Both Tuesday and Wednesday of last week (August 22nd-23rd) featured extreme heat by Wisconsin standards; Tuesday we crossed 100 degrees F here in Milwaukee for only the 34th time since records were kept (dating back to 1871).
In response, Milwaukee Public Schools closed both days. I know folks in Texas and the Deep South probably find this amusing, but up here most schools not only don't feature air conditioning, the windows barely budge. In fact, Junie's school just remodeled to, in part, *remove* the ability to open windows, leaving the school to be cooled only by small vents in each window.
In 100 degree heat, ya might as well coat the kids in butter and salt and pepper and serve 'em up on a barbeque platter.
Oh, and it was a WET heat too. Ick.
[apologies for Junie's language in the text. Not cool, pun intended.]
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