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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 18, 2018 0:47:19 GMT -5
They never tried... knew better. That just pictures the local attitude. Looking for the Cowboys? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 18, 2018 0:53:13 GMT -5
if you had half a million dollars would you consider moving to Ireland? Sounds like a lovely place but it would be a tough sell moving across the pond. How hard would it be to get papers to stay assuming one had a half million $US? What would one do for health care? What about driving? The tobacco cellar would probably have to be left behind. We don't have much winter anymore in Kentucky but I'm probably grounded here. Healthcare is free and pretty good. You she be able to bring your private private except guns. The papers come when you deposit the $500k in the Bank of Ireland. You actually need other money to live on. Hey, a guy could dream. I actually think my wife's family is new enough to qualify for Return, but we barely have enough money to live on here. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 18, 2018 1:54:52 GMT -5
[Dave]
It's hot.
[Briar Patch]
Sure is.
[Also Dave]
I like motorbikes.
[Briar Patch]
We do too, and roadsters.
[Dave]
Yes indeed.
[Briar Patch]
Good thing Mexico never invaded Arizona.
[Also Briar Patch]
Yes.
I love this place. Thanks guys  Nice summary. It's why I love the place too. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 18, 2018 1:58:22 GMT -5
Sounds like a lovely place but it would be a tough sell moving across the pond. How hard would it be to get papers to stay assuming one had a half million $US? What would one do for health care? What about driving? The tobacco cellar would probably have to be left behind. We don't have much winter anymore in Kentucky but I'm probably grounded here. Healthcare is free and pretty good. You she be able to bring your private private except guns. The papers come when you deposit the $500k in the Bank of Ireland. You actually need other money to live on. Hey, a guy could dream. I actually think my wife's family is new enough to qualify for Return, but we barely have enough money to live on here. things are certainly a lot more expensive here than in the States. Petrol in sligo (where I was last week) was about $6.50 per gallon. Not sure what the price is in the states, but I'm sure it's slightly cheaper. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 18, 2018 2:51:20 GMT -5
Gas is about $2.50 here in Dallas right now. That said, the cars (trucks here in TX) tend to be heavier, bigger and get worse mileage, and the distances you go are longer. Here, I think nothing about driving 50 miles to hit some restaurant. Back home, when we had to drive 50 miles to go to London, that was more a make-sure-the-tires-are-inflated-take-water-and-games-for-the-kids type trip.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 18, 2018 4:02:20 GMT -5
Gas is about $2.50 here in Dallas right now. That said, the cars (trucks here in TX) tend to be heavier, bigger and get worse mileage, and the distances you go are longer. Here, I think nothing about driving 50 miles to hit some restaurant. Back home, when we had to drive 50 miles to go to London, that was more a make-sure-the-tires-are-inflated-take-water-and-games-for-the-kids type trip. LOL. That's so true. The farthest I would drive for a restaurant would be to Belfast which is about 14 miles away. Even then I couldn't be bothered doing that trip. The handy thing about the North is that we can drive right into and through the capital city (Belfast), at around 2 or 3 in the afternoon, in about 5 minutes. You wouldn't get that in London, nor in Dublin for that matter. Regarding the weather, I hope this cools you down a bit. This is the forecast where I live. Mind you, it's a bit above average...  |
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Post by antb on Jul 18, 2018 4:30:14 GMT -5
That's FREEZING, LL!  |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 18, 2018 5:19:02 GMT -5
Lovely. One of the things I miss most about home is the weather, especially snow. The rain makes everything soft and green. Here it's flat, brown, hot and dead. Here is a pic of the tree in my back yard this morning:
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 18, 2018 5:25:43 GMT -5
I'm right in the middle of this pic. Not a lot of stunning vistas
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 18, 2018 5:34:49 GMT -5
Lovely. One of the things I miss most about home is the weather, especially snow. The rain makes everything soft and green. Here it's flat, brown, hot and dead. Here is a pic of the tree in my back yard this morning:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 6:59:13 GMT -5
Lovely. One of the things I miss most about home is the weather, especially snow. The rain makes everything soft and green. Here it's flat, brown, hot and dead. Here is a pic of the tree in my back yard this morning:
WOW, ...didn’t realize it was that hot where you live that it looks like the tree suffered from internal spontaneous combustion. Hope you get rain soon, plenty of it! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 7:02:18 GMT -5
Gas is about $2.50 here in Dallas right now. That said, the cars (trucks here in TX) tend to be heavier, bigger and get worse mileage, and the distances you go are longer. Here, I think nothing about driving 50 miles to hit some restaurant. Back home, when we had to drive 50 miles to go to London, that was more a make-sure-the-tires-are-inflated-take-water-and-games-for-the-kids type trip. LOL. That's so true. The farthest I would drive for a restaurant would be to Belfast which is about 14 miles away. Even then I couldn't be bothered doing that trip. The handy thing about the North is that we can drive right into and through the capital city (Belfast), at around 2 or 3 in the afternoon, in about 5 minutes. You wouldn't get that in London, nor in Dublin for that matter. Regarding the weather, I hope this cools you down a bit. This is the forecast where I live. Mind you, it's a bit above average... That’s the forecast I had every time I visited the U.K. In roughly 2 weeks I might have seen the sun 3 times. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 7:06:16 GMT -5
Last night we had severe thunderstorms and lightning, came down in buckets. Right now it’s only 75 degrees Fahrenheit but the humidity level is 100%. NO, it’s not raining, down “ heir “ I was told that’s not odd. It’s to darn humid for me to sit outside in the shade and enjoy a pipe!
