BS: Hot enough for you?

Subject: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: beardedbruce
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 06:19 PM

D.C. area sizzles under record high of 104 degrees

July 6, 2010 - 3:55pm


WASHINGTON - The D.C. region is roasting under record-breaking temperatures of more than 100 degrees, high humidity and heat index values of more than 105 degrees.
Tuesday marks the first time the region has hit 100 degrees in July since 1999.

A new record high of 104 degrees was measured at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport early Tuesday afternoon, according to the ABC 7 First Alert Forecast.

The previous record was 101 degrees set in 1999.

The record for July 6 is 103 degrees at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and 102 degrees at Dulles International Airport.

A heat advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday.

"It will feel like 105-plus degrees through the afternoon," says ABC 7 Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff.

"Hunker down and find a cool spot. It's going to be rough."

In addition to a heat advisory, the air quality is a Code Orange and projected to be that through Thursday. The Metropolitan Council of Governments suggests seniors, adults with respiratory problems and young children limit their time outside.

The forecast calls for the lows to drop into the mid-70s and lower 80s overnight before more hazy, hot and humid weather returns.

Temperatures on Wednesday will climb near 100, with the heat index at 105 degrees or higher. Temperatures will remain in the lower 90s for the rest of the week.

For anyone without air conditioning, area cooling centers are open. Click here for their locations.

The heat wave on the East Coast could stress utilities as people return home.

Area utilities, including BGE, are asking people to conserve energy by setting the thermostat on your air conditioner higher. For more tips on how to conserve energy, click here.

Here are some tips to stay cool in the heat:


Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing;
Wear a hat to shield yourself from the sun;
Use sunscreen;
Drink lots of water. Remember that caffeinated beverages can increase the rate of water loss in your body, increasing your risk of heat exhaustion or stroke;
Hang out in the air conditioning or shade;
Don't leave children or pets in the car.
Too much time in the hot weather can make you sick. Here's some advice from the American Red Cross:

Signs of Heat Exhaustion


Normal body temperature;
May have cool, moist, pale or flushed skin;
Heavy sweating;
Headache;
Nausea or vomiting;
Dizziness;
Exhaustion.
What to do about heat exhaustion:

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
Apply cool, wet cloths.
Give a half glass of cool water every 15 minutes.
Signs of Heat Stroke


Body temperature as high as 105 degrees;
Skin that's red and hot;
Changes in consciousness;
Rapid, weak pulse;
Rapid, shallow breathing.
What to do about heat stroke:

Help is needed fast.
Move the person to a cooler place.
Quickly cool the body.
Watch for signals of breathing problems.
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WASHINGTON - The D.C. region is roasting under record-breaking temperatures of more than 100 degrees, high humidity and heat index values of more than 105 degrees.
Tuesday marks the first time the region has hit 100 degrees in July since 1999.

A new record high of 104 degrees was measured at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport early Tuesday afternoon, according to the ABC 7 First Alert Forecast.

The previous record was 101 degrees set in 1999.

The record for July 6 is 103 degrees at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and 102 degrees at Dulles International Airport.

A heat advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Wednesday.

"It will feel like 105-plus degrees through the afternoon," says ABC 7 Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff.

"Hunker down and find a cool spot. It's going to be rough."

In addition to a heat advisory, the air quality is a Code Orange and projected to be that through Thursday. The Metropolitan Council of Governments suggests seniors, adults with respiratory problems and young children limit their time outside.

The forecast calls for the lows to drop into the mid-70s and lower 80s overnight before more hazy, hot and humid weather returns.

Temperatures on Wednesday will climb near 100, with the heat index at 105 degrees or higher. Temperatures will remain in the lower 90s for the rest of the week.

For anyone without air conditioning, area cooling centers are open. Click here for their locations.

The heat wave on the East Coast could stress utilities as people return home.

Area utilities, including BGE, are asking people to conserve energy by setting the thermostat on your air conditioner higher. For more tips on how to conserve energy, click here.

