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I feel like a tornado almost touched down where we live, around 8PM. Snapped trees and trees bent sideways. I've seen a lot of storm but never anything like this. So brief, but the wind was violent.

Birds are also feeling the heat and there is not too much water around for them (technically our part of the state is in a Severe Drought). Many birds have big, demanding fledglings right now and the parents are stressed! If you have an outdoor space please fill a shallow dish with water, or buy a birdbath. It needs to be refreshed daily.

If someone is experiencing a heatstroke-related emergency:

• Move them out of the sun asap
• Put cold drink bottles on their neck, or under their arms
• Offer liquids: water, gatorade, vitamin water, etc.
• Salty snack helps with electrolyte loss

Heatstroke and dehydration symptoms: faintness, nausea, throwing up, lack of sweat. If you're outdoors drink 1 liter (about a quart) per hour.

All on site now. "Investigation ongoing," said a cop.

Hi all,

Our kiddo who just finished kindergarten at PS 130 just received a G&T offer at PS 230 off of the waitlist for 1st grade. Both schools are walkable and local for us so no commuting involved, but we honestly aren't even sure what criteria we should be using to decide.

We love our current school community and are mostly happy there, though there were some bumps around how some things were handled.

Would love to hear from anyone with experience there or if you've heard anything.

Some questions:

- The G&T program at PS 230: how different is the curriculum really, what's the classroom culture like, and how cohesive is the G&T class socially? Happy you did it/happy you didn't?

- PS 230 generally: what's the vibe, what's great, what's not as great?

- G&T programs generally: what was your decision making process/what'd you decide?

We're not looking for high pressure or competition, but the idea of a motivated class that stays together throughout elementary school does have some appeal.

Any positive experiences or cautionary tales? Thanks so much!

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I live close by and it’s been a convenient sandwich place, but the place reeks of sewage. Has anyone else experienced this?