The A/C came back on...

It has been so long since I slept with the windows opened.  I had forgotten what it was like to hear the sounds a train makes in the middle of the night or the noise from the school buses early in the morning as they go over the speed bumps on our street.

I had to run several errands in town and decided to do so today since tomorrow we are once again expecting temperatures in the mid-'90s.  We had a low of 70 with a high of 89 degrees so the A/C had to be turned back on.

It seems that every time I want to document the price of gas I either do not have my cellphone or there is just too much traffic to attempt a picture.  Here is the price today $2.269 per gallon at Walmart for regular unleaded gasoline.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.



Saying of the Day

Extreme drought / In store pick-up / Avocados

We are still suffering from high temperatures even without taking into account the heat indexes.  The trees continue to lose their leaves not because it is Fall but because we have had no rain.  Every Thursday the drought map for Texas comes out, last week we were in a severe drought, this week the southern tip of Val Verde County where we reside is in extreme drought.

This week I had raked the leaves in the front yard but due to the high winds, it looks like I am going to have to do it all over again!  Today we had a high of 96 a low of 74 with a heat index of 98 degrees.

Drove into town this afternoon to run errands.  I had ordered something online from Walmart with the option of store pick-up so I had no choice but to finally enter the store I have been avoiding since the El Paso mass shooting.

I had no idea they had a new pick up center I think it is called a Tower?  It is automated however their WiFi was down and since I do not want to have to come again I went shopping until it came back up.

JudithK, if you are reading this you were correct.  Before I had only bought avocados at HEB but the ones at Walmart were equally non-ripe but I bought them anyway.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.



Saying of the Day

When is this heat going to go away?

I am aware I sound like a broken record but I just can't stand these summer temperatures in the Fall. Today we had a high of 99 with a low of 77 and a heat index of 100 degrees.

There were showers in Val Verde County today but mostly in the northern part of the county.  The Texas drought report comes out every Thursday and this area is under a severe one.

Got an e-mail yesterday notifying me that Spectrum would be conducting maintenance overnight yet this morning I had a hard time going online and it was super slow.  Later learned that it was not just in Del Rio it was statewide.

Where has this week gone?  I can not believe tomorrow is already Friday!

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

 Saying of the Day

Tropical Storm Imelda, Record highs for Del Rio

Hope my readers and friends in the Greater Houston area are doing well with all the rains that Tropical Storm Imelda is bringing.  Most of them live in Southern Harris County and even after all the storms and hurricanes they have endured would not consider moving to another part of the city.

My part of town has not received as much rainfall and thankfully in the thirty-plus years that I have owned my house it has never flooded and hope it remains that way.  Was going to e-mail my friends after the evening news last night but fell asleep before they even began.  It is no wonder I have been up since 3:57 a.m. this morning.

Yesterday we broke another record in Del Rio.  I wrote it down but can not find it (darn CRS) will update the blog later with that information as this blog serves as my Cyber Journal.  We are also expected to equal or top another record high today and tomorrow.  Just wish we could get a little bit of rain.

Since it is 5:43 a.m I can not wish you a Good Night and Terlingua Dreams.  If you are in Imelda's path please stay safe.



Today's Saying of the Day