It is 96 here with a heat index of 108, damn Houston is hot.

[texanwitch]

No rain, we are getting dry.

My grasss still looks ok because I did not cut it.

I hate summer.

[KG]

1. 96 Degrees in the Shade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98hGHjPNo9k

[kedrys]

2. I was just looking at the weatherbug

For some reason, I haven't switched it from its current location (Houstopolis). It says 102 in RED.

I don't miss it - sorry you're stuck with it. :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

3. I left Austin for Seattle and lost 35 degrees.

It's in the 60s here right now.

[texanwitch]

5. That sounds really good.

If I didn't have to work I would spend the summers in a cooler place..

[Haole Girl]

4. It's horrible, even further north

91F here, in the DFW area.

I think I was out of town the week we had Spring. :-(

[texanwitch]

6. Y'all had some really bad weather up there.

I just caught the last part of a news report.

[Haole Girl]

7. Yep. 16 hours of thunderstorms between Weds. night and Thursday afternoon,

It was pretty scary. Luckily, we just lost power at our house & didn't have any uprooted trees or damage.

[texanwitch]

9. I like a good thunderstorm but not that long.

I think there is a weather cap keeping the rain from moving down here.

Glad y'all are OK.

No power in this heat isn't good.

[Wapsie B]

8. I'll trade you a midwest winter any day.

[texanwitch]

10. We are getting into killing weather.

People without ac will die in this heat.

This heat is not making be feel better about hurricanes.

The gulf will be heating up, the Galveston area can't take another hit.

The area hasn't recovered from Ike.

[Wapsie B]

11. There should be a way to protect coastal cities from hurricanes.

[texanwitch]

13. I wish there was.

Galveston is limping along right now.

People don't have the money to go on vacation now, Galveston needs that money.

I am going to start buying extra gas for the generators now, we have several 5 gallon plastic cans.

If we don't have a storm we can use it in the cars.

Gas was really hard to find after Ike.

Stations had gas but now power, or power with no gas.

What I don't want is a August hurricane, September is a little cooler.

[Shell Beau]

12. I hear ya! Not quite that hot here, but damn close!

It is an isntant sweat when you walk outdoors!

[texanwitch]

14. The days are awful but the nights have be nice.

I knew it must have been that high of a heat index, my ac unit normally turns on and off.

[Shell Beau]

16. Yep! Mine too, but now it is nonstop. And it is only June!

Come August, we are in trouble.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Not to mention that humidity.

"Only" 93 here, very humid, and storm clouds are passing us by, going to the east.

[blue_onyx]

17. Doesn't sound fun

I don't like the heat at all. We're going to be getting into the 80s this week and that's too much for me.

[mvd]

22. That's how I am

Summer is my least favorite season. If I could, I'd have it 60-75 for 3 quarters of the year, with winter one quarter so I could see my snow.

[blue_onyx]

24. Winter is nice

I could live without snow....I HATE driving in it. It's pretty around Christmas and when I don't have to go anywhere.

I like the fall. Nothing like a cool fall day.

[mvd]

29. I don't drive, so I don't have that problem

Snow is really pretty IMO and still has some of the magic I felt when I was little. Agree about how nice fall is.

[Xipe Totec]

18. My sympathies

Lived in the Greater Houston area for 20 years, so I know what you're talking about.

It's 62 degrees in Boston, and raining....

[texanwitch]

19. All the pets are in the houe, they like the ac.

They will go out a little later after the sun goes down.

[krispos42]

20. 81 with 32% humidity

Ha! Vengence is mine for the wintertime threads!

*cackles evilly*

[Skittles]

21. I commiserate with you, texanwitch

on top of the heat I lost power for 6 hours Saturday night :mad:

[texanwitch]

23. It is hell without power this time of year.

I just bought a battery powered fan, 10', suppose to run 72 hours on 8 D batteries.

I found this website www.batterysavers.com.

I bought digital handheld tv and a latern, getting ready.

That is one cool website.

Did the storm get you.

[Skittles]

25. yes but at least the sirens went off this time

last time trees split in half and apartment carports collapsed and there was nary a peep from them

[texanwitch]

26. Y'all are getting some storms. up there.

Stay safe.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

27. I'm north of you in East Texas.

It's hot here too.

The nights have not been cooling down, so we are in to the worst of summer, which will last through the end of October, at least.

It's brutal. I refuse to be hot and uncomfy any more.

[texanwitch]

28. I just came back from doing my 15 minutes of yard work.

That is all I can do at one time now in this heat.

Now for a cold beer.