And if you live in Seattle and want to buy an air conditioner this week, there won't be a big box store within 250 miles that has any on the shelf, ditto for electric fans. At our house we do have a big old roaring fan to drag out at night, and if things get really miserable, a downstairs bedroom that always stays pretty cool. I am welcome to go down there to thrash around, so John can get a little sleep."They" have been tracking temperature hi/lows in Seattle since 1891, and today is expected to be an all-time record of over 100 at SeaTac Airport. Most people here are miserable, even downright scared of hot weather and would prefer to walk around under grey, damp skies. And from the hysteria on the local news channels, you would think Armageddon had arrived. But a heat wave in Seattle is like 3 feet of snow in December-- it just doesn't happen that often, and doesn't last that long. The dawn is beautiful and tropical feeling, and this morning at 7 AM it was already 70, a "record high" for a "daily low" if you follow me.
Amanda and Tom live in Eastern Washington, where it gets and STAYS this hot most of the summer. Add to that all the joys of being 9 months pregnant. My brother Dave did an incredibly nice thing today, and drove this brand new air-conditioning unit over as an early wedding present. He sent this picture and said he wanted to keep it for himself, always the sign of a generous gift!
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