Seven more days of above-100 temperatures are forecast for Iola, with nary a trace of rain to give relief. Beware and be wary.
Extreme temperatures like these are dangerous to people and pets. If you must be away from the air conditioning for any length of time, drink lots of fluids, dress like it’s hot outside, and forget doing physical things such as playing tennis or ditch-digging.
Keep Fido and Kitty Kat inside with you.
Those with asthma and other lung diseases are particularly vulnerable, regardless of their age. The old — one needn’t be as old as this writer to qualify — and disabled are also more likely than others to suffer heat strokes and exhaustion.
As the song warns, only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun. And, truth be known, it’s hard on them, too.
— Emerson Lynn, jr.
