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I continue making zero progress on either finding a job or assistance getting the van in driveable condition. The laptop is at least reliably charging again, but the remote for my lighting is still missing, and god only knows where in this mess my wallet is, meaning I can't replace it (a $7 kit) because Walmart doesn't accept tap to pay.
All of this is somewhat on the back burner because we have a heat wave starting tomorrow expected to produce the highest temperatures ever recorded in May. So not just daily records; straight out climate change in action.
The fan I have above the bed does its level best, but past around 95F, I have to take my shirt off so it becomes an evaporative cooler, and it's still miserable. That's also about the point where my laptop overheats and shuts down. I have an ice pack in the "freezer" to hold against it, but that's not willing to go below about 50F anymore, so it's of limited value compared with a 0F one.
We're supposed to hit 105F on Wednesday -- which is August weather. So I do not have high hopes for what this week brings.
Quick folo: The friend who let me ride out the cold snap in his garage in February ... is letting me ride out this heat wave in his garage. Wasn't my first choice, but apparently despite gunning for liver failure, I retain some sense of self-preservation.
I nearly passed out from heat exhaustion yesterday in the van and realized I had to make the call.