Janet O’Neill
Retired, volunteer
We went to a Chinese restaurant, and on the table was this green stuff that looked like avocado or guacamole. I was warned about eating it. It was wasabi. I thought that I could handle it. I was gasping and couldn’t catch my breath for about a minute. It was the hottest that I’ve ever been. I couldn’t speak, and everyone at the table was laughing at me—and these people were my own family!
Casey White
Geochemistry
I’m from the South, and this heat out here is nothing compared to the heat and miserable humidity down South. But the hottest I’ve ever been is seeing this homeless epidemic here in Reno. There are homeless all over the streets, and there’s shit everywhere—literally shit on the sidewalks. I’ve lived in Houston, and there was a large homeless population, and it was nothing like this. I love Reno, and this got me hot!
Jade Turquet
Designer
The hottest that I’ve ever been was when I was in my early 20s. I was in college and living in London. I looked great! I wore really cool, high, black leather boots and a cashmere sweater. That was the thing then. And I had long, cool blonde hair. We’d go clubbing all the time at Covent Garden and Ministry of Sound. I was hitting the scene.
Gary Keller
Salesman
The hottest that I’ve ever been was when Trump won for the first time. I couldn’t believe that so many people in the U.S. could go that way. He expounds hate and divisiveness. It’s not what a leader should be. The Bible says to love your neighbor and love your enemy. And if you loved your enemy, then there wouldn’t be any hate.
Wayne Clements
Retired Navy
When I got off the ship coming home from ’Nam. The protesters were waiting for us, and they spat on us. We had just served our country, and there were no parades or homecomings for us like after past conflicts/wars. We were treated like shit. Don’t ever say a bad thing about a veteran.