Too Hot to Handle

When our metal gate is too hot to touch, it's hot.

When I wash my dishes with hot water from the 'cold' tap, it's hot.

When the tile is too warm to offer any sympathy, and when you can feel heat radiating off window panes without touching them, it's not.

Solar heating takes on new meanings.

Yesterday it was 120F. It really does feel like an oven.

Ironically, yesterday we also chatted with an electrical engineer who specializes in air-conditioning - how wonderful. Perfect time to ask why our ACs won't produce much cold air at key times. [Rough] Answer: they weren't made to function at this temperature. The temperature of the gas in them runs at a higher temperature than the outside air, which allows for exchange of the gas - and cold air. But, when the air outside is as hot or hotter than the gas itself, well...no cool air. So, basically we won't get much cooling when it's really hot. And, with less electricity to go around than is needed, we'll be running low during peak usage times as well.

We decided to sleep in the living room last night. It was still really hot and the AC wouldn't give, so we decided that room was better. Jared was happy on the couch, and I was cozy on a thick rug on the floor...until I remembered those mammoth cockroaches! I switched to the loveseat. Around 1am we finally started cooling off and got some sleep.