Screeching Halt, Scorching Hot

The intense heat of the last week or so here abouts put the brakes on any hobby progress.  A garage at or near 110 degrees fahrenheit is a no go zone for me.  And now we have a cloud of smoke overhead from all the fires in the region that makes being outside genuinely hazardous to health; parking lot at work this morning almost looked like it had a light dusting of snow.  Almost.  But it was just falling ash.  At least it is relatively cooler today than it has been - no 111 degree high forecast for the next week, plenty of highs near or slightly above 100 but we are used to that.  So, maybe some progress but for the moment, not so much.