Re: Just hot everywhere

Donna, you're turning into Pam!
K
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Just hot everywhere


> He should have stayed up by his parents... temps dropped here... now in
the
> mid 80's- heat index in the low 90's....
>
> Guessing my body got used to this weather finally- seems fine out there
now
> <lol> suppose I am going to be looking for a jacket when the high is only
77
> on Wednesday....
>
> Donna
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of kmrsy@netzero.com
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:54 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Just hot everywhere
> >
> > > Maybe I should get A/C after all.  For Romeo, of course.
> >
> > Not even a one room wall unit for respite, Chris?  Don't work on that
new
> > deck during this, you'll kill yourself.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > -- "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com> wrote:
> > > I'm guessing everyone was suffering from the heat over the weekend. It
> > > actually cooled down just a little for us - from 105/110 during the
week
> > to
> > > only about 98 yesterday. However the decrease in temperature was due
to
> > some
> > > rare thunderstorm activity so the humidity went way up. This did not
> > help.
> >
> > I know what you mean.  :(  I'm sitting at home melting while just
> > *thinking*
> > of moving.  Maybe I should get A/C after all.  For Romeo, of course.
> >
> > The temperature is 98, humidity is 61, and the heat index is a whopping
> > 124 degrees.
> >
> > > I'm frantically trying to get all my garden produce put up and my fair
> > > entries completed, so I spent Saturday making jelly and Sunday canning
> > > tomato stuff (chili sauce & salsa); this did not help me cool off
> > either.
> > > Still piled in the fridge are about 20 pounds of cucumbers. I'm
serious
> > this
> > > time, I am not going to go overboard planting veggies next year.
(repeat
> > > this to self several times a day starting next November)
> >
> > But think of the advantage -- you get to stand in front of the open
> > refrigerator door trying to make room.  :)
> >
> > > Anyway the thunderstorms were an interesting break in our usual "clear
> > sunny
> > > and hot, southwesterly winds in the afternoon" forecast. The power
went
> > off
> > > and back on several times. Water fell from the sky - okay, just enough
> > to
> > > make spots in the dust, but it did happen.
> >
> > We've gotten a fair amount of rain down here (thank goodness).  I went
up
> > to Chicago this weekend to visit my parents and they're parched.  The
> > lawns
> > are all brown and crispy.  I hope all of you suffering from drought get
> > some
> > water!
> >
> > > Friday I took the day off and went to the Los Angeles County
Arboretum.
> > Yep
> > > it was hot there too. So hot we almost had the place to ourselves, and
> > > that's not so bad. A grouping of huge crepe myrtles was in full
flower,
> > very
> > > impressive, and some of the Australian trees were also flowering along
> > with
> > > a lot of the perennials and vines they have. Maybe it was the humidity
> > but
> > > the eucalyptus scent was almost overpowering, and when we walked by
the
> > > honeysuckle - wow.  We followed it up with a visit to the California
> > Cactus
> > > Center, where I sighed over all the exotic succulents I can't grow. A
> > nice
> > > day.
> >
> > That sounds nice!  I'm glad you had a good time.  Arboreta are just so
> > awesome.  :)
> >
> > Chris
> >
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