Be careful what you ask for

Two weeks ago, when we were one day away from tying the record for days over 100 and two days away from breaking it, in typical Texas fashion, we cooled down. Way down. Along with half the populace fond of breaking records (no matter their dubiousness), I kvetched why couldn't we just stay hot two more days. We had come so far...

Then we have 10 days of absolutely beautiful cool weather. Still dry, which is awful, but cool. So cool we're sleeping with the windows open. We got spoiled in a heartbeat.

Guess what?

It's supposed to be 100 today. Maybe tomorrow too.

Well, bring it on! Let's get this over with and go back to cool weather.

Now, if only talking about something would make it so... rain? Please?

Fan vs. fan

To say it's miserably hot here in North Texas would be an understatement. The weatherman is promising a cool front by the weekend which will drop temps into the 90s for highs. Compared to the trip-digits we're currently having, this is a very good thing. I may have to find my sweaters.

On the other hand, just because it's hot outside doesn't mean it's cool inside. We keep our a/c set in the high-70s and run ceiling fans. At night, we use a stand fan also. If last fall is any harbinger, I'll actually miss the drone when it becomes cool enough not to have it.

But we're having a party, an outdoor party, and so we need more fans to circulate what will be very hot air on the patio. So we journeyed to the Big Box and picked up a couple. We put them together (does NOTHING come pre-assembled?) as a warm-up to our TV stand effort. Not that it was hard, but it stood as a reminder of how things keep getting cheaper and cheaper in construction. The difference, particularly in the motor casing between these fans and the company-identical one from a few years ago, is very noticeable.

For starters, the whole thing is lighter in weight. We'd better hope God doesn't decide to give us a breeze during the party, or these babies will be over on their noses. I just don't have a lot of confidence that I'll still be hauling them around in 5 or 6 years.

The price was right (and we did have other choices), but if you get what you pay for, I'm fairly sure we did.