These are the days I hate living in this Valley. The annual summer stretch of consecutive days with temperatures above 100 degrees. Too hot to run. Too bright outdoors. Too smoggy to breathe.
You'd think we wouldn't even want to talk about it, but that's about the first thing people bring up, especially if they're making small talk as they cross the ocean of asphalt between the car and the blissfully air-conditioned building. "Hot out already, isn't it," I heard one lady say to another at 8:30 a.m. today, on my way in to work.
Still almost 90 degrees when the weather report comes on during the 11 o'clock news broadcast at night.
It's just miserable. I'm thankful I have a job where I'm mostly inside, out of the nasty heat. I've got my little desk fan blowing on me as I write this.
How many weeks will the stretch last this year? It's a contest you don't want to win, but can't help keeping track of.
At least it's a dry heat -- mostly.
You think it's hot there! It's up to 112 degrees here today in eastern Washington. Yes, we have humidity too. This is apple growing country. Stay cool! I used to live in Clovis, and my daughter and family still live there.