1. Dammit, WHERE IS FALL??
2. We had one week in September – one glorious week – when the temps were in the eighties. And yes, I know how ridiculous that must sound to those of you with normal fall weather this month, but here in North Carolina we’re busy supporting the economy with clinical strength deodorant purchases year round.
3. Don’t say we never did nothin’ for y’all.
4. So besides that one glorious week in the eighties we’ve been suffering through what can only be called The Month of Hideously Hades-like Hellmouth Swampiness.
5. Or, more accurately, The Month of Hideously Hades-like Hellmouth Swampiness following The Last Four Months of Hideously Hades-like Hellmouth Swampiness.
6. We’re talking 95 degree days all over the freaking place. Sweating through my shirt on a ten minute car ride. Sticky ponytails and pits.
7. Basically it’s a whole lotta ICK.
8. I ran to the store yesterday to pick up stuff for dinner this week. I was in and out in thirty measly minutes, but when I climbed back into the car it registered 105 degrees. 105 degrees?!? There are no words.
9. Do you know what cools a car down once it hits 105 degrees? Nothing. Nothing cools a car down once it hits 105 degrees. Congrats – you’re the proud owner of a traveling sauna now.
10. Maybe I should start storing spa towels and eucalyptus oil in the trunk.
Oh wow, that is warm. I hate sweating 😊 Hang in there.
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Fingers crossed that October just gives up the ghost on torturing us. (You see what I did there, right? 😉)
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It’s in the 90s here today, the last day of September, and this is weird. I’m with you on #1. Please with the cool breezes soon…
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I don’t know a single soul peddling the “gee, I just love that the hot weather is sticking around this year” theory. Probably because they know most of us are dehydrated and exhausted and will shove their smiling faces in our sweaty boob cleavage. Just saying.
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At least the eucalyptus oil would make things smell better (theoretically). Maybe your car doesn’t stink though. 105? Good gracious!! Here’s to cooler temps in the near future for y’all. NOBODY should have to suffer with that kind of heat. My sympathies! (we had frost on the rooftops around here this morning. Neener neener 😉 )
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Neener neener indeed. I *think* I heard that we’re about ten days out from a drop to daytime temps in the 70s. ‘Scuse me while I knock on wood, wish on a star, turn around three times and spit.
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We have had a whole month of record-breaking temps. Humid as well ugh. Ready for the cold front to bring things down to the 80s.
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You know it’s bad when you call the 80s a temperature drop, but I’m right there with you. This is madness, pure madness.
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It is 34 degrees outside here right now. I’m not fond of cold, but at least I can get warm. Your kind of heat and humidity is killer and you have my sincere condolences and wishes for more reasonable temps soon.
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Oh my word, Carol. And this is where I sound utterly unreasonable because 34 degrees ALSO sounds hideous to me. Clearly I’m meant to live in one of those year round temperate areas like California or Hawaii — days in the 70s are my jam. 🙂
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Days in the 70s, nights in the mid 50s would be perfect. Even California has been miserably hot in the past few summers, so my friends there say.
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Eek! Where is this magical place you speak of?? 😆
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My car is so hot when I open the door, I have to just open them all up and then turn the A/C on for a few minutes, and THEN get in the car. It’s like an Instant Pot, where when you open the door, steam hits you in the face. I should cook soup in there.
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Soup…or maybe a nice fried egg on the dashboard…
The Instant Pot is an excellent comparison. Everything about unsealing that thing screams HIGH STEAM ALERT.
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it sounds so warm! it’s wet here.
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The rain moved in for today only. I cannot figure out why our backyard is swampy but it means I go through 8 baby wipes every time muddy dog paws come back inside. Ugh!
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Wow – that’s hot! Hope it cools down for you soon.
We’re looking forward to warmer weather here as it is our Spring – a changeable time – we have had some gorgeous days followed by cold and rain. The rain is needed but the cold can stay away thank you.
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Yes, I always feel that way once we’re moving out of winter and into spring. The cold seems to hold on forever, just like this blasted heat insists on doing. Here’s hoping your rain leads to warm spring days.
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🙂 We’ve had a lovely hot summer in Vienna. But it was way to hot for me!
And I really don’t envy you for the heat you’re having.
Fall has just begun with the first storms…have to hang on to my potted plants 🙂
Anyhow, hope it will cool down on your side of the world very soon!
Claudia 🙂
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Thanks, Claudia. Glad you’ve made it through what looked like a crazy heat wave for your area!
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That’s amazing. Can I swap you some of our rain and cool for a bit of your heat. In summer we moan when it gets near 80.
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Why not? If we work together we could end up with two perfectly lovely afternoons!
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hopefully soon. we are supposed to have one last day of summer tomorrow at 90, and then —.
can you think of all the sweating as part of a weightloss plan, like being in a sauna.? or is it too hot to think?
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Holy cow, does that work for people? If that worked I might get on board with being perpetually sticky…but my scale says otherwise. 😆
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Wow! That is high.
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I was exclaiming about these temps back in the summer. I cannot believe we’re still hitting them as we get ready to finish September!!
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Unbelievable!
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