Here in this beautiful county of ours it turns out we have been, and still are, extremely lucky. The killing heat that has settled on most of the rest of the world has not come to us. Yet. Even last weekend’s Hall of Fame Induction survived excessive heat damage, with the many baseball fans who traditionally flock to Cooperstown to sit out in the sun endlessly: hoping for attention from their idols negotiating the golf course; lurking at the gates of The Otesaga in hopes of a peek at a player coming or going; lining Main Street to get even closer as the Hall of Fame parade goes by; and then, at last, perching on chairs and blankets for several hours, helping the powers that be induct their heroes.