Woof! The mild temps earlier this month, which made all the TV newscasters in Sacramento want to french kiss their weather forecasters, are a thing of the past. We're in the triple digits, baby, starting this week.
At work, our facilities manager let us know the ugly truth in an e-mail yesterday. She informed us that, at the historically hottest hours of the summer, the A/C in our building has the tendency to cut out entirely. "This building was not built to withstand triple digit weather," she wrote.
What?! Did nobody inform the contractor that Sacto gets triple digit weather every summer? There were many wry jokes in the cubicles about some agency in Alaska receiving our building by mistake.
And what exactly does happen to a building that can't withstand the heat?
Incidentally, this e-mail was followed by one from a deputy something-or-other, reminding us that, melting buildings aside, we are still expected to dress professionally, and not show up in tank tops and cutoffs that show all our tattoos. (OK, I added that last bit because I caught sight of Exhibit 1 already.)
Never fear! We're going to keep the juice flowing through the weekend, even though we expect to hit new peak power usage today and Monday.
Your friends at SMUD, where the AC turns off at 5 p.m. SHARP!
Posted by: smudly | June 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM