students half-jokingly said they felt like passing out on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures toppled records all over the Bay Area. On Tuesday, San Francisco baked at 99 degrees, 5 degrees hotter than the record set in 1992; and on Monday, it was 98 degrees in the city, topping the record set in 1992 by 4 degrees. "Everybody was hating life," said Charles Wagner, a Spanish major who spent the warmer part of the week in front of the student union, watching sun worshippers soak it up and everyone else run for cover. "Every spot in the shade was taken," Wagner said. "It was a horrible day to be wearing black jeans." Erika Dahlgren was one of the unlucky souls caught with her pants (as opposed to shorts) on. "I was totally caught off-guard on Monday," said Dahlgren, who is studying to become a pharmacist. And to make things worse, she isn't from around here. "I'm from Alaska, so it's been hot." However, others from out of town felt right at home. Jay Sheffield, a graduate student going for a master's degree in social work, said the heatwave was a lot like the type of weather one would expect back home in Georgia. "I really like this weather," he said. Then came Tuesday's blackout, which added to the congestion in Malcolm X Plaza and irritated more than a few students. Ray Bernheim, a hospitality management major, said the student union was evacuated and cordoned off during the power outage. "I was about to use the ATM when the 'closed' sign flipped up," he said, describing his experience with the power outage. "I noticed a big difference in people's attitudes," said Muata Kenyatta, director of performing arts for Associated Students. But here in California, especially in the Bay Area, people are more accustomed to a milder climate. "San Francisco isn't quite prepared for this heat," said Sheffield. "I like it warm, but I don't like it that damn hot," Kenyatta said. As temperatures dropped to normal -- or what SF State students consider normal -- all the swooning around campus was replaced by shivering. Students in skimpy tops and shorts, ready to face another day of dry, unrelenting heat, bustled to class Wednesday morning, clutching their bare shoulders, asking: "What happened?" It was drizzling and just 63 degrees on campus by noon. "It's horrible," said business major Diana Stock as she held a hot cup of coffee close to her with both hands. 000426 ... copypasta copypasta tinyurl.com/6234k9 080618 ... minnesota_chris it looks like crap too. At first I thought this was "at the moment worshippers," like people who worship you today and crucify you tomorrow. yeah, man. 080619 ... tourist Late Night Lurking In The Shadows Like The Predators That They Are Panhandlers And Theives View The Commings And Goings Of The ATM Worshipers Knowing That "Money Is About To Happen Here" Like Lions And Other Hunters They Instinctfuly Size Up The Situation Looking For The Weak Or Distracted To Come For A Drink At This Watering Hole This Common Source Of Opportunity And I Alert And Bristling Display Potential Threat By Body Language And Keys On A Chain Left Visible And Handy Have My Fill And Leave Unmolested Life Is Good When You're Still An Agile Gazelle But Time Will Wear Me Down And I'll Either Need To Avoid These Places At Night Or Obtain More Deadly Ordinance 080620 what's it to you? who go blather from