It is quite comfortable here in the mountains. 80's and nice breeze blowin. But supposed to get quite humid later in the week. I sure feel for all of you who are miserable. Keep cool.

Heat index here was 114 degrees. I've been in the house since Saturday and coming out to get the mail next Saturday. Can hardly breathe outside!

The electric company jumped on the "higher price" band wagon. They announced an increase in the electric bill starting in August. Just had an increase in July. They said it is fuel costs. Anything to hike the price.

Here is what I learned to do when I lived out in the desert and triple digits in the summer was the norm....no AC either. It works on the same principle as the cool scarves the military uses in Afghanistanan. Take a couple of ice cubes and roll them up in a dry wash cloth and drape it around your neck. As the ice melts and the cloth dampens it will cool the blood in the arteries in your neck, some major ones there. As a result you will be cooler if a little damp. The evaporation also helps. It is the same kind of thing hospitals use for heat stroke. The principal is if you cannot cool the environment then cool the blood. This worked very well for me even when I had to cook for a big hay crew during hot hot hot summer days.

Currently 29 Degrees Celcius (84 Farenheit) and sunny.

They say risk of thunderstorms later today which would be good - cool things down, make sleeping easier and give the flowers something to drink.

Hot here too, but we got a little reprieve from the heat with a weekend full of almost constant rain. Had about 3 1/2 inches in the rain guage, but we really needed the rain; it has been so dry. Back up again today in the 90s. I hibernate in the Summer! Can't wait for Winter to get here along with football season! ROLL TIDE Ya'll!!!!!

Yep - hot hot hot! With the humidity resembling the Amazon (according to the news)

AND... our power went out about 2am this morning. Tough to sleep with no A/C!

I love Summer here in Minnesota... But This heat is NOT Minnesota's average... Give me back my normal summer weather.
I think 89 degrees is going to feel perfect on Thursday!

It is in the mid 90's here in Southern Ohio too. Very humid too. My husband works as a landscaper and my son is a mechanic who works in an not air conditioned garage. I get crabbed at if I complain about the heat. It is really hot. I was sweating walking in from the car.

My MIL lives in Springfield and she said the same thing to me last night! As hot as nevda get, here in Northern Nevada we have been in the 80s! but the news said this morning it is now coming back our way!