Handling the heat

Currently at 3:01PM
Mostly Sunny
RealFeel®:120 °F
Temp: 97 °F

We have something free here nearly everyday that most people pay to go to - a sauna! You can even steam dry your dishes with it. They really do dry fast in this heat.

We're getting warmed up down here. I remember previous summers - "Just when you think it can't get any hotter, it does!" The heat will continue to climax until September, which is generally our hottest month. Then it will slowly decline again to comfortable temperatures somewhere around the end of November.

Thankfully!!! Our AC is still working and the electric has been on all night the past few weeks. So at least we can get a good night's sleep. That does wonders for us, yet we still feel groggy and draggy through the day. The heat just seems to zap you.

I was visiting my neighbor yesterday who was outside painting boxes to make "villages" for Christmas. She said she took up this hobby because it's too hot to do anything inside right now. Even outside, it's nearly unbearable, but you can at least feel a bit of a breeze at times.

In this heat, most people are outside. Most do not have AC inside and the inside of your house (especially the second floor) is like an oven. It at least promotes a "free" culture where they sit outside on their porches visiting with neighbors.