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Lordy! I didn't remember that, but wow.. can only imagine what that was like.I was in the RV that entire summer with the dogs.
Lordy! I didn't remember that, but wow.. can only imagine what that was like.I was in the RV that entire summer with the dogs.
Yea. I remember that year. Worked outside that whole summer and not a shade in sight.The Dallas heatwave of 1980:
It was 40 years ago that a 42-day string of 100 degree days — the longest heat wave by far in the region’s history — was broken. For one day. More triple digits followed, and when autumn mercifully arrived, temperatures had hit the century mark 69 times.
The family lived in the Dallas area thru these 100+ degree days. The heat finally broke as it has always done.
Texican....
What a blessing it is to have air conditioning period.until 1981,i never had air conditioning,most people that i knew didn't either.We were tougher then.Had to be to make it through Alabama summers.Gross. What a blessing we got the air conditioning fixed!!!
100+°F? Heatwave? Death & Destruction™? Nah, just another July in Texas.
Very smart! I ordered new car window shades from Amazon last week, thank heavens. Front and back.I’ve had the cover on the car for days. UV blocking.
I was there
What a blessing it is to have air conditioning period.until 1981,i never had air conditioning,most people that i knew didn't either.We were tougher then.Had to be to make it through Alabama summers.
How did we all survive before a.c.?
I love the heat. My garden, not so much. But I'd rather have this than snow.
The place sounds lovely. Good luck on your offer!
I’m with you!! I love my tan and around 80’ but that’s my limit.We sold off all our stuff and packed up last fall to move down to southern Missouri to get out of the northern Michigan winters, anticipating the solar minimum in years to come. What a nightmare this summer has been. We can’t even stand it anymore. Every day it’s over 90 degrees, and the long-term forecast shows much of the same.
We’ve decided to move back north. Found an old fixer-upper farmhouse on 20 acres with good bones for $70K. It’s got a wood stove, state forest nearby, and a root cellar. The property has apple trees, berry patches, an asparagus patch, a chicken coop, and an established garden plot. We’ll find out this week if our offer has been accepted. I don’t give a flying flip about the solar minimum. We can’t do anything in this heat. Especially with the high humidity. The garden is suffering, the chickens are miserable, and just going outside for a few minutes leaves us dripping with sweat. At 45 years old, my body is acclimated to a northern climate and I’d much rather have snow and cold than this crap. If the grid ever went down and we couldn’t run our A/C unit, we’d be screwed. At least up north there’s an endless supply of wood to burn in the stove.
This is our forecast for the week. I plan on doing nothing but sit in front of the A/C unit, weeping and gnashing my teeth.
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100% agree.I love the heat. My garden, not so much. But I'd rather have this than snow.
I’m with you!! I love my tan and around 80’ but that’s my limit.
Indiana has beautiful seasons but I consider August h%^* on earth.
Your new place sounds divine! Hope you get it!
And yes, I also love fall and early winter, too.
It's CRIMINAL!A mask in this heat is unbearable
112 heat index right now in College Station. UGH
Sorry Texican, but the Austin heat wave of 2011 blows right past that.
90 days over 100
180 days over 90
The single hottest summer in Texas history.
Two years ago, I took the Aurora in for a/c repair. I got the compressor from RockAuto.com. It was OEM, same model as the one on the car, and new, not a rebuild. Cost was $175. Even with that, the total repair cost for the a/c was $1200. I paid it gladly. The car only has 75,000 miles on it (I bought it new off the lot in 1998) and I know it’s entire history. The car looks showroom new. I needed the a/c working.
Thank you! If it’s God’s will...
We sold off all our stuff and packed up last fall to move down to southern Missouri to get out of the northern Michigan winters, anticipating the solar minimum in years to come. What a nightmare this summer has been. We can’t even stand it anymore. Every day it’s over 90 degrees, and the long-term forecast shows much of the same.
We’ve decided to move back north. Found an old fixer-upper farmhouse on 20 acres with good bones for $70K. It’s got a wood stove, state forest nearby, and a root cellar. The property has apple trees, berry patches, an asparagus patch, a chicken coop, and an established garden plot. We’ll find out this week if our offer has been accepted. I don’t give a flying flip about the solar minimum. We can’t do anything in this heat. Especially with the high humidity. The garden is suffering, the chickens are miserable, and just going outside for a few minutes leaves us dripping with sweat. At 45 years old, my body is acclimated to a northern climate and I’d much rather have snow and cold than this crap. If the grid ever went down and we couldn’t run our A/C unit, we’d be screwed. At least up north there’s an endless supply of wood to burn in the stove.
This is our forecast for the week. I plan on doing nothing but sit in front of the A/C unit, weeping and gnashing my teeth.
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Thompson,
It dry heat so not so bad. Oops, forgot College Station is between Austin and Houston. You can be grateful that you do not live in Houston. Been in Houston when there was 100% humidity and it was not raining.
Texican....
Prayers from this corner! I can't deal with prolonged spells of heat and humidity, either. I've been trying to deal better with it this summer with more water and more time outside (sitting, not working!) but I do better with cooler temps.
I miss the wind! Normally, Iowa is a wind tunnel. Unless a storm is coming in like yesterday, the the wind has died down to almost nothing. Yuck.
I want my country and my traditional weather back!
I’d be leery of putting too much stock in that.Via John Leary (yet to be approved by the Church)
January 21, 2015:
Jesus said: “My people, you have variable jet stream patterns that appear to bring precipitation over the same areas. You have seen unusually heavy snow or rain, as in Buffalo, N.Y. with seven feet of snow. You also have seen droughts in California. When you see low pressure going over the same area for days, or high pressure consistently in another area, this is a sign that your weather is being manipulated by man-made machines as the HAARP machine. These microwave machines can control jet streams to create floods, droughts, as well as high winds in tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons. You have seen many typhoons in the Pacific Ocean that have ravaged the Asian countries. Even in the winter you are seeing such storms in the Philippines. These weather-making machines can cause serious harm to countries where they are used. This is a dangerous tool that the one world people are using as a means of blackmail for their agenda. Only your internet will carry stories about the HAARP machine and chemtrails. These stories are not broadcast, and are censored from your controlled media. Be watchful of your weather events and earthquakes, as they can be manipulated to cause many disasters. Pray for My intervention into the one world people’s plans, as their reign will be brief, before I will bring My victory over all of them.”
www.johnleary.com