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Title: It's Hot Up In Here
Post by: funkedup on May 21, 2003, 10:09:37 PM: First summer in new bungalow. 10' ceilings with 8' glass on SW facing wall. I went to work and forgot to leave the AC on. BAD IDEA.
I have learned my lesson. Fortunately the landlord pays utilities.
Title: It's Hot Up In Here
Post by: funkedup on May 21, 2003, 10:10:09 PM: Sweat Jeasious I'm turning into Beetle.
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Post by: rpm on May 21, 2003, 10:45:12 PM: Try some Mylar. You will be amazed at how much heat it blocks.
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Post by: Steve on May 21, 2003, 10:49:37 PM: Hot? I live in Arizona, do you even know hot?
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Post by: Maverick on May 21, 2003, 10:51:27 PM: I work in a metal hanger in Southern Arizona. It's totally uninsulated. Try that for hot. The hanger door faces west too. :(
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Post by: Sandman on May 22, 2003, 08:53:39 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Steve
Hot? I live in Arizona, do you even know hot?

After you pass 110F, the temperature really doesn't seem to matter. :)
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Post by: straffo on May 22, 2003, 09:08:00 AM: I agree it's definitely getting hot here .. today it rained only twice ...
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Post by: Wlfgng on May 22, 2003, 09:17:25 AM: (snicker)
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Post by: Sandman on May 22, 2003, 09:29:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by straffo
I agree it's definitely getting hot here .. today it rained only twice ...

Here, we get about five inches of rain per year (whether we want it or not). :)
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Post by: Zigrat on May 22, 2003, 09:32:44 AM: so take off all your clothes.
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Post by: midnight Target on May 22, 2003, 09:33:16 AM: Those are the days they allow you to shower?
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Post by: straffo on May 22, 2003, 09:40:07 AM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
Those are the days they allow you to shower?

Nope, this day called the " Nettoyage de Printemps" (*) (a national hollyday as you already guessed) is only very 4th year the 29 of february :D

You can lookup on google : "Nettoyage de Printemps" give 20,900 hits ;)
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Post by: straffo on May 22, 2003, 09:40:55 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Zigrat
so take off all your clothes.

Cannot , if I do that how could I clean up my clothes ?
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Post by: Ripsnort on May 22, 2003, 09:51:12 AM: Air conditioning is for wimps.
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Post by: Batz on May 22, 2003, 09:53:03 AM: Quote
Air conditioning is for wimps.

From a guy with a carpeted drive way
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Post by: Ripsnort on May 22, 2003, 09:54:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Batz
From a guy with a carpeted drive way

Ahh, garage. Romper room for the kids in the winter months ;)
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Post by: Mister Fork on May 22, 2003, 10:21:20 AM: When I was in Iraq with the UN in 1988, when we stepped off the plane at Saddam International, it was a cool 130F. It was like opening mom's oven to check on the roast.

Later that week on the border between Iran and Iraq, it hit 142F. Oh yeah, humidity was at 90%.:eek:
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Post by: Pongo on May 22, 2003, 10:54:11 AM: When they dropped the ramp of our Herc in Panama..man that damp hot just about killed us poor canucks.
Next day one of our guys had to be evacuated from heat exastion. He came back in a few days. But man it was hot.
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Post by: Ripsnort on May 22, 2003, 11:16:58 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Pongo
When they dropped the ramp of our Herc in Panama..man that damp hot just about killed us poor canucks.
Next day one of our guys had to be evacuated from heat exastion. He came back in a few days. But man it was hot.

I got that as a 16 yr old in Florida once...hit 110 (prolly 95% humidity) and down I went! No fun....
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Post by: AKIron on May 22, 2003, 11:21:28 AM: Lived in the desert with 117 degrees and less than 10 percent humidity and an island at 90 degrees with 90 percent humidity. For comfort I'll take the desert heat any day.
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Post by: funkedup on May 22, 2003, 11:56:47 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Steve
Hot? I live in Arizona, do you even know hot?

