Just FYI, It's Pretty Damned Hot Around Here

[Gunny]

Between the heat and water restrictions, it's killing my yard. Such that it is. Seems to be doing the same to snowbirds, millennials and Gen-Z-ers as well.

I get to use all kinds of "old sayings" here too :) "If you can't stand the heat ... stay out of the kitchen. And Texas". We had a little "cool spell" past two days where it got down to highs around 98, but we're going back over 100 today. We've hit 100 more often than not since about mid-May, which is not standard issue weather.

Yes, the doom-n-gloom, end of the World climate change alarmists are wailing and gnashing teeth. Couldn't pass up an opportunity like a heat wave to claim they are right and predict the end:rolleyes:

ERCOT has everyone prepared to dash off to the mall on a moment's notice if we lose power. Why are we losing power HERE in TX? Because some of our coal, oil and gas infrastructure required to produce electricity has been shut down. Wonder how THAT happened?

Here's some reality: if you cannot sit outside under a tree until your power comes back on in 100+ degree weather, don't come here. I don't live in Alaska for a reason. I'd be bundled up in so much crap I couldn't move while Alaskans were running around in tee shirts. If you require AC to survive, this is NOT your place to live.

The doomsayers are also predicting August will be worse. I can only assume people are going to start dropping dead if we have any real grid failure.

[Kathianne]

Between the heat and water restrictions, it's killing my yard. Such that it is. Seems to be doing the same to snowbirds, millennials and Gen-Z-ers as well.

I get to use all kinds of "old sayings" here too :) "If you can't stand the heat ... stay out of the kitchen. And Texas". We had a little "cool spell" past two days where it got down to highs around 98, but we're going back over 100 today. We've hit 100 more often than not since about mid-May, which is not standard issue weather.

Yes, the doom-n-gloom, end of the World climate change alarmists are wailing and gnashing teeth. Couldn't pass up an opportunity like a heat wave to claim they are right and predict the end:rolleyes:

ERCOT has everyone prepared to dash off to the mall on a moment's notice if we lose power. Why are we losing power HERE in TX? Because some of our coal, oil and gas infrastructure required to produce electricity has been shut down. Wonder how THAT happened?

Here's some reality: if you cannot sit outside under a tree until your power comes back on in 100+ degree weather, don't come here. I don't live in Alaska for a reason. I'd be bundled up in so much crap I couldn't move while Alaskans were running around in tee shirts. If you require AC to survive, this is NOT your place to live.

The doomsayers are also predicting August will be worse. I can only assume people are going to start dropping dead if we have any real grid failure.

Damn hot here. 110 now.

[BoogyMan]

Here is what the models are looking like through the end of July. I am in the 115 area. :(

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[BoogyMan]

Here is the upcoming week. YIKES
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[Gunny]

Looking at your maps/forecasts, it's hotter where you are than where I am. However, according to your first map, it's got us pegged at 100. We've been around 105 give or take more often than not. It's 102 now.

It's not as hot here temp-wise because we are at the edge of the Coastal Plain. The "feels like" is what gets us because of the humidity from the Gulf. We've been doing the "feels like 110-115" a lot of the time. The heat itself doesn't bother me. The humidity makes anyone miserable.

I prefer it to go over a hundred because it burns off most of the humidity. Then I can work out :)

[BoogyMan]

The projection released tonight has us at 116 this week.

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[Gunny]

The projection released tonight has us at 116 this week.

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14001That sucks. We did the 104. And THAT is how my day went :laugh:

Daughter is having her bathroom remodeled. I get outside and work out so that I'm done by noon while it's still around 95.

Oops. Remodelers are working out of my garage where all of my tools and workout equipment is. Anyone that thinks I'm leaving the garage open all day unattended is just thinking wrong.

All my weights and bars got cleaned.

Weapons all got cleaned.

Tools all got cleaned.

Garage floor got cleaned really well.

Hey, I had a fan :)

[BoogyMan]

I tried to get a run in today early in the AM. This heat just soaks in and seems to exotherm all night and into the morning. Made about 2 miles, had to quit.

This stinks.

[SassyLady]

I was in the pool all day.
:cool:

[icansayit]

My doctor knows I can't run. But if I could...
He joked about telling me to run at least 5 miles a day.

Finally got so tired and called him to tell him...
"I'm 70 miles away...when can I stop?"
(old Rodney Dangerfield Joke)

SMILE...have some fun for a change in the HEAT.

[Gunny]

I tried to get a run in today early in the AM. This heat just soaks in and seems to exotherm all night and into the morning. Made about 2 miles, had to quit.

This stinks.I can't really run anymore. Technically, yes. The damage to already-pounded-to-death joints isn't worth the benefit for me. I DO walk still. Have to get out early.

We get no relief. When it's 90 we get the "feels like" 105 humidity. When it's 105 we get the 105 without the "feels like". Sweat to death or burn to death -- your choice :laugh:

[BoogyMan]

Man I feel ya, can’t imagine how bad the 113 we hit today would be with high humidity.


I can't really run anymore. Technically, yes. The damage to already-pounded-to-death joints isn't worth the benefit for me. I DO walk still. Have to get out early.

We get no relief. When it's 90 we get the "feels like" 105 humidity. When it's 105 we get the 105 without the "feels like". Sweat to death or burn to death -- your choice :laugh:

[BoogyMan]

Sun has gone down and it is 106. YIKES!

[icansayit]

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[SassyLady]

So, we quit dispatching rattlers couple years ago. Now we just capture them, put in a bucket and walk them out to the saguharo park and let them go into or around a packrat nest. They're happy and were happy they're keeping rat population in check.

Today we found one and did our routine. Put in the bucket to wait until we could get dressed to walk through the desert in 110° weather. So, took about 30 min to get him out there. Opened the bucket and dumped it out at entrance to nest. Unfortunately it was already dead.

Moral of story ... it's so hot here that it doesn't take much to kill ya!

[SassyLady]

112° today. 6:15 and pool is 96°. Not much relief.

[Gunny]

112° today. 6:15 and pool is 96°. Not much relief.Saw an article earlier where somewhere here in Texas they dumped about 30k pounds of ice into some water park to cool it down.

All *I* think of when I see crap like that is us lowly middle class folk are on water restrictions. Golf courses are green and waterparks are running full-tilt though. I know ... I can go spend even more money on water by paying all the fees and crap at the water parks :rolleyes:

[Black Diamond]

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[icansayit]

It's hot here too....over 95 into the evening...sometimes...but here's all I can do..
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[jimnyc]

Out in Lancaster right now seeing my Dad. Been like 207 degrees for 3 days now and I am melting!

[fj1200]

This seems like a global warming err, climate change thread.

[Gunny]

This seems like a global warming err, climate change thread.I think I meant it as a heat wave thread. Isn't the first heat wave nor drought I've been through. It has been rather convenient for the climate change morons to scream it's the End of Days because the US alone won't quit using fossil fuels.:rolleyes:

Last Summer (how quickly the frightened Chicken Littles on the left forget) we were unseasonably cool most of the summer. We didn't get to 100 much at all that I recall. Was that climate change/global cooling?:laugh:

If the Earth's climate changes, we'll have to deal with it. Hopefully, all these false prophets on the left selling non-existent salvation will get their just reward :)