Southeast heat wave

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   Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

   i am in south Kentucky and the past weekend and coming week are all days will be above 90 degrees. it's very unusual for this time of the year.
   i 'm staying indoors and come out at 6pm to cut the grass and work in the garden.
   How is anyone else coping with this?

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      lorlie6posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Used to live in B'ham, Al., and could NOT handle the humidity.  Kentucky must have it, too?  You poor thing!  Move to California; that's what I eventually did!

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      BRIAN SLATERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      If you choose to live in an oven, you have to like the heat.

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      DreamCarposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      It's really very hard to cope with this much of heat!

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   Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

   HA!  Bunch of sissies you guys are!  Try being outside today here in southeast Georgia!  Triple digits in some spots!  But wait till summer when it starts to get really hot!
   
   We are in a bad drought here and the Okefenokee swamp peat has already been burning for a few weeks.  Here in the country we are serenaded by the sound of many irrigation motors running all night long.  The produce and tobacco farmers are pumping millions of gallons of water out of the ground trying to keep their crops alive and hoping it might rain before long.
   
   So, you guys aren't getting the worst of it after all!

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      DIYweddingplannerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      What about South Carolina...98 degrees here...supposed to be 100 by the weekend.  I hate to see my electric bill!

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         Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         When did you guys get electricity up there?

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   habeeposted 12 years ago

   I'm dealing with it by spending a lot of time in my pool! Lovin' the hot sunshine!!
   
   But...if it doesn't rain soon, I think we're going to turn into a desert. All my grass is brown.

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      DIYweddingplannerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Rub it in, Habee!

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         habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         LOL! There'll be 7 grandkids in the pool this afternoon, so it certainly won't be peaceful OR relaxing, if that makes you feel better!

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            DIYweddingplannerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Yeah, that does make me feel ALOT better!

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   DIYweddingplannerposted 12 years ago

   Well, it only works when I hop on that bicycle generator.  That's how I'm powering my laptop right now!

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   Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

   yeah Georgia,with all that concrete around the ever-expanding Atlanta must be driving the heat way up!
   
   Kentucky isn't considered a southern state,and so the excessive heat is not the usual.  I moved from Florida to escape the heat and storms..ha!
   
   We've had a major year of excessive rains and storms and then suddenly the heat switch is turned on. We are experiencing a heat index of 112 so cutting the grass is very tough as is any outdoor activities.
   
   This is going to be a year of EXCESSIVES I've afraid.

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