Posted by Mike (WA) on August 07, 2009 at 08:52:41 from (69.10.196.147):
In Reply to: OT: Weather posted by James Howell on August 06, 2009 at 10:10:04:
Yep, no fatalities locally from heat- they had lots of "cooling centers" set up in public buildings, fire stations, senior and community centers. Several days 100 or slightly over, then the big heater a week ago Wednesday- hit 108 in my town, as high as 111 in the county. What I noticed is that it didn't seem any hotter in the sun than in the shade.
We're back to normal now, or even slightly below- high of about 70 today, pretty thick clouds today. Maybe even a touch of precip by Monday!
Re your Churchill quote- here's another (not by Churchill, obviously), slightly less profound: Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, its too dark to read.
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