Gary wrote:
>Cheri wrote:
>>
>> I'm a winter person, love the cold, hate the heat. Where I am, it has been
>> in the 70's for the past two days, but it was 100 on Monday, and will go
>> back up to the 90's by tomorrow. 
>
>Up until the past 5 years, I've always been a summer person...the hotter
>the better. It never bothered me. Lately though, it's gotten much worse
>(plus I've gotten older). It is so horrible in summers here now with
>the high temps and humidity (and high dewpoints). Day after day after
>day, I walk out to go to work and it feels like walking into a steamy
>bathroom. So many days working outside here this summer, we would start
>early then go home by lunchtime when the heat/humidity was so brutal.
>
>You would think that living right next to the ocean would cool things
>down but it doesn't. Hot summer days are always SW winds, blowing the
>cool ocean air offshore and no relief here.
>Supposed to be much nicer here this coming week.
>I hate cold winter days too but at least you can dress for that.
I much prefer normal length snowy winters to long hot humid summers,
which is why I moved from Lung Guyland to upstate NY. LI has long
humid summers, and too buggy to be outdoors unless you sit in a
screened cage and constantly apply bug repellent. Here I enjoy the
true equally spaced four seasons. Today is perfect fall weather, full
sun, a blue sky with a few wispy white couds, and now it's 60ºF with a
slight breeze, gorgeous kite flying weather. Last night there was a
light steady rain for three hours, but I didn't mind as Thursday I had
planted about a sixth acre of grass seed where my rental cottage
stood. I'm hoping for some evening showers today too or I'll be out
there watering with my big hose.... takes me about two hours of
shuffling two sprinklers about. Seeds are lightly coverd with straw
to keep the birds off. I had the electric service moved to the rear
of the lean-to shed at the back of the garage and now the electric
cable from my pole is buried. The boiler and fuel tank were removed
so now I have a lot more room in there. There's a new self draining
pressured water tank and a hose bib. I have a ventless propane heater
in there too so I'm not using that chimney, but the electrician will
be here next week to install a large LED fixture near the top of the
chimney, the higher the fixture the further it throws light. Was
cloudy before the rain arrived:
http://i65.tinypic.com/mv10zc.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/qz3wx5.jpg
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For only 70 Watts this will throw a bright light all the way to my
barn (350').
https://www.amazon.com/Hyperikon-Fix...02Z Y1DV2EY9H
Shopped yesterday and picked up this lovely for Dinner Tonight:
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