I would LOVE to oblige:). I know - I am whining needlessly. Having spent many summers in the Southeast - I realize this situation is preferable to incredible heat coupled with killer humidity but sometimes I do miss a real, I need a fan, a pool, and a big glass of sweet tea summer!

My parents lived in a small apartment in downtown Dallas for 4 years (I was born there- Dallas that is - not the apartment), long before AC was common. They moved there in early August. They had one small ceiling fan. My mom still remembers my dad getting up all hours of the night to stick his head in the refridgerator. Not terribly helpful but better than his other solution - sprinkling water on the sheets:eek:.

AC blasting all night = my drug. My apartment is smaller than my previous one, so even with the constant AC, my bill is never over $40 a month. If that changes, I'll have to use the freezer method ;)

I have conflicting opinions on the heat wave. I really hate being cold and have always loved being outside in the heat. I grew up without air conditioning and don't mind being warm at all. (Though I will say that heat index of 120 requires a/c.)

But for whatever reason, I do a complete 180 and turn into a wilting flower when I have to run in the heat -- and I run a LOT. Usually 70-80 miles a week. I'm still getting my runs in, though slower, but what wouldn't I give for 60 degrees during that daily two-hour time window.

Oh, Texas...

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Sorry for your loss. So far, we've had 9 heat-related deaths in Oklahoma. I recently consulted with the daughter of a gentleman who apparently was too cheap (he could have afforded it) to run his A/C and died of an apparent heat-related heart condition. His dog and cat died as well. The putrified remains weren't found 'til several days later.

This is one of the few cases where I'm very happy to not have been retained!

I'm just so over this on all levels. My ac hasn't stopped running in 25+ days. My grass is dying and I've been watering everyday until the water restrictions started last week. The football teams are starting two a days and I'm scared for them. It's just entirely too hot to practice football, no matter how fanatical we Texans are about our Friday night football.

A friend of mine from high school moved to Dallas for several years. When I asked her how she dealt with the heat, she said it was miserable. Then she said "Michigan and Texas are a lot alike. In both states, you have three months out of the year when you don't even want to be outside. The good thing about Michigan is that the kids are IN SCHOOL during that time. In Texas, they are stir crazy in the house all summer!" She was a SAHM and they were driving her nuts.

She lives in Michigan again now...lol. But yeah, I think 105+ is as miserable as 10 degrees is. Neither extreme is pleasant.

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Sums up perfectly why I never spent a pleasant moment in the state of Kansas. Too many summers and winters driving through that state on I-70.

Your lows are our highs, and your highs are twice our lows.

In North Carolina it has been almost as unbearable! Luckily it has been raining so it has tapped some of the humidity out of the air and brought some relief!

I used to live in Alabama, without air conditioning. People assume that this means that I am used to the heat and don't mind. It actually means that I never ever want to be near that hot and sweaty and miserable ever again. I hate visiting family that still doesn't have a/c, I can't sleep in that heat!

Thank you, Kevin. Yes, the remains found were pretty grotesque (I compared details with my mom to make sure our stories weren't the same!) and the whole thing was just awful. I feel bad to say it but I'm thankful I didn't know him well--it's not effecting me much but I feel so badly for his mother.

Wooooooooow Texas. I wore a sweater to work today. I'm so sorry, Texans.

Oh great, it'll be "cool" nxt monday! :rolleyes: I don't even look at this crap anymore. I had to go to a funeral and thought I might pass out at the burial!!!

a Prestonwood Christian assistant football coach collapsed and died after the team's practice yesterday. it may have been heat related as the article did not say anything about his current health conditions.