PHOENIX, ARIZONA — When Arizona lawmakers returned to the state Capitol here earlier this month, they started their day with a prayer to ease the scorching heat.
“We pray, Father, for solutions to end suffering and for our temperatures to trend downwards to provide relief for so many in harm’s way,” the legislative chaplain said as sweaty heads bowed in the state Senate.
Meanwhile, the air conditioning was out in the state House of Representatives. Heat seeped through the western-facing wall as the state’s 60 representatives piled into the squat cinderblock building. Fans set up to cool the hallways were too loud for staff to work, so they were on only intermittently. Extension cords ran through the hallways, tripping up lobbyists passing through.
It was the first day back in session after a six-week hiatus, and the heat was impossible to ignore.
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I would love to have solar panels on my roof, and even a windmill, if possible (although I believe they are prohibited). The only problem is my lack of income to buy such products, unless I get a reverse mortgage (which I cannot because of the overreach of the HUD program which has rediculous rules which I cannot aprove of for my house. I tried for a while, but had to give up because of the very stupid HUD rules. So now I am stuck living in poverty with only the Federal Poverty Level wages supplied by Social Security.
P.S.: While the western states have a heat wave, Here in Pa., we have had rain all through the month of July, which is the most I have seen since I started growing gardens here for 30 years now.