Here are some tips to stay cool in the heat:


Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing;
Wear a hat to shield yourself from the sun;
Use sunscreen;
Drink lots of water. Remember that caffeinated beverages can increase the rate of water loss in your body, increasing your risk of heat exhaustion or stroke;
Hang out in the air conditioning or shade;
Don't leave children or pets in the car.
Too much time in the hot weather can make you sick. Here's some advice from the American Red Cross:

Signs of Heat Exhaustion


Normal body temperature;
May have cool, moist, pale or flushed skin;
Heavy sweating;
Headache;
Nausea or vomiting;
Dizziness;
Exhaustion.
What to do about heat exhaustion:

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
Apply cool, wet cloths.
Give a half glass of cool water every 15 minutes.
Signs of Heat Stroke


Body temperature as high as 105 degrees;
Skin that's red and hot;
Changes in consciousness;
Rapid, weak pulse;
Rapid, shallow breathing.
What to do about heat stroke:

Help is needed fast.
Move the person to a cooler place.
Quickly cool the body.
Watch for signals of breathing problems.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 06:24 PM

Yeees b'y! And hotter tomorrow. Summer is here in NB, Canada. Uppity Canuckistan is a tad warm as well according to the news.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Tinker
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 06:49 PM

Okay here in New Jersey we broke the record with a temperature of 103 today and have hit 100 for the last 3 days with more expected tomorrow...

I do not enjoy melting. Heading North on Friday, but hear the temps are about the same....

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Janie
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 09:36 PM

Head south. We were only up to 97 today.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 09:43 PM

Damp and mizzable here in Calgary today. A little sleet this afternoon (or micro-hail?). Pulled up the down comforter last night.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 09:44 PM

Head northwest! In Juneau, Alaska, USA, we had a high of 55 degrees today. Misty too.

(We are forecast to hit 69 tomorrow)

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 10:04 PM

106 (41) when I left work today at 2 - only 103 (39) at my house, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 10:12 PM

Hot enough for me???

Heck, no!!!

Only 103 today... Had to put on my sweater... I worked almost all day in it and, hey, weren't bad at all... Just wish it would rain 'cause everything is dry... Crinkly under yer feet dry... Having to move oscillators all day long from garden bed to the next...

Tomorrow, ya'll, is 'sposed to be a little warmer... Maybe not sweater weather???

Until then??? Put asnother log on the fire...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 11:41 PM

Bite yore tongue, mister.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 11:58 PM

The furnace is out and it is cold.

Had to start a fire to heat the house. I had some cherry branch prunings... they made beautiful flames.

Sorry about those of you who are sweltering.

A.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Janie
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 12:16 AM

Yeh, it's hot. but here in the Southern Part of Heaven, the humidity is unusually low for this time of year, so it is tolerable as long as I stay in the shade and don't make any quick moves:^)

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Tinker
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 12:35 AM

Ebbie -- I would if I could be there yesterday and tomorrow.... even my "never bothered by the heat don't need no air conditioner" children have retreated from the third floor to find A/C on the lower levels. Looks like a slumber party from days when they were younger.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Ebbie
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 12:44 AM

I spoke with my Oregon sister tonight. It is hot down there too and it is expected to be hotter tomorrow and Thursday too. She thinks that Juneau sounds a little TOO cool for her - and she isn't being complimentary. :)

I know what that's like, Tink. When I was 19 and 20 I lived in southern Michigan and we had several heat waves those two summers. I remember what it is like to be in a cool shower and having your back sweat all the while. I'll take Juneau's 60 degrees.

However, this too shall pass... This winter it will be cold. :)

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Becca72
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 09:23 AM

Here in Maine it's hotter than the hinges of hell. 95° yesterday and the humidity is a killer!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Charmion
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 09:30 AM

35 Celsius in Ottawa today, with the Humidex well above 40 C. Edmund says it's like Haiti. Hooray for the air-conditioned office ... even if we're not getting much done.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: olddude
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 09:32 AM

It is like an Arm Pit here is western NY ... temp today is suppose to be 95 F   ... humidity is way up ...

quick quick pour water on me so I will start melting, melting, melting

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: frogprince
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 11:48 AM

We're having a cold spell here in southern Michigan today; the prophecy is for a high of only 91. We have been running more like at least 96. It was a great 4th of July weekend for bumming around in the shade at our favorite resort, wearing what we wear at our favorite resort. : )

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 01:32 PM

I am mowing my yard in 5 minute increments. 100°F is not fun....(The guys renovating the house next door seem to agree...roofing and clearing debris require LOTS of water)

