Oh, Kelly! Those poor kitties! I'm sure they must be miserable! I wonder if putting blocks of ice in their bowl would last longer than ice cubes.

I think it's at least 110 degrees out here. Yuck! I don't care if its a dry heat or humid, anything over 100 degrees, like what most of the country is supposed to experience, is way too hot. We're all melting this weekend.

Yep! It is an indoor cooler this weekend. Ice packs are in the freezer, A/C is set at 72, fan will be blowing...Everyone take care to stay cool.

I turn all my ceiling fans on as soon as I get up. It really does help keep the house cooler.

My AC is set on 70. The only time it cuts off is overnight. I dread my electricity bill!! But it's a necessity and I'm grateful to have it.

Tricia, I completely fill up the outside kitties water bowl with ice and let it melt. It's all melted in less than 30 minutes. I keep a bowl of just water nearby for them to drink until the ice melts.

Yesterday two birds were splashing around in the water bowl. They get hot, too!

For me, even a short exposure to summer heat really knocks me out. I avoid it at all costs.

My ac is set at 72 also! It still feels hot in here! Yuck!

Marion!!! It's so good to see a post from you. The heat really knocks me out as well. It's amazing how quickly it happens too.

Kelly - The birds probably love the water to cool down in. How are the kitties doing? I always worry about animals when the heat is this extreme. I saw someone post something on FB about farm animals in the extreme heat. It had something to do with them dying because it was too hot.

We're supposed to get a cold front within the next week. It might get down in to the 90s. Bbbrrrrrr!

I used to love the summers here in southeast GA. Now, I can't wait for December. lol I made a quick trip to the grocery store today. I went in to the store, got the things I needed, I was inside about 20 minutes. I went back home, pulled the trashcan back up to the house, unloaded the few groceries I had bought and I my arms and legs were so weak and uncoordinated, I am glad my neighbors were not outside I know I looked drunk...lol I was in a cool shower within a matter of minutes.

bdouglas - It's the same here. We only have like 3 or 4 months out of the year when it is cool, unless we having unseasonably cool weather (which is fine by me). Showers are a great way to cool down. Sometimes, I have to cool down a bit before I can get in the shower due to the weakness/fatigue and blurred vision. Now that I have a transfer bench and a hand held shower head it is much easier to get in the shower and rinse off to cool my body down. Of course, I really don't go anywhere except from a/c to a/c to a/c, etc. I do walk to the mailbox but try to do that at the cooler times of the day - meaning, early mornings.

I will say that here the mornings and evenings should start cooling down in about a month and as fall comes, the hottest time of the day is the afternoon. The mornings and evenings are beautiful with temps in the 60's. I am looking forward to that.