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Post by ericn on Jul 28, 2023 11:33:52 GMT -6
Yes the hear sensitive burn victim is coming to town in the middle of a heat wave that bends cactus. I’ll be in the area 8/2-8/5, time to find an assisted living for my mother in law.
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Post by ninworks on Jul 28, 2023 12:49:52 GMT -6
After being born and raised there, and living there for 57 years, I can tell you, this is not a good time of year to be there. I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2015 and never looked back. My wife and I still have family there so we visit semi-regularly, but ALWAYS in November or December.
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Post by ericn on Jul 28, 2023 13:25:50 GMT -6
After being born and raised there, and living there for 57 years, I can tell you, this is not a good time of year to be there. I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2015 and never looked back. My wife and I still have family there so we visit semi-regularly, but ALWAYS in November or December. If there was any way to get out of going believe me I would. |
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Post by Ward on Jul 28, 2023 14:22:24 GMT -6
After being born and raised there, and living there for 57 years, I can tell you, this is not a good time of year to be there. I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2015 and never looked back. My wife and I still have family there so we visit semi-regularly, but ALWAYS in November or December. I hear it's incredibly livable there from November to the end of January. |
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Post by ninworks on Jul 28, 2023 15:31:40 GMT -6
After being born and raised there, and living there for 57 years, I can tell you, this is not a good time of year to be there. I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2015 and never looked back. My wife and I still have family there so we visit semi-regularly, but ALWAYS in November or December. I hear it's incredibly livable there from November to the end of January. It's actually not bad from November to April. April is usually when it starts getting warm. |
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Post by drbill on Jul 28, 2023 15:59:04 GMT -6
After being born and raised there, and living there for 57 years, I can tell you, this is not a good time of year to be there. I moved to Middle Tennessee in 2015 and never looked back. My wife and I still have family there so we visit semi-regularly, but ALWAYS in November or December. If there was any way to get out of going believe me I would. Haha!! I'm about 20-25 degrees Fahrenheit north of there. Today was going to be hot. 90 at about 11:00 - then a couple monsoons blew over. Quickly dropped the summer afternoon temps to 67 degrees.  BTW, it's 115 in the valley right now..... But now I'm worrying about lightning, not heat!! LOL. Have fun!! |
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Post by tasteliketape on Jul 28, 2023 16:14:34 GMT -6
But it’s a dry heat ! Lol
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Post by ericn on Jul 28, 2023 17:26:26 GMT -6
But it’s a dry heat ! Lol Yeah so is my oven! My mother in law keeps her house at 87, my wife dealing with menopause keeps are apt at 75. What I will miss the most is dog mode on the Tesla, keeping the car at 78. |
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Post by drumsound on Jul 28, 2023 21:38:45 GMT -6
Good luck on all fronts, brotherman!
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Post by plinker on Jul 28, 2023 22:51:58 GMT -6
As my friend likes to say whenever he's in hot places, "It’s not the heat. It’s the stupidity."
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Post by ninworks on Jul 29, 2023 6:23:57 GMT -6
But it’s a dry heat ! Lol I know, that's the joke, but it really is true. Even when it's 110 if there is a bit of a breeze and you can find some shade you will get a cooling sensation while being drenched in sweat. Here in Tennessee when it's 95 to 100 with 50+% humidity you don't get much of that cooling thing going on. I got into my black GMC Yukon yesterday after it was in the sun most of the day and it was 138 degrees inside IT. In Phoenix it can get upwards of 150 degrees inside a vehicle during the summer. Either will kill you if exposed to it for very long so there's not a lot of difference. It's just a matter of how long it takes for it to do you in. |
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Post by drumsound on Jul 29, 2023 8:26:29 GMT -6
As my friend likes to say whenever he's in hot places, "It’s not the heat. It’s the stupidity." I'm stealing this. |
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Post by ericn on Jul 29, 2023 10:01:30 GMT -6
But it’s a dry heat ! Lol I know, that's the joke, but it really is true. Even when it's 110 if there is a bit of a breeze and you can find some shade you will get a cooling sensation while being drenched in sweat. Here in Tennessee when it's 95 to 100 with 50+% humidity you don't get much of that cooling thing going on. I got into my black GMC Yukon yesterday after it was in the sun most of the day and it was 138 degrees inside IT. In Phoenix it can get upwards of 150 degrees inside a vehicle during the summer. Either will kill you if exposed to it for very long so there's not a lot of difference. It's just a matter of how long it takes for it to do you in. That of course is if you can sweat and regulate your body temperature! |
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Post by drumsound on Jul 29, 2023 21:38:37 GMT -6
I know, that's the joke, but it really is true. Even when it's 110 if there is a bit of a breeze and you can find some shade you will get a cooling sensation while being drenched in sweat. Here in Tennessee when it's 95 to 100 with 50+% humidity you don't get much of that cooling thing going on. I got into my black GMC Yukon yesterday after it was in the sun most of the day and it was 138 degrees inside IT. In Phoenix it can get upwards of 150 degrees inside a vehicle during the summer. Either will kill you if exposed to it for very long so there's not a lot of difference. It's just a matter of how long it takes for it to do you in. That of course is if you can sweat and regulate your body temperature! You gonna wear one of those big floppy hats? |
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Post by teejay on Jul 30, 2023 8:35:42 GMT -6
My son got married last Saturday the 22nd. He and his bride chose St. George, Utah, Snow Canyon State Park on the petrified dunes. Beautiful spot, but they didn't research what the temps are like there in July because in today's world it's all about the photo op. The "dry heat" daytime temps were averaging 117 degrees. When my wife and I stood in the rental car shuttle line at the Vegas airport upon arrival, there was a strong breeze...but not like here in Illinois. It felt like a hot blow dryer.
Fast-forward to wedding day. 6:30 PM. 115 degrees. Five minute hike up to the spot. All petrified rock. In suits and long dresses. The ceremony was wonderful, and fortunately relatively short. Pictures afterward back at the VRBO instead of ahead of time, so you can imagine what my wife and I look like in those. Kids these days.
Spent a few days at Zion National Park afterward (and yes, I wore a floppy hat), and on our drive back to LAS my wife pulled up temps on her phone. Las Vegas: 113, "feels like" 103. Our city in Illinois: 96, "feels like" 103. That's what midwestern humidity will do for you. I have to say upon getting home the humidity here feels more oppressive than the higher, drier temps out west.
Eric...hydrate, and with something that has electrolytes, not just all water. Body Armor and/or Propel packets added to a 16.9 oz water bottle worked well.
Good luck. The heat is one thing. Getting a parent or parents into an assisted living facility is quite another. Done that one too.
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Post by chessparov on Jul 30, 2023 18:07:00 GMT -6
As my friend likes to say whenever he's in hot places, "It’s not the heat. It’s the stupidity." I'm stealing this. We need plenty of error conditioning. That's for sure. Chris |
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Post by ericn on Jul 30, 2023 19:29:50 GMT -6
That of course is if you can sweat and regulate your body temperature! You gonna wear one of those big floppy hats? Ha Ironically the top of my head graphs are some of the few where I can actually sweat. If I wear a head or even use most sunscreens I over heat. |
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Post by drumsound on Jul 30, 2023 20:24:06 GMT -6
You gonna wear one of those big floppy hats? Ha Ironically the top of my head graphs are some of the few where I can actually sweat. If I wear a head or even use most sunscreens I over heat. That interesting. |
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