In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > Oh pshaw, On Mon 31 Jul 2006 11:23:27a, Alexis was muttering about...
> >
> >> Unlike most of the rest of the US, the weather here is cool (my outside
> >> thermometer says is't about 52degF), cloudy, and about to rain (rain is
> >> forcast for the rest of the week, actually). In other words, it's
> >> chicken soup weather. Heading to the kitchen now to start a big pot
> >> <g>
> >>
> >> Alexis.
> >
> > I rarely cook anything with particular regard to the weather. If it's cold
> > out (which is rare here), the heat is on. If it's hot here, the A/C is on.
> >
> > It really doesn't make much difference, so we eat more according to taste
> > than climate.
> >
>
>
> It has been so hot and humid here (and not cooling down much at night)
> for the past few days, the air conditioners can't keep up. I simmered a
> pot of fresh green beans over very low flame with a lid on the pot last
> night, and just that little bit of cooking heated up the kitchen
> something fierce. The coolest room in the house is well over 80
> degrees, and I hate to think about the electric bill next month. I
> checked the local weather at 4:00 AM Saturday night and it was still 80
> degrees and 97% humidity.
>
> I've been hosing down the roof and the south side of the house every few
> hours during the afternoons to get rid of some of the heat. The weather
> pattern is supposed to break tomorrow.
>
> Enjoying the A/C at work today,
> Bob

Plant some bloody trees on the south side!!!!!!!
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