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[DharmaGirl]

It was 107 today, possibly 115 tomorrow. Yuck!

 

[user27357]

How to feel really stupid:
set up a pool
wait for the hottest day in years
go swimming in the pool
Turn bright red where you have been wonder bread white for decades
feel really stupid
Extra credit:
It will be hotter here tomorrow

 

[blackemerald1]

Hovering around freezing and crawling slowly up to early teens. Too cold to rain right now but perhaps later in the week.

 

[LuckiLee]

People were riding their wave runners on the highway. Only in Detroit.

 

[Teasel]

Cool

Pissing it down

 

[Friday]

If I had a swimming pool I’d be in heeeeeaven!!!



But I ALSO fetched -against imperial decree- my 2 little bedroom air conditioners from storage.

So instead of 110 out, and 125 in? (PNW houses are built for shite, for the most part. Freaking sieves. Cold in the winter, and hot in the summer.). It’s a nice cool 85 -and dropping- in the couple places in the house I blocked off with thermal blankets. AKA The basement, because the lot of us can pile in to sleep, & kitchen/dining room... because food & getting something/anything done indoors.

Her Imperial Majesty, Queen of the World, Lady of All Things Irrational can bitch all she pleases when she comes back from vacation about her “no air conditioners in MY home” rule. Assuming the heatwave is still on, and I haven’t nipped them back out, again.

 

[Muttly]

f*cking beyond stupid hot. I just hosed down my dog. No air conditioners although I've made a swamp cooler. Ice coolers in the guinea pig cage. Worried about the cat that's hiding. The other one is in the path of the swamp cooler

 

[Freddyt]

34C (92 F) again today and getting 40C by Thursday. Crazy warm for here. Put the window shakers in this morning.

 

[Chris-duck]

I've only been in the UK n chilling at 18 Celsius (64 Fahrenheit) yet somehow I'm so sunburnt. Wtf Scottish skin.

 

[Friday]

The other one is in the path of the swamp cooler

If you’ve got an el cheapo styrofoam cooler? You can make a cold-bed for cats. Some ice packs -or frozen water bottles- to slow the frozen meat (or any other slow defrosting thing) as a middle layer, another layer of frozen water bottles to make it mostly flat (or zip locked bags of ice), and a thin towel or thick pillowcase. Will stay frozen in 100 degree heat all day.

Even just a box, with a layer or three of frozen bottles, will stay cool for 4-5 hours.

I swear... if I ever get a cat on purpose? I’m getting a Turkish swimming cat. Dogs are sensible about heat & the ways to escape it. Most Cats? Not so much.

 

[Muttly]

I'm not so worried about the cats. The one just got diagnosed with heart disease and hyerpthyroidism though so bit worried about him. I just got a box though to make a cooler for him if he wants it.

I keep swearing i won't get any cats... and then... cats happen. heh.

 

[Friday]

cats happen

True that.