RE: a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas

How long does it take for you folks to get your water main fixed? Here it is
less than an hour... add another hour to clear the lines (read Pam watering
the flowers) and it should be ready to go...

Donna
I really think I have been in the sun to long today....

> No bath/shower?  Can you go to a friend's house somewhere else in town
> that's not affected?
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 7:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas
> 
> 
> > It's not aluminum siding, it's that old shiplap wood siding.  Wish I
> > had aluminum or vinyl siding - wouldn't have to paint then.  And that
> > old wood is thirsty boy, really drinks up the paint.  And now we've
> > got a water main break so all our water is turned off.  So much for
> > getting a bath tonight!   Plus I wan't done watering yet - bah!!
> >
> >
> > On 7/3/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > Excuse me... but why are you painting aluminum siding? I once lived in
> a
> > > wood house years ago....the paint claimed one coat guaranteed. When it
> bled
> > > thru, they gave me the second coat of paint free...
> > >
> > > Donna
> > > Who now lives in brick houses...
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> On
> > > > Behalf Of Kitty
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:51 PM
> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas
> > > >
> > > > Pam, I've done it twice.  Once by myself and the other time with a
> little
> > > > help from my husband, but not much.  Both houses were alumninum
> siding
> so
> > > > I
> > > > had to first clean the chalk off.  On the first house I did, the
> owner
> > > > decided to go cheap and did not get the paint I told him to get.
> > > > Consequently I had to paint it twice to cover properly.  I'm a lot
> older
> > > > now
> > > > and I worry that someday I'll have to paint this house again; it's
> been 19
> > > > years with a 15 year-rated paint.  It has faded, but coverage is
> still
> > > > good.
> > > > Tan over the original chartreuse-yellow.  I wouldn't paint in such
> high
> > > > temps though if I could help it.  Good luck.
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > > > neIN, Z5
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:44 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] a few tips for coping w/ heat from East Texas
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Well it's 92 now - THI of 99 and I just came in from starting my
> house
> > > > > painting project this morning.  Painting a white house on a warm
> day
> > > > > is rough.  All the reflection from the white siding has me feeling
> a
> > > > > tad fried.  Just moved the hose and am going to make me some
> lunch.
> > > > > At this rate it'll be the end of the year before I get done w/
> this
> > > > > but that's OK.  I have to wait until the first frost kills the
> tops
> of
> > > > > the cannas before I can even get to part of the house.  Then I'll
> have
> > > > > to finish before all the Spring bulbs start to pop up in February.
> > > > > No wonder house painters charge so much.  What a pain.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 7/2/05, Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Probably not...
> > > > > > It was 55 this morning at 6AM - glorious! But we need rain -
> have
> had
> > > > > > to water parts of the swamp, even.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Jul 1, 2005, at 9:24 PM, Donna wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Does it really make a difference? I am sure it was at least a
> > > > > > > hundred on
> > > > > > > Sunday.. thought I was gonna die! (in her best Gilda Radner as
> > > > Rosanna
> > > > > > > voice)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ok- this is IL-- it should not be in the high 90's for weeks
> here...
> > > > > > > especially in June!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Donna
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Felt like 100, or was 100? We haven't had an actual 100 yet,
> and
> > > > I'm
> > > > > > >> several hundred miles south and west of you. I'm glorying in
> > > > today's
> > > > > > >> temperatures... it's a "weed the swamp" day!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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