Back to school ?!?!

How does the weatherman expect us to think about getting school
supplies and allowing an extra 15 minutes commute to work, all due
to school re-opening in another week, when it's 98 degrees outside?
As a retired educator, I used to say 'Great, they're always quieter
when it's hot out!'. (True fact. Just like pets!) But now, as person
who goes through ink cartridges like crazy, I say, 'Let's hear it for
school supply price wars!' For those who are/were fans of the week
in August that meant no sales tax on school supplies, which was
expanded in 2005 to include hurricane supplies (after 3 hits in 2004),
but canceled altogether in 2009, only to be brought back from the
dead in 2010 - well, it's a condensed version. It's a week-end, not a
week. August 13 - 15. And it's at the end of the first week of school.
This year, it's no tax on clothing and shoes, that cost up to $50,
books that cost less than $50, and school supplies that sell for under
$10. I am grateful for my Photosmart that takes cartridges that cost
$9.99 each!! Now if it would just cool down a few degrees..........