It Just officially hit 100 degrees in my little town in the mountains (slash) hills of NJ

[DainBramaged]

for the first time in my lifetime.


Ths is bad. BUT NO POWER FAILURES LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS UNDER BUSH when it was blistering in the 90's.

[one_voice]

1. It's over 100 down here in Delaware..

thank goodness there haven't been any power outages! Stay cool!

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. That is fucking unbelievable!

I didn't know NJ even HAD mountains.

[DainBramaged]

3. We're 780 feet above sea level LOLOL

:beer:

When you have to pound 2nd ear to go up the Sussex hill on RT 80 it's a mountain

[rocktivity]

4. Down in the Newark Delta where the city lines of Newark, Irvington and Hilliside converge

it's 106.

Got an e-mail from PSEG saying they weren't expecting any problems. How are you guys in Monmouth County doing? That's been rolling blackout territory!

:hi:
rocktivity

[DainBramaged]

7. It's 105 in lower Morris.

[monmouth]

5. Are you near Montclair? Mom's family and I was born there..Hot as

anything during the summer but Lake Culvermere and Budd Lake were a blessing.

[DainBramaged]

8. almost 45 minutes West on the border of Sussex county

[smokey nj]

6. It's 106 in Bayonne.

[DainBramaged]

10. Port of call, Bayonne

:rofl:


remember that skit from Saturday Night Live in the 70's

[rocktivity]

13. Was that the Navy commerical spoof

"It's not just a job, it's seven dollars an hour?"

And remember the "coffee achievers" commercial? I saw it on Saturday live and though it was one theirs. It wasn't until I saw it during a Monday Night Football game that I realized that it wasn't!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[DainBramaged]

16. one of my all time favorites

:hi:

[smokey nj]

14. I just watched it on youtube!

:rofl:

[rocktivity]

17. I'd include the link, but Google would take it down.

It's not just at job, its $96.78 a week? I was being generous at seven dollars an hour!

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[DainBramaged]

18. It's not just a job, it's $96.78 a week

:rofl:

[snappyturtle]

9. Sorry...it's awful, isn't it? We've had more days over a 100 degrees and

many more in the mid to upper 90's than I care to recall....in MINNESOTA! Fargo/Moorhead had a temp index last Tuesday of 134 degrees!!! We hit 120 index in the Cities.

My daughter and I had no air until 2 days ago and it started to cool down. We figured out our problem.....2 big honkin' fuses and for $11.17 & we fixed it! Such a relief.

[EFerrari]

11. We had a week of the 90s about a month ago.

No A/C and we timeshare water here on the ranch so it was brutal.

[tammywammy]

12. Take care of yourself DB

Be careful in that heat.

Oh we're at 3 weeks straight of 100 or above. Thank goodness for air conditioning!

[DainBramaged]

15. Back in '07 when we had high 90's for a couple of weeks is when I had my heart attack

going to the cardiologist next Thursday for my stress test. With my brother passing I have vowed to make it to retirement unlike my other family members.

[cachukis]

19. 82 here in Tampa, 71% humidity. Come on down.

[Dover]

20. Now you know why Southerners talk slower and rarely get in a hurry.

Yes mam, just sit out on the porch with a fan in one hand and a mint julep in the other all the while complaining about the heat and the price of gas as though it was a revelation. The Mexican culture here calls it a siesta...a brilliant concept.

Texas hasn't seen solid rainfall for nearly 3 months and I've lost count of the record breaking consecutive days of three digit temps. Then again, my guess is that we've acclimated to these extremes a little better than those in the north and are better prepared with air conditioning. Many here have turned to new types of housing materials that are much better insulated as well.

It seems that temps and tempers go up proportionately if you find yourself fighting it. Hence the term "chill".


So we share your pain and hope we all catch a break soon. In the meantime let me get you a mint julep.

[KittyWampus]

21. It's 120 in the full sun here on eastern Long freaking Island. Humidity is probably 90%

[HockeyMom]

22. I would still rather be there than in Florida

because by October and November it will all be a memory and you will have have crisp Fall temps. Two years ago I sat on a basketball court with the kids in OCTOBER and the temp on the court was 120 degrees. It took all my willpower to not cut and RUN AWAY. How about 85 degrees, PLUS HUMIDITY, on CHRISTMAS?

I am not trying to make like of this. I grew up in a tiny Manhattan apartment before home AC so I know how bad it can be sometimes. Think Fall and Winter. I always did. BTW, I have Summer SAD and just the sun makes me panic.

[DainBramaged]

23. Our shop got up to 118 today

no rest for the weary. My office was 88