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Rorey

(8,445 posts)
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 02:47 PM Jun 2021

It's HOT!

And it's ONLY 99 degrees. We've got 3 more degrees to go, and that's only if the forecast is right.

I couldn't figure out why my house was so hot, and discovered that I had inadvertently turned off the wrong faucet outside when cleaning paintbrushes earlier. Hopefully I didn't burn up the pump on my swamp cooler.

I feel so bad for anyone who has to work outside in this heat. Roofers are all over my neighborhood, thanks to a hail storm a few weeks ago. I just don't know how they do it. They certainly don't get paid enough!

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Kali

(55,014 posts)
1. while it is horrible and hot on a roof, there is more breeze up there than on the ground
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 02:58 PM
Jun 2021

asphalt road workers are the ones I feel most sorry for. my son is a scaffolding setter in Tucson. ugh! don't know how he does it.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
2. Tucson! 113 degrees!!!!
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:04 PM
Jun 2021

Yeah, I don't know how they do it! Do they still work during the daytime when it's that hot? I recall that in Vegas they do overnight work, which makes a lot more sense for road workers.

Kali

(55,014 posts)
4. start early and done by 1 or so
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:11 PM
Jun 2021

poor kid started this job in August 2 years ago, sick, the day after getting back from a family trip with girlfriend and her two kids. my son is ranch raised so has a somewhat unhealthy work ethic. LOL

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
6. Does it count if you just *think* it?
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:18 PM
Jun 2021

I was outside earlier, and I noticed it was really hot, but there wasn't anyone to talk to.

Well, I guess I could have told the cat, but she doesn't ever seem to want to talk about the weather.

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