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Discussion in 'Texas' started by justhrowit, Jul 27, 2005.

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  1. justhrowit

    justhrowit Formula 3

    Feb 12, 2004
    1,027
    Dallas
    Full Name:
    Jay D.
    I got this e-mail today...thought I would share!

    Jay




    May 30th:
    >
    > Just moved to Dallas. Now this is a city that
    > knows how to live!!
    >Beautiful
    > sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place!
    > I watched
    > the sunset from a park lying on a blanket. It was
    > beautiful. I've finally
    > found my home. I love it here.
    >
    >
    >
    >June 14th:
    >
    > Really heating up. Got to 100 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-
    >conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned
    > car. What a
    > pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm
    > turning into a sun
    >worshiper.
    >
    >June 30th:
    >
    >Had the backyard landscaped with western plants today. Lots of cactus
    >and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me.
    >Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
    >
    >
    >July 10th:
    >
    >The temperature hasn't been below 100 all week.
    >How do people get used to
    >this kind of heat? At least it's kind of windy though. But getting
    >used
    >to the heat and humidity is taking longer that I
    >expected.
    >
    >July 15th:
    >
    >Fell asleep by the pool. (Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body).
    >Missed
    >3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though.
    >Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > July 20th:
    >I missed Morgan (our cat) sneaking into the car
    >when I left
    >this morning.
    >By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Morgan
    >had died and swollen up
    >to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the
    >$2,000 leather upholstery.
    >I told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells
    >like Kibbles and
    >sh-ts.
    >I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this
    >heat.
    >
    >
    >July 25th:
    >
    >The wind sucks. It feels like a giant freaking
    >blow dryer!!
    >And it's hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is
    >not working and the AC
    >repairman charged $200 just to drive by and tell
    >me he needed to order
    >parts.
    >
    >
    >
    >July 30th:
    >
    >Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights
    >now. $1,500 in
    >damn house payments and we can't even go inside.
    >Why did I ever come
    >here?
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >Aug. 4th:
    >
    >It's 115 degrees. Finally got the air-conditioner
    >fixed today. It cost
    >$500
    >and gets the temperature down to 85, but this
    > freaking humidity makes the
    >house feel like it's about 95.
    >
    >Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid city.
    >
    >
    >
    > Aug. 8th:
    >
    > If another wise ass asks, "Hot enough for you
    > today?" I'm going to
    >strangle
    > him. Damn heat. By the time I get to work the
    > radiator is boiling over,
    >my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like baked
    >cat!!
    >
    >
    >
    > Aug. 9th:
    >Tried to run some errands after work. Wore shorts,
    >and sat on the black
    >leather seats in the ol' car. I thought my ass was
    >on fire. I lost 2
    >layers
    >of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs
    > and ass. Now
    >my car smells like burnt hair, fried ass, and
    > baked cat.
    >
    >
    >
    > Aug. 10th:
    > The weather report might as well be a damn
    > recording. Hot and
    > sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It's been too
    > hot to do sh-t for 2
    > damn months and the weatherman says it might
    > really warm up next week.
    > Doesn't it ever rain in this damn desert? Water
    > rationing now, so my $1700
    > worth of cactus just dried up and blow into the
    > damn pool. Even the cactus
    > can't live in this damn heat.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Aug. 14th:
    >
    >Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 115 today.
    >Forgot to
    >crack the window and blew the damn windshield out
    >of the car. The
    >installer
    >came to fix it and said, "Hot enough for you
    >today?" My wife had to spend
    >the $1500 house payment to bail me out of jail.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Freaking Texas. What kind of a sick demented idiot
    > would want
    >to live here?
     
  2. rob lay

    rob lay Administrator
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    Dec 1, 2000
    63,960
    Southlake, TX
    Full Name:
    Rob Lay
    Just read same one for Arizona yesterday. :)
     
  3. robert_c

    robert_c F1 Rookie

    May 12, 2005
    3,417
    SoCal
    Full Name:
    Robert C
  4. Sfumato

    Sfumato F1 World Champ

    Nov 1, 2003
    10,194
    Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales
    Full Name:
    Angus Podgorney
    Remember, hell is a DRY heat
    Even satan doesn't like humidity.
     
  5. Supercarlover

    Supercarlover Formula 3

    Sep 30, 2004
    1,760
    Texas
    Full Name:
    Joshua B.

    *evil laugh here* Welcome to Texas.
     
  6. 98R648

    98R648 Formula Junior

    Sep 25, 2004
    322
    Full Name:
    Nicola Cappelletti
    oh yea I forgot to tell you Robert it gets a little warm here in the summer. :)
     

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