>Well here in Southern OZ the garden has officially been killed off >with our scorching summer. > >After nearly a week of 40C+ a fortnight ago, on Saturday Melbourne >recorded its hottest day ever 46.5C > >Toms and chiles amongst other things kaput. B@#$%y heartbreaking. > >Not to mention our bushfires here on Saturday that so far has killed >over 70 people and 800+ homes burnt out. Some entire townships have >been wiped of the map. Oh and did I mention that in Far Northern >Queensland, it has rained non stop for a week or more and most of >the rivers and homes around Ingham etc are under upto 6 metres of >water in some places! >Not a great start to the year in Ozzieland :-( Oh how great the adventures of one who lives in exotic places. <G> Here in Virginia the summers can have heat waves that last 2-3 weeks with temps 95-106F with only a slight drop at night. The kicker is, it is usually combined with humidity around 98% and no rain for 30+ days. This is a change from what was normal 35 years ago, but is becoming more common now. -- Enjoy the heat, Uncle Steve ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~ Uncle Steve's HOT Stuff Anything & Everything about Chiles http://usHOTstuff.com/ ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~