My mama called me last night to check up on me and see how my Yankee blood was dealing with the heat. Everyday I’m becoming more and more convinced that this is Mother Nature’s way to keep the North out of the South. I don’t think dealing is exactly the right word to use, coping perhaps… maybe even suffering would be more appropriate.
Here is an update: We are on day 30+ of triple digit temperatures. Did I mention consecutive? The record for Texas sits at 43 consecutitve days. They say we’re going to hit it and surpass as there is no end in sight. Lucky us.
One way I’m dealing with the heat is I’ve started taking a water aerobics class because when you think about it, what else can you really do? I call it my Old Ladies Class, no offense anyone. On a side note, John Jones – this class really does kick your butt, I don’t care what you say, haha 🙂 It’s an “easier” way to deal with the scholding temperatures even though they do ask us to bring a bag of ice every once in a while to throw in teh pool to cool it off.
Needless to say, I think I have it pretty easy compared to some other people.
Entire lakes are drying up. I mean they even found a piece of the space shuttle that desinigrated in 2003 in a lake in Nacogdoches. NASA confirmed, so it must be true (now if they would just admit that there are aliens). Water resources no longer exist in some Texas and Oklahoma towns. Farmers have had to sell their entire livestock because they have no water to give to the cows. Poor, poor cows. I even heard about how in one Western Oklahoma town, the farmers congregate in the town hall every day to pray for rain because they have no idea what else to do. School is starting soon, which means high school football practice is in full swing. Seems like every year there is a catastrophe when a student is brought into the hospital for dehydration or heat stroke. One coach died the other day after practice. I hate to see what happens this year.
On Tuesday, Texas Motor Speedway’s racetrack was sitting at 145 degrees. The newstation decided to try to cook bacon and a pizza on the track and they even went for cookin’ cookies in a car. The sad part is, it worked.
I’ve come to terms that this triple digit heat isn’t going away anytime soon so it’s great timing that I’m heading North in a week or so from today. Weather.com said when I leave DFW it will be 103, when I get to the Green Mountain state the high will be 78. I keep joking about how I’ll be home, walking around in pants and a hoodie because I’ll be cold.
Maybe if we all just stop talking about it and pretend that it’s not that hot (either that or our bodies just get so use to it, it will seem “normal) maybe it will just go away. That’s probably just high hopes. In actuality someone seriously pissed Mother Nature off and I think they should put their pride aside and say “I’m sorry” pretty soon.
