It was 103F at 10 am here...

I have central air and I'm setting at minimum bearable expenditure, if the kids complain they can go outside.

I thank the people who are calling Mom and telling her to stay inside, which she would anyway. I've kept my unhappy cats in. Mother Nature ain't to be disrespected.

It occurs to me to ask her (Mom, not Mother Nature, upon rereasing) tomorrow, which is supposed to be both hotter and the last really hot day, if she has a get-to-AC-now plan if the elec in DC goes out with the demand, since there is no limit to the # of people who are buying, and plugging in, fans and pocket ACs.