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Q. H ow m an y of these "ol d w i ves" tal es about the Dog Days of Sum m er have you hear d?
- Sn ak es m ove faster an d ar e bl i n d dur i n g the dog days an d w i l l str i k e at an ythi n g
- Sor es w on 't heal dur i n g the dog days
- You shoul dn 't sw i m dur i n g the dog days because i f you have a sor e i t w i l l get i n fected an d then
w on 't heal
- You shoul dn 't w al k bar efoot i n the w et gr ass dur i n g the dog days because the m oi stur e
betw een your toes, w oul d cause your feet to get gr oun d i tch, an d that coul d tur n i n to gan gr en e
- If i t r ai n ed on the fi r st day of the dog days, i t w oul d r ai n a l i ttl e for the n ext 40 days, but i f i t w as
dr y on the fi r st day of the dog days, i t w oul d be dr y for the n ext 40 days
- Fi sh don 't bi te dur i n g the dog days because som ethi n g "ten der s" thei r m ouths an d they don 't eat
food
- H aun ts/hai n ts com e out dur i n g the dog days an d w hen the w eather i s both hot an d hum i d, evi l
pr esen ts i tsel f i n the heatw aves fl oati n g acr oss the fi el ds
- Al w ays put your r i ght sock on fi r st dur i n g the dog days or you'l l fal l an d br eak your l eg..
- W ear your sock s i n si de out, a cr oss ar oun d your n eck , or your bal l cap back w ar ds to aver t
bad for tun e or hai n ts dur i n g the dog days.
H ot W eather Can H ur t Your Car , too.

- Check hoses an d bel ts. The m ost vul n er abl e ar e par ts of the hose n ear the cl am ps. M ost bel t
fai l ur e begi n s after 36,000 m i l es. Appl y bel t dr essi n g as n eeded.
- A w axed vehi cl e r efl ects UV r ays. W ash your car fr equen tl y i n hot w eather . Pai n t dr i es i n the
heat an d fl ak i n g of pai n t begi n s.
- Check ti r e pr essur e. Un der i n fl ated ti r es use m or e sur face ar ea an d add heat to the ti r e.
Over i n fl ated ti r es can cause the si dew al l s to bul ge; then , w i th en ough heat an d pr essur e,
bl ow outs can happen .
- H ave an A/C un i t but sti l l can 't get an y sati sfacti on --check for l eak s ( duh)
- In ter i or sur faces ar e al so effected by UV Rays. Keep your sun scr een up w hen the car si ts.
Cr ack the w i n dow s so bui l t up heat can escape. Tr eat both pl asti c an d l eather sur faces to hel p
pr otect them .
- Check the batter y. H ot w eather i s a m ajor com pon en t i n batter y fai l ur e.

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