tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post3970745471889785241..comments2024-02-21T04:52:12.498-08:00Comments on Flights-a-Fancy: My Town Monday: Heat WaveLinda McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-86342013535312159002008-06-26T17:24:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:24:00.000-07:00I love looking at the full moon, too. Yikes, playi...I love looking at the full moon, too. Yikes, playing softball in the heat must have been brutal. Hope we don't see too many days like that this summer, but I'm not hopeful.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-39015438391273500562008-06-26T16:51:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:51:00.000-07:00The moon was so beautiful. I love when it hangs lo...The moon was so beautiful. I love when it hangs low and huge in the sky like that. I was at #1 son's 1:00 baseball game on Saturday. It was scorching! I feel bad for my neice who had to play a triple header softball game that day. Brutal.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719680912770877740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-91887002494612347732008-06-26T08:25:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:25:00.000-07:00I know what you mean, Kathleen. As a kid, I lived ...I know what you mean, Kathleen. As a kid, I lived in Miami for a while and there was no relief to be found at the beach in summer. The ocean was as warm as bathwater. :) I'm so glad it's cooler this week.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-30062216513024567952008-06-26T06:21:00.000-07:002008-06-26T06:21:00.000-07:00Linda, I'm so glad the weather has cooled off enou...Linda, I'm so glad the weather has cooled off enough to get me invigorated about things other than swimming. I am glad our pools are kept cool. I tried to swim laps in Texas once. The pool was as warm as bathwater.Kathleen Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007649057412085518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-30481592114523143382008-06-24T09:49:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:49:00.000-07:00Patti, the desert areas of Calif. are as hot as Ar...Patti, the desert areas of Calif. are as hot as Arizona and Nevada, but the coastal area has been called a Mediterranean-style climate, though if the droughts keep up, we'll be desert, too, soon.<BR/><BR/>Barbara, I was really pleased with how well the moon photo turned out. I used one of my husband's "good" digital cameras. Wow, you've had some really weather in Toronto. It has been a strange year, weather-wise. Wish we could trade you some sunshine for some of that rain.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-34989240406486989502008-06-24T09:31:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:31:00.000-07:00Rhonda, I've been in the East during heat waves an...Rhonda, I've been in the East during heat waves and I disagree, too. A/C is practically a requirement these days almost everywhere. Some people may not think the earth is getting hotter, but I do. At any rate, it seems hotter than when we first moved to CA in the 1960s. Back then you didn't go out at night without taking a sweater with you, esp. at an outdoor concert venue like the Hollywood Bowl. By the time the music was over, you'd be snuggling into it.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-3572799384355912742008-06-24T09:28:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:28:00.000-07:00Clair, your weather sounds lovely. I bet the folia...Clair, your weather sounds lovely. I bet the foliage is green and pretty there, too, not dried out and brown like here. That's something else MI has over CA!<BR/><BR/>Debbie, glad it's cooled off on the East Coast, too. We went into Micro Center on Sat. and a man was walking around with a 3-mo-old puppy in his arms. I was so glad he didn't leave the little one in the car. The news said car temps can get up to 140 degrees in this weather. Alas, we don't have the right kind of windows to add the window type of A/C<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-15379271129832233502008-06-24T09:24:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:24:00.000-07:00Barrie, thanks for adding the link to my surf hist...Barrie, thanks for adding the link to my surf history post. I'll add one to your Surf Diva post. Very interesting. Hope it's cooler in San Diego today.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-56323651626328869902008-06-24T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:21:00.000-07:00Mary, your Gma probably had a swamp cooler. They w...Mary, your Gma probably had a swamp cooler. They work well in low humidity but are not such a good idea now. <BR/><BR/>lyzzydee, lol, I don't like the heat and humidity even if I don't have to do much. I changed the bedsheets on Sun. and I was dripping wet by the time I finished. :(<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-50330096497413457562008-06-24T07:03:00.000-07:002008-06-24T07:03:00.000-07:00I don't blame you for complaining, either. The hea...I don't blame you for complaining, either. The heat is hard on me, too. It's not bad here (CT) right now. But the humidity is building and I can feel it. Still, I hear lots of people say how we don't need AC up here -- but I disagree.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467786990577651930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-74258637421223289152008-06-24T04:12:00.000-07:002008-06-24T04:12:00.000-07:00About two weeks ago, we had our first taste of sum...About two weeks ago, we had our first taste of summer weather here, and we, too had triple digit temps. I don't blame you for complaining. It's hard to move let alone think when the heat soars that high. I feel badly for the elderly, the housebound and the animals. I always hope they each have someone to check in with them. I'm glad you escaped the heat for a while. Maybe a window air conditioner - just in case - would be a worthwhile investment?<BR/><BR/>~DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-35687394304225536042008-06-23T20:02:00.000-07:002008-06-23T20:02:00.000-07:00Sorry it's been so nasty hot. That always sucks. ...Sorry it's been so nasty hot. That always sucks. <BR/><BR/>Though, we've had a rather beautiful stretch in Michigan. Usually temps in the 70s, maybe a shower or breif thunderstorm in the evening, then it cools down to the low sixties to make for good sleeping. =) <BR/><BR/>Finally, something that's better in Michigan than Cal! XDClair D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18081744733758211094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-29148874431014426622008-06-23T17:22:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:22:00.000-07:00Linda, the full moon shot is perfect! Besides, it'...Linda, the full moon shot is perfect! Besides, it's quite all right to rant about something, especially heat when you're cranky from no A/C. In Toronto, the sun peeks out for a couple of hours this morning and then several thunderstorms with tornado watch. Its been raining for the past month, almost, with reports of tornado touchdowns. You'd think we were in Toronado Alley (SW Ontario does have tornados quite frequently in the summer, they just don't as a rule come into the city...I'm touching wood as I write this.)<BR/><BR/>Everyone is having wierd weather!<BR/><BR/>Good post Linda, now I feel better.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-79205492841115365392008-06-23T14:06:00.000-07:002008-06-23T14:06:00.000-07:00I always forget that California is not as hot as i...I always forget that California is not as hot as its nearby desert neighbors.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-87236599944168190502008-06-23T13:34:00.000-07:002008-06-23T13:34:00.000-07:00Hey Linda, I linked my Surf Diva Surf School post ...Hey Linda, I linked my Surf Diva Surf School post (today's) to your surf history post. :)<BR/><BR/>And, no, I couldn't jump in the pool at the meet this past wkend. Arggh!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-47303205019490443592008-06-23T11:35:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:35:00.000-07:00Heat is perfectly fine as long as you don't actual...Heat is perfectly fine as long as you don't actually have to do anything beyond lying around !!!<BR/>I hope it eases up for you soon!!!Lyzzydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696932806108871836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-34601287726405403622008-06-23T11:10:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:10:00.000-07:00I have been hearing the same rant from my Californ...I have been hearing the same rant from my California relatives for the last few summers. I recall visiting their when I was a young girl and it was hot, but the humidity was low. <BR/>These days, my relatives tell me the temps and the humidity are high. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I recall was that my Gma did not have an air conditioner, but a water cooler perhaps? <BR/><BR/>I hope you can stay cool! Too cold or too hot are both conditions I do not enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-79025376413626815822008-06-23T08:14:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:14:00.000-07:00It's bee hot here this year. A dozen or so days ab...It's bee hot here this year. A dozen or so days above 100 but we have gotten some rain this week so things are looking up.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-53839573380461305922008-06-23T08:12:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:12:00.000-07:00Debbie, wish you could send us some rain.Kathleen ...Debbie, wish you could send us some rain.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen and Barrie, thanks for the corroboration. The weather has been just stinky. The swim meet must have been awful, Barrie, esp. if you couldn't jump in the water to cool off!<BR/><BR/>Hope this week is better for all.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-24623741201202609362008-06-22T23:43:00.000-07:002008-06-22T23:43:00.000-07:00I was in Irvine for a swim meet this weekend. Whic...I was in Irvine for a swim meet this weekend. Which means I spent hours and hours and hours at the side of a pool. IT WAS AWFUL! It was sooooo hot.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-51749746424220323842008-06-22T19:01:00.000-07:002008-06-22T19:01:00.000-07:00What a lovely photo of the moon! Linda, I couldn'...What a lovely photo of the moon! Linda, I couldn't agree more about the heat. It's hot! Many So-Cal homes are not air conditioned because usually we don't need it. Good to hear seniors and others have places to go for relief in Los Angeles. We run the AC for a few hours during mid-day. It's going to cool off, I hear.Kathleen Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007649057412085518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020480448743700564.post-89479787286751377822008-06-22T18:47:00.000-07:002008-06-22T18:47:00.000-07:00I"m first!We had heat(90+) and humidity a couple o...I"m first!<BR/>We had heat(90+) and humidity a couple of weeks ago. Now we're having rain. <BR/> What a beautiful moon! Thanks for another interesting post (even if it is a rant of sorts :-)debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.com