LOL - I am OK with the trade-off...and taking three showers a day.
--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@...>
wrote:
>
> 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 [email protected], 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 <[email protected]>
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > 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. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
