This summer has topped them all- hot just doesn't describe the temperature- brutal may be a better word. Including today, we have faced 18 days of 100 plus temperatures with NO end in sight, yes, brutal is the best word. Every single day in July, with the exception of July 1st, have been 100 degrees or hotter. Its been miserable. That's a good word to use as well- brutal and miserable- that sums up this summer...so far.
Now this is not a "lets bash Texas summers" post, because lets face it- it's summer and it's Texas. But there are a few things that I have observed and have experienced.
- You lose 10lbs. just walking 10 feet to the car and another 15lbs. once getting into said car because its black and its even hotter in there- well, we could all use to lose a few pounds now and again, so I guess that's not all bad.
- Hanging clothes on the clothes line (and then taking them down) is just as much of a work-out as running 2 miles- lots of sweating happens in both of these events. However, the clothes dry in 2.2 seconds, so its worth it right? The things I do to save $0.75 a load on laundry day...
- It gets so hot in our kitchen while cooking that its pretty much unbearable to eat in there, so most days we opt to eat in the living room where we don't have sweat into our food. So we've managed to watch a lot of LOST so far this summer!
- Things melt, i.e. book bindings and calculators. I left my library books in the car for a long time and one of the books binding melted and fell apart. The calculator Donald bought from CVS at least 8 years ago (which was like the best calculator we have ever owned) actually melted in our car.
Proof:
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| Ironically enough, the calculator still works! HA! |
But in all seriousness, not sure how much more I can handle. The heat is physically exhausting and its exhausting my checkbook...
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