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: frogprince
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 01:37 PM

ROOFING in this? I flat don't think I could do it any more; there would be a big pile of smelly dead jerky on the roof.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 01:44 PM

Thread drift... bought this place 2001.07.01 and had to re-shingle the garage. Told my buddies we'd wait until mid-September, just before hunting season. Lined em up for 09.16. It was 36C and near 45H by 10AM. Mid-afternoon, we had to carry one lad off the roof, into the basement and throw water on him. It was by far the hottest day since I had bought the place.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Don Firth
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 01:53 PM

It's been fairly cool out here in Seattle, but today the temperature is due to hop into the low nineties. That can get fairly uncomfortable, because with Puget Sound to the west and Lake Washington to the east, it can get rather humid around here.

Temperatures are supposed to go higher still tomorrow and over the weekend.

If this keeps up, all the moss is liable to fall off our north sides!

(Fairly comfortable here in the Bat Cave, however.)

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Midchuck
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 04:28 PM

95.7 outside and 84.2 in the kitchen as of 4:25 pm. Thank whoever for massive old New England houses.

Slept in the downstairs guest bedroom last two nights. That helps a lot.

Peter.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 04:40 PM

36C and 45H out, 22 in. Dunno how to do H
indoors.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 05:21 PM

103 today at work and at home, oddly enough. That's pretty much 40*C.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: kendall
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 08:15 PM

I had to work down cellar all day fixing the well pump. It was warm and very humid.
Couldn't enjoy the out of doors either, all I could do was sit and watch the shade crawl up under the garage.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 08:26 PM

Man, I hated it... I ran outta the mulch I been using in the azalea beds and had to drive 60 miles to Baker, Wes Ginny, with a trailer to get another load... Problem is that the P-Vine wnated to go with me which, of course, meant, air condtioning... Yuck!!!

But we got back in time for me to get in a good three hours of weeding andf mulchin' in 102 temps... Felt mighty good... Didn't want to come into this ice box of a house (72 degress)... I got heavy socks on and a long sleeeved shirt... Burrrrr!!! Maybe I'll move the computer outside fir the summer???

I mean, geeze Louise... I remember last winter... I'll take 102 or 120 any day of the week compared to 30 some inches of friggin' snow, thank you...

Put another log on the fire!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 04:09 AM

And on our southern (US/Mexico) border, where fences are up or under construction to block people from wading across what normally resembles sort of a dribble of spit, the Rio Grande is flooding due to heavy rains from the recent "almost a hurricane tropical depression" with a new storm beginning to organize with additional heavy rain very soon.

Several large reservoirs are at record levels, and are being forced to release massive amounts of water to protect against failure of the dams. A couple of main bridges, one carrying ~10,000 pedestrains per day AND about 10,000 vehicles has been closed and water is expected to "top the bridge" within the next couple of days. (I think its the near bridge in the picture at the link.)

One town with a population of 40,000 has been evacuated, as have several others with varied sizes reported, but multiple areas with "uncounted squaters" are also being warned and people are "walking out."

No report on "how hot it is" there but weather maps I've been seeing indicate the area has been consistently above 90F (32.2C), regularly up to 98F (37C), with occasiona excursions a bit higher.

One might guess that the humidity is "above normal."

The past two days in my own area have been at quite pleasant temperatures in the low 80F range, but the 99% relative humidity has still made outdoor work a bit stressful for old farts like me. I've been in the process of laying "patio blocks" onto barrier cloth to control the weeds in a corner that can't be mowed with my rider. (Lin thinks I'm making her a patio, but my goal is just weed control.)

It took two days to unload the pallet of blocks that I had dumped into my pick'mup, and another 4 days to lay out ~180 18 lb stones. The first two days were 92F (33.3C) and above, so the 80s the past two days actually were a bit better, despite the humidity.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: kendall
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 06:40 AM

Bobert, if I owed the Devil a thousand liars, and he wouldn't take you as a down payment, I'd call him a hard one to do business with!

Now, assuming you are telling the truth, what you describe sounds like Raynaud's syndrome.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 08:27 AM

Hey, I don't even know Raynand... Might of fact, what kinda name is that???

As fir syndromes??? Okay, I might have a few and I might not... But if I do have a few, I'm keepin' 'um thank you...

