It's August in Austin

[hobbit709]

The 5 day forecast: 103°, 104°, 106°, 104° and a cool day only 102°

And it's been getting about a degree warmer than the forecasts.

As the man said "Is this Hell, or TX?"

[In_The_Wind]

1. TX

It's hard to tell.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. It's August up here too . . .

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Clear skies, nice breeze blowing through the windows, and a comfortable 75 degrees.

Bugs are gone, birds a singing . . . . .

and so on.

I've been to Texas, have to drag me with a chain to get me back there.

Yup - our winters can be brutal, but if you are prepared, not a problem.

It is easier to warm up, than to cool down.

35 below? put on more clothes.

100 above - can only take off so much .. .

More people die, especially the elderly, in heat waves than they do in cold snaps.

I would not trade my tiny property for the whole of Texas.

CC

[hobbit709]

3. I've seen 50 below, you can have it.

all it takes to beat the heat is shade and water. Why do you think siestas in the afternoon were invented.

cold makes my bones hurt.

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. Never seen -50, but seen -40 - that's cool enough.

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I cannot take the heat the way I used to, never could take too much,

that's why when I was looking in the bush for camping spots it was always beside a swimming hole.

I'd chore around till I overheated then dive in

Here's my favorite, less than an hour away from where I live now



discovered that spot in 1990 - never ever saw anyone else camp in there - used aerial photo maps to find it, an old logging road to a long gone trappers camp. That's the back of my camper you see on the top of the ravine.

I prefer the cold to the heat now - got wood heat and lots of wood, so same thing only backwards, work out til I start getting cool, then come in and toasty up beside the wood stove.

Heat just wipes me out now - working for very long in the heat, no can do anymore - wipes me out.

So, ergo





CC

[femmocrat]

5. Thank you Canuk, for sharing your cool Canadian air with PA.

We were 50 degrees this morning! It has been as you describe.... September-like, and I am loving it!

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. I remember now - been to PA in my youth (long ago)

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Father took us camping for 5 weeks every summer from 1956 -1964.

always to the East Coast, sometimes stateside

So I''ve been through most of the NorthEastern States

name jumped into my head when I seen PA

you know where this is??



We stayed there 2 years in a row - just a few days, then keep moving on

Nice state you got there.

CC

[femmocrat]

13. No idea, sorry.

It's a big state! LOL

[ConcernedCanuk]

14. here ya go

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presque_Isle_State_Park

CC

[femmocrat]

15. Lovely spot.

I was going to guess "Lake Erie"---- should have gone with my guess! LOL

Glad you enjoyed your trips to PA.

[Rowdyboy]

4. I know its an old joke but if I owned Hell and Texas,

I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell!

From the temps you quote sounds pretty accurate....

Hell, here in central Mississippi its a mild 97 degrees!

[Aristus]

7. It's not just a joke; it's an acutal historical quote.

William Tecumseh Sherman said that.

[Rowdyboy]

9. And I majored in American History when I graduated back in '76....

Embarrassed that I missed that but thankfully you guys at DU provide continuing education!

[MrsBrady]

10. Fort Worth checking in...

hotter than hell and I'm right there with you.

[Xipe Totec]

11. Come down to McAllen and tell me all about it.

[alarimer]

12. "If I owned Hell and Texas, I'd live in hell and rent out Texas."

Or, as Davey Crockett said, "You may all go to hell, I am going to Texas."

I lived in S. Texas for years. It wasn't as hot on the coast, but it was hot enough.