Ah, I don't hate you for saying it.... we irrigate everything and have a
saying that we'd rather have a drought than a flood because we haven't
figure out a way to stop a flood, but we sure know how to irrigate.... we
just wish somebody would pay the electric bills!

So far, here at least, 1988 was worse, but we won't know until it's over.

Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:nhNCe.184377$xm3.94572@attbi_s21...
Twin Cities = 10 straight days in the mid 90's (first time since the BIG
drought year of 1988).

Yeah, that was an amazing year, 1988. We had just bought our first house,
the summer before, and knew that we'd have to paint it the following year.

To our astonishment, it didn't rain at all, all summer. We were able to
paint outside every day after work, and -- since we were entirely shaded
by
21 full-grown oak trees, and were less than a mile from Lake Michigan --
the
heat wasn't bad at all.

Farmers will hate me for saying it, but that year -- and this year -- are
as
close to "perfect" summers as I've seen. VFR every day, sunny and warm.
THAT is summer, gentlemen!

:-)

Now if only it cools down a tad before OSH, it really WILL have been a
perfect summer!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"