Posted on 07/24/2023 6:31:27 AM PDT by Callahan
My dear departed aunt once tried to fry an egg on the hood of her car on a 90+ degree day in Minnesota. It didn’t work. The egg just ran off the hood and then she had a mess to clean up in the hot sun.
Cheap electricity is the very best answer to many problems. It won’t be produced by solar arrays & wind generators; not to any reliable extent at least. It is needed 24-7 in almost all cases.
I should have said it better, I meant cheap, abundant, very abundant, and flawlessly dependable.
I have come to really love electricity and everything it can do, it is magical and can power a magical home and a magical world.
Radiant floor heating, vertical gardens in the home, domed yards for some climates or seasons, unlimited home security, saunas for health, and on and on.
About $1.28 / doz. at Aldi, last time we were there...
The kid probably fell on that black cork-like stuff sometimes used in playgrounds. I’ve seen, er, felt that stuff get hot enough to create a 2nd degree burn if one stayed in contact with it for very long...
I’m in the coverage region for the Paducah, KY NWS office. When the humidity / heat index gets bad enough, they have (or at least had) one forecaster who in their “forecast discussions” refers to “disgusting humidity”.
I would agree...
My Filipina wife chuckles when I call it “Cebu-like”. But, even she doesn’t like it.
Yeah, I got MORE resistant to heat with age (or was just drinking more fluids) until I hit my early 60’s. After that...
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