James... wanna know the biggest conspiracy in my life right now? This one has been going on here in my town since I moved here. And one of these days, I'm going to call one of the TV stations and they are gonna blow this conspiracy right outta the water... yep... you just watch... I'm gonna end this one.
Lake Havasu City is on record as having the most days of the year being the hottest
recorded spot in the nation for the past decade. There are days when the thermometer on my back patio will be pinned beyond 120°... that's as high as it goes. I will call up the time and temp to see how much above 120° it is and will get something like 123°. But then when I watch the news at night, they will report that our high was only something like 115°. What's up with that?!?!? If I gotta live in this heat, I damn well want national recognition for it! So I did some research and found out that when I call for time and temp, I'm not getting the "official" temp... (does that mean I'm not getting the official time either?
)... the "official" temp is taken out on the island, right near the water where it is always much cooler... obviously. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce doesn't want to "advertise" the high temps because they feel it will effect tourism... which is our main industry here. We used to have one of those big signs down by the London Bridge that would tell the temp but it got taken down when the temp hit 130 one day. Now we have carbon monoxide monitors so we can notify people when the levels reach unsafe.
Anyway... I think you can see the conspiracy here. And frankly, I've about had it. I want
NATIONAL recognition for living in the hottest damn spot in the nation... dammit... and I'm not going to let no stinkin' Tourism Bureau cheat me out of it!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif