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Post by puffy on Aug 27, 2018 22:41:00 GMT -5
The heat index here today was 98. Absolutely no breeze.I like to sit on my porch and smoke some Latakia blends that I don't smoke in the house.It was just too darn hot today.The sun seems hotter here than it did up north.It's almost like I can feel it burn my body..Of course I'm over 20 years older now than when I lived up north.I don't know how much effect that has on things.I spent a good bit more time than usual here today.I don't comment on them all but I read every post.Usually the weather breaks about the middle of September.I can't wait until I get my sweater out of the closet,sit on my porch,fire up a bowl of Penzance,and watch the leaves fall.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 27, 2018 22:45:11 GMT -5
The heat index was 102 in Houston today, and 104 is forcast for tomorrow. I've lived here all my life and I still don't like it.
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 27, 2018 22:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 23:46:17 GMT -5
Here in NC it’s been extremely hot and the humidity levels were much worse then last year. When it’s over 75 degrees outside I’m mostly indoors. If it happens to be @ 75 degrees and I sit outside I must be in a shaded area. It’s been a rough Summer!!!
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 28, 2018 2:01:54 GMT -5
That's just unimaginable for me. Since our hot spell in June and July we've been around 14-18 degrees c, which is about normal.
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Post by slowroll on Aug 28, 2018 4:47:40 GMT -5
I'll admit that our winters can be bothersome, what with snow blowing in one's face from the snowblower, but I'm glad I live in Northern PA because I'm miserable if the temp is over about 70. This summer has been a bit warmer than normal, we had 2 days over 90F. Last week gorgeous, 57 at night, 70 daytime, but getting warmer again. Oh well, it's summer after all. Before I know it, it'll be 5 below-- that's kinda sharp.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 28, 2018 5:02:06 GMT -5
I'll admit that our winters can be bothersome, what with snow blowing in one's face from the snowblower, but I'm glad I live in Northern PA because I'm miserable if the temp is over about 70. This summer has been a bit warmer than normal, we had 2 days over 90F. Last week gorgeous, 57 at night, 70 daytime, but getting warmer again. Oh well, it's summer after all. Before I know it, it'll be 5 below-- that's kinda sharp. sounds like I place where I'd like to live. |
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Post by Robert Perkins on Aug 28, 2018 6:12:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I grew up in Missouri, and you just survive the summers and survive the winters. You're never really living, just surviving.
Then I moved to Texas, and you could actually live a little in the winter, but the summers were worse and longer, much, much longer.
But you know, my Wife inherited some property in Mexico, and I discovered a really cool deal, that if you're inside the tropics, but at high altitude, it's absolutely fabulous all year long.
At our ranch in Zacatecas, winters range from around freezing at night to around 70F during the day. And summers range from around 50F at night to around 80F during the day.
Plus, the humidity is very low, around 30% during the winter and 50% during the summer, so you don't get that damp cold in the winter, nor that muggy heat during the summer.
A person who's sick of just surviving the summers or surviving the winters might do well to grab a globe, find a mountain range in the tropics, and move there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 6:29:08 GMT -5
Usually the weather breaks about the middle of September.I can't wait until I get my sweater out of the closet,sit on my porch,fire up a bowl of Penzance,and watch the leaves fall. Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love sitting in my backyard with my faithful retriever, smoking my pipe, and watching the leaves fall. My only complaint is that the season goes by too quickly. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 28, 2018 6:47:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I grew up in Missouri, and you just survive the summers and survive the winters. You're never really living, just surviving. Then I moved to Texas, and you could actually live a little in the winter, but the summers were worse and longer, much, much longer. But you know, my Wife inherited some property in Mexico, and I discovered a really cool deal, that if you're inside the tropics, but at high altitude, it's absolutely fabulous all year long. At our ranch in Zacatecas, winters range from around freezing at night to around 70F during the day. And summers range from around 50F at night to around 80F during the day. Plus, the humidity is very low, around 30% during the winter and 50% during the summer, so you don't get that damp cold in the winter, nor that muggy heat during the summer. A person who's sick of just surviving the summers or surviving the winters might do well to grab a globe, find a mountain range in the tropics, and move there. I'm packing my bags as I type. So long Lady Margaret woodshed... |
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Post by briarpipenyc on Aug 28, 2018 6:59:47 GMT -5
To think what we had to live through, how we lived through it, the suffering, the sweltering, without the invention of affordable air-conditioners, for homes and cars/trucks, is unthinkable, and yet, a couple of generations ago, we all did just that. No air-conditioners, no electricity, no fans, just hot, and more hot. When I was a kid, we all sat around a hassock fan that was placed in the middle of the living room floor, while watching TV. That thing just blew hot air on our face! How the hell did we do it?
I can say that as I age I cannot tolerate the extreme cold, nor the sweltering humidity like I used to when I was younger.... but the sweltering and especially endless sweating really gets my goat. The air-conditioning in my car no longer works. If I get stuck in NYC traffic, I'm tempted to contemplate suicide....or killing the butt-holes who walk in front of my car when I have a green light!
