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It's Too Darn Hot!

Kachina624 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:36:17 GMT

Everyday in the foreseeable future it's to be 100° or more. Other places are even worse. AC will only cool so much. No rain from the annual monsoon in sight.

Nights are the wirst. It's been so strangely warm at night, my dogs especially are hot in the 80° bedroom. They lie on the bed and pant so hard, I feel as though I'm in a cheap.motel and just put 25¢ in the bed vibrator.Thankfully after a while they retire to the bathroom and hall. None of us gets much sleep. We're not used to such heat for so long.

What a .miserable summer!

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OKPrincess — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:41:28 GMT

@Kachina624 Now that's funny. Forgot about those cheap motel beds from ages ago 😂

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PhilaLady1 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:05:25 GMT

@Kachina624

Please stay safe and cool! I feel bad for the many people suffering under triple digit heat. Mid 90's here, and that feels unbearable.

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:11:22 GMT

Peoria, Arizona here and it's supposed to be 117 on Saturday and no rain in site. My a/c is at 79 and my kitties are comfortable and so are we. I've been doing errands early in the morning and stay inside from about 9 am onwards. It's summer, happens every year but for some reason they are really hyping it this year. Come winter and some snowstorm will freak out the media about how cold it is in the east.

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Thats Me — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:21:31 GMT

@Kachina624 I feel you pain. So sorry. I'm afraid we're only going to have more and more of this oppressive heat each summer.

It's awful in DC too. Summers here are always awful. It's not 100 degrees (that can happen here but it's not common) but we have heat typically into the 90s with high humidity. Today it got to the low 90s and the humidity is creeping up. Humidity will be worse tomorrow and the temp will be higher, upwards of 95. The A/C in my apartment doesn't work very well. I'm ok, a little bit miserable but the windows are open and I have a fan.

We also had a Code Orange air quality today and the same is expected tomorrow. Maybe if we get thunderstorms this weekend the air will improve and we can get a bit of a cooldown...until the next heat wave.

I'm drinking lots of water and hope you are too!

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PhilaLady1 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:31:40 GMT

@Thats Me

I feel your pain. Not to far from DC, here in Philadelphia about the same weather. In a few days after thunderstorms, we will cool down for one "refreshing" 88 degrees. Then back in the soup again.

Edited to add: oh yeah, the code Orange air quality, too. Uugghhh!

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SilleeMee — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:33:01 GMT

I've been staying inside, away from the heat. All my windows shades are drawn and it's dark in here. Feels like a cave but it helps keep it cool inside with the AC running. Fixing food that doesn't require a lot of cooking. Gonna be another hot one tomorrow.

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Tissyanne — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:34:56 GMT

Today has been unbelievably hot here in West Texas. 110, and now at 8:30 it is 105.

Our AC is set at 76, and runs continuously. Our humidity is higher here than usual, because we have had a little rain lately.

Everyone, take care.

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Effie54 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:39:39 GMT

That's very hard to have such heat for so long. I definitely understand it's hard to sleep in the heat, and it used to break my heart watching my dog pant. She slept on the tile floor where it was cooler. I hope it gets better soon for you and that the heat breaks. It sure is hot and humid here in CT as well.

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granddi — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:13:41 GMT

In Texas our electric utility prices have sky rocketed. Since the failure of the grid, consumers are paying for the needed repairs and updates. Our state has a surplus of $32.7Billion. And is getting $60.6 Million for Fed Govt for elect grid.

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SharkE — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:54:51 GMT

I got a fan over my bed. Have to pull up a sheet later on in the night or turn fan off.

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dancingwoman — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:58:34 GMT

Yep...hot here too. We need the monsoons. At least it gets into the 50s at night so it cools off some..DW

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Scooby Doo — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:06:59 GMT

Remember to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated, and stay inside from 11 am to November 2.

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Lucky Charm — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:12:56 GMT

@Scooby Doo wrote:
Remember to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated, and stay inside from 11 am to November 2.

I actually don't mind the heat, I hate when humidity is low. It's like a furnace heat. I like to feel some moisture! I know that's not a common complaint!

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MJDinVegas — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:56:11 GMT

Hi, @Kachina624 ! I have to agree! We're actually in Henderson outside Vegas and it is STUPID HOT. Supposed to be 119 on Sunday. Fortunately our solar installation was approved to go live today and we'll be flipping the switch tomorrow. Cost should go down to 1/3 of what we'd pay the utility for power through the grid at current rates, which seem to increase quarterly. Really so dumb to rely on power from Hoover Dam with Lake Mead low on water when we have endless sunshine.

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Desertdi — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:20:00 GMT

@Kachina624

Overnight low in PHX was 93° this a.m. di

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Lilysmom1 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:27:36 GMT

@Kachina624 , I can't even imagine. I am sure no one cooks in that heat. For us this summer so far it is rain, rain, rain. After the wildfires, no one here is complaining...or at least not as loud.

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Travone — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:04:58 GMT

@Kachina624. When it is so hot there do you have what we on the north shore call brown outs? It's when the electric grid gets overloaded and nothing works at full power. If so does that happen often? Something else I need to think about

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We rescue cats — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:47:51 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
They lie on the bed and pant so hard, I feel as though I'm in a cheap.motel and just put 25¢ in the bed vibrator.

This cracked me up..... I hope you get some relief soon!

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deeva — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:05:59 GMT

It's not a big deal to us. Summers here in Arizona are always hot. Some summers are hotter than others. Thank goodness for solar panels.