Look at this forecast for tomorrow.
Tropical Heavy Rain Debby gets a name. I say we start naming Heat Waves. Heat Wave Antonio. Heat Wave Almanzo. Heat Wave Adam.
The local station says Heat Wave Andrew will actually reach 108. I think we need CNN coverage with Anderson Cooper (Heat Wave Anderson) standing in the sun sweating. He'll make comments about the people walking around in the heat and old-timers who refuse to turn on the air conditioning.
I plan to hunker down.
Good Lord...it's supposed to get hot here, but not like that - do hide out with the ice maker and popsicles!
Posted by: Mare | June 27, 2012 at 08:33 AM
Well it's damn cold here in Seattle. It's the marine air being pulled inland by the heat in the interior.
Take it easy and drink plenty of fluids.
Posted by: Hattie | June 27, 2012 at 09:18 AM
Yes, it's headed our way, too. 7 days of it, at least, from the looks of it. I don't think there are enough popsicles in the world to handle that.
Posted by: suburbancorrespondent | June 27, 2012 at 12:42 PM
It makes me wonder about all the houses I'm seeing for sale in the city that don't have central air. Do these people know there is such a thing?
Posted by: Amy in StL | June 27, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Pull all the blinds closed. Put popsicles in the freezer and beer in the fridge. Oh, and a watermelon. Wear your nekkidest clothes.
I think the use of central air conditioning is one hallmark of civilization.
Posted by: Becs | June 27, 2012 at 07:10 PM
Mare - I have no icemaker and no popsicles. But, as I thanked Gary this evening, I have the best AC system available. We will be testing it tomorrow - it's the worst heat since the 1950s.
Hattie - Cold? I have to get up there.
Suburbancorrespondent - What is it with this crowd and popsicles? I haven't had a popsicle in ... decades.
AmyinStL- I know. My Aunt Carleen lived forever without central air. You just sit in front of the window unit, or you die.
Becs - But to get those things I would have to go out, and right now it's ... 80. 80 is my limit.
Posted by: TheQueen | June 27, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Glad you're hunkering down. I just heard this morning about the upcoming St. Louis heatwave and I thought about you. Be careful...I know you know what to do.
Posted by: Kristie | June 28, 2012 at 06:21 AM
Kristie - I think everyone in my department is hunkering, actually. I heard this morining the forecast was now 109. I'll be disappointed if it doesn't get there.
Posted by: TheQueen | June 28, 2012 at 08:39 AM