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This in insane!

LuvmyLab — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:25:43 GMT

Here in the Pacific NW we are expecting 106 degrees this weekend with a high of 110 Sunday!! That is absolutely unheard of here. We barely even hit 100 during the summer. Last summer was perfect with highs in the upper 80's mostly with only a few days in the 90's and that's how hot it got. I know some of you get heat like this in the summer all the time but that is defiinitely NOT the norm around here. Glad we have central air.

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colleena — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:30:25 GMT

@LuvmyLab Please stay safe in this upcoming really warm weather. I'm in Bellingham so we have a little less temp but still very warm ... I guess another one of those adventures, lol.

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LuvmyLab — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:32:32 GMT

@colleena You are a few hours north of us but you will get heat also. I just hope this extreme heat doesn't head your way! Stay cool! I doubt I'll be leaving my house at all this weekend.

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colleena — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:36:21 GMT

@LuvmyLab I remember being a young kid here & the clouded sun (is that the right wording) & so darn warm & so darn sunburning. I still think we in Bellingham get a little bit less than you do down south.

We've made sure the air conditioners are working well & anything really important like going to the gym is early am before it's too warm.

Take care,

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World Traveler — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:41:42 GMT

Relatives of mine in the state of Washington, near the Canadian border, were complaining about how hot it was for them, 70-80 degrees. I thought that was nice weather until they wrote today to say it was 90 degrees and NO ONE up in that area puts air conditioning in their homes. Asked if they would now, and they said no, that it doesn't happen enough to spend that much money. They are used to 55-65 degrees.

They are only 10 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, so they drive over there to relax during the day, and then go back to the house later in the day.

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colleena — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:51:06 GMT

@World Traveler Oh definitely agree with your relatives ... I'm 20-30 minutes from BC depending on traffic & Bellingham Bay has a nice breeze as does Blaine/Semiahmoo but we also have this clouded/sun - I think PNW has a higher rate of sunburn than most of the country & I am paying for it now after my many years younger w/o sunscreen. But I may complain sometimes but am blessed to be born/raised here as we really do live in a beauttiful part of the country.

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Grand Happy — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:58:17 GMT

I remember about 10 yrs ago in the east bay San Francisco many elderly died after 10 days of weather over 90 they had no A,/C
I know a few people that live in the area and they don't have A/C
We're east of San Francisco we are used to it getting over 100 which it'll be this weekend 🥵

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mspatmac — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:00:24 GMT

Daughter in Seattle is going to melt! She hates heat

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colleena — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:14:22 GMT

@mspatmac Recommend anything she needs to do she does early in the day. Otherwise find air conditioning at libraries, museums, Starbucks & others, find shade & keep hydrated ... we really don't get alot of this heat so it's honestly a nice treat when we do ... we'll be back to normal not too long.

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SoonerLater — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:37:15 GMT

Welcome to our world--for a lot of us. You will be glad when it's over but stay cool!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:01:55 GMT

You all who don't have AC may change your minds as the years roll on. Every year will get hotter. This isn't just a one-time thing.

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Pearlee — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:10:23 GMT

@World Traveler wrote:
Relatives of mine in the state of Washington, near the Canadian border, were complaining about how hot it was for them, 70-80 degrees. I thought that was nice weather until they wrote today to say it was 90 degrees and NO ONE up in that area puts air conditioning in their homes. Asked if they would now, and they said no, that it doesn't happen enough to spend that much money. They are used to 55-65 degrees.

They are only 10 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, so they drive over there to relax during the day, and then go back to the house later in the day.

@World Traveler Well not NO ONE. My friend in Blaine, right on the border, has central air conditioning.

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stellabystarlight — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:21:17 GMT

In New York, July and August can be brutal with high 90s, 100 + temperatures and humidity to top it off. You must have A.C. For those who do not, or cannot afford it, we have "Cooling Stations" all over the city and other counties - usually senior centers, libraries, municipal buildings, etc.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:42:53 GMT

@LuvmyLab wrote:
Here in the Pacific NW we are expecting 106 degrees this weekend with a high of 110 Sunday!! That is absolutely unheard of here. We barely even hit 100 during the summer. Last summer was perfect with highs in the upper 80's mostly with only a few days in the 90's and that's how hot it got. I know some of you get heat like this in the summer all the time but that is defiinitely NOT the norm around here. Glad we have central air.

I'm in the pnw area and I'm right there with you. About 15 year ago we put in central a/c and it's some of the best money we ever spent.

We also have solar panels on our roof and they soak up so much electricity and send it back to the power company that we may end up getting paid for what we send them.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:44:44 GMT

@World Traveler wrote:

up here in the pnw, we are what I like to term us "weather weenies". One degree over 79 and we start crying and bawling.

By the way, I'm one too :-)

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LuvmyLab — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:15:51 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten I hear ya! We just don't get that type of heat here. Thank goodness we installed central air a few years ago!

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DiAnne — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:07:53 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:
@World Traveler wrote:

up here in the pnw, we are what I like to term us "weather weenies". One degree over 79 and we start crying and bawling.

By the way, I'm one too :-)

I start whining at 75 degrees. It has hit 80 here at 5 pm.