Posted on 07/20/2006 4:52:58 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Dead fishes sit in the completely dry river bed of Schwarze Elster river in the east German town of Senftenberg Thursday, July 20, 2006. After a long period without rain and high temperatures the 179 kilometres long tributary of the Elbe has no more water. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner)
Pinky and Perky two four week old miniature piglets cool off at Pennywell Farm and Wildlife centre near Buckfastleigh, south western England Wednesday July 19, 2006 in this photo provided by the centre. The piglets were keeping cool with a huge lolly packed with carrots and other vegetables. 'The recent heatwave has been exhausting for everyone and animals are no exception,' said Catherine Tozer, assistant manager of the farm. 'All the animals have been struggling with the heat so we have just tried to do everything we can to make them more comfortable. 'After the initial shock and a bit of investigation, the ice lollies went down a real treat,' she said.(AP Photo/Pennywell Farm and Wildlife Centre, Catherine Tozer)
Tourists seek relief from a heat wave in the fountains near the Eiffel Tower in Paris July 19, 2006. France's main electricity provider, EDF, said on Wednesday the current heatwave had forced it to buy power abroad and it asked large customers to ease back on electricity consumption. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE)
A beach-goer walks towards the sea with an inflatable boat during a heatwave in Skegness, eastern England, July 19, 2006. Wednesday's temperatures in Britain were expected to top 37 degrees Celcius (98.6 Fahrenheit), hitting an all-time high for July. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN)
Excuse my possible ignorance, but 86 doesn't seem hot. It's 104 today in Sacramento..will be 112 on Saturday. That's hot.
jeepers, nothing is ever anyone's fault except for W's, and mine on occasion... summer happens every year about this time... don't they ever tell people to go inside when it gets hot?
"...Sixteen people have died so far across Europe, where thermometers have hovered over the 30 degrees Celsius mark (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for several days..."
They don't breed those folks too tough over there, do they? I just rode my bicycle over forty miles in 100* Fahrenheit weather and I simply packed high-energy snacks and drank plenty of chilled water from my water bottles. It wasn't that difficult at all.
~ Blue Jays ~
"Perfect, perfect."
but it's a dry hot,, if you're lucky. lol.
For some places, I guess that is a heat wave, wow.
We're pushing 100 here in San Josie and hotter thru Saturday.. I'm about ready to go splash in the pool for a bit..
In some parts of Europe,that's pretty warm.Ireland,for example.Also bear in mind that AC isn't nearly as widely used in Europe as it is here.
Posting from Arizona here.. 86 degrees sounds like a piece of cake. Must be the humidity.
I went to an outdoor wedding in Lincoln, CA where is was 108 at gametime and I was in a suit.
You ever try doing the chicken dance in a suit when it's 108 in the shade?
Euro-wimps.
More likely the fact it is not yet August (vacation month) is what is saving the elderly. Otherwise, the rest of the country would be at the beach and Grandma would be out of luck, just like in 2003.
Yeah - I try to avoid the "my town's hotter than your town" stuff when this comes up but 86? Come on, people!
They're calling for a weekend average high of 100 in northern Idaho. I may switch to shorts. I can't go outside if I do that, though, or the FAA yells at me for my legs blinding airline pilots.
86 at Lake Arrowhead..per your screen page. Sounds like heaven. The older I get the less I can 'handle' the heat. Kind of like a perpetual hot flash. ugh.
Don't those losers have air-conditioning?
They are wimps! High here Tuesday was 107 and I walked my dog two miles that evening after it dropped to a chilly 101.
100 in Northern Idaho?! Didn't know it got that toasty there.
There's a fair amount of humidity in Texas, right?
Depends in which part of the state you're in. Here in Central Texas it can get humid, but this week we've been hovering around 30%. I have to admit I'm too wimpy for Houston where the humidity is always high.
86 degrees are killing people?
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