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Awsome Tribute, and very moving. Excellent job of putting it together.

Now this is the fourth FF to die in New York since Sunday. Very sad. May all four of our fallen brothers as well as the New York Sanitation driver, Rest in Peace.

Thoughts and Prayers to Vincent's friends, family and to Hillcrest FD on the loss of your newest member taken before he ever had a chance. Although not LODD, still a sad day for you at HVFD. My condolences.

May he rest in peace.

Thoughts and Prayers to Lieutenant Carpluk's and FF Rielly's friends, family and to the FDNY RIP, Brothers

Well said, turk182, You have an excellent point! There is NO reason for that.

GREAT JOB, MARTY!!!!!! GREAT SAVE ALL AROUND!

From an email I received this morning, pretty much tells you which computers and bstteries are affected. Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitudeâ„¢, Inspironâ„¢, XPSâ„¢ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstationâ„¢ notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these batteries. Under rare conditions, it is possible for these batteries to overheat, which could pose a risk of fire. Potentially affected batteries were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary batteries: Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810 Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705 Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90 XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710 In addition, these batteries may have also been provided in response to service calls. The batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006. The words "DELL" and "Made in Japan" or "Made in China" or "Battery cell made in Japan, Assembled in China" are printed on the back of the batteries. If your battery does not reflect one of these markings it is not part of this recall, and you may exit the site. There is a two (2) step process to identify if your battery is affected: 1. Check if your battery model MAY be affected. If your battery is not listed, you are not affected. 2. Check if your specific battery PPID (Dell Part Piece Identification) is affected. This step is necessary to identify if your battery is affected. Only some batteries within each model are affected. If the battery is subject to this recall you will be automatically connected to a replacement order form. Step 1: Is your battery model affected? The following battery models, only, may be subject to recall: 1K055 C5340 D6024 JD616 U5867 X5333 3K590 C5446 D6025 JD617 U5882 X5875 59474 C6269 F2100 KD494 W5915 X5877 6P922 C6270 F5132 M3006 X5308 Y1333 C2603 D2961 GD785 RD857 X5329 Y4500 C5339 D5555 H3191 TD349 X5332 Y5466 These part numbers are printed on the back of the battery packs as illustrated below. Step 2: Is your specific battery affected by this issue? To determine whether your battery is affected by this issue, you should Click Here. The website will direct you to find and enter an identification number from the back of your battery pack so as to determine whether the battery is affected by this issue. If the battery is subject to this recall you will be automatically connected to a replacement order form. Dell will also provide a means for you to return the affected battery packs for proper disposal. You can also write to Dell Inc., Attn: Battery Recall, 9701 Metric Blvd., Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758. Please note that only the described battery packs are subject to this recall and not the notebook computers themselves. Batteries subject to recall should not be used while awaiting a replacement battery pack from Dell. You may continue to use your notebook computer using the AC adapter power cord originally provided with your notebook. Dell apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Shipment of quality products always has been and continues to be Dell's foremost concern. As always, if you have questions or concerns about this or any other subject, please feel free to contact Dell Support in your region.

HERE HERE!!!!!!!! CONGRATS AND BEST WISHES TO YOU BOTH!!!!!!!! MAY YOU ENJOY MANY HAPPY YEARS WITH YOUR SPECIAL PEOPLE!

We love our Gowens Knights! good, and reliable! Relatively a small company, but they take a lot of pride in what they build.

Anybody else on here try to use Nextel Direct Connect in The Croton Falls Area? All ya get is "Service Restricted" This has been on-going sporadically since early June. But for the las two weeks it is a continuous situation. With all the users in that area, including FD, PD, VAAC, even SP, it's a real problem! Damn things!

No, he may be referring to digital communications which is what I believe a lot of the new trunked systems are gonna be.

Chris, Try Radio Shack I know they had a couple thet would do either, depending on how you set it. The one I got for my firehouse a while back was just a clock, no alarm or radio. Hope this helps.

Gallon/Minute Pump?

Good Post, Wolf! This is definitely the best posted opinion I've seen in this thread!

Gongrats to the Arena Family on their new arrival! Handsome little critter!

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 506 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT... * AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW WINDSOR...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF NEWBURGH...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... COLD SPRING BY 520 PM. FAHNESTOCK STATE PARK BY 530 PM. MAHOPAC BY 540 PM. CARMEL...6 MILES WEST OF BREWSTER AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CARMEL BY 545 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4160 7424 4143 7433 4134 7395 4134 7360 4152 7354 4152 7389 lOOKS LIKE THE COLD FRONT IS ARRIVING WITH A bang, THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.A.0684.060803T1841Z- 060804T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 684 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT FAIRFIELD MIDDLESEX NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY BERGEN ESSEX HUDSON PASSAIC UNION IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK BRONX KINGS (BROOKLYN) NASSAU NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) ORANGE PUTNAM QUEENS RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) ROCKLAND SUFFOLK WESTCHESTER

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1105 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TRI STATE AREA FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... AND MOVE SOUTHEAST. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE INTO THE TRI STATE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY X635!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/O.CON.KOKX.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z- 060803T2200Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- ORANGE-PUTNAM- 1123 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT...CLIMBING INTO THE MID 90S ONCE AGAIN. WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING AT OPPRESSIVE LEVELS...THIS WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD LOWER TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY VALUES TO MORE COMFORTABLE LEVELS DURING FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS HEAT... AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE QUITE HAZARDOUS. A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOT LINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS: 1 800 5 3 5 1 3 4 5.

