And, of course, I remember a few years back when this same setup gave us a record number of days above 100°F. Now, it's just AC almost 24/7. I don't even like the extended forecast any more because all you can see is a week of triple digits after having just ended the previous week stretch.
Tonight on the news the rescue squads are saying that they have seen an uptick in cases of out of town visitors who don't know how to deal with the heat. And while the dew point and humidity have somewhat dropped a bit, guess what? That combo is prime for grass fires and there are 7 burning as I type this. The largest of those fires today was a 100-acre fire that seems to be under control, but the others are still up for grabs the reporters and the powers to be are saying.
So, I have been and have stayed busy working on my stores that are on Zazzle. Getting ready for the last half of summer and into early fall sales. My editorial stock and some others have been active with sales. That, I am very pleased. I've always said that once you create the beast, you have to feed it. And, when you don't the beast gets out of the barn and the sales decline. Over the years, the word decline is one word that I try to keep harnessed.
Based on history, I have figured that there will be about 6 more weeks of this stuff before we get some fall -like weather. For certain, it's not the type of early fall in the Great Lakes, that is for sure. I can only hope that the lowering of the sun in the sky toward its move toward fall, will bring that shift toward more normal and seasonal temperatures and that it arrives quickly!
