how are people surviving the high temps on the mainland?

[donsu]

I'm in Key West and wonder how everyone is dealing with the high temps. \

(our temps are the same as usual but the humidity is higher as the water temps raise)

I can't imagine dealing with over 100 degrees

[laruemtt]

1. we're here for our last couple of weeks

in st. lucia before returning to WV. i can't believe it's hotter now in WV than it is down here in the southern caribbean!! i've never seen WV with temps consistently pushing 100 day after day before.

[otohara]

2. Downtown Denver Today 107

I'm not going anywhere - I have a swamp cooler and drinking lots of water.

[tridim]

19. Yea, I have a swamp cooler too.. And it was nearly ineffective yesterday

Just got everything done before 11:00am so I can strip down to my skivvies and wait it out inside.

I guess I shouldn't complain because the Iraqis have to endure 115 degrees+ with no electricity, on top of the fear of being raped and/or killed by American soldiers.

[serryjw]

46. REALLY! I just posted it was 97

I live in Cap Hill. I went to King soopers for 10 minutes and I am soaked. I'm not leaving until 7pm again.

[otohara]

48. Our Top Notch Local Weather

folks at 9, 7, 4 all said 107 yesterday, but they got it all wrong on the week of rain we had lastweek.

[serryjw]

49. I caught it online

Channel 7 is saying it's 99 now. TOO damn hot!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. more ice in my scotch.

[tyedyeto]

4. Just like always down here in the desert n/t

[AlCzervik]

5. 104 today, lots of water, go in the pool for a bit and then try to

expend as little energy as possible.

[wakeme2008]

6. Myself, I will be moving from Tampa to mid-state California

Today's high in Tehachapi, 96° F but Humidity: 30% compare that to Tampa 91° F with Humidity: 63% :)

But the big difference is at night.

Tonight low in Tehachapi will be 51° comparied to Tampa at 74° :D

[Gormy Cuss]

21. Oh yeah, the night time lows are the real advantage.

It'll be close to 100 here today but tonight will be no higher than 60.

[wakeme2008]

23. 50s are GREAT sleeping weather.

:)

Also my air runs day and night in Tampa. Makes the electric company very happy :grr:

[kineneb]

43. welcome to the Golden State

or why when people decry the high prices here and lots of other problems, I look at them like they are loopy. I fail to understand why anyone would live where the humidity is over 50%. But then I am a native and the family has been here since 1908.

Clear Lake, Today: High 102 F, low 65, humidity: 20%

[givemebackmycountry]

7. Well that's just what I am dealing with and I HATE it!

I'm in Kansas City.
High Temp today is supposed to be 99.
Monday? 101
Tuesday? 100

And people can't understand why I live for fall and winter.

My A/C has been running 24/7.
Can't wait to see my electric bill.

I do not understand how anyone could live here without A/C in July and August.
September is nothing to write home about neither.

That's why anytime I see one of those "donate" an A/C unit for a senior citizen programs I make a donation.

No one should have to endure heat like this without A/C.

[ComerPerro]

12. We have humidity around 90% most days, too

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Mainland Alaska

is having a cooler than usual summer, actually. 59 and cloudy here this morning, and that's pretty much the way it's been all summer. This reminds me of the old days.

[TahitiNut]

9. Just pining for the fjords.

After all, San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound are a lot like fjords.

[Theres-a]

34. I feel like a dead parrot today

90's in Connecticut.Staying indoors with the air on.

[serryjw]

47. OMG..Look at the country

no where to hide!

[KyndCulture]

10. 103 today in NW Minnesota

No AC here.

I covered all my windows with dark sheets to block out the sunlight and suffering with just my 4 fans.

[Kajsa]

44. That's a great idea.

I live in a rental- no insulation and no A/C.
Yesterday it hit 95 degrees- 1 mile from the Pacific Ocean.

I run around opening and closing windows/blinds to shut out
hot air and let in cool air on the shady side.

Also, frozen washcloths, slightly thawed with water are great
for spot cooling.

I've got 6 in the freezer now.

All the fans, all the time- 16 hours a day/night.

[kestrel91316]

45. Get a dehumidifier for indoors - with lower humidity the heat will be

very slightly more bearable.

[jean]

11. high temps reign in Baghdad daily - gives me perspective

They're suffering at 104 degrees right now, going to a high of 111 - with no or intermittant electricity.

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/IZXX0008.html

[donsu]

13. oh I agree - nothing can compare with the suffering in Iraq

nt

[anarch]

14. what heat? It's only like mid-90's right now

It's not really that bad. Of course, in the immortal words of the Fuhrer: "Just wait."

[nosillies]

15. I moved from the Mohave Desert to FLorida last year.

It's probably nearly 20 degrees cooler here in FL than in the desert today, but I'd take the desert over this any time! And as a born and bred Southerner, I'm used to the humidity!

