Boston has declared a heat emergency for today and tomorrow, what with temperatures expected to climb into the 90s and the heat index (you know, it ain't the heat, it's the humidity) expected to get up near 100.
The city is opening cooling centers at 15 community centers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day and notes all BPL branches have AC and that there are also 64 splash pads at Boston parks on which to stay cool.
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The heat is on
By cybah
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 9:13am
The reference:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZD8HKVKneI[/youtube]
I can't tell you
By BostonDog
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 9:38am
How happy I would be to never, ever, hear that song again.
haha trust me
By cybah
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 9:46am
This one isn't bad.. I got a short list of ear worm songs that I go 'omg noooo' when they play.
Go listen to Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills. You'll wanna stab your ears out because you'll never get the melody out of your head.
For the uninformed..
By Friartuck
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 10:02am
I beg that you heed Cybah's advice. This song is a kissing cousin of Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire"
Brain cleanser
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 7:40pm
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgUO9KYjvwM[/youtube]
Expect train breakdowns,
By anon
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 9:54am
Expect train breakdowns, people collapsing in unairconditioned train stations as they wait and wait and wait and wait with no seat to sit down on, and stalled trains in dark, hot tunnels.
Best "hot" song ever
By Oh No, it's him...
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 10:38am
The greatest jazz singer ever (in my not-so-humble opinion) was Ella Fitzgerald. You can hear her sing "It's Too Darn Hot" on YouTube.
(Sorry, I don't understand how links work here, the link tag seems to put the actual HTML in the message instead of creating a link, so you'll find the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlMWW4R1ZBM
…or just search YouTube.)
And if you're not familiar with Ella Fitzgerald… enjoy.
Not fun having to leave at
By Rwgfy
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 11:06am
Not fun having to leave at 5pm in the midst of a severe thunderstorm. To say nothing of splashing outside.
That rain was a relief
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 7:37pm
I was biking home - and took cover at the farmer's market while the storm moved through. Bought some veg while the vendors were packing up.
The pressure's high just to
By Huey Lewis
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 11:24am
The pressure's high just to stay alive because the heat is on!
Thanks, Koch Brothers!
By Tim Mc.
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 12:29pm
Really been enjoying all the smoke, heat, and damaging storms they've brought us.
they don't care
By cybah
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 3:48pm
they're only a few years away from being plant food. They wont be here to see the fun that has yet to come.
The real thanks is to automotive makers and the car drives. If we didn't have such a car centric culture we might have been ok.
Not quite that simple
By perruptor
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 7:09pm
From here:
So cars and buses produce 45% of the 15% that road transport puts out. That puts cars producing less than agriculture.
* The linked source uses data from 2018. The EPA, using 2021 data, says transport produces 24% of greenhouse gases. 2021 might be an odd period, because of COVID.
I mean, it's that too.
By Tim Mc.
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 7:20pm
But the Koch Brothers have done some significant damage with their anti-climate lobbying, disinfo campaigns, and dark money operations.
Might as well thank Xi Jinping while you're at it.
By ScottB
Fri, 07/28/2023 - 12:38am
The PRC is still building coal-fired power plants.
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