The Hellenic Radio (ERA):

Greetings,


The following is a news announcement from the Hellenic (Greek) radio station:

Blistering Heat across Greece

Last Updated on Saturday, 25 July 2009

Blistering heat has settled over Greece, with mercury soaring to up to 45 degrees Celsius in certain regions. State authorities are on standby, with municipalities offering air-conditioned places and advising people to be extra cautious. Temperatures will start falling as of Sunday. In an attempt to find relief from the heat, the residents of urban centres are packing the nearby beaches, with the luckiest one embarking on their summer holidays.


In the meantime, the Fire Service is on alert, because the scorching hot temperatures have raised the fire alert.


The wildfire in Ierapetra, Crete, has been contained.







Blistering is the key word....

IT IS HOT!

For those of you who do not have the conversion charts memorized...

45 °C temperature in degrees Celsius is 113 °F

That is the temperature here on Crete. That is what registers... I have no clue what the heat idex is, but it feels even hotter.

To go outside is agony, but to stay insted is sometimes worse. Here in the Hansen houshold.... we are still going green and refraining from air-conditioner. Well, not really for green reason, but because it is expensive and our extremely small BTU unit would never in a million years cool off the common area. Turning the unit on is like holding out Euros in the wind.

So like most of Greece, we have tried to find a cooler stop to dwell. Beleive it or not... a nice lounge chair on the beach is cooler than our sofa in front of the television. (there really is not much t.v. on worth watching anyway)

So to all of you over in the States and escpecially in Florida.... please keep us in mind as you crank down the buttons of your central air-conditioning.

Blessings to those with enough BTU's,

Kristie