Gonna be 96 today in NYC. Have fun kiddos!

[thetinymagic2]

Con Ed - are 'ya ready??

[Gothampc]

No CON ed will not be ready because they've only been in business since 1823, and, like the MTA, haven't yet figured out how to provide service to the greater Metropolitan area.

But in other news, Bloomberg will announce that snow removal will be 100% effective in all boroughs.

[FindingNamo]

It's funny cuz it's true!

[Jay Lerner-Z]

It doesn't matter what kinda lovin' you're into, or how big your apartment might be - all you need's an air conditioner and you're the man for me.

[SonofRobbieJ]

It's days like this that I appreciate my air-conditioner that has a timer! It's better than any man I've ever had. And I've had a few.

[FindingNamo]

Time for Timer

[nygrl232]

If you meet a man named Timer, you should probably run away.

[uncageg]

It is burning up out there. Never been so glad to be at work for 12 hours. I haven't gotten an air conditioner for my new place yet.

[Addison D.]

Thanks for that, Namo. Talk about your recovered childhood memories: I have no memory of seeing that, but I found I knew it by heart.

"I got somethin' planned, which is
little cheese sandwiches"

That is easily as good as

"We have so much in common,
it's a phenomenon.."

[ahhrealmonsters]

We already lost power. Thanks, ConEd.

[tazber]

I just smoked a whole bunch of crack!

[NYadgal]

Am very grateful to have an air conditioned office where I am currently working very long hours... no complaint today!

The AC in my apt is definitely weaker this morning. The power drain has begun.

Hot town, summer in the city!...

[Addison D.]

Thanks, Tazber!

[doodlenyc]

Thanks for that trippy 70s flashback!

Since that Timer was always talking about nutrition, I always assumed he was an animated stomach with a watch.

He was always pushing cheese and peanut butter in celery.

[FindingNamo]

He was a precursor to Flava Flav!

[Gothampc]

"He was always pushing cheese and peanut butter in celery."

And now he's pushing Lipitor to the same children he pushed cheese and peanut butter to.

[wexy]

Its certainly was weaker ac at home.
My office is an ice box, people have portable heaters and are wearing sweaters and scarves
Pretty goofy.

[Gothampc]

I was laughing as I watched the news this morning. They were encouraging everyone to not wash their clothes or run their air conditioners lower than 72. Obviously they want everyone to be hot and stinky. However, none of the news anchors were making demands on the many office buildings in the city.

[SonofRobbieJ]

I've had the phrases 'Look! A wagon wheel' and 'I hanker for a hunka, I hunker for a hanka' running through my head for nearly 24 hours. Thanks, Namo. Thanks a bunch.

And contra Goth, I can confirm that offices are being asked to reduce energy as much as possible between the hours of 12 and 6. It's always fun working in the dark. Reminds me of The Cock.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Yeah, we got a long, detailed email from our office manager yesterday with recommendations for reducing energy consumption.

[AEA AGMA SM]

"They were encouraging everyone to not wash their clothes or run their air conditioners lower than 72."

And, quite frankly, when it is in the upper 90s you could run your air conditioning at 75 and it would still feel pretty nice. Just remember that a lot of the way we react to temperature is based on a relativity. Hence why when we get that first day in the spring when it gets into the 60s everyone is wearing shorts and ditching jackets, but that same low 60s degree day in the fall after a summer of 90 degree days you see sweatshirts and jeans popping up everywhere.

And I don't think it's too much to ask people to avoid using high energy consuming devices such as washing machines and dryers during the middle of the day in a heatwave.

[nygrl232]

I think the temperature is also affected by humidity and the cumulative effects of the season. The rather mild week and lack of humidity we had before the 90+ temps arrived helped take some of the edge off this heat.

[Addison D.]

Here's a fun little site: The Blackout Tracker. Keep tabs on our perilously fragile national electricity grid. It's maintained by Eaton, which makes products that help utilities manage the electric grid, and it shows you where the grid has recently failed, and why.


Blackout Tracker

[JbaraFan1]

High where I live was 108 today.

[uncageg]

Denver has been hotter than NYC.

Hope ConEd doesn't strike tonight.

[Wynbish]

105 today.