heat update
17 Aug 2012 11:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennickelsSo, around lunch yesterday, Patrick decided we were going to go, "out." He, of course, never tells us ahead of time where we are going. We are just supposed to jump up and be ready to go in seconds. As it was already 85F I was ready to get into the nice cool car so I really didn't care.
Owen and Meagan decided they didn't want to go so we left them home.
We ended up driving to this casino a few hours away for their lunch buffet. Then we drove home. We didn't do anything but at least the car was cool. At one point we stopped at a McDonald's to use the bathroom. We were just outside the Portland city limits. Anyway, it felt like walking on the son. It was so freaking hot. When we got back in the car the thermometer we have (it's built into the dash) said it was 106F.
106!!!!
It was interesting to watch the temperature fall as we drove down from the hills and into Portland. But we didn't drop below 100F until we crossed the Columbian back into Washington. By the time we got home (about 12 miles from the I-205 bridge) it was 96F.
Then we got home and the kids started in on how they were locked in the house all day and it was sooooo hot. Patrick stupidly told them not to leave the house and, for once, they listened. The little thermometer we have in the kitchen said it was about 98F inside the house.
So far today, though, it doesn't seem like it's going to get as hot like they said. It was supposed to be hotter today but then last night they changed it to "slightly" cooler today. It's 11:30 and only 81F. At this time yesterday it was pushing 90F.
Patrick has his appointment at around 2pm so me and the kids are probably going to go hang out at IKEA again to try and beat the heat. Dealing with the crowds will be better than sitting at home wasting away in the heat.
Also, the kids are at the park right now because the fire department came by and turned the hydrant on so all the kids could cool down. Wish they'd do that at 3pm when it gets really hot. I have fond chidhood memories of playing in the fire hydrants in Chicago. Everyone did it and the fire department was NOT involved, lol.
Owen and Meagan decided they didn't want to go so we left them home.
We ended up driving to this casino a few hours away for their lunch buffet. Then we drove home. We didn't do anything but at least the car was cool. At one point we stopped at a McDonald's to use the bathroom. We were just outside the Portland city limits. Anyway, it felt like walking on the son. It was so freaking hot. When we got back in the car the thermometer we have (it's built into the dash) said it was 106F.
106!!!!
It was interesting to watch the temperature fall as we drove down from the hills and into Portland. But we didn't drop below 100F until we crossed the Columbian back into Washington. By the time we got home (about 12 miles from the I-205 bridge) it was 96F.
Then we got home and the kids started in on how they were locked in the house all day and it was sooooo hot. Patrick stupidly told them not to leave the house and, for once, they listened. The little thermometer we have in the kitchen said it was about 98F inside the house.
So far today, though, it doesn't seem like it's going to get as hot like they said. It was supposed to be hotter today but then last night they changed it to "slightly" cooler today. It's 11:30 and only 81F. At this time yesterday it was pushing 90F.
Patrick has his appointment at around 2pm so me and the kids are probably going to go hang out at IKEA again to try and beat the heat. Dealing with the crowds will be better than sitting at home wasting away in the heat.
Also, the kids are at the park right now because the fire department came by and turned the hydrant on so all the kids could cool down. Wish they'd do that at 3pm when it gets really hot. I have fond chidhood memories of playing in the fire hydrants in Chicago. Everyone did it and the fire department was NOT involved, lol.