[Pharaoh]

16. 95 here in sothern WI

just more ice in my brandy, and running the last of my freon out of my leaky AC

[rucky]

17. We've been pretty lucky so far in Ohio

nothing too extreme. fingers crossed.

[eShirl]

18. BIG insulated cups filled with ice, w/ lemonade filling the cracks

between the ice.

My feet in a few inches of cold water in a big emptied storage bin.

Freezer gel-packs wrapped inside a wet kerchief tied around my neck.

(Not all of these at once yet.)

Oh, and fans, fans, fans.

[RebelOne]

20. I lived in South Florida most of my life

and didn't realize that other states did not have the humidity like Florida does. I live in North Georgia now and people are complaining about the humidity. I tell them if they want to experience some real high humidity to do down to South Florida.

The temperature is not too bad right now. I'm just north of Atlanta and my outside thermometer is reading 82 degrees and it is cloudly outside.

But in summer I go from my air-conditioned house to my air-conditioned car to my air-conditioned office. I avoid the outside heat at all costs except when I walk my dog, which can be brutal in the late-afternoon heat.

[pookieblue]

22. south Ga... hawt

and this would be the week that the A/C in my apartment went out.

landlord replace the old window unit with a smaller (newer) one.

so far it's had a tough time keeping up.

thinking of buying one of those room A/C's...


http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&N=2984+3573&cm_ven=hd_goog&cm_cat=Search&cm_pla=D-27E&cm_ite=bid10100517-room_air_conditioners

need to keep cool with my MS...does anyone anything about the Room A/C's?

[RebelOne]

26. Go to Lowe's. I bought a window AC there a few

weeks ago for just $109. And it is really cranking out the cold air. I live in a mobile home, so have a window AC in the living room and one in the bedroom. Between the two my house is ultra cool.

[maxsolomon]

24. its SO hot. we might even hit 75 in seattle today!

so i'm right there, suffering with you all. :sarcasm:

kepe cuhl!

"the mainland"?

[donsu]

27. I'm in Key West - 140 mi. out in the ocean

nt

[stevedeshazer]

36. 70 right now in Portland

Supposed to hit 80.

Howdy, neighbor. :hi:

[grasswire]

38. yeah, but did you look at next weekend?

hot, hot, hot

[Earth_First]

25. It's projected to be 95 here today, currently it's 89 degrees...

There is a NOAA special Weather Statement on the heat index over the next two to three days expecting to be well into the hundreds...

*yuck*

[City Lights]

28. It's 91 now with high humidity.

Should hit 98 later. We're staying inside. Luckily our basement is finished. Kids had water fight yesterday and will probably do the same today. Last night the temp was 72, with 82% humidity. Our windows were fogged up.

[havocmom]

29. Fires along with heat &low humidity here

lightening last night, new fires today & nobody to help - spread too thin. I brought the cay kennel box outta the basement, put water & kibble in the car in case we get fire near town & have to bug out.

Garden early in the day, then hole up inside with lots of fluid, some Morton light salt mixed with water & OJ. Watch the travel channel and ride the stationery bike with a big fan aimed at my back.

[Minnesota Libra]

30. On Saturday in St Paul it was officially 99 degrees with.......

.......45% humidity but my outside thermometer registered 103 degrees yesterday afternoon.

Today the humidity is back up around 75% with 85 degree temperatures after a few showers earlier today that simply sent the humidity levels skyrocketing. The temperature is down at least.

Anyone hear about the 117 degree temperature in S Dakota yesterday?? Anyone not convinced that global warming is real and it's here NOW?????

[High Plains]

31. 108 degrees here yesterday. Huron, South Dakota

It was so hot that when I washed my windshield, the water evaporated before I had time to use the squeegee on it.

[MrSlayer]

32. People make too big a deal over the weather.

It's summertime, it's hot. Sit in the AC, take a cold shower a few times a day or eat some water ice. It's not that big of a deal.

[uppityperson]

39. What if you don't have an AC or car?

[MrSlayer]

50. That's why I included the cold shower option.

You can jump in the shower or tub as many times as you like. Or run a hose over yourself. There are many ways to beat the heat.

[americanstranger]

33. I played an outdoor gig last night on LI.

By the time we got done our show, I felt as if I'd been beaten with 2x4s for three hours.

And it wasn't even that hot out here yesterday (low 80s). Today, it's stifling out there.

I'm letting everything go today and staying in the A/C and drinking water and bloggin/posting here. I'll unload the equipment truck around sundown.

- as

[ReverendDeuce]

35. Air conditioning, that's how! :)

Actually, I spent a couple of hours outside today. I sort of like the heat -- as long as I can come inside when it gets too uncomfortable. ;)

[JesterCS]

37. Cincinnati, Ohio: 101 Yesterday, Today 96

[AllNamesHaveBeenUsed]

40. With my AC and pool...

[Catherine Vincent]

41. Staying inside is the only way to cope.

And go outside after seven. I don't know what I'd do if I had no airconditioning. Probably go crazy.

[RB TexLa]

42. Headed back to the pool right now

:)