Expected to hit close too 100 degrees in West. WA

[whitekingd]

WOW! We have quite a heat wave here in Western Washington. We usually don't sustain these temps for this many days. Personally, I am loving it. I feel so great in the heat. I have my Westinghouse air conditioner in my bedroom, so I can sleep well at night. The best $19.95 I ever spent at St. Vincent De Paul! Cool at night, and hot in the day! But, I also work in an air contitioned club! I understand why lots of people don't like it.

 

[mixfinder]

Warm, Warmer, Warmest

As a kid who grew up poor and cold, I say, "Cold is the temperature of poverty." Like crying, there aren't very many people who sweat prettily. I would rather find ways to cool off than worry about how to warm up. I have a clothesline on my deck and my ex wife says it looks like white trash. It really helps to hang wet laundry outside the windows letting it act as an evaporative cooler. If the towels are dry, I hose em down for another cooling cycle.

 

[kenb]

I don't like this weather at all, if I wanted it to be hot I'd live elsewhere...this is Seattle, it is not supposed to be this hot!

 

[zipdang]

Don't look now, but summer's here

Here in Portland it was 103 Monday, 106 yesterday, and today is forecasted to hit 107. Very sizzly. By the weekend it's supposed to "cool" down...to the low 90s/upper 80s!

 

[mixfinder]

Hot and Cheap

I like the heat and hope someday to live in a southern city where its both hot and cheap. Seattle is among the top 8 most expensive American cities to live. Here is a picture from 1979 of the last new GM Frigidaire we were able to buy for a Kitchen remodel, in a cheap, warm city. A lovely Magnolia bush was right off the kitchen window.

 

[kenb]

Southern cities

Not for me, I spent my time in the south in the 1980s and hated every second of it.

 

[mixfinder]

Not for me

I have learned after many moves that I can live and thrive anywhere. I am a touch too moderate, I am not convinced nuclear energy is horrible and I believe organic in the same word with a grocery chain is heresy. Even worse, I have a membership at Sam's which I cannot admit to publicly lest I be subjected to the rant. Its the social rant that sucks my soul dry. Global warming, saving the environment, recycling everything but the burp, breeching the dams, changing the language so as not ot offend any race etc etc etc. Its not all my fault and its not all mine to fix. The populace seems a bit more relaxed once you get away from the coastal states.

 

[rp2813]

Interesting about the clothes line technique. My dad was born in Chicago and raised in Berwyn. He talked about how my grandmother would wet a potato sack and hang it in the front doorway for some evaporative cooling. Given the humidity levels there, I don't know how well this worked.

I hope you all get some relief up there soon. I can only imagine what the Portlanders are doing with temps of 100+. Even here in the immediate Bay Area most people don't have A/C so I presume the percentage is even smaller in the Northwest.

Ralph

 

[washmeup]

Cold wave for AZ

I live in Scottsdale and we have been hitting around 112 everyday. I went out to dinner last Sunday and at 6:30pm it was 117 out. But it is a dry heat

 

[redcarpetdrew]

We've been in the triple digits here in Reno with the occasional 'cooler' 98-99's. Makes it a absolute dream when running a repair route. Either houses without cooling at all or if they DO have cooling, most have them turned off. By the time they notice the repairman about passing out over a hot range or dryer and offer to turn it on, I'm about done with the call. Thank God for a owner who saw fit to get air conditioned repair trucks...

RCD

 

[Unimatic1140]

Although its been on the dry side, not much in the exciting thunder storm department this year, we've had a spactacular summer so far. Highs in the mid and upper 70's with lows around 60. Some people are complaining about the lack of 90 degree days, but 78 is much better than 91 to me so I couldn't be more thrilled. I just love sleeping when its cool enough to have the windows open and the breeze blowing in all night. Not to mention the electric bill was tiny compared to a normal July, so I say yay.

 

[washerboy]

sorry you guys are getting all our heat...last night the weather man said we had one of the coolest July's on record..mostly in the low to mid 90's. I have window air and it usually runs without being shut off from mid June through the first part of September..in fact sometimes I'm afraid to turn it off because it's been in constant operation for so long I worry it might not come back on if shut off. I've heard there are folks up north that dont have AC..OMG!! we do have folks here that dont have AC..their usually folks that live in extreme poverty...every summer places such as the Union Rescue Mission, churchs and Salvation Army have programs where low income folks can get box fans...despite the best efforts there's always several reports of heat related deaths.

 

[rp2813]

I'm with Robert. I love good sleeping weather when you can have the windows open and feel the cool air wafting across the bed. We're lucky in the Bay Area to have that situation more often than not during the summer but I still appreciate those evenings where it's particularly perfect for sleeping.

I love to sleep. Shame on all of you who thought there was something I loved even more. I do have my priorities!

Ralph

 

[jons1077]

Funny...

People always say I should be used to this since I grew up in Houston and also lived in D.C. for several years. Yes I may be used to this heat but that doesn't mean I get any less tired or sweaty just from stepping outside for a few minutes. YIKES it's hot here!!!

Last year it got like this about the time Tony and I moved here to Portland. We didn't have any air conditioning at the time. We also had to work non-stop on the bathroom getting it tiled and finished up. I think it was about 114 degrees in that bathroom. At least now we have a window unit that is helping but it's running non-stop just to keep it somewhat confortable.

 

[mattl]

As I have posted before, we are getting Robert's weather minus a few degrees here in MI. Little south of him but right now it's 77 and perfect, but nights are cold and the tomatoes are not growing well or ripening. All the crops are late.

Stopped at my favorite farm stand, and they had little to choose from and it's the end of July. Got put on a waiting list for canning tomatoes. Last year at this time we were overwhelmed with produce. Only plus for some is a massive blueberry crop, it's reported to be the biggest in decades.

 

[rp2813]

Ken

Check your e-mail. I sent you some RR info that may interest you.

Ralph

 

[whirlcool]

The high pressure system that caused all of our heat down here in June and July has moved to the west coast. So now we'll only be in the mid 90's instead of the 100's.

Thank goodness for central a/c. When I was growing up in the suburban Chicago area we had window a/c's (Frigidaire, Admiral, Fedders) and while they were quiet, they still made enough noise to keep you awake at night. But at least you could sleep a little bit.

 

[rp2813]

We'll have a pleasant 76 here today. But just wait, September almost always holds a heat wave or two.

Allen, I know what you mean about noisy window A/C units. I think I'm going to start selecting hotels based on whether they have central A/C or window units. Since the rooms are closed up tight for the most part, you need some sort of ventilation running and the window units will wake you up every time they kick during the night. It seems to be a modern trend to abandon central systems and shove window units into each room. I presume it's more cost effective but it makes a horrible racket inside and out.

Since I love to sleep, this is a big issue for me.

Ralph