Gasp...wheeze.....

Here it is June and we've already broken into triple digits. I live in Texas. I know it gets hot. I just wasn't expecting it to do it this soon.

A.C.'s been running a lot lately, even using ceiling fans and box fans to help it seem cooler. Somehow one of the box fans from last year has disappeared - not in the house, not in the attic, and I can't seem to find it buried in the garage either. So, I've spent part of this morning looking online for a fan. I wanted to see what was available at the closest stores. Here's the interesting thing - when you find something online at one of the big box stores or home improvement stores, the very one you want is 1.) Out of Stock, 2.) Only sold online, 3.) If you do buy it online it takes 2-3 weeks to ship. Found a really nice dark blue fan I coveted, then read the estimated arrival time and it's sometime in mid-July. I could die of heatstroke by then! Well, not really of course, but you get my point. So, I guess I'm just heading to one of the local places and buy one of the common box fan varieties - grey box, white grid, white blades. So much for creativity...

Another interesting problem is the sound has begun it's hot weather trick and goes in and out on my car audio system. It started last summer, but would fade in and out. This summer it goes off and stays off for a couple of days and then I'll get back in the car, turn the key and suddenly the radio starts up again. I've called around to several places, explained what it does, ("As soon as it hits high 90's-100's, and I hit any type of bump in the street the sound disappears....) and gotten a half dozen explanations. The radio is still operating - I can see what song is playing - just can't hear anything. I've also gotten varying repair costs, or no cost at all until they 'see it and make sure what it is.' One place wanted to charge around $300, telling me the problem was actually inside the radio and they would have to pull the system out to work on it. Might as well get a new sound system installed for that amount of money. So, I guess I'll wait until the weather cools down in September to listen to uninterrupted music.

Hot weather. Gotta love it.