I would wager that Fairfield has more hot days (90 or above) per year than we have here in the SF Bay Area. We're going into a cooling trend during the week.
On 06/29/2013 10:18 AM, Alex 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. :-) >>> >>> >>> > >
