Fall was Re: [gardeners] A tad warm
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 23:15:23 -0400
At 07:40 PM 26-07-98 +0000, you wrote:
>It's a tad warm here today. Right now, at 7:30 pm, the official
>temperature is 102 F. The official temperature is taken at the
>coolest place in town (no kidding) so that means the downtown area,
>down in the hot zone, is probably over 110. Three hours ago we went
>to grab a bite to eat (no AC in the vehicles because "you don't need
>it here" -- yeah, right) and we drove past 3 banks posting
>temperatures ranging from 112 to 116. We thought they were way off
>but it turns out that in the hot zone they were pretty accurate.
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>It's 104 in my backyard. Just checked. The swimming pool is 92F.
>Mind you, if I had not pitched a Southern Lady conniption fit last
>June we would not have air conditioning in the house today. Now
>*that* would have been fun!
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>Thank goodness I'm not in Dallas -- I hear it's really hot there for
>the 21st day in a row. You Texans have my sympathies.
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>Liz
I think you are getting your money's worth for your air conditioning, Liz.
The last few days here it has been feeling like fall - very cool nights.
The Manitoba maple across the street has begun to get its little patch of
orange leaves, about 3 weeks early. It's a good month ahead of the other
trees always and gives me a goodly warning about the changing season and
the end of summer. We are still very dry here. The prediction has been
for a late fall here - and I wonder who is right, the maple or the
meteorologists.
Lucinda
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