Tuesday, July 6, 2010

DAMN!

That will be the common theme amongst New Yorkers today as they set outside to find themselves literally in the depths of hell. If you haven't figured it out by now, we're in the midst of a massive heatwave that promises to make our lives miserable for the rest of the week. Temperatures will hover around 100 degrees today and tomorrow before scaling back to a modest 98 on Thursday. They say "relief" will come by the weekend as temps should fall to the upper 80's. Yay.

To make matters worse, whenever we get heatwaves such as the current one, we have to worry about brownouts or even worse, the occasional blackout (when areas of the city loses electrical power due to overuse of electricity on air conditioners and other cooling devices). That is something we DO NOT need! So please conserve energy by shutting off all unnecessary appliances and light switches. Every little bit helps.

To illustrate how hot it is out there, I took a walk to the post office a little while ago. Walked one block and was literally dripping in sweat by the time I arrived at the post office. It's brutal out there, folks.

And to make matters worse, we're on gridlock alert today as the Queen of England makes her first visit to NYC in over 30 years today. She will be visiting Ground Zero to lay a wreath to honor British citizens who died on 9/11. The Queen will be making other appearances in the area before making her way to the U.N. to address the General Assembly. I hope she can handle this heat!

Aren't you glad the long holiday weekend's over?

In any case, you will probably find me at the bar this afternoon (hey, they have better AC than I do), catching up on bar work and preparing for the major World Cup semi-final matchup between URUGUAY vs NETHERLANDS (1:30pm). It should be an interesting match to say the least!
DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS TONIGHT! Hoping to keep cool after work? Let our dollar mugs of Bud/Bud Light help you out! Even if you still find yourself sweating it out after more than a few mugs, you can always pretend you're cool.


That's It. That's All I Got.