OMG It's too hot!

Ha, ha!

Yankee problems!

It’s called Indian Summer. It happens every fucking year

55 degrees at night, I would OPEN my windows.

Nothing better than burrowing under the covers with the fresh cool of the night caressing the bedroom.

Technically, R2, it's not Indian Summer because we've not had a frost yet. (The definition of "Indian Summer" in the Midwest.) But, I agree that it is unusually warm. Supposed to get to 88 degrees here in Michigan. I'm not really complaining because I hate being cold, so I hope this leads to a mind Winter.

Record will be set here today (89*). The 10-day forecast says temps will hover in the mid-70s for a while. Then finally dip. Summer lasts longer every year...

Friends and I were just talking about this. It's fucking October and we're still in shorts and t-shirts!

I could never live in a building where my temperature was controlled for me.

NY is full of pre-war buildings that use a central boiler for the whole building and they crank it up. I assume the theory is that the heat has to be high to make it to the upper floors? I live on the first floor so I get the brunt of it. I just don't understand why the boiler doesn't seem to have a sensor to shut off when the temperature outside hits a tolerable temp outside, like today it's back up to the 80's but the boiler is still pumping out the heat. Foolish waste of money.

Shit. I'm sitting in St. Louis, Mozambique, as the trees die.

New England is warm today as well, 80s with the same tomorrow. I'm enjoying it.

Can't you turn the radiators off somehow OP?

I was astonished when I first read about buildings with this kind of heating system. Aside from the discomfort, it’s so wasteful.

I wish there was a way to regulate the radiators in these old buildings. Some radiators are exposed and have a valve you can turn to shut it off... if it's too old or rusted to turn or the knob broke off a million years ago. Some radiators are behind a grate connected to the wall (like mine is) so no access. You regulate the overwhelming sauna-like heat by opening your window. Incredibly wasteful. The biggest annoyance is my bathroom - there is one large pipe in the corner of the room behind the door that is supposed to provide heat to whole room. What a joke - my bathroom turns into a fridge in winter while the rest of the apartment is sweltering.

I remember reading a funny statement from an actor (Elijah Wood?), who said the place he lived had steam heat and winter was his least favorite season because of the horrendous radiator situation.

An example

Here in Central Illinois, we had fall temps in late August/early September but have had two solid weeks of 90 degree highs and serious drought. I can't recall ever before having on the air conditioning in October.

When I was a child in the 1970s, this never happened.

It's supposed to be 84 today and I want to bake stuff, dammit.

OP, what a Queen you are. Relax, the temperatures will fall midweek.