That’s roughly the direction I must face while sitting at my keyboard trying to get the maximum possible A/C airflow from the ceiling vent ten feet away. It’s hot here, but at least the A/C makes it bearable for now. The heat index is a mere 116F.
Twice today I have been outside for fifteen minutes or longer. The first foray into the heat was to take my 10″ cordless chainsaw to a fallen, 15′ long Elm tree limb. The second was a few hours later to bag some of the tree limb detritus. I’ve made a dent in it, but there is much more cutting and bagging left for the coming days.
Ulmus crassifolia is a native tree species here, and its the most common Elm species throughout Texas. Its wood is strong but brittle. The specimen in our front yard is fully mature and some 75′ tall. Every year, when we have strong thunderstorms with high winds, we lose a branch or two. So do all the other Elms in our neighborhood for miles around. This past week, we have had thunderstorms almost every other day; they have rarely brought rain to South Austin. Our neighbors to the north and west have been getting the rain; we have gotten only the lightshow, thunder and winds more often than not. Sigh.