Air Stagnation Advisory Northern Westchester (New York) URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 359 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS ISSUED... .DANGEROUS LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE TRI STATE REGION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS MAY BE THE HIGHEST OBSERVED IN THE TRI STATE AREA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. NYZ069>076-010400- /O.UPG.KOKX.EH.A.0001.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.EH.W.0003.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.AS.Y.0006.060801T1700Z-060802T0500Z/ ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 359 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 98 AND 101 DEGREES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY ON TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH OPPRESSIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES CLIMBING TO BETWEEN MAXIMUM LEVELS OF 106 TO 111 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM...BUT HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 100 DEGREES WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL ONLY TO AROUND 80 DEGREES ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS OF NEW YORK CITY...WITH MID TO UPPER 70S ELSEWHERE. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO OR EVEN A DEGREE OR TWO HOTTER THAN TUESDAY...CLIMBING TO BETWEEN 99 AND 103 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING AT OPPRESSIVE LEVELS... THIS WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES OF 108 TO 115 DEGREES BETWEEN NOON AND 600 PM. NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS SHOULD CALL 3 1 1 TO IDENTIFY COOLING CENTER LOCATIONS AND OBTAIN BEAT THE HEAT SAFETY TIPS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS HEAT...AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE...THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN. A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION.THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS: 1 800 5 3 5 1 3 4 5. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UPCOMING EXCESSIVE HEAT. $$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage Excessive Heat Warning Northern Westchester (New York) URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 359 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS ISSUED... .DANGEROUS LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE TRI STATE REGION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS MAY BE THE HIGHEST OBSERVED IN THE TRI STATE AREA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. NYZ069>076-010400- /O.UPG.KOKX.EH.A.0001.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.EH.W.0003.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.AS.Y.0006.060801T1700Z-060802T0500Z/ ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 359 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 98 AND 101 DEGREES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY ON TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH OPPRESSIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES CLIMBING TO BETWEEN MAXIMUM LEVELS OF 106 TO 111 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM...BUT HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 100 DEGREES WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL ONLY TO AROUND 80 DEGREES ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS OF NEW YORK CITY...WITH MID TO UPPER 70S ELSEWHERE. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO OR EVEN A DEGREE OR TWO HOTTER THAN TUESDAY...CLIMBING TO BETWEEN 99 AND 103 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING AT OPPRESSIVE LEVELS... THIS WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES OF 108 TO 115 DEGREES BETWEEN NOON AND 600 PM. NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS SHOULD CALL 3 1 1 TO IDENTIFY COOLING CENTER LOCATIONS AND OBTAIN BEAT THE HEAT SAFETY TIPS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS HEAT...AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE...THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN. A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION.THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS: 1 800 5 3 5 1 3 4 5. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UPCOMING EXCESSIVE HEAT. $$ THIS DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK GOOD BE CAREFUL AND STAY SAFE, PEOPLE

Excessive Heat Watch URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 348 AM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .DANGEROUS LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE TRI STATE REGION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CTZ005>007-009>011-NJZ002-NYZ067>071-077-078-080-312000- /O.CON.KOKX.EH.A.0001.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- 348 AM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. COMBINED WITH RATHER HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES CLIMBING TO BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UPCOMING EXCESSIVE HEAT. $$ No Thunder Storms yet, but when this breaks ya may well see some NASTY weather!

Actually, I disagree with you, Tom. Volunteer means you serve to the best of your ability, without any expectation of compensation, not that you can come and go and/or do whatever you please.

Severe Weather Alert Special Weather Statement NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 412 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006 ...INCREASINGLY OPPRESSIVE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK... HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS WEEK AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DRIFTS EASTWARD TO THE SEABOARD. THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE THE MERCURY CLIMB AGAIN TO THE 90 DEGREE PLUS MARK IN THE METRO AREA WITH 85 TO AROUND 90 ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS HOT...OUR HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP HEAT INDICES IN THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DURING MONDAY...BOTH HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER. AS SUCH...IN THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY METRO AREA...THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE 100 DEGREE MARK DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE REST OF THE AREA GENERALLY SEEING VALUES BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE GOING TO BE OPPRESSIVELY HOT AND HUMID AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES INTO OUR REGION. AT THIS TIME WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE TO CLIMB TO AROUND 100 DEGREES OR SO IN THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY METRO AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE REST OF THE REGION SEEING VALUES BETWEEN 95 AND NEARLY 100. WITH THE ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS ALSO IN PLAY AT THAT TIME...THE HEAT INDEX WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY HIGH. VALUES OF BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY METRO AREA. ELSEWHERE... VALUES WILL LIKELY REACH BETWEEN 100 TO 107...ALTHOUGH SHORE LOCATIONS WILL SEE SLIGHTLY LOWER VALUES. RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE CAUTION DURING THIS HEAT WAVE WHICH MAY LAST THROUGH THURSDAY. COMMON SENSE SAFETY TIPS INCLUDE... WEARING LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND AVOIDING ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. YOU SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OTHER NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. MAKE PLANS TO CHECK ON THOSE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT SUCH AS THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG. PETS WILL ALSO NEED YOUR SPECIAL ATTENTION DURING THIS TIME.