Splitter!!!
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But you should still play that songā¦
As a kid, we mostly went to Methodist services, when we went. My sister got saved in middle or high school, and Iād go to her baptist church with her sometimes. And now she goes to the largest evangelical church in the region (where MTG used to be a member). Pre-pandemic, I went to see my nieceās baptism (they believe you canāt be baptized as a baby, only when you can make that choice). It was kind of wild - itās a massive church, with separate services for kids, pre-teens (my niece) and teens. It was right before X-mas and they had a skit, a mini-praise music concert, and then these videos with rather high production values for all the kids being baptized that day. It was fucking weird.
Iāve been to a Episcopal wedding and a funeralā¦ They let you have communion, even if theyāve never seen you before. They donāt hoard it like the catholics! 
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My brotherās friend (who was like another brother) was an altar boy with my brother in our Episcopal parish. When our family friend married into an old North Shore Italian family in SF, the Catholic priest invited the Episcopalians to partake in communion. We were flabbergasted, to say the least. I found out that the priest was from a particular order that often thumbed their noses at the Vatican. (I canāt remember which order, though.)
ETA: it may have been because our friend did not convert to Catholicism.
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We occasionally get rich and/or famous people at the hotel I work at. I just found out today that the star of one of my favorite shows was here this week for like 3 days and I totally missed him.
Okay, I know itās not a horrible tragedy, but it just kinda let down my whole day.
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I felt the same when Crispin Glover visited our movie theater in the late 80s on my day off while he was filming Twister. I was probably the only person working there who knew his name off the top of my head.
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Thatās what this thread is forā¦ sucky things big or small.
Can I ask who it was?
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Sam Huntington. Played Josh on Being Human and the inventor of the Epstein drive on The Expanse.
Being Human was in my top 10 for the last couple decades. Just such great cast chemistry.
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I loved that show, and especially that is actually came to a natural, mostly happy conclusion. Wish we had more like it.
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Itās 10AM, and it is already too hot for me here in England. Itās only going to get hotter.
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And itās even worse than that there, aye?
My sympathies!
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Most of yāall donāt have air conditioning either, right? I hope itās a dry heat. If so, itāll stay cooler in the shade and spritzing water will help. You might consider putting some bowls of water in the freezer. You can tip the ice into a cool bath to get it cooler.
At least in Texas most people have some air conditioning and we have cooling centers. Unless the grid collapses. In which case we are fucked
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At these temperatures, Iām not sure it matters anymoreā¦
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Definitely rough either way. But a humid heat makes sweating useless, so hyperthermia is faster. Not as sneaky as in a dry heat, you know your body is suffering!
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Itās Britain, so no. You canāt get more than about 100km from the sea here.
I do have aircon, and I am hoping it doesnāt cost me too much. Itās going to be running nearly constantly for today and tomorrow.
@anon27554371 suggested I try an ice vest, and I ordered one, but it isnāt going to get here for another few weeks.
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Iām glad you have a/c. Remember they donāt usually have more than a 20 degree temperature difference (in Fahrenheit). So if itās 37.7c outside, the inside wonāt get cooler than 27.7c. Close up your doors and windows. Pull all the blinds and curtains across the window. Donāt go anywhere without ice water. Good luck. Heat like that is brutal
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If you have access to several unused (clean) disposable diapers, I have a hack.
The larger the diaper, the bigger the final result. (I use some adult diapers I had leftover from taking care of my mom.)
You will need, in addition:
- scissors
- isopropyl alcohol (ārubbing alcoholā) 70% -ish
- water
- 1-quart plastic freezer-bags (1 liter size) that āzip-closeā (in the U.S. thatās ZiplocĀ® but there are cheaper clones, usually some store-brand, of this type of food storage bag)ātry to get bags labeled for freezer use because these are made with thicker walls
Cut away all parts of the diaper, leaving the absorbent pad intact with a 2-inch margin of existing sealed diaper material.
Place that trimmed pad inside the freezer bag, flattened out to expose the most surface area.
Depending on the size of the diaper, put in 2:1 parts (water:alcohol).
Keep adding this liquid mix until the pad is saturated.
Express all air from bag.
Seal.
Place in freezer.
Later, you get ā¦ an ice pack!
Do not place the ice pack directly on human skin.
To wear it, roll it up in a tea towel or if you are less sensitive to extreme cold, put it inside a pillowcase and roll the excess cloth up to make a neat tight rectangle, wear around neck (carotid arteries!) or around waist (kidneys!).
Set a timer for 10 minutes. 
Do not leave this kind of ice pack on skin for more than 10-15 minutes.
It is possible to damage skin by having an ice-burn. IANAD. Etc.
Adapted from:
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The train in Spain stays plainly in the flames.
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THIS.
People who arenāt used to this kind of heat think that opening the windows in the middle of the day will help. NO!!!
Keep the inside as dark as you can during the day; if it cools down at night, thatās when you open all the blinds/curtains and the windows themselves to get a cross breeze through the home.
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