July 15, 2019
July 15th is the 196th day of the year. There are 169 days remaining until the end of the year.
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Chatham-Kent starting Monday and extending into next weekend.
The daytime temperatures are expected to hit the low to mid-thirties, with humidex values reaching the low to mid-forties. Overnight temperatures are also expected to hit the low to mid-twenties.
Wednesday is expected to offer some relief as temperatures will likely not reach heat warning levels.
There is a Blood Donor Clinic tomorrow in Wallaceburg at the UAW Hall (88 Elm Dr., South) from 2:30-7:30.
Book your appointment now at Blood.ca, 1-888-2-DONATE, use the apps or just walk in!
Amazon Prime Day starts today. There are two days of sales this year.
They got a bunch of celebrities to shill for them this year. They posted a video with Mark Wahlberg, Kristen Bell, Zac Brown, Jojo Siwa, and Hilary Duff.
So will you buy anything? According to a new survey, only 21% of people absolutely plan on it. 45% say they won’t, and the other 34% will wait and see.
Amazon Prime Day is here today and gone tomorrow. Check out these epic deals. July 15th and 16th. https://t.co/DkQdIYQjFG pic.twitter.com/jypOplimpK
— Amazon.com (@amazon) July 15, 2019
Power went out in New York City on Saturday evening and wasn’t restored until shortly after midnight.
About 72,000 people in New York for a few hours Saturday night. Regular people directed traffic, Broadway shows were cancelled, J-Lo’s show at Madison Square Garden was evacuated, Times Square was dark. Turns out, there was a malfunction at an electrical substation, and that the malfunction temporarily knocked out other substations.
It kicked back on right in the middle of the power company’s press conference about it. Crowds erupted into cheers in some places.
And it’s back!!! #Blackout #NYCblackout ✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/cSWmwT0bKL
— Gizem Vural 💗💜💙 (@gizemvdrawing) July 14, 2019
Finland hosted the first ever Heavy Metal Knitting Championship over the weekend. It was about as bizarre as you’re thinking it was.
Competitors are on stage knitting and dancing while a heavy metal band performs behind them. It’s part cosplay too, because they’re all wearing crazy costumes. The winners came all the way from Japan and featured a couple of sumo wrestlers and a “knitting man” wearing a traditional Japanese kimono.
Organizers said it went so well they’re going to do it again next summer.
