Vee, As I read your emails daily, I feel that your health is better than it was months ago. It's hard to put a good woman down!!! Hang in there, I enjoy reading your daily events. Janey in Tennessee ps. It's very hot here! > > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > Date: 2005/06/14 Tue AM 01:47:36 EDT > To: NYNIAGAR-FOLKS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FOLKS] My foray into the heat today > > Dear Folks, > > >From the minute I got up today I knew that I had some important errands to > run in the village. Nonetheless, I also knew that the thermometer was again > pushing 90 degrees. I really hated to leave my air conditioned house. > > I had no problem when I got in my car, backed out of my barn and cranked my > air conditioning to high. There was enough cool air from the barn to > sustain me all the way to the village. However, the comfort level decreased > while I parked the car at the library and returned with my new books. Still > no real major problem. I then went to the Rite Aid pharmacy to buy a bottle > of vitamins, returned to my car and started to feel the effects of the heat. > >From there I went to The Market Place, aka B-Kwik, and shopped for > everything I needed. I managed to push my shopping cart out the door, load > everything in the trunk of my car, and get back behind the steering wheel. > I still had my air conditioning cranked up to high but all that I felt was > hot humid air blowing in on me by that time. I felt that my brain was being > fried. > > Even though I felt pleased that I managed to do everything I wanted to do > this afternoon, I knew that when I parked my car back into the cool barn, I > had groceries to remove from my trunk and haul into my house. The first on > my list was my gallon of milk and then my wicker shopping basket that had > some items that needed to go into the refrigerator. When that was > accomplished, I wasn't worried with what was left in the trunk. Nothing > would spoil and if I left the trunk and the barn door open surely John my > lawn maintance man would take notice and bring the remainder in my house > after he mowed my lawn. > > I plopped myself down in my chair in the living room and soaked up every bit > of cool air that my A/C blew out while I continued reading my latest murder > mystery. But then disaster struck. We had a fierce thunderstorm and the > rain pelted the windows. My first thought was that my groceries would get > soaked as well as the bottom of my trunk. I seriousely considered > dashing(?) through the heavy rain and at least salvage my groceries, close > the trunk and close the barn door. But every bit of energy I had at the > time quickly disappeared when I noticed again the pouring rain. > > To make a long story short, I figured that the driving rain was coming from > the west, my barn faced the east and the likelihood of any rain pouring into > my barn was minimal. Therefore, I did some limited damage control, closed > the barn door with my door opener/closer and decided I'd worry about the > groceries tomorrow. > > I know that this story isn't the sort that you might consider the highlight > of your day, but I'll tell you right now that it took every bit of effort > for me to overcome the obstacles I faced. > vee > >