It gets up to 110-115 here during the summer.
As MT says, dry heat in CA or AZ is nothing compared to humid heat.
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Post by: Ozark on May 22, 2003, 11:56:58 AM: It get over 1800F where I work.
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Post by: rpm on May 22, 2003, 11:58:02 AM: I was driving thru Phoenix one day and heard on the News it was so hot (116*F I think) they had to close Phoenix Int'l. Planes could not generate enough lift for take-off.
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Post by: funkedup on May 22, 2003, 11:58:27 AM: I did a lot of landscaping work for my uncle in AZ in 120 deg temps, and it wasn't much worse than it gets here.
In AZ and CA your sweat actually evaporates and helps you stay cool. As long as you drink a lot of water you're OK. In humid area your sweat won't evaporate and actually makes you hotter.
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Post by: RedDg on May 22, 2003, 12:06:07 PM: But it's a dry heat
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Post by: Vermillion on May 22, 2003, 12:13:01 PM: I did basic training in San Antonio TX during June-July. Its SO much fun marching on black asphalt in the middle of the day.

Sometime during my second week, I went down with heat exhaustion. Damn was that horrible experience. And then just a few years later, it happened again during an ORI. Had to unload a C-130 that was sitting closed up on the ramp for several hours in the hot sun.

Twice, was two times too many. Most people don't realize that heat exhaustion can be deadly. Well... let me tell you. After you lay on your back totally numb (I literally couldn't feel my arms or legs) and as weak as a baby, and they're loading you in an ambulance, you start to LISTEN to the medics. ;)
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Post by: LePaul on May 22, 2003, 12:16:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
I got that as a 16 yr old in Florida once...hit 110 (prolly 95% humidity) and down I went! No fun....

Ah, so that's where the hair went!

:p :) ;)
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Post by: midnight Target on May 22, 2003, 12:20:55 PM: Late August / Early September tend to be the hottest weeks of the year in So. Calif. In fact I'd bet that September is much hotter on average than June.

Of course those of us who ever strapped on the pads and hit the gridiron have many horror stories about the 3-a-days in the heat. Worst I recall was a legit 115. Coach actually backed off that day. He probably had visions of a bunch of dead teenagers on the grass.
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Post by: Wlfgng on May 22, 2003, 12:32:39 PM: it was 100 in my car today...
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Post by: Psyco on May 22, 2003, 12:49:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
Of course those of us who ever strapped on the pads and hit the gridiron have many horror stories about the 3-a-days in the heat. Worst I recall was a legit 115. Coach actually backed off that day. He probably had visions of a bunch of dead teenagers on the grass.

Yep, 1973 playing Evanston HS in Chicago, our away (Navy Blue) jersey's full sun, stadium blocking any air movement, 115F on the field in shade Lake Michigan providing near 100% humidity. Didn't take my salt, I was being double teamed and playing Off & Def (O-Guard & D-Tackle) lasted almost full first half, then collapsed. I came to in a stainless steel trainor's whirlpool filled with ice and water, still in my gear.... all I remember is greying-out, very scary..........

Psyco:o
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Post by: Dune on May 22, 2003, 01:19:38 PM: I grew up on a farm in SW Arizona (near Yuma). Ever try to touch anything on a tractor in 120deg weather? That sizzle is your finger. And "chopping cotton" (until cotton gets to be a certain height you have to hoe the weeds out from between the plants) is a real drag too.

Then I spent a year in Austin and my grandparents live in Sherman, TX. I'll take the dry heat anytime.
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Post by: Sandman on May 22, 2003, 02:43:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by RedDg
But it's a dry heat

So is a blow torch.
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Post by: Nifty on May 22, 2003, 03:49:55 PM: heh, September day games in Tallahassee aren't much fun when wearing a band uniform and marching around (though much better than being a big ol' offensive lineman!) Thankfully, it's a natural grass surface. Did the Meadowlands once in August. Over 120F on the field. Felt like my shoes were melting. I felt sorry for the football teams in that one. :( (btw, FSU 42 Kansas 0 in that one!)
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Post by: Ripsnort on May 22, 2003, 03:57:12 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nifty
heh, September day games in Tallahassee aren't much fun when wearing a band uniform and marching around (though much better than being a big ol' offensive lineman!) Thankfully, it's a natural grass surface. Did the Meadowlands once in August. Over 120F on the field. Felt like my shoes were melting. I felt sorry for the football teams in that one. :( (btw, FSU 42 Kansas 0 in that one!)

Point taken, FSU sucks, should have been 84 to 0. :D
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Post by: Wlfgng on May 22, 2003, 04:01:55 PM: Quote
band uniform
hmmmmm
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Post by: midnight Target on May 22, 2003, 04:03:34 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
hmmmmm

Hey .... Some of our schools best debaters were in the band!!!!!

:D