I'm hosting family from Phoenix (valley of the sun a'hmmmm-wimps) and they swear they have never felt it hotter than yesterday in Chicago. We took the kids to Shedd Aquar. yesterday and decided to walk back up to Mich Ave. along the lake shore. We made it half way and flagged a taxi. It was 100 on the temperature thing in my car but the heat index was 107. The thing that was the kicker was the taxi had all his windows rolled up but the a/c only in the front of the taxi (which my son and nephew enjoyed) while we finally said the heck with it and lower windows in the back as the girls and toddler nephew were close to getting heat stroke. I told her (SIL)"WE DO NOT DO THIS WHEN ITS LIKE THIS, WE MUST MISS AND LOVE YOU ALOT, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON WE'D PLAY TOURISM DIRECTOR FOR in this kind of weather". They admit they have never felt heat like this before---so much for the true culprit the stinkin humidity!!!!!!

Some Apartment buildings in Chicago, some of which lost power, had buses taking them to a cooling center which the city rigged up in Mc Cormick center. They brought in food and games for kids, movies for adults. I was surprised how fast the city moved on this. It was a wicked day!!!People think we're brave to live here thru our 0 degree winter days. Right now I think its more the last week of July we deserve a metal for.... :blush: :cheer: :ranting: