High Heat Index

Ocala, Florida

Weather: low 79 degrees, high 98 degrees, mostly clear skies

We've got to change the time of year that we visit Florida. June is probably the most miserable month of the year in Florida with respect to the weather. High temperatures, high humidity, blazing sun. This June is not any different, as the heat index today hit about 114 degrees. That's just too hot!

Along with visiting Carolyn's mother today, I had the truck serviced. For the second time in about two weeks, I found a WalMart Mall that didn't have what I needed, which was an oil change for the truck. The Mall at Silver Springs doesn't have a car service department. What is the world coming to? Anyway, I went over to the other WalMart Mall on the west side of Ocala, and they had what I needed. There was a little wait, but that was fine.

The next stop was at the public library to check out their used book store, where I found several paperback books that I bought for $.50 each. Not bad for books that cost up to $10.00 each when they were new.

By the time I was finished and had gone back to Doris's house, Carolyn was ready to go home. On our way to the RV, we decided to drive through one of the dozens of new subdivisions that were started when the economy was good, but are now dead in the water. The subdivision we drove through was a beautiful horse farm at one time, and was then subdivided into lots of about one acre. It appears the intent was to have an upper scale housing development, but they seem to have fallen on hard times. There are only about ten houses in a development of about 300 acres, and only two of those are occupied. This project appears to have been caught with houses that are too big and too expensive for the people who still have jobs. Earlier today, I heard that there are close to 1,000 houses here that have been foreclosed on or are owned by the banks. Ouch! That is going to take some time to sell off.

The rest of the day was spent trying to stay cool, and thinking about where we might be able to find some cooler weather without having to drive 1500 miles.

More later, be safe.

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