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[dreamflower]

Yesterday's high: 113F
Today's predicted high: 113F
That's actual air temp, not heat index.
Remember this? It's even more applicable this year.

The only things left alive in my garden are some of my herbs and a few onions. But we had a pretty good harvest over the spring and summer! I have one more mess of okra left, and a couple of small eggplants.

I have a new keyboard and mouse! The DH needed to get our modem replaced, because our WiFi was not working for his laptop and phone. When he unhooked the modem, he got frustrated with all the wires and decided that it would help a little to have a wireless keyboard and mouse. I was surprised at how inexpensive they were-- and he didn't buy the cheapest one in the store either.

It's all hooked up now, and I am trying to get my fingers used to a larger keyboard and a more responsive mouse!

We may be going to OKC this afternoon-- he's got to go over on a business errand, and I don't know if I'm going with him or not.

Just a reminder to folks in the lotr_community: If you have some stories you'd like to be eligible for the Tree and Flower awards, you have only today and tomorrow to get them uploaded. Only stories posted by Aug. 3 are eligible!

Comments

[shirebound]

113F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dreamflower]

Yes. Which is why we decided I'd stay home today after all, as it would be too hot for me to wait in the car, even with the motor running and the AC on. Besides we both have errands to run together in Stillwater tomorrow.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

You've got our hot temps beat. We've been hovering around 99-103F. I'm thinking fall can't arrive soon enough! You've done well with your garden despite the heat.

[dreamflower]

We got most of it in early, and watered like crazy! Our water bill went up from about $26 most months to $48 last month, and this month it was up to $85. So we shall be hand watering the last few plants we have left.

Just finished frying up the last of the okra for supper tonight.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Yikes, that's a nasty water bill. :( I can't decide which is better/worse, being on a community water system with its rising rates or being on a well like we are, where we don't have to worry about rising water rates but at the same time, if the well goes dry, we'll be out $10-15K for a new one. Mostly I'm just conserving water and trying not to think about it beyond praying the well doesn't go dry!

[dreamflower]

I expect that now the garden's done for the summer it will go back down, as we won't be watering it every day, though maybe not to $25 again, since the DH has started washing the cars at home. (We were warned that washing your own cars would make the bill go up by several neighbors when we first moved in, so he'd been taking them up to the town car wash. But the last few times the car wash has not been getting them clean.)

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

We've been putting off washing our car, which means it looks atrocious but so does everyone else's cars, so we're not alone, at least.

Does your municipality get its water from wells or rivers & reservoirs?

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

113. Oh my. *thud* That is 45C. I sooooooooooo sympathize with you. I don't like the heat - I'd die on that temperature!
Good luck!

[dreamflower]

Gee, it sounds so much cooler in centigrade, LOL!

It's so hot it takes your breath away just to go outside briefly. We are having to be so careful about Sophie-- she's not allowed out for more than 5 minutes at a time right now, and I just can't walk her in this heat.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

And here I thought our summer had been hot! You certainly have us beat. We've been over 100 only slightly here. The last week or so it has been in the high eighties so I'll just quit complaining about the heat now and be very relieved that it isn't 113. I hope you are able to stay cool during all that.
If you went to the city, I hope you had fun. : )

[dreamflower]

Hot is hot! When it gets up beyond what you are used to, a few degrees don't seem to make much difference!

We stay pretty cool with our AC, but they are just a couple of window units instead of central, so they've been running their little mechanical hearts out!

(Didn't go to OKC that day after all, but we spent the day in Stillwater yesterday on other errands, and did the library, which is always fun!)

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

It was 105 here yesterday - I feel your pain.

[dreamflower]

*nods* It's supposed to get up there again today, though "only" to 110F.

How are your rain prospects? I hear there's a tropical in the Gulf that might come near Texas?

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Looks like Ermesto is way out in the Eastern Caribbean at the moment as far as tropical weather goes. No real chance of rain in Central Texas for the next week as things currently stand. :(

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

That kind of heat is absolutely wretched! I hope it's cooled down some by now!