In a few months, I'll be bitchin' about the freezing cold, heating bills, and shoveling snow out of the driveway. If I'm here to complain about it....I guess it can't be that bad.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Aug 28, 2018 7:16:16 GMT -5
Move to Texas then you'll know what heat is ! Sounds to me like he already knows what heat is and I'm guessing a lil humidity also  |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Aug 28, 2018 7:22:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I grew up in Missouri, and you just survive the summers and survive the winters. You're never really living, just surviving. Then I moved to Texas, and you could actually live a little in the winter, but the summers were worse and longer, much, much longer. But you know, my Wife inherited some property in Mexico, and I discovered a really cool deal, that if you're inside the tropics, but at high altitude, it's absolutely fabulous all year long. At our ranch in Zacatecas, winters range from around freezing at night to around 70F during the day. And summers range from around 50F at night to around 80F during the day. Plus, the humidity is very low, around 30% during the winter and 50% during the summer, so you don't get that damp cold in the winter, nor that muggy heat during the summer. A person who's sick of just surviving the summers or surviving the winters might do well to grab a globe, find a mountain range in the tropics, and move there. I'm packing my bags as I type. So long Lady Margaret woodshed... oh! that's how it is, eh?  |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Aug 28, 2018 7:30:07 GMT -5
I’d be more than glad to send you all some humidity from Florida, just about 90+ and 100% all summer long. Did notice a cool down in evening the last few nights, hopefully getting better.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 28, 2018 7:39:01 GMT -5
oh! that's how it is, eh? na. I'm only kidding. How could I leave the woodshed? |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Aug 28, 2018 10:08:53 GMT -5
oh! that's how it is, eh? na. I'm only kidding. How could I leave the woodshed? awwww,  over the weekend it was nice, actually got kind of chilly after dark, and yesterday the temperature shot up again and it was muggy last night. hopefully after next week it will start cooling off for good. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 28, 2018 10:17:49 GMT -5
I’d be more than glad to send you all some humidity from Florida, just about 90+ and 100% all summer long. Did notice a cool down in evening the last few nights, hopefully getting better. We traveled from Houston to Jacksonville last July, and I really believe that Florida has it worse. As well as Georgia and Mississippi. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 28, 2018 10:28:41 GMT -5
I hate the heat and humidity in the summer, but 8 months of the year the weather in SE Texas is pretty nice.
I could have had a section of a Mexican ranch near the DF, free use of a resort on Mount Popo, a town home in Mexico City, and an easy job for life. All I had to do was marry Georgina López. She could have played princess Fiona in Shrek without makeup, and the personality of Schlitzie. I just couldn't do it. At 18 yo, I didn't even think about it. I love the weather in Flagstaff and Los Alamos, and Fort Davis and Alpine are even pretty good most of the time.
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Post by slowroll on Aug 28, 2018 11:08:54 GMT -5
I’d be more than glad to send you all some humidity from Florida, just about 90+ and 100% all summer long. Did notice a cool down in evening the last few nights, hopefully getting better. We traveled from Houston to Jacksonville last July, and I really believe that Florida has it worse. As well as Georgia and Mississippi. I lived near Savannah for nearly 2 years when I was in the Corps, I agree. I thought the summers would kill me, and I was only 23-24. |
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Post by joeman on Aug 28, 2018 11:33:37 GMT -5
Move to Texas then you'll know what heat is ! Don't worry...we know what heat is in the Carolinas, more so due to the humidity. I have family in Phoenix, and have spent a lot of time there over the years during the summers. I'd trade our 95 degrees + high humidity for their 115 any time. And even during their highest heat...it's still downright pleasant once the sun sets...whereas here, the heat often doesn't drop but a few degrees until midnight...and after sunset, our humidity often RISES. The humidity is what really intensifies our heat and as pointed out above...it feels like it "hits" your body. |
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Post by JimInks on Aug 28, 2018 17:47:07 GMT -5
The humidity is bad here during the summer, but it's worse in South Carolina, Texas and Florida.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 18:00:00 GMT -5
+1 ^^^^^^^^^^^ if your inland in Florida where one of my siblings lives the humidity is brutal....all Summer!!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 28, 2018 19:44:33 GMT -5
Agreed. South Georgia is pretty tough in the summer time. We have long periods of 90%+ humidity with 90+ Degree days, heat index 105+. For the last few years we've had really looooong summers. Spring and fall are pretty much non-existant now. 2-3 weeks and they're gone. It snowed here last winter, a couple inches that actually stuck to the ground, and that's unheard of for here (I'm 20 miles from Florida).
If theres 1 thing I miss about Michigan, it was the fall with all of the trees turning different colors. It's my favorite season. Down south we have pines, lots and lots and lots of pines.
Our seasons are now sp-summmmmer-fa-cold for a month.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 19:50:34 GMT -5
Agreed. South Georgia is pretty tough in the summer time. We have long periods of 90%+ humidity with 90+ Degree days, heat index 105+. For the last few years we've had really looooong summers. Spring and fall are pretty much non-existant now. 2-3 weeks and they're gone. It snowed here last winter, a couple inches that actually stuck to the ground, and that's unheard of for here (I'm 20 miles from Florida). If theres 1 thing I miss about Michigan, it was the fall with all of the trees turning different colors. It's my favorite season. Down south we have pines, lots and lots and lots of pines. Our seasons are now sp-summmmmer-fa-cold for a month. Back in the late 70’s during a training period I lived in Covington & Stone Mountain GA.....WOW....the humidity levels were in the high 80’s or 90’s on a daily basis.......just brutal. Thunderstorms that would rock the house....I’m sure I don’t need to explain any more to you!! |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 28, 2018 20:01:16 GMT -5
Haha, not really, I'm out in it everyday working. Hot, cold, snow, humidity, you name it, I'm in it. Too young and too broke to retire. It doesnt look like the lottery is gunna pan out either! So I just do what I do and remain thankful that I am ABLE to do so. I'm also happy that my job doesnt confine me indoors doing the same thing every single day.
The easiest way to beat the heat is to ignore it and keep hydrated.
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