I'm So Tired Of This Heat!

[Blueyes]

My friend and her hubby (that live here) have a ranch in the hill country. They were there over the weekend and were shocked to see how dry and dead everything is. Jan said the few deer that they saw were small and skinny. I hope y'all get some REAL rain Gayle!

[gja1000]

As Sandy said, we got 12 drops this evening. A big red (via radar) cloud went right south of us, so I'm sure south Austin got some good rain!

I need to take a picture of the yard next door. There are young kids who live there and they haven't watered the yard a drop. It is dead and yellow. I have watered, so mine is still green. It's like that up and down the street - green yard, yellow yard, green, yellow, green, yellow - a really stark contrast!!!

We usually see deer when we drive to my daughter's - but not any more, I'm sure many of them have died or dehydrated. All the streams and ponds are dried up and there is no green grass in the pastures at all. It is terrible. I heard on a radio show that lots of very old trees in the hill country are dying due to lack of water. It is incredible to think they may have lived for decades, but now are dying/dead. I think it will rain lots this fall/winter, but the effects of this drought will last a long time and I don't think a wet fall/winter will get us out of this drought.

[Marilyn]

Gayle, you are right, it is horrible. This is the hottest driest year that I can remember. As I drive around between Bay City, Matagorda and down to Corpus in my work, you see an area that got a little rain, and the grass has greened up, there are even mushrooms sprouting up in places, and a mile or so down the road, the grass is all dried up and dead and the oak trees are beginning to show the signs of the drought. It's strange how some areas have gotten a little rain, and others are parched.

I have to go into chemical plants and hot warehouses in my work. I have to look nice, business casual, but it's hard when you have to get in and out of the heat all day. Late this afternoon I was in our warehouse for a while checking some things & was practically panting from the heat. There is very little ventilation. The lady who works in our warehouse all day doesn't even open one of the windows. I've tried to show her how she can open them an use our big fans to create some cross ventilation, but she just doesn't get it. She's the one that has to work out there all day, so it's her problem. Just hate to have to go share her space from time to time.

[gja1000]

Marilyn, if I had to go in and out of this heat all day, I'd just scream. I don't know how you do it! If I worked in an unventilated warehouse, well, I would have dried up and blown away by now, I'm sure.

[judy]

It sounds like conditions are terrible down there right now.
I hope you get rain for days and days!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by judy

It sounds like conditions are terrible down there right now.
I hope you get rain for days and days!

Thanks Judy! We sure need it. The animated radar shows a big red blob (rain) headed right toward my yard. Please please please make it here, big red blob!!!

[Marilyn]

Did the red blob make it, Gayle???? When I was in Matagorda on Tuesday, it looked like it would rain any minute, but never saw a drop.