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Brutally Cold... in July!

I shouldn't complain since my health does so poorly in warmer environments but the weather lately has been absolutely ridiculous! I was so cold through the night last night that I could not sleep. My bones and joints ached so badly that sleeping was impossible... I was shivering... and yet, I was fully clothed and we had a blanket covering us!  It is mid-July... we should be complaining about the heat! Actually, this is the only month when it is normal to have temperatures approaching triple digits or in triple digits. By late August, the weather is usually cool enough that you can't help but be reminded that snow will be falling soon.  So, what I'm saying is that mid-July is the peak of our summer as far as temperature goes... we usually have air conditioners in as many windows as possible to try to keep cool... and that peak usually only lasts for about two weeks. Instead, lately, I've wanted to fire up that furnace again. This morning I was expecting to awake t