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  1. jonathanp

    jonathanp Formula Junior

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    At least it won't be hot this week............
     
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  2. BlackBird007

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    Going to lunch today in Cleburne, I looked up at the temp. guage on my mirror. 104 at 12:45.

    Twenty bucks says we break the record for consecutive 100+ degree days, which is 42. Right now we are in second at 30 I believe. I didn't live through the heatwave back in 1980 but I'm sure you guys must remember that.
     
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    so true, I appreciate these cold fronts so I can get outside work on the house, go for a run, cook eggs on the sidewalk... :)
     
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    So, are we going to get some snow and ice this week? :D
     
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    Yep, tied for 2nd at the moment, and we may reach the 42 days. For severity, though, 1980 was still more brutal, with actual temps over 110 starting in early-mid July, IIRC (this was before being told how hot we "should" feel like it was - the "Heat Index").
    We knew it was brutal.

    I was about your age at that time, btw.


    It'll take the dread out of wearing your Kevlar, for sure. :p :D :p
     
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    I can imagine how brutal it was. When I watch the weather everyday, they'll show records for high and low temps. The record highs are usually from the date back in 1980.

    It's going to be worse up north. I have family living east of Lawton, OK, and they told me they were supposed to have 4 days straight of temps over 110. And that's before you factor in the heat index. I don't even want to know what it would be at that point...
     
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    It is 65 in San Angelo today.

    Not 65 degrees.

    65 days at 100+ this summer.
     
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    The outside air temperature in the Rolls-Royce only goes to 100, but it is a nice round real guage.

    Mai just told me that the EPA had a meeting and everybody in her group agreed to turn their home thermostat to 78-80 to save electricity. I said fine, but our AC can only get that low if it runs all the time anyway with the thermostat on 75.

    And, I get to avoid watering the yard because of a city ban.
     
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    So you died then? Or weren't yet born? :)
     
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    Wasn't born. ;)
     
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    We could not take the heat any more. Had to get to some place cooler...


    South Beach Miami :))

    No snow but definitely cooler.
     
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