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 18, 2018 7:39:15 GMT -5
That was the meteorologist's 'feels like' temperature they use to be more dramatic. The most clever thing they did was go to a percentage chance of rain. That way, as long as you don't pick 0 or 100, you're always right.
It's only 99° right now, but it feels like:
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 18, 2018 10:44:59 GMT -5
That was the meteorologist's 'feels like' temperature they use to be more dramatic. The most clever thing they did was go to a percentage chance of rain. That way, as long as you don't pick 0 or 100, you're always right.
It's only 99° right now, but it feels like:
And here we are, connected to Kevin Bacon again. Meme for frying bacon. I always thought it was hotter in Dallas. When I was a kid I got heat stroke at a SMU game. |
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Post by toshtego on Jul 19, 2018 11:30:09 GMT -5
Gonna hit 90 today. 94 in Taos where I have to go this afternoon. Humid, as the recent rain is sucked back up into the atmosphere. Hope it will be recycled as more rain here and soon.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 19, 2018 11:34:25 GMT -5
Supposed to be a hundred today. But it was nice out this morning. I went outside to visit the lawn man and we sat in the light breeze.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jul 19, 2018 13:08:07 GMT -5
Tyler? Did someone say Tyler? That's where Barbara Bush said she and GHWB were when JFK was assassinated. No intentions implied or meant. Just found that out from a quote in her book. Weather has been miserable here, though not as high as that. I remember the Summer of 80, where the temp didn't dip below 100 degrees at midnight for two weeks. The hawkers were selling Tee's with "So, who's afraid of Hell? I spent the Summer of 80 in Saint Louis." Should have bought one. Sure to be a collectible. Tyler is a very nice small city about a hundred miles east of Dallas. Famous for it's roses and beautiful women. Just don't visit in June, July, or August. when I was 16, I went with my friend's family in mid-July to Dallas/Fort Worth, ate at Poncho's all you can eat Tex Mex, then went down to Palestine, and then Elkhart for a 12 day round trip. THAT was an INTERESTING trip for a 16 year old punk kid from north Jersey. Dry heat though. I learned all about fire ants... |
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Post by trailboss on Jul 19, 2018 14:26:38 GMT -5
Them fire ants are nasty critters.... I remember them in Texas as a kid...the only thing them anthills were good for was blowing up with m1000’s.
