I just noticed Doydie's weather thingy said 100 degrees!! I looked at mine and it said 91. I'm not complaining anymore!!

Now it's 95!!

It was 104 or 105 on my front porch yesterday...at like 10am. Our humidity was up, and the local news said the heat index felt like 110 - 112 depending on which one you believed.

Today tho, at 130 in the afternoon, it's 84 on my front porch. YAY!!!

Our a/c has been struggling to get the house to the temperature that we had the thermostat set for. (68. We like it cold) Yesterday it was 75 in the upstairs, but 71 in my basement where I live. Today it finally equalized upstairs and the thermostat temperature is the temperature upstairs (I turned it up one degree)

It's 67 in my basement tho...because it's a basement, and they're naturally cooler. I'm a bit cold, so it's a good thing that I crochet afghans and shawls, because I'm not touching the thermostat. If I get warm wearing one of my shawls, I just take it off.

Now that I've got this new AC system it seems I can set the thermostat at a higher setting and it still stays cool in the house. I turned it all the way to 75 yesterday because I was getting too cool! I had the ceiling fans all running, too, so I'm sure that helps keep the temps down.

That's why we have ceiling fans in every bedroom and in our living room. The ceiling fans help cool the rooms and the a/c doesnt have to work as hard.

We are at 97 here.. Supposed to change tomorrow.

Both of us are wrecks.... no central A/C here, as we haven't needed it before! Old home with no central ducts... I only have
a small portable A/c in the bedroom. It is not enough.

The cats are in the basement.

Here's how to adjust your ceiling fan spin direction for optimal cooling & heating (in winter).

http://voices.yahoo.com/ceiling-fan-...682.html?cat=6

With love, Erika

The other day:


Jul 6 3:51 PM Scattered clouds. Extremely hot. Scattered clouds. Extremely hot. 103 °F nwIndiana.

Sprinklers were on low, and my yard was full of birds/squirrels...they actually just sat on the sidewalk letting the water fall on them! It's been pretty bad. Now, the cold has moved in and we are in the low 80's but so humid.

It's 80 degrees outside.

I just went outside barefoot, and didnt get 3rd degree burns on the bottoms of my feet. I could also breathe without feeling like my lungs were being set on fire, and also the humidity is finally to a point where you dont start to drown because the water content of the air is so heavy that everything is dripping.

We had a record high of 102 yesterday. Its cooled off to a mere 91 today. We laugh, but I do notice the difference. Of course the @#$% humidity will set in now with the rain coming.

High 80s this week...woohoo!!