I donno... The P-Vine says that I don't feel the heat like other folks 'cause I'm skinny??? That don't make sense... I will say that I don't like a combination of heat and intense sun... I can do one or the other nicely but not both... Tell the Devil that, Capt'n... Maybe he'll take me afterall???

B;~)

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 11:00 AM

"Intense sun"- good word for what I remember from summers in the past. That blazing white-hot sun that beats(such a mild word for it) on your head and shoulders and eyeballs, pressing you into the hard earth...

Thankee but no thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Don Firth
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 01:27 PM

S'posed to get up to 94 this afternoon. OY!

But the weather prognosticator says it should cool down a few degrees by the weekend.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 05:18 PM

Another nice toasty one here in Pine Grove holler... Yezzir, my kinda day... Spent all afternoon gardening... At the rate I'm going I'll have the entire 300 foot main bed weeded and mulched before the heat lets up... Works just fine fir me...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 05:26 PM

You skinny bast....

32C, 40H, 10UV here... 10UV means a red headed blue eyed Irish descent bursts into flames in 20 minutes. And even the sweat from being a bit fat doesn't stop it.

But my tomatoes are doing very well.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 05:31 PM

Mine won't even set, gn-zer... Too hot fir 'um... I know that's hard to believe but tomatoes won't set fruit if it stays above 90 degrees... Whereas I like it the tomatoes don't...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 08 Jul 10 - 05:39 PM

I know Bobert... perhaps you could fan yer maters between 10AM and 4PM to get them to set? I hear that's when they are horny fer gittin it on.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Arnie
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 08:09 AM

In SE England my weather station is recording 31c today,which converts to around 86F. That seems nothing compared to what you're experiencing in the States, but it's hot enough for us Brits!! We don't tend to have domestic aircon here, only in the shops and offices so it's better to be at work or in a store. My toms are in a very hot greenhouse but have set quite nicely and it looks like a decent harvest on the way - I use a brand named Moneymaker which does not seem to mind the heat.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 08:25 AM

...tomatoes wont set if the temp stays above 90...come on Bobert, how the hell does a vegetable know when it is 90?

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: bubblyrat
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 08:27 AM

Yes,it's definitely getting rather hot in Oxfordshire / Buckinghamshire, ; around 88 degrees,which is rather hot for England.We are starting to see the effects of drought, and the use of hose-pipes for garden-watering has been banned in some areas, ie around Liverpool.
             The "Met Office" (our official weather service)has issued a warning regarding a "Heatwave" ; it may seem strange to you in the USA, but most European homes do not have any kind of Aircon, and in the last "heatwave" a few years back,thousands of old people in France,for example,died from Hyperthermia. I shall drink plenty of alcohol ( lowers body temperature !) and sit naked in the shower-booth (preferably with Karen ,although that might be counter-productive !).

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 08:40 AM

Yo, Capt'n...

A recent study showed that tomatoes are 17% smarter than Republicans... I would have thought it to be higher but those were the numbers...

As for our heat??? Just one more day of 90 plus and then 80s... But hopefuully with some needed rain... But back to good ol' hot, sticky summer next week... Bring it on...

Yeah, I must have that Lynard Skinnrd Syndrome that the you was talkin' about, Capt'n... Can't get "Sweet Home, Alabama" outta my head when I'm out there in it??? That one of the symtoms???

Well, lemme get out there... Mr. Sun is allready punched the clock an' waitin' on me...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 09:33 AM

I turned off the AC and flung open the windows for some freash air early this morning. Ten minutes later, the sudden rise in heat and humidity set off the kitchen smoke detector.

Still, it beats being snowed in for a few days.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 09:42 AM

Oh what wimps - it's 49C in Kuwait today!!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 09:59 AM

"and sit naked in the shower-booth (preferably with Karen"

Bubblyrat, you should at least be a little more discreet; Spaw might come along and read that post!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 10:11 AM

...it's 49C in Kuwait today...

But, it's a dry heat.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 11:30 AM

Yeah, 49C is like winter in Kuwait...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 12:11 PM

Anything over 75F is way too hot for me.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: ranger1
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 12:12 PM

Yeah, well try running a chainsaw in this heat, which is what the boss wants me to do.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: maeve
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 12:17 PM

"Yeah, well try running a chainsaw in this heat..." or carrying water to gardens, or moving compost, or mulching with hay, or digging comfrey, all of which is what my boss has on the list for today.

