Winter payback :( (1 Viewer)

[sammy719]

I guess since you East Coast guys took a beating with cold/snow this past winter it's our turn out West to catch Hell..literally!!!! 108 today with weekend temps topping 115 possibly friends back East always asked how does the heat feel different when it's 110 plus with low humidity?? my response..turn your oven up as high as it goes then pull the door open as fast as you can and catch that blast of hot dry heat...there you go...Sammy

 

[Go for Broke]

It reminds me of a hot blow dryer in your face.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Sammy...

quite a few years ago...
I bowled singles and team events in the National Bowling Tournament in Albuquerque NM...
your neighboring state...
all of us coming from the Gulf of Mexico area...

I didn't...
but almost everyone else had nose bleeds from the dry climate...

all of us...
me included...
had chapped lips resembling komodo dragon lizard skin...

it was over 100 degrees but a different heat than I'm used to...
our climate being much more humid...

the blast of heat from an oven that melts contact lenses...
good analogy...

stay cool...^&grin...

one a side note...
we gambled at an Indian casino in Alburqurque...
it was like "ghetto casino"...
dark...sticky floors...just plain nasty...
the kind of place you keep checking your back pocket to make sure nobody clipped your wallet...

 

[Larry Allen]

I guess since you East Coast guys took a beating with cold/snow this past winter it's our turn out West to catch Hell..literally!!!! 108 today with weekend temps topping 115 possibly friends back East always asked how does the heat feel different when it's 110 plus with low humidity?? my response..turn your oven up as high as it goes then pull the door open as fast as you can and catch that blast of hot dry heat...there you go...Sammy

Hey Sammy ... This winter was not as bad as ones in the past, but they do seem to get the worse the older I become ...
Still, I can always put on another sweater, a pair of long-johns, put another log on the fire or heat up another cup of hot coffee.
But no matter what I tired, getting away from the humidity seemed to be a losing battle.

I am retired now, but I traveled quite a lot for my job. (Microsoft OS support)

The worse time of the year was the early spring when I left Maine where it was still below zero and arrive down in Arizona or Texas when they were having an early heat wave. I get off the plane with my heavy sweater, wool socks, long-johns and heavy coat and nearly died from heat prostration. Of course the reverse situation occurred when I went back home after a week or so. I'd arrive back at Portland Airport and had to make a dash to the parking garage and get the heater going in the before I froze solid.

I hope you have a superior AC unit and a nice deep pool!
Stay in the SHADE!!! {sm2}

--- LaRRY

 

[sammy719]

Hey Sammy ... This winter was not as bad as ones in the past, but they do seem to get the worse the older I become ...
Still, I can always put on another sweater, a pair of long-johns, put another log on the fire or heat up another cup of hot coffee.
But no matter what I tired, getting away from the humidity seemed to be a losing battle.

I am retired now, but I traveled quite a lot for my job. (Microsoft OS support)

The worse time of the year was the early spring when I left Maine where it was still below zero and arrive down in Arizona or Texas when they were having an early heat wave. I get off the plane with my heavy sweater, wool socks, long-johns and heavy coat and nearly died from heat prostration. Of course the reverse situation occurred when I went back home after a week or so. I'd arrive back at Portland Airport and had to make a dash to the parking garage and get the heater going in the before I froze solid.

I hope you have a superior AC unit and a nice deep pool!
Stay in the SHADE!!! {sm2}

--- LaRRY

Hi Larry, hit a cool, crisp 112 record today!!!! but I'm no fool I stay out of that mess during the hottest parts of the year, if I do yard work it's early in morn on my day off or late in the evening, anything that requires me to be outdoors is carefully researched before hand, being a fair skin ginger doesn't help my cause any either!!! the worst of it is that I work 5-6 days a week all day long in the meat rooms/coolers where temps average 48 degrees in the cutting rooms to 35 degrees in the coolers now go from those nice temps and walk strait outside to 110 plus{eek3}{eek3} but it's only for a quick moment so that I can live with as well, other then that my AC keeps the house a cool 72 degrees!!! the electric bill is God awful for the next 3 months but worth every red cent to me...Sammy

