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

Oh Theresa I am so happy for John and for you!   What wonderful news.
I know you are both delighted and gratified that your life can get somewhat
back to "normal" now, whatever that is!  LOL


On 7/31/06, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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,
> >> 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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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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