Okay, Enough Is Enough

It’s my corner of the internet and I shall use it as I wish.
 

 

Okay…I tried. I am still trying.

I’m trying to be gracious in the face of adversity. I’m trying to be calm in the storm. I’m trying to be patient with circumstances that are not under my control.

BUT I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE! It was 101 degrees F yesterday!

We are in the midst of a heat wave here in the Mid-Atlantic states. The temperatures are in the  high 90’s during the day and in the mid 70’s at night. The humidity has been in the 90% percentile.

Our air conditioner has been out since Monday. MONDAY!

The husband was home Monday and he was his optimistic self.  “We can swim in the pool to stay cool.” Okay!

Then he leaves for his trip early Tuesday morning and his optimism doesn’t carry long distance. I’m sure his hotel rooms are temperature controlled.

It was 105 degrees Fahrenheit today when I got in the car to take the kids home at about 1 pm. Here’s the proof.

I’m going to throw in some political statements here. Guard your ears if you are easily offended (like I am at times) or if you don’t want to hear any political ranting (like I don’t at times) then stop here. Don’t read anymore.

But if you are a brave soul and not easily offended then feel free to bring your open mindedness to this one-sided conversation.

I’m really taking this photo, I am.

Since this whole global warming “debate” started I have been very cynical about the science leading up to it. As a former scientist myself (loosely speaking) I will tell you that scientists are human too. Just sayin’.

So all thinking human beings have biases and opionions no matter how much they deny it, because they are human, they do.

So what does this have to do with my air conditioning? It doesn’t.

Except for this.

It’s easy to say that Global Warming doesn’t exist when you have regulated temperature control that works in your house. It’s easy to say that Climate Change isn’t real because, well, it’s called the weather. It’s easy to poo poo the argument that we’re all going to die because of man’s inhumane (ironic statement) indifference to his environment for pure capital gain. It’s easy to say that climate change has always existed (anyone heard of the Ice Age?) before we came to this earth and think that the history of earth evolution and revolution began when we first started remembering weather (I remember when it snowed all the time.)

But when one’s air conditioner is out for a week and it’s horridly hot with 100% humidity, the only thing I can say is this…

Global Warming is REAL! And it’s happening right NOW!

For those of you who I offended with this post, I truly apologize. I’ll be back to my old sort-of-happy self when the air conditioner gets fixed tomorrow.