 

[lancer]

Hi Larry, hit a cool, crisp 112 record today!!!! but I'm no fool I stay out of that mess during the hottest parts of the year, if I do yard work it's early in morn on my day off or late in the evening, anything that requires me to be outdoors is carefully researched before hand, being a fair skin ginger doesn't help my cause any either!!! the worst of it is that I work 5-6 days a week all day long in the meat rooms/coolers where temps average 48 degrees in the cutting rooms to 35 degrees in the coolers now go from those nice temps and walk strait outside to 110 plus{eek3}{eek3} but it's only for a quick moment so that I can live with as well, other then that my AC keeps the house a cool 72 degrees!!! the electric bill is God awful for the next 3 months but worth every red cent to me...Sammy

Sammy, I'm not going to compare Arizona summer temps with Maryland, but I have a similar attitude about our summer temps regarding A/C. At my age and weight I no longer get along with hot weather. I have one rule in my place during the summer, "I shall not sweat in my home." I crank the A/C, pay through the nose for the electricity, and skip a meal to help pay the bill if I have to, but I will stay comfortable at all costs while watching the O's play. That said, please keep any 100+ temps west of the Big Muddy, where they belong.:wink2:^&grin -- Al

 

[Go for Broke]

Sammy, I'm not going to compare Arizona summer temps with Maryland, but I have a similar attitude about our summer temps regarding A/C. At my age and weight I no longer get along with hot weather. I have one rule in my place during the summer, "I shall not sweat in my home." I crank the A/C, pay through the nose for the electricity, and skip a meal to help pay the bill if I have to, but I will stay comfortable at all costs while watching the O's play. That said, please keep any 100+ temps west of the Big Muddy, where they belong.:wink2:^&grin -- Al

So how many meals do you skip to buy JJD WWI aircraft?

 

[lancer]

So how many meals do you skip to buy JJD WWI aircraft?

LOL. Actually, JJD's aircraft forced me to reduce my meals to twice a day on a permanent basis a couple of years back, so I have to be real careful with the A/C because I can only last a day on a one meal a day schedule. My generous dimensions demand solid fuel on a regular basis. I should probably thank John for the enforced ration reduction as 3 squares-a-day would probably make my fitting through the door impossible.:wink2::tongue: -- Al

 

[Terp152]

I guess since you East Coast guys took a beating with cold/snow this past winter it's our turn out West to catch Hell..literally!!!! 108 today with weekend temps topping 115 possibly friends back East always asked how does the heat feel different when it's 110 plus with low humidity?? my response..turn your oven up as high as it goes then pull the door open as fast as you can and catch that blast of hot dry heat...there you go...Sammy

My first active duty Air Force base was Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ, and I'm from Baltimore as you know Sammy. When I told people back home how hot 110-112 deg felt in the summer, they had the same reaction, "yeah, but it's a dry heat." I told them same thing, turn on your oven to 110 and stick your head inside. BUT, I think Tampa, FL was worse with 94 deg and the humidity! Like living in a sauna. Couldn't wait to leave there after I retired. Chris

 

[sammy719]

My first active duty Air Force base was Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ, and I'm from Baltimore as you know Sammy. When I told people back home how hot 110-112 deg felt in the summer, they had the same reaction, "yeah, but it's a dry heat." I told them same thing, turn on your oven to 110 and stick your head inside. BUT, I think Tampa, FL was worse with 94 deg and the humidity! Like living in a sauna. Couldn't wait to leave there after I retired. Chris

I hear ya Chris, the dry heat sucks but living 30 plus years in the heart of the Northern Neck of Viriginia along the Rappahannock River I surely remember those dog days of Summer of 90s + the 100 % humidity!!!{eek3} either way it makes for longggg Summers!!! I did live in Flagstaff when I first moved here and remember looking at homes and most all had nothing but AC window units if that!! I was mortified until the home agent reminded me that Summer temps in Flag rarely got near 80 and she was right!!! I was like .."is this heaven""?? no Sammy, this is Flagstaff!!! ^&grin...Sammy