Hi, ranger1.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bill D
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 12:18 PM

A chainsaw is easier than a bowsaw....sorta. maybe.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 01:30 PM

Ranger, a body is easy to get rid of if it's cut into very small pieces. He should know that.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 01:32 PM

Utah Phillips once said, "It is so hot I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking"

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Donuel
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 01:34 PM

Yeah its hot in DC, but its fry heat.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 05:00 PM

I'm loving it here in the UK, but heat-soak into the cabin in the turbo Volvo (turbochargers DO run hot) is making me think about getting the aircon fixed in that. Mostly I hate aircon, it makes it too damned cold.

Oh, and my gardener (who DOES have Raynauds syndrome, so is useless in the winter) nearly keeled over last week.

Problem aggravated by refusal to drink water from a beer-glass...

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 05:12 PM

Another steamy one here in Pine Grove Holler... The three horses went thru an entire bath tub of water in two days... No, Capt'n... The horses don't come in the house... The bathtub us outside in the horse field...

But nevermind them horses...

Yeah, it was hot and felt extra good 'cause thr humidity was real high... Yezzir... My kinda weather... Other than gettin' stung my a danged ground hornet I purdy much enjoyed my day weeding and mulchin' and moving watering oscillators... I like it when yer clothes get so saturated with sweat that they are soaked... Then a little breeze comes along and it feels like air conditioning for a second and then it's back to heat and more heat!!!

So...

...put another log on the fire!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 06:56 PM

Bobert... WTF are you smokin?

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: kendall
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 07:26 PM

If I were British I'd say Bobert is "Having us on."

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: maeve
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 07:27 PM

You've never seen a spare bathtub used to water critters? Works a treat!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Jeri
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 07:31 PM

I haven't moved much since sometime before the 4th. Not counting work, with it's air conditioning. Tomorrow's supposed to be cooler, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Jul 10 - 09:14 PM

I ain't "havin' us on" 'er nuthin'... I love hot weather... The hotter the better... I love it steamy, too... I mean, drippin' steamy... I love playin' music when it's a hunnert and the humidity is so thick ya' gotta use a chainsaw to see the audience... I love the drippin' of sweat from my head down on the geetar... It's like art...

But I ain't crazy... It's all about mind over matter and if ya' don't mind then it don't matter... Heat??? Shit's been around for a long time... That's why they call it a solar system, ya'll... Mean, ya got this bigass fire ball, called the sun, in the middle of it... Ya'll want the sun to go away??? Start a petition drive... Maybe that 'ill work fir ya'z...

Meanwhile, I loves it hot and I loves it steamy...

Yezzir... Hot and steamy...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 10 Jul 10 - 06:24 AM

It got down to 23C around 5AM, with about 90RH. The sweet smell of my pine trees minded me of the times I used to spent up Kent County and I started to itch thinking of the billions of skeeters.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: kendall
Date: 10 Jul 10 - 02:04 PM

Hot and steamy is good in their places, but the weather? We aint used to that up here in God's country.

Well, anyway, if you like it the hotter the better you won't have a reason to mend your ways.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 11 Jul 10 - 01:29 PM

Pick my first cherry tomatoes today. Mmmmmmm. Got about 150 coming on one plant. Had my first Early Girl too, but gave it to Mum. Had my first Scotian a few days ago. Mmmmmm.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: frogprince
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 02:30 PM

Still plenty hot enough for me; my browser says it's only 86 in town. I dunno about that; we don't have a reliable outdoor 'mometer right now. My wife just went out for a few minutes to pick up small branches blown down Thursday, as I said I planned to mow lawn as soon as I paid a couple of bills. She came in soaked in sweat and told me to mow later after it cools down some.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bill D
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 03:29 PM

Remember that thread "Where's the global warming?"

It seems it is everywhere.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/7895681/Worlds-hottest-year-on-record-expected.html

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 04:06 PM

35C, 42 Humidex. Hot enough for me. Add in the overweight and out of shape factors and I would be dead without AC.

I know it's hotter elsewhere... just glad I am not there.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bobert
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 05:33 PM

Only 93 here today... Oh well, at least the humidity was way up to make it feel like a hunnert...

