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ms liberty

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5. I feel for the Norwegians, they are not used to this. It's brutal here in NC right now. Oppressive heat

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:23 AM

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I'm about 90 miles west in the foothills, and right now at 8:15 am it is 86 degrees outside with humidity in the mid-50's. We're expected to have thunderstorms later this afternoon.

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