It is anything but an ordinary day today!! Page 2 of my morning newspaper had a headline that read: SUMMER STILL SZZLES. I say...When will it ever end? In the city and surrounding areas of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service says the heat index will top 100 degrees today! Hot and humid weather is expected to continue for Lancaster County today as the high temperature is forecast to reach the mid-to-upper 90s, with a chance of reaching 100, according to the National Weather Service in State College, Pennsylvania. The weather service issues heat advisories when it expects heat indexes to exceed 100 degrees! According to the weather service, the heat index - what the temperature feels like to the human body with relative humidity combined with the air temperature - will reach a high of 105! degrees. The weather service advises residents to stay in air conditioning as much as possible, drink plenty of water and watch for symptoms of heat stroke, including profuse sweating and dizziness. Additional areas affected by today's advisory include Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and eight other counties. The weather service said the heat will dissipate as quickly as it came, with highs of 80 forecast for Thursday an Friday, respectively, and high temperatures in the mid-80s over the weekend. And it's almost September!! Tough on my body which is just 20 years away from a century old! My plans for today are to walk the six blocks to the main building on the Woodcrest Villa campus after I eat lunch at home, and play a few hours of pool. Perhaps I should head to the pool instead! But, then again, the pool isn't real cold either. And, when I'm ready to head home, I was planning on walking home. Yeah...It's only a bit over a quarter of a mile that I have to walk, but us old folks can't walk as fast as we used to! My wife and myself do keep the interior of our villa at about 70 degrees, but until we reach the front door, it's pretty damn hot walking! I know....I should just stay home today and out of the heat, but everyone keeps telling me I should keep busy and don't sit in front the TV all day long. So...I will still plan to walk to the poolroom...and hope the noon-time sun will cooperate for at least the few blocks that I have to walk. If you read another story on this site tomorrow, you'll know that I made it. If not...send cards! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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