Hazardous heat is present this weekend, again. Exercise heat safety if outside and water safety if you are flocking to area waterways, according to the National Weather Service.
Do not leave children or pets unattended in vehicles or outside under any circumstances.
It will not relent. Heat advisory was supposed to end Tuesday night, then they extended it to Wednesday night, then Thursday and on and on and on. Now it was just extended again until Sunday night. Come on fall, you can do it! We’re ready! Push that dome outa here already.
While I used to be militantly against putting water, ice or gods forbid,
some kinda soda in good whiskey and still won’t do it myself,
it’s probably not a mortal sin. I’m not taking any chances though.
Sorry, what was the question?
Hey there good human, could you please pass over that Sherlock Pipe?
When we moved out here in ’99 from the Midwest, we went to Clayton Pumpkin Farm to get, oddly enough, a pumpkin. We dressed for Halloween, like we did where we came from, where temps were usually low 50s to low 70s; it was high/mid 90s, and we were boiling. That is when we learned October is actually a hot time of year for here. For snicks, I looked at the high for this area back in October 6,1978. the high was 95. Went back to I think 1955, and the temps for that day were in the mid-70s. In the mid 1940s, found no temperatures, but did see an article/warning that this was fire season, with the burning of all the grazing land.
Not just water but cooling foods. More towards vegetarian less BBQ. Red meat heats the body and useful for winter. 🧑🍳🍉🥬
It feels like we’re on July Saving Time.
Way too hot for this time of year. I’m staying home and watching Post Season baseball with the a/c on! And drinking lots of water too…
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We opted out. Thanks.
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Something that struck me, is society that dim they/we need to be told to drink water during these heat waves? Back when pioneers and settlers traveled west in covered wagons, did they need newspapers and government officials to inform them they need to stay hydrated?
Geez Jeff, when you read the history books or watch any old western pioneer movie all of them have stories of people dying of thirst.
I’m in El Sobrante and it’s topped out at 103° here for the last several days. In the years I’ve lived here I’ve never seen it this hot. We may get 1 or 2 days each summer that hit 100°. It sucks and my a/c has been running almost non-stop during the day. I’m not too excited about what my PG&E bill is going to be like.
My Native American friends (notice I did not say “Injun” I know it’s uncool now) tell me that the Sun God must be upset and demands a sacrifice.
They suggest throwing some pedophiles off the top of the Mt. Diablo observation deck… I know, it sounds like BS to me too… but what have we got to lose?