<p>Oh I know about the snakes
Last fall, I drove on a Marine bio field trip where we * looked* for rattlesnakes and black widow spiders near the Gorge.
Everyone dutifly put on their shoes ( except for my daughter who insisted on wearing her flipflops)
Didn’t find much though
But it was gorgeous
Im looking forward with getting to pretend I am in my early 20s without any responsibilities ( since when I was my oldests age- I had her!)
Except for the drinking- no drinking alcohol- but I am thinking about getting one of those ice cream making balls and making sorbet</p>
<p>It is a [Pearl</a> Jam]( <a href=“http://www.pearljam.com/activism/carbon.php]Pearl”>http://www.pearljam.com/activism/carbon.php)concert- my H isn’t a major fan, this will only be his 2nd PJ concert, although I have been going to see them play since 1996.
I did manage to convince him to go to British Columbia with me last year, to see them though & he has been going with me to the Showbox for the benefits that they put on for the Crohns disease foundation- & he does enjoy listening to Eddie rant on talk radio ( myself I am not a big ranting fan- but I do love his baritone)</p>
<p>bandit, I read yesterday that there was a period in the early 1900’s spanning from 1905 to around 1920 where the temperatures were much higher than recorded recently. I guess Global Warming is a generation skipping trust.</p>
<p>there is the Columbia river ( we are going to be @ the Gorge)
but I don’t know how swift- etc is for swimming-
I am not real familiar with area- I like camping in the mountains where it is cool- so we don’t usually go to Eastern Wa but in the winter.
I have been acclimating myself by going into the sauna at the gym- (now how hot are Saunas usually?- the thermometer reads 100 C, but I * know* that couldn’t be right)</p>
<p>About 95 here inland from LA, as it has been for a good month. Unusual summer in that subtropcial moisture from Mexico is being funneled this far northwest, so it’s humid here which is not usually an issue for us.</p>
<p>This is my kind of weather. Unlike the rest of my family, I’m never too hot. It was supposed to be over 100 here earlier this week. Torrential winds and a big thunderstorm came through last night and it got cooler. Today’s around 90, I think. But I’m with zoosermom on the too cold air conditioning. I always take a sweater or warm up jacket if I’m going to the supermarket, which they keep like the North Pole, or some of the local restaurants around here!</p>
<p>It’s only 73 here, but the weather here in Montana is messed up.</p>
<p>Often times towns in the south will be the coldest spot in the nation, while near the canadian border can be hotter than death valley in the summer. In fact, 13 miles east of where I am now holds the world record for 24-hr temperature change, 100 degrees F. it went from either -40 to 60 or -60 to 40 back in the 70s.</p>
<p>Drove to Waco from Houston yesterday - went from 97 to 103. With heat index, incredibly hot! What worries me is if this lasts in MA when it is time to take D up there. I don’t think there will be any kind of fan to make the non a/c dorms comfy. As to cutting grass, we have to also, but I hired a lawn service (I have a tendency to get heat stroke easily, or pass out with extreme exertion in the heat, and so does D) for $20 they cut, edge and rake. Cheaper than a doctor visit! LOL And last month was actually pretty comfortable, and it isn’t even August yet!</p>
<p>I think there are actually fans that run on batteries at REI- plus I have an adapter for my car that plugs in teh cigarette lighter that I can run my laptop on ( no I will NOT bring my laptop), but it is pretty windy there so I probably won’t need one.
I also had some good suggestions from teh PJ message board- like bringing a blow up wading pool to fill with ice and sit in
So I couldn’t find super soakers, but I found some water bomb balls
I got another wading pool for the kids to fill up for the dog</p>
<p>For mowing and other outdoor chores in the 100 heat I wet and freeze 5 or 6 washcloths. Fold them in thirds first and freeze flat. Take one out, wrap around your neck and mow till it gets warm. Rinse and repeat. If you freeze enough you can stay cool(er). These also work well spread on your head, but your kids will wish you had sent them away to live with relatives if anyone sees you. </p>
<p>Put ice cubes in your bra.</p>
<p>For camping, freeze water in gallon milk or other jugs. Stays frozen in the ice chest a long time and you can drink it when it thaws.</p>
<p>why do the chores unless to have to…the lawn can wait I would think a few days or gasp a week</p>
<p>I am sure there are certain things that HAVE to be done, but we have spare the air days and it does make a difference if people don’t do things like wash clothes, use dryers, mow lawns, etc</p>
( myself I am not a big ranting fan- but I do love his baritone)</p>