Can You Spell HEAT WAVE?

Wednesday, August 4 - Shepherdsville, KY

I don't know about anyone else, but I can't remember a time in my life when the weather was this hot for this long! We arrived in the Louisville area on Monday, July 19th and the temperature was in the 90's. It stayed there all week, and when we left the area on the following Monday and headed to Alabama, the temperature was still in the 90's. In Alabama, same thing - 90's every day we were there! Since we left Alabama and went to Nashville, then on to Louisville again, the temperature has remained in the 90's. Well, I am happy to say that today we finally got out of the 90's - today's high hit 102 degrees! Yippee!! Add to that the fact that the dew point has been in the 70's, that takes the Heat Index up to about 110 every day. We have not been able to sit outside the motorhome at any time since we left Massachusetts on July 17th.

On a happier note, our parts for the motorhome came in today, and we will be at the repair facility tomorrow AM by 8 to have them installed. With luck, we will be on the road headed home by noon. Barring any unforseen problems after that, we should be pulling in to the driveway sometime on Saturday. We had planned to stop in Pennsylvania to check out the show venue we will be working in September, but we may just decide not to do that. If we do decide to stop, weather permitting heat-wise, we will not make it home until Sunday.

Today it was so hot that we decided not to do any sightseeing or distillery touring. Instead, we went SHOPPING, where it was cool, at least! We stopped at the local Michael's and TJMAXX/Home Goods stores and spent time in the coolness. Yes, we have A/C in the motorhome, but in this heat, the coach only cools down to about 78, but it gets warmer around 4 - 5PM, when it is hottest outside. At the present time, 8:15PM, it is 95 outside and 77.5 inside. As soon as the sun goes down completely, it will cool off enough to sleep comfortably. The roof A/C units (2) have been running constantly since we left on July 17th! Bet they can't wait for this heat to subside, so that they can get some rest!

OK, I've only had one reader comment on last night's little test question regarding the label on our bottle of Maker's Mark #46 (or any bottle of Maker's Mark, for that matter). Here's another hint to help you out: look particularly at the spelling of the words! You'll have to read last nights post to be able to look at the label (unless, of course, you happen to have a bottle handy). Leave your comments at the end of last night's blog, or send me an e-mail with your answer (if you have one).

One last thing before I sign off - we spoke to Steve and Sherry Metz, The DIP Kids, earlier this evening. They are here in Louisville, believe it or not, and we are hoping to get together with them tomorrow morning before we leave the area. They are here for the National Street Rod Show, which is being held at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition, where our show was held two weeks ago. In case you don't know, Steve and Sherry are the couple who is responsible for teaching us the "DIP" business! We are very excited to see them, it's been almost a year since the last time we got together with them!

Check back soon for a report on whether or not we got to see them. Not sure if I will post tomorrow night. I may just wait until we get home. But be sure to check back often. Seems that I've been posting a lot more lately. Guess I'm on a roll, eh?

OK, I'm outta here!