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    Daniel.
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    They'll have to be a let up. This can't go on forever.

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      97 "Today will be one of the hottest days in 24 years."

      I decided to stay in the house today to avoid UV. I feel like I'm being baked alive. I have vertigo. It's hard to stand up or move around.

      96 (or 7) for the third day tomorrow and then we should get a break if you can call 94 a break.

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        Revision-- 98 today and tomorrow

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          Had vertigo. Doctors were no help.
          Omitting coffee and adding Gatorade + extra water were the best remedies.

          "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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            93 expected here today, even hotter the next two days. I was hoping to go ride my bike but it’s just so hot. Maybe after 5pm.

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              98 today, 96 tomorrow

              The promised 94 is proving elusive

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                Daniel.
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                95 today. Forecast 93 tomorrow.

                People always ask me how I do it.

                Go to somewhere with air-conditioning. Easier said than done in this weather without a car.

                Go swimming. Your skin will get too much sun and be bathed in chlorine. But it's refreshing and you get exercise.

                Try to open every window and door. Controlling air flow including taking into account heat rises was the way people lived in Florida before air-conditioning.

                Let your clothes absorb your endless sweating especially shirts.

                Wash your clothes and bedding by hanging it on racks, pouring soap on it, and hosing it down, strategically once a day in the evening. The HOA is not amused, but for once I don't care.

                And the number 1 way to stay cool is cold showers. I miss hot water for breaking up grease when doing dishes but at this point showering in cold water doesn't phase me.

                Let's see if Mother Nature can stop at 93.

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                  I heard that keeping windows closed and shades drawn can keep your house cooler than when they are open. Blackout shades even better. Less heat gets in. Haven’t objectively tested this.

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                    Daniel.
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                    I have blackout shade in my room. I think there's truth to that theory for sure, but a lot depends on insulation. If there is none, then it won't work.

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                      It looks like 98 was the worst. It's around 92 to 93 lately.

                      There's been little rain. The winds have been light for weeks. There are times when there is no wind.

                      It's been brutal.

                      I've looked at yearly temperature charts and don't see how August could be worse.

                      We could use a tropical storm to lower the temperatures as well bring us some much needed rain and wind.

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