Re: was heat to the Miami Valley/ now electric bill & job. .

Isn't that true!  My cat's length does expand in direct proportion to 
the temp!

Theresa

Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> What's that saying...you can tell the temperature by the length of the
> sleeping cat? 
>
>
> Cyndi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 6:58 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] was heat to the Miami Valley/ now electric bill & job..
>
> Wonderful news Theresa!  I'm so glad for him; it can be demoralizing to look
> for work so long, especially with all he has to offer.  I hope you'll
> celebrate.  Glad you won't have to move too.
>
> I swore I wouldn't turn AC on when I got home tonight, but at 8pm it was
> still 90 in the house.  It had been too hot to do much of anything so I
> dozed on the couch til 8, then finally went ahead and turned the air on. 2
> cats were cooling their buns on the bathroom ceramic tile.  The other 2 were
> just watching me nap waiting for me to DO something about it. Tomorrow will
> be 96 and I think I saw the humidity has been running 94 and something about
> a dew point of 73 making things worse.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Theresa W." <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] was heat to the Miami Valley/ now electric bill & job..
>
>
>   
>> Well- the electric bill came today- and indeed our record setting hot 
>> streak does come at a price.  $144 for this month's electricity.  The 
>> month before (and our norm during most summer months) was $60. Yuck!  But,
>>     
>
>   
>> on a much more positive note-  my husband was offered a very nice position
>>     
>
>   
>> today, which he accepted and will start in 2 weeks.  So yeah!!! 13 months 
>> and 5 days of job hunting finally paid off!  Thank God!
>>
>> Theresa
>>
>> Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>>     
>>> I don't know how the planners do it, but it seems like they schedule the
>>> Dayton Air Show for the hottest day of the year every time. It just seems
>>>       
>
>   
>>> to
>>> draw the heat.  They've done it again.  Now why would you plan something
>>> that was going to be on asphalt or black top with metal roofed and walled
>>> buildings for the hottest day of the year?, I keep asking myself.  In the
>>> past, the Dayton Celtic Festival downtown was on a different weekend and 
>>> is
>>> usually a lot of fun.  It's usually pretty hot, but not record setting.
>>> This year they put it opposite the Dayton Air Show...the hottest day of 
>>> the
>>> year.  Now it's bad enough that the heat indices are over 100 F.  I think
>>> folks were surprised the crowds were down for the Celtic Fest.  DUH! 
>>> (Ever
>>> tried to dance in wool on the hottest day of the year?  I'm surprised the
>>> entertainment teams showed up!)  Knowing how the weather was going to be,
>>>       
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>   
>>> DH
>>> and I declined to go to the Celtic Fest or the Dayton Air Show.  Maybe 
>>> we're
>>> just getting old, but we couldn't see the sense of going out to get 
>>> roasted
>>> and pay highly for the privilege when we could stay home and be more
>>> comfortable for free.
>>> We're to have a heat index continuing for the next three days above 100 
>>> F.
>>> It will only be 91-98 actual temp, but with very high humidity.  I have 
>>> so
>>> much I want to do outside, but I'll have to do it before 10:00am every 
>>> day
>>> where it is shaded in the yard.  Even the dogs don't want to stay out and
>>> play.  They have been getting their business done in record time since 
>>> the
>>> return of the blast furnace.
>>>
>>> Donna, how are you doing in Chicago with the heat?  They aren't 
>>> predicting
>>> any relief until Thursday or Friday here.
>>> I don't envy anyone who deals with these temps on a regular basis.
>>> Especially not you, Pam, without the benefit of rain!!!
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>>
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