New Orleans set a new record for hottest day last Wednesday. A 104 degree temperature was recorded at Audubon Park. That afternoon my car’s thermostat read 109. After driving for 10 minutes, it only went down to 102.
Even in this heat, there are things to do, places to go. At yesterday’s Palmer Park artists market, I spotted an older lady who was showing signs of heat exhaustion (thank you, 6 years of First Aid/CPR certification!) and got her to a cooler place with cool water and air. I only stayed about 30 minutes.
Like I said last week, air conditioning is a necessity. Another is the snowball. A snowball is not a snow cone; it is better. Finely shaved ice is drenched in flavored syrup and best when topped with condensed milk. There are dozens and dozens of flavors, but plain strawberry is my favorite.
I had a pink lemonade snowball at the market and it was so hot we went for seconds in the afternoon. However, the line outside Hansen’s Sno-Bliz was too long, so we went to the supermarket down the street instead, bought a watermelon and ate half of it. It did the trick, but it will be a few days before I eat watermelon again.
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