Thursday, August 03, 2006
Blimey, it's hot! The "feels like" bit on the weather report says it's well over 100 degrees. Humidity is about 150,000%. And the air conditioning in my office isn't working properly. It's got to be at least 80 degrees in there, if not worse. The electricity company has been issuing warnings for six days now, telling us to conserve energy or there'll be power outages. Today, it was so bad on the east side, the police were patrolling the streets making announcements through their megaphones telling us to turn off lights and conserve power. We could hear them out on 23rd street. It was like something out of a disaster movie. "The end of the world is coming. Please don't use your blenders unless you absolutely have to!"
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Summer in New York. I survived 1966, the hottest NYC summer ever. 6 days of 100 or higher including the record 106, and weeks on end in the mid to upper 90s. Just lovely. We tried escaping to Montreal for a few days and it was 99 degrees the day we arrived! Only the E & F trains had air-conditioning and my apartment (Aunt's actually) did not. On top of the heat, I painted the entire apartment with 12-foot ceilings and worked full-time. At least work was had A/C. So now where do I live? Saudi Arabia - but everything's airconditioned. Thank you Mr. Carrier, one of my greatest heroes.
i've heard it said that 1976 was a hot, hot summer in England. i guess years ending in 6 tend to be scorchers!
It's so true. New York City makes me wish I could have a car again. walking to work has been hell on earth. Thank goodness the evenings are atleast getting cooler. I'm getting so syked for winter to come. You have no idea how much I love the summer.
I meant the winter. I love the winter so much. It's the best time for my sweaters, jackets, hats, and scarfs. I love my winter clothes.
I'm looking forward to your winter attire as well! Especially the blue jacket.
I can't wait for cooler nights. The a/c is killing my throat. And I have to do laundry every couple of days because I go through so many clothes. I just hope the weather is nice in England when I get there. I rang home today and Mum was sitting on the steps out front of our flat, so it must be nice weather. I loved it when I used to sit out there with her and Jonathan, eating our dinners and looking at the flowers. I hope they've been looking after my plants!
On Sunday, which was August 6, 2006 (there's those sixes again!), at 2:00 pm here in Dhahran it was 108 degrees with 48% humidity. That gives a heat index (apparent temperature) equivalent of 143 degrees! How's that for a pleasant afternoon? The worst day ever officially recorded in the history of humanity (according to one of my favorite books, Extreme Weather) was also in Dhahran. At 3:00 pm on July 8, 2003 (I was there!) the temperature was 108 and the dew point was 95 giving a heat index reading of 172 degrees. I sometimes wonder whether people were actually meant to live here.
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