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Weather. It’s Hot.
For the last two days it’s been 100F (that’s about 38c) where we live. Today, it’s in the upper 80′s. I cannot tell the difference. All I can say is, “Thank goodness for air conditioning”. If we lived in the UK right now, or many other places, I would probably be dead by now. From the heat.
According to the weather service, it’s been AGES since it’s been 100F in June.
I wonder what July and August will be like, really.
I was just out at the pool with Brit, and our neighbor said that her neighbor on the first level got a bill for $220 some-odd for air conditioning this month. I’m not sure how she managed that. We have our thermostat set around 74F, and ours was in the mid-70′s.
I was a bit worried about what the bill would be. We’re on the top floor with no insulating apartments around us.. sun beating down all day. Of course, in July when it’s probably going to be 425F, it may be a bit more. 
Ok, maybe just 110F.
Winter Wonderland
We’re being buried in around a foot of snow. Schools were called off last night in anticipation of a blizzard. Today, some banks are even closed. How often does that happen? (not often)
Nebraska normally doesn’t stop very long for things like this. We have loads of snow plows to clear the streets, and our drivers are pretty much used to this stuff.
TLK’s been outside, all bundled up, playing in the snow with her sled and her friends. It’s not good sledding weather, though, despite the snow. The snow isn’t packed down yet, so she’ll need to give it a day or two.
Tomorrow and Thursday are going to be frigid. The low one day will be in the negatives. I always say that after the temps hit a certain low, you don’t really feel the difference if it gets colder.
Welcome to winter!
I remember when I thought 81F was hot.
Welcome to Nebraska, land of the 110F heat factor, after adjusting the actual temperature, due to humidity, to describe the temperature it “feels like”.
Since we have air conditioning here, wearing glasses in high humidity heat can be interesting. Due to the extreme temperature difference between inside and out, glasses need a few moments to become foggy and clear up before becoming that appliance that’s supposed to be helping you see.
Interestingly enough, the College World Series is happening this week; the hottest week of the year, so far. The news reports that everday, one or two people are carried out on stretchers due to heat exhaustion. You have to admire that sort of dedication to baseball.
I happened to catch on the news that the CWS represents $60 some-odd million in revenue for the city. We’ve hosted the CWS for years and years. We’re even considering building a new stadium, although I don’t see what is so wrong with the old one.
We’re in for another toasty day!