Casa Grande, Arizona: Who Turned Off The Heat?

This picture is of strawberry plants in Florida. I'll get to that in a minute however it does show we made a good decision coming to Arizona this year instead of going back to Florida.

That said, What happened? The high here in Casa Grande today was only 66 degrees. Only 9 people showed up for the recreational Water Volleyball league. So we pulled the 'out-of-bounds' lines in to ten feet and played 4 on one side and 5 on the other. Most of the regular players, having decided it was too cool to get in the pool, missed out on some very competitive games.



The pool is heated so it pretty comfortable while you are in the pool. Plus there is a lot of 'spy hopping'. Spy hopping is used when you get cold. Simply lower all of your body (except your head) into the heated pool . When the ball comes your way you pop out of the water, make the play and then get low in the pool again.

Only had to use it a couple of time when the wind really picked up. During most of the game it really is comfortable. In fact, the coldest part of the day was walking the 15 feet from the showers to the pool.



So my question is, who turned off the heat? It has been in the high 70's for last couple of weeks. Now it's turned cold. In fact the high for tomorrow will only be 62 degrees. I'm guessing even fewer people will show up at the pool; might be a good time to start playing Pickleball. We'll see.



Not complaining mind you because I know the rest of the country, even Florida, is like a deep freeze. In fact, Florida strawberry growers have been watering their crops at night; this water combined with the cold temperature forms a layer of ice over the plants and fruits, which actually protects the strawberries from the cold temperatures.



Sounds strange, looks even stranger seeing the plants covered in ice however it does work.



In any case, we'll close the windows and turn on the heat tonight and maybe tomorrow night. However if it gets any colder I'll have to start looking at travel into Mexico to find the heat.

See Ya!