I remember my dad pulling his cowboy boots on and the resident scorpion made himself known... dad looked like a disco dancer.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 19, 2018 14:37:28 GMT -5
I normally live in Bangkok, Thailand for part of the year, and part of the year here in the states. March-May it is almost always over 100F during the day. The humidity seems ALWAYS be up over 75% Also, we get almost 65 inches of rainfall every year. Beginning in January, I am full timing in Bangkok because I am moving in with my girlfriend. My mom says she'll never visit me there, she just can't take the climate. Its perfect for me, though, because I have absolutely no cold tolerance, with a spinal condition, and multiple bad joints.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 19, 2018 14:47:28 GMT -5
Not just body comfort, if a person has asthma living in a humid climate can be torturous.... it was hard on my mom when we lived east of the Rockies.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 19, 2018 15:46:01 GMT -5
I normally live in Bangkok, Thailand for part of the year, and part of the year here in the states. March-May it is almost always over 100F during the day. The humidity seems ALWAYS be up over 75% Also, we get almost 65 inches of rainfall every year. Beginning in January, I am full timing in Bangkok because I am moving in with my girlfriend. My mom says she'll never visit me there, she just can't take the climate. Its perfect for me, though, because I have absolutely no cold tolerance, with a spinal condition, and multiple bad joints. We had over 90 inches of rain in Houston last year. About double what's supposed to be normal. |
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Post by trailboss on Jul 19, 2018 16:25:46 GMT -5
I normally live in Bangkok, Thailand for part of the year, and part of the year here in the states. March-May it is almost always over 100F during the day. The humidity seems ALWAYS be up over 75% Also, we get almost 65 inches of rainfall every year. Beginning in January, I am full timing in Bangkok because I am moving in with my girlfriend. My mom says she'll never visit me there, she just can't take the climate. Its perfect for me, though, because I have absolutely no cold tolerance, with a spinal condition, and multiple bad joints. We had over 90 inches of rain in Houston last year. About double what's supposed to be normal. Flying into Houston, you get a Birdseye view on all of the bodies of water there are... you guys must have a pretty high water table, does rural properties have many problems with septic systems? |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 19, 2018 17:00:13 GMT -5
I normally live in Bangkok, Thailand for part of the year, and part of the year here in the states. March-May it is almost always over 100F during the day. The humidity seems ALWAYS be up over 75% Also, we get almost 65 inches of rainfall every year. Beginning in January, I am full timing in Bangkok because I am moving in with my girlfriend. My mom says she'll never visit me there, she just can't take the climate. Its perfect for me, though, because I have absolutely no cold tolerance, with a spinal condition, and multiple bad joints. We had over 90 inches of rain in Houston last year. About double what's supposed to be normal. I remember the floods. Horrible. I remember the Great Flood of '94, too. Bangkok is designed for that kind of rain, Houston just isn't. However, even in Bangkok, I've had to wade into waters (and who knows what else) on different Soi just trying to make it home. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2018 18:16:03 GMT -5
Sounds like a lovely place but it would be a tough sell moving across the pond. How hard would it be to get papers to stay assuming one had a half million $US? What would one do for health care? What about driving? The tobacco cellar would probably have to be left behind. We don't have much winter anymore in Kentucky but I'm probably grounded here. Healthcare is free and pretty good. You she be able to bring your private private except guns. The papers come when you deposit the $500k in the Bank of Ireland. You actually need other money to live on. Hey, a guy could dream. I actually think my wife's family is new enough to qualify for Return, but we barely have enough money to live on here. Sounds like Canada except they wanted $800k last time I checked which would make Ireland a bargain. Other places are nice dreams with a pipe and coffee but VA healthcare will probably keep me here. I paid it forward |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 19, 2018 20:16:29 GMT -5
We had over 90 inches of rain in Houston last year. About double what's supposed to be normal. Flying into Houston, you get a Birdseye view on all of the bodies of water there are... you guys must have a pretty high water table, does rural properties have many problems with septic systems? loop The water table was 50' when I was a kid. Last time I heard it was over 600'. Nobody is allowed to pump well water except for the people waaay out in the country. No business can pump water. Every new development has to build a detention pond as large as the developed area. They are rarely big enough, but that's what you see from the air. Right now a lot of these are still holding water from Harvey. We do much better with 8" than Vegas does with .4". |
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Post by toshtego on Jul 19, 2018 22:25:56 GMT -5
I normally live in Bangkok, Thailand for part of the year, and part of the year here in the states. March-May it is almost always over 100F during the day. The humidity seems ALWAYS be up over 75% Also, we get almost 65 inches of rainfall every year. Beginning in January, I am full timing in Bangkok because I am moving in with my girlfriend. My mom says she'll never visit me there, she just can't take the climate. Its perfect for me, though, because I have absolutely no cold tolerance, with a spinal condition, and multiple bad joints. We had over 90 inches of rain in Houston last year. About double what's supposed to be normal. Everything really is bigger in Texas. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 20, 2018 13:13:51 GMT -5
Yeah, if you don't want out, the mosquitoes will carry off your babies in their beaks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 13:38:18 GMT -5
Desalination is rather expensive; however, it's the only way I can see the West keeping up with growth long term.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 20, 2018 13:44:35 GMT -5
Desalination is rather expensive; however, it's the only way I can see the West keeping up with growth long term. I don't know why we can't pump water from the great lakes to the west. |
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