Summertime thoughts

[ChrisH]

Having AC is rare here in the UK, but then again so are heatwaves, however when they do occur, oh, how I long for AC

This year summer has been a long time coming but it's now arrived and it is very hot in some places, not so bad here so far (fingers crossed & touch wood). I have an electric fan which I use when necessary, otherwise it's windows & back door open to keep the air circulating, great if there is a breeze. Unfortunately, living in a bungalow, and being cautious, I don't leave the bedroom window open at night which is a real bind, even though night temps tend to be lower by then the inside has heated up to make bedtime uncomfortable. I guess I'm 'lucky' in that being retired I don't have to go outside unless I want/need to and any house/garden work I do either early or late when it is cooler.

The pets, well, Ebby just lazes round as always. Alfie is quite clever in that he only goes out to run around in the cool of the morning or evening. When he occasionally does take it in his head to sunbathe it's not for long he either comes back inside or finds a shady spot.

[momcat]

I'm definitely not a fan of summer. As I'm getting older I like the cold weather more and more. AC for us is a necessity. When it gets really hot, especially with these heatwaves, my blood sugar tends to go ballistic. When I talked to my doctor about it, she said that's not unusual for diabetics. According to local weather reports another heatwave is expected to hit tomorrow and last through the week. Ugh!

Karen, here's a definition of humidity I heard some time ago: humidity is when everything that's supposed to come apart sticks together and everything that's supposed to stick together comes apart.

[pomtzu]

humidity is when everything that's supposed to come apart sticks together and everything that's supposed to stick together comes apart.

That's a good one, Eileen. I never heard that one before, but it sure is true.

Take care this week - we're going to bake again all week, and if we get any more rain to go with it, it will be a steam bath. I'm sick of this and can't wait till Fall and some crisp, clear weather. And hopefully, I'll be in NC by then, too.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Maybe we should all buy a chillow for the next heat wave. Here's the link:http://www.asseenontv.com/chillow-pi...l.php?p=448277.

[pomtzu]

I wonder if they really work? I had thought about getting one, but most products you get from t.v. ads, don't work as they say. I suppose I should check out the reviews. I haven't found any pillow that doesn't make my head sweat (regardless of the weather), and I have to wrap a heavy bath towel around mine (the pillow-not my head ) - otherwise I wake up with a wet head!

[Cataholic]

Pom- I laughed at you with your head wrapped up in a towel! Even feather pillows make your head sweat?

[pomtzu]

Pom- I laughed at you with your head wrapped up in a towel! Even feather pillows make your head sweat?

Yes indeed - foam or polyfill or down - I've tried them all. Right now I have a down and that is the least offensive of all I have ever had. I still have to wrap it ( THE PILLOW ) in a heavy towel tho.........

[Karen]

This week has been what I think of as normal summer weather - hot but not too bad, rain at night, thunder, but nothing catastrophic. How is it where everyone else is?

[pomtzu]

The weather has been MUCH more tolerable here than it was - a few days were absolutely perfect - clear bright skies, fluffy clouds, low humidity, a nice breeze and actually somewhat chilly first thing in the morning. The afternoons still warm up enough to leave the a.c. set to run if it's needed, but it's running a whole lot less than it was.

Today's been rather cloudy and rain is in the forecast for tomorrow. At least we didn't get the torrential rains that Philly got a couple of nights ago - upwards to almost a foot in some areas. My house in NC got some wicked rains the day before that too - roads and bridges washed out in the town where I'll be living - people being cut off and no way out of their homes, cars washed into rivers, etc. and at least one drowning. My house is at the end of a dead-end street and at the bottom of a hill several miles outside of the town, and my niece said the water running down the street looked like a raging river. No flooding at the house tho, except some standing water at the back of the property line, and what runs down the road just keeps going and drops down another hill.

Here's a pic of the house, tho it's not very big since I can't get a good one off of Google, but you can see a little of the dropoff on the right side.

[Karen]

Hopefully the roads are passable agin for you!

The weather here the past couple days has been nice - upper seventies, maybe 80 - so some people are thinking it is too cold!

[Karen]

Had to bump this up, I love when this happens:

I go to weather.com, and it says:

Current temperature: 83° (feels like 84°)
Today's (predicted) high: 79°

You'd think they would have a way to programatically bump up the "projected high" when the actual temperature passes it!

[lizbud]

Present temps in Indy Hotter than blue blazes.


94° F
High: 93° F
Low: 72° F


Partly cloudy
Feels Like: 100° F


Barometer: 29.92 in
Humidity: 45%
Wind: W 17 mph
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 8:21 pm

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