Spent most of it weedin' and mulching the vegetable garden... Yezzir... Good thing to do on a steamy day... I love it when everything is drippin' wet from sweat... I mean, from yer sock to yer ball cap and everything in bewteen... My kinda day and that's what we got...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 05:48 PM

The last couple days, it's been right about 100^o here at 2,300 feet elevation in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Christina and I took a bit of a hike on the Tahoe Rim Trail yesterday, at 8,100 feet. It was downright chilly in places, and absolutely beautiful - lots of wildflowers, and quite a bit of snow. Skeeters were bad in places, though. Still, it's very nice to be able to be able to escape 100^o heat and drive to snow in an hour.

My 95-yr-old mother-in-law lives with us, and she really suffers in this heat. We have to watch carefully so she doesn't get overheated.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 01:55 PM

Last week was wonderful. I had hoped the full moon would bring a change that would saty but were in day 2 of around 40H. grrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 03:26 PM

We have had one warm day (30C) this summer. Please, send some heat here to Alberta. Overcast and damp and chilly again today.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 05:25 PM

You can have the rest of my hot days, Q. I am tired of this summer. Of course, I have a feeling this winter will be a long and nasty one after the great winters we have had for a couple of years. The moons are lined up that way... but it could go either way, just like this heat wave.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bill D
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 06:43 PM

We had one LONG snowy Winter followed by one LONG hot Summer.....I'm ready for 'average' to ease my fuel & AC bills.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 02:25 PM

I forgot, or never knew, and forgot that I never knew, where yer to, Bill.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: ranger1
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 03:02 PM

He's just outside of DC, gnu. Hey Q, you can have the rest of my hot, humid days, too. I'm so ready for this summer to be over. I don't mind the cold, can always put another sweater on and my heat is included in my rent.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 04:11 PM

DC... you really did get dumped on last winter. We, in the Banana Belt of The Maritimes had the mildest and lest snowy winter I have ever seen in my 42 winters here. So, I expect we'll get back to being The Icicle Belt soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Aug 10 - 10:46 PM

"Icicle Belt"? Sounds downright chilly.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: pattyClink
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 02:23 PM

I am pleased to report that after a horrendous summer with 90 days above 90 (most of them hovering 96-98 with high humidity), we have now had two consecutive days where the high did NOT go above 90. It is positively nippy. AAAAaaaaaahhhhhh.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 02:31 PM

Ebbie... I gotta a pic for you. I'll post it on Flikr and post the link here.

Patty.... oooooo... that is unacceptable! Where are you located? I want to avoid ever going there.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Alice
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 02:57 PM

PHOTO of snow in the mountains around my town yesterday.


A.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 03:00 PM

Yes.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 03:02 PM

Ebbie... this is the male I feed in the winter. The pair has been staying here through the winters as she is injured and can't migrate south without her. I have great pics and videos of them. I also have one video of hundreds and hundreds of them in the trees and on the rooves in spring at dawn before they continue on. Since the pair has being staying all winter, this is where they they stop. Amazing to watch.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15565423@N05/4948623123/

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 01 Sep 10 - 03:04 PM

Here's the link.

Couldn't get it to work before.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: pattyClink
Date: 02 Sep 10 - 12:05 AM

It is now 76 degrees in Jackson, Mississippi, and headed for a low of SIXTY-EIGHT tonight!!

Wow, that feels good. We have had a really unusually hot summer this year, like many places did, just relentless.   

And to be fair, we had a delightful fall, winter, and spring where we kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, and drop it did, and hard. Let's hope summer lets go for good this next week.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 02 Sep 10 - 01:51 PM

36C in the shade. 45H. Come on Earl!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 10:33 AM

It`s got to the point where even beer don`t help keep the heat at bay. However, I will keep trying. My momma didn`t raise no quitters.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: maeve
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 10:38 AM

I confess I'm feeling a little concern. The last 2 big storms were exciting but also frightening for me in our caravan/camper.

m

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 11:10 AM

Doesn't show any warning or cone reaching you, maeve. What does the local forecast say?

