Holy Crap! It Was Hot In The Nooga Today!!

We have had 3 weeks of 100+

We have too, RO. I dread seeing out electric bill.

OH, THANK YOU!!!! We are getting out of the 100's next week. Can we just all agree that it is hot as HE**. Well, except for jfunn and SJ's sister. How lucky they must be that they are getting 120? degree cars everyday. I swear I could cook my meals in my van while I am at work. I heard of someone doing that one time.

Good camera work there Riv-O. Show off!!!!

We have too, RO. I dread seeing out electric bill.

I just got mine. It was higher than it has ever been since I got my new heat pump about 7 years ago.

from an article about the weather in the Dallas Morning News yesterday...

"Right now, Texas forecasting is so easy I could do it..."Sunny and hot, followed by turkey and dressing."

speaking of turkey, they are in my yard right now.

Stay cool y'all. It's been cooler than normal here for a while, but starting to warm up again.

I just got mine. It was higher than it has ever been since I got my new heat pump about 7 years ago.

That's just what I was afraid of.

OH, THANK YOU!!!! We are getting out of the 100's next week. Can we just all agree that it is hot as HE**. Well, except for jfunn and SJ's sister. How lucky they must be that they are getting 120? degree cars everyday. I swear I could cook my meals in my van while I am at work. I heard of someone doing that one time.

Good camera work there Riv-O. Show off!!!!

Though it was some time ago, I cooked many meals on the dashboard of a van.

Poor Otters,
Here in West Tenn it looks like "out of Africa". We haven't had any rain in 4 weeks. Our pastures are brown and we are cutting for hay 600 plus acres of soybeans that aren't going to make beans.

Guess Mr. Bluemtnfriend won't be buying me a new tractor for my birthday this year. That's been his running joke for the last 3 years that I needed a new tractor.

We need a good dose of sowal!

Yep the weather channel said that TN was the hottest state right now for continuous over 100 degree actual temps.

That's just what I was afraid of.

Sorry sweetie.

Though it was some time ago, I cooked many meals on the dashboard of a van.

And do tell, what was it that you cooked?

22 days in O'town with no rain. This is weird weather.

That is because I came home from vacation. It rained every day we were there and our last day there was 22 days ago.

Thanks. SJ. LOL. I was thinkin' the same things when I was rakin'. I went out early and came in quick cuz I forgot gloves and got a blister b4 any heat stroke could happen. You're right about shading the lawn though. More leaves have fallen, and I'm leavin' 'em.

My son's football league doesn't call practice until it hits 105. All week it's been 103 What's 2 degrees!!!! (He practices 4 days a week ) I'm melting!

OMG Here they've been having half days at school but the Gallatin Green Wave Football Jamboree was even called off last night. I'm sure they will have it next week. Maybe this heat is a good reason to wait 'til after labor day for schools to start back. Lots of the school's ac's are going out. Hope you make it out there today. Do you have one of those squirt bottles with a fan on it? Besides your hat and sunscreen, of course?

No fan with a squirt bottle on it, but my son is mad because I make him sit on a plastic trash bag in the car on the way home. He is smelly and soaked through!

Well glad yall are FINALLY catching up with us ; it was 108 when Tiger was here the week before; please remember to HYDRATE people!!!!!




Nice pics RO!!!! Even nicer fuzzter buzzter ;-)

Well glad yall are FINALLY catching up with us ; it was 108 when Tiger was here the week before; please remember to HYDRATE people!!!!!




Nice pics RO!!!! Even nicer fuzzter buzzter ;-)

:funn: Ha Ha. RO is busted by a copster. :funn:

We have too, RO. I dread seeing out electric bill.

Same here.... 3 ac units banging away

it's 8:34 pm here and still 89 degrees. that's ridiculous !

it's 8:34 pm here and still 89 degrees. that's ridiculous !

I know it's crazy hot...but I'm not complaining, I love summer. It was a grayt day for the pool.

Though it was some time ago, I cooked many meals on the dashboard of a van.

You mean, the "van down by the river"? As per the SNL skit http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92smattfoley.phtml ?;-)

Chris Farley, and Matt Foley
Hey, it's actually thundered a few times and I believe that may have been lightning, now where's the rain? Please, dear baby Jesus.

Thanks. SJ. LOL. I was thinkin' the same things when I was rakin'. I went out early and came in quick cuz I forgot gloves and got a blister b4 any heat stroke could happen. You're right about shading the lawn though. More leaves have fallen, and I'm leavin' 'em.

I couldn't "leave" this one alone--leaves left on the grass will cause more damage to the grass because the blades can't photosynthesize; they will suffocate. (Of course, if your grass has already died from heat and dehydration, suffocation won't hurt it.) Leaves left in beds and under trees (in tree rings, for instance) will trap moisture, which is a good thing right now. Technically, the mulch will produce more heat on the roots, but the effect will be negligible.

Of course, given the choice of killing your grass with magnolia leaves and dying of heat stroke while raking leaves, I would stay inside.

Don't you people own air-conditioners? Really, what's the big deal, unless you are wearing a football uniform and practicing in the heat at 3:30pm?

Define "air conditioner." I live in 1960-something, and have no central heat or air. This weather would be a crisis for me professionally if I weren't otherwise occupied with this @#$% mono. Talk about great timing, I guess! (Not that I get paid to have mono, either. If you want to send donations, I can give you my address. ;-))

The IRONY here is that I went to play for some auditions tonight at a local college tonight, and as soon as I got home I turned OFF my window unit and put on a long-sleeved shirt. As in most large buildings, the A/C in that place was set at a temperature that made us all shiver.

I wonder if there would be a temperature change outside if all those giant units were off for a couple of days? (Not that I'm suggesting it--just wondering!)

That is because I came home from vacation. It rained every day we were there and our last day there was 22 days ago.

rained today!!!!!!!!

I know it's crazy hot...but I'm not complaining, I love summer. It was a grayt day for the pool.

you are silly !

rained today!!!!!!!!

"I couldn't "leave" this one alone--leaves left on the grass will cause more damage to the grass because the blades can't photosynthesize; they will suffocate. (Of course, if your grass has already died from heat and dehydration, suffocation won't hurt it.) Leaves left in beds and under trees (in tree rings, for instance) will trap moisture, which is a good thing right now. Technically, the mulch will produce more heat on the roots, but the effect will be negligible.

Of course, given the choice of killing your grass with magnolia leaves and dying of heat stroke while raking leaves, I would stay inside. " NoHall
Thanks for the professional advice, gull. They're mostly oak leaves on the ground.Most of the dead leaves remained stuck to the magnolia tree. I guess I'll go out early and rake 'em round some more trees and in my beds, and leaf pile. Between the late freeze after every thing started blooming and now the drought. I do feel for the farmers whose hard work is burnt up by this heat. Mine is only my yard. Very thankful I'm not a farmer right now!

it's only 77 here today, but boy is it humid out....