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wow...that was scary...; 102 degree day
Topic Started: Aug 1 2006, 05:07 PM (221 Views)
DivaDeb
HOLY CARP!!!
Our little town is famous for it's power outages. Just had a two hour long one. It came back on, thank God! The good thing was that it only got up to 82 during that time, not too bad. I also practiced the whole time...so maybe I ought to turn off the electricity myself for a couple hours everyday!!!

It's gettin' cool again. Pizza's on the way. Whew
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Phlebas
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DivaDeb
Aug 1 2006, 05:07 PM
Our little town is famous for it's power outages. Just had a two hour long one. It came back on, thank God! The good thing was that it only got up to 82 during that time, not too bad. I also practiced the whole time...so maybe I ought to turn off the electricity myself for a couple hours everyday!!!

It's gettin' cool again. Pizza's on the way. Whew

It's 94 here now - at 9:30. We have a friend and her daughter here from across the bridge (UES Manhattan). The transformer blew in fron of their building, and they don't have power so they're staying the night.

I hope our power holds out.

Our little town is getting famous for its outages too.
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DivaDeb
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I'll think cool thoughts for you Phlebas. The last time ours went out, it was out two days. Believe it or not, somebody shot (with a gun) through a buried cable. Ridiculous.
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Christopher T
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I'd shoot them. That'd teach 'em!
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DivaDeb
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I don't know if they ever figured out who did it or why (as if the reason matters). Maybe they were lookin' for oil:

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

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Nina
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We saw the brown-out in Manhattan last night on the news... did you get zapped again, Phlebas?
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Rick Zimmer
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Just keep an eye on any elderly people in the neighborhood. If they do not have AC, someone should check on them every day as the heat reaches its peak. Make sure they know that if they start feeling so lethargic they do not even want to get out of their chair or bed, they MUST get to a cooler place -- shopping mall, movie theater, library, whatever.

And they must eat something, even though most of us do not feel much likel eating in the heat.
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Rick Zimmer
Aug 2 2006, 09:10 AM
Just keep an eye on any elderly people in the neighborhood. If they do not have AC, someone should check on them every day as the heat reaches its peak. Make sure they know that if they start feeling so lethargic they do not even want to get out of their chair or bed, they MUST get to a cooler place -- shopping mall, movie theater, library, whatever.

And they must eat something, even though most of us do not feel much likel eating in the heat.

Yes, and they must DRINK plenty of fluids and boost the electrolytes.
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apple
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who'd a thunk 95 would feel cool?
it behooves me to behold
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