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 11:16 AM

999... I bought some extra beer for Earl today. I find it doesn't take much beer to keep me cool. Of course, I am typing this one metre away from a 13kBtu Danby.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 11:27 AM

Here in North Texas this summer registers as one of our hottest in record. It was in the top 10, possibly now in the top 5. Many weeks over 100^o.

I left on Aug. 14 to drive my son to Tucson, so it was hot and dry the entire way, though we saw a lot of the monsoon-style rainstorms in the region and got a few drops here and there. Tucson was in the 104 - 106 range, and then I drove back had slightly cooler temps one day as I drove through overcast New Mexico and West Texas. But when I got home on Sunday, Aug 19 the weather was saving the worst here for the last. As I drove east I could feel the high heat aggravated by the humidity, making it feel like a pressure cooker, and then on Aug 20 it hit 108.

We've had most days over 100 since that day, but not so high, so comparatively speaking, 102 isn't nearly so bad as 108. This weekend it looks heavenly - I see a prediction of 90 and 92, making it seem just balmy. There is one night this weekend with a low of 60 - we haven't seen that since May.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 01:32 PM

I ain't not never goin ta Texas. I feel for you SRS. That is extreme.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: maeve
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 02:00 PM

Gnu- The local forecasters have backed off from expectations of heavy rain and moderately strong (30-45 mph) winds, so I'm not quite so much on edge. The high ozone levels and ongoing temperatures in the 98-102 F range all week make it very difficult to breathe, so that is most likely one cause for my discomfort.

As far as storms go, one good strong gust could land the whole camper in the foundation hole. The important question is, of course, "What will become of our hundreds of tomatoes and the just ripe melons? :D

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 02:29 PM

The trailer is not lashed down? You'd better get the help on that right away. If you were close by, I could get some rebar and chain for you reeeal cheap.

Melons? What kinda melons?

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 06:47 PM

Take care, maeve. You've picked enough possessions up out of that hole already without having the trailer take a header in also.

I tend to enjoy big storms, as long as they aren't so huge to be destructive.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Sep 10 - 09:06 AM

Keep us posted please, Maeve.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 11:22 AM

Thanks Earl... from humidexes of 40 to 45 for a week to 20C, 55%RH and 30 to 45kph. Down to 10C tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 06:02 PM

Now it's not hot at all. It's cold out there. This thread has lost its relevance.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: maeve
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 06:22 PM

We're fine, thanks. Melons are muskmelons (Halona) and Sugar Baby watermelon, gnu. And rebar & chain wouldn't begin to hold this camper if the right wind came along, but it's a kind thought.

I don't usually worry about storms; I feel wicked vulnerable now, living here with the gaping hellhole right next to us. All is well, and the garden is thriving to the point of jungle; full good things:

Click to see garden pictures- Mudcat gardeners on Google The "Maeve's Vegetable Gardens-September Page has the most recent photos.

Thanks, friends.

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 05 Sep 10 - 07:28 PM

maeve... rebar and chain would do just fine. Matter of fact, if ya got any cedar down near the river, screw the rebar. Just some chain. Four turnbuckles would be nice but not really required.

If ya ain't got any cedar, well, any hardwood will do ya ten years or so.

A cousre, iffin ya only get 25mph outta the rest of the storms like ya got from Earl, no woirries.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Sep 10 - 07:50 AM

Earl did one heck of a job. 5C this AM. Haven't seen that in mid-September for years. Yesterday, it was, again, went, windy and 10C. The daytime temperature has been mid-teens most of the time since Earl. I STILL refuse to fire up the furnace so it's sweatshirt and hat as I type.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Sep 10 - 01:22 PM

It's cooool out there today. Not bad, though. The birds seem to be enjoying themselves at the feeders.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Sep 10 - 01:47 PM

LH... they are fattening up for the trip south. Two seasons eh?... blackfly and snow.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Sep 10 - 02:41 PM

Terry... yer slippin!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 28 Sep 10 - 03:51 PM

So, I had to put annuals in the barn night before last... frost on the rooves in the AM. As I type, it's 35H.

Memo to Mother nature... knock that shit off eh!

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Sep 10 - 03:56 PM

All time heat record in Los Angeles yesterday....reached 113F.

Subject: RE: BS: Hot enough for you?
From: gnu
Date: 28 Sep 10 - 04:02 PM

113F on Sept 28th? I assume that F is the FUCK it's hot scale.