[CynicalBear]

>>Yep. Shades a great benefit during the dog days of summer.<<

I find it absolutely necessary here in SC. The sand here gets so hot you can't walk on it with bare feet. It can rain 2 inches here one day and by the next night it's dry down to 6 inches.

[greeneyes]

Yes, I can remember sitting on the sandy banks of Rockaway Beach here when I was a kid, and the same thing - too hot to walk to the water without shoes.