The 10 day forecast for Fairfield has highs in the 70s to low 80s, with 50s and 60s at night. Of course, the science is very clear on this: FF has Maharishi brand Vedic pandits, while Texas and California do not, hence the more pleasant temperatures in FF.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > Was 101 here and I ran the AC in the evening. It still works. I wanted > to replace it as it is probably over 30 years old GE but the neighbors > think there's is even older but working. I wanted to replace it with a > quieter unit but most of the stores only have window not through the > wall. However some of the installer blogs say they can make some of the > window units work as through the wall. Around here though the > installers seen to only want to do central air. I looked into it but > with the required electrical upgrade was $5000. The place is prepped > for it and I asked the original owner why she didn't put it in and she > said it wasn't worth it because it only got really hot a few days out of > the year and the wall unit was sufficient. I have a Soleus portable in > this room which I run if it gets too hot. > > It's a Spare the Air Day but I'm still driving to the waterfront park > for a walk which may have a cool breeze off the water. People hate these > Spare the Air Days around here because it's a perfect day to BBQ and > they can't. And Saturdays you get these gardening crews coming around > as they will be in this neighborhood running movers and blowers which > aren't supposed to be run either. But what can they do? People want > them there on Saturday when they're home not during the week. > > If the BART workers strike on Monday then the Bay Area might look like > Mumbai by the end of day. > > On 06/29/2013 07:52 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Upper 120's for Death Valley today, upper 90's for Houston with near 100% > > humidity, feels like Death Valley! But ahhhh, the comforts of > > air-conditioning. The dog doesn't want to run(swim,maybe) the Peregrine > > won't want to fly. We'll just chill today. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:29 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] A true culinary "find" in Paris > > > > > > > > No, not five-star cuisine, comfort food -- fish and chips. And in my > > 'hood, no less, at a very acceptable cafe near rue Mouffetard that has > > free Wifi. I feel like a soccer fan shouting "Score!" :-) > > > > Light, crispy crust perfectly fried around a tasty morsel of fresh fish, > > served with acceptable fries, tartar sauce, and -- bless them! -- > > vinegar on the side, without me even having to ask for it. I must look > > English or something today. > > > > As for "today," it's still overcast and slightly on the chilly side, at > > the end of June. I'm wearing a short-sleeved shirt, but many around me > > are wearing coats and sweaters. It's a gigantic leap to go from looking > > around the cafe at this to reading on the Net about the heat waves in > > the American Southwest. > > > > I wish them all well. Ten years ago I was here in Paris during the > > now-infamous canicule (heat wave) that killed hundreds of people in > > Europe. It was *intense*. High temperatures, but the killer (literally) > > was that it never cooled down -- not even at night -- for a couple of > > weeks. > > > > At that time of year, most of Paris is away on vacation. Many of the > > ones left behind are old, and don't have the money to travel. Their age > > made them susceptible to heatstroke and respiratory conditions, and many > > were placed in grave danger by the incessant heat. The doctors of Paris > > were *also* away on vacation during this period, but to their credit, > > when they heard about the temperatures, many of them left their families > > at their vacation homes and returned to Paris, because they knew what > > was going to happen, and wanted to be there to care for people. It has > > been estimated that if they hadn't done that, the number of deaths as a > > result of the canicule would have been several times higher than it was. > > > > But today it's cool, and so were the fish and chips. Life just rocks > > sometimes when you're easy to please. :-) > > > > > > >
