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New Orleanians know it well: That steam-room atmosphere you discover when you step off the airplane and onto the jetway. Here, heat is about more than weather. It’s about alchemy, about embracing extremes, about pain and pleasure, often intertwined. Heat can open blood vessels and improve your memory. It gives us Tabasco peppers. Heat can elicit humor in a way cold never will. And don’t be complacent: Those in more northern climes will be facing temperatures equivalent to two states south of you by 2050. Join us on the hot seat as we talk about our love/hate relationship with heat, and why it can be oddly wonderful. And bring your fans.
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That post about living in an oven really hit home—I’m sweating just reading it here in Houston! Our own oven actually gave up right in the middle of last summer’s worst heatwave, which felt like a personal attack from the weather gods. I was ready to trash it, but a friend convinced me to call an oven repair in Houston first, and I’m so glad I did. The technician fixed it in one visit for way less than a new one would cost, and our old oven bakes so much better than the fancy new models anyway. Now I’m all about repairing instead of replacing—it saves money, cuts down on waste, and keeps a perfectly good appliance out of the landfill.