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Originally posted by Wishimay:
How do we remedy this gaping un-equality? And fast too, because I want a gold plated swimming pool in MY backyard...

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Responding to a report that a fisherman had reeled in a piranha on June 7, lake superintendent Jim Caldwell brought the fish to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, where it was identified as a pacu. Some reports say another pacu was seen a couple of weeks later.

Caldwell said he is still swimming in the lake nearly every day. Pacus primarily eat nuts, aquatic vegetation and snails, he told KDSK, and pose no real threat to humans.

Residents of Papua New Guinea may beg to differ. There, according to British fisherman Jeremy Wade, the pacu is known as the "ball cutter." In 2011, Wade said locals informed him that two fisherman had died from blood loss after something in the water had bitten off their testicles, according to the Metro.

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:
I will let you know how the vest works, since it wasn't that expensive.
http://www.amazon.com/Chill-Its-6665-Evaporative-Cooling-Large/dp/B002
BDU3QA/

I hope to hell it does, cause otherwise imma have serious health issues over this, argh.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Seek air conditioning during the hottest part of the day. Seriously. Malls, movie theaters, wherever.

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Originally posted by Niki2:
Oh, Frem, I'm SO glad it's working for you. I've been thinking of you, carrying around all that extra stuff inside and outside you, how you were surviving, and hoping the vest worked. Goodie!

I'm glad it's broken at least a bit for you, Six, and everyone else for whom it's breaking even a bit. Every little bit counts, eh? This has been a horrible experience for all of you outside the West Coast; my heart has really gone out to you all!

Wish to shit I could squeeze some of our fog through the ethernet...it rolled back in again today (just like it SHOULD, but its pattern has been broken) so we won't go much past 80. I'm grateful.

When I first learned of how other places in the country suffered from heat and humidity, I asked Jim how they survive. May have posted this before, but his answer was they have AC at home, get in their air-conditioned car and drive to work, or to the mall, a movie, etc.; anywhere with AC. I see that's been suggested here. I couldn't live like that, aside from sleeping outdoors, I spend a lot of time outside. Think I won't trade the (amazing to me, first time I heard it) fact that some places actually stay GREEN in Summer, the heat/humidity and the snow in Winter for what I've got, thank you.

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The fact that the highest my 2nd floor temp with no A/C the last few days is 85, I'm groovy.....

I actually LIKE hot weather, even at my age, but without any A/C, and working a job with no A/C at night is brutal when you go on a 4 day binge on doing nothing but sweating with no relief beside your short post/pre work showers.

I seriously don't need A/C now..... and it's only 10-12 degrees cooler.....

This is MY atmosphere I love.

I HATE the cold.....

I've got about 1,500 sq/ft of house to roam about alone in nothing but my boxers now, which is 3 times the space of my old apartment. I love it.....

I'm just glad I don't have to "freeball" it at the moment with fans on me and still sweat.....

Bring on the 90 degree temps any day as long as it dips to the mid 70's at night and I'm gravy......