Another scorcher. It\’s not quite 11:00 am. The temperature is already 91 (33 degrees Centigrade), and the heat index is 103! There\’s a heat advisory in effect. Again.

Today I went to the regular supermarket instead of the salvage store. I wanted bananas and apples, and the salvage store, I must admit, isn\’t great for fresh produce. Although I did get some nice zucchini there last week.

On the way to the store I took the route through the park. It gave me an extra half-mile or so for the Cycle September challenge. I didn\’t need enough stuff to require the trailer; the panniers did just fine.

Then I had to walk to a drugstore a mile away; the one closer to home was having trouble getting a prescription I need. I didn\’t try to ride there because it would have meant a couple of blocks being squeezed between moving cars, and car parked along the street. That makes me VERY nervous. Of course — and alas! — on the way back home, I stopped at the drugstore near home for ice cream!

I\’m glad I got things done early, and can now stay home in the air conditioning. I\’ve become terribly spoiled about that. I grew up in this climate with no air conditioning. We didn\’t even use fans except when there was company. But we had windows that we could crank open, and this was before there was the crime that we hear all too much about nowadays.

Yet another scorcher is expected tomorrow. When, oh when, will Fall and cooler weather get here?