record breaking heat and what-not

• You know it must be hot in the northwest when your Uncle Joe calls you from his car because he hears the announcer guy talking about this cruise he's going to take to Alaska and he's all worried that the glaciers are going to be melted before he gets there.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when the spouses of worship team members come to worship team practice because the church is air conditioned.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when instead of Arctic Blast 2009 coverage you get Heat Wave 2009 coverage.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when, as part of Heat Wave 2009 coverage, they use a heat sensitive camera to show how hot it is in downtown Portland.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when the temperature is only one degree off from what it was when you landed in Las Vegas.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when your friends are posting pictures of thermometers registering 100+ degree temperatures on facebook.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when other friends on facebook write to ask how you're surviving the heat.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when the weather guy talks about records being broken - hottest day ever, record number of 3 digit days in a row, record number of 90 degree days, record number of consecutive 90 degree days.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when Home Depot sells out of all its air conditioning units.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when your friend's pool water is about 90 degrees.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when you get to the church earlier than everyone else for VBS so you can park under the shade of a tree.
• You know it must be hot in the northwest when 95 feels really nice and cool.