Damn, it is 6:30 and it is still 102 outside.

[texanwitch]

How I wish it was 40 outside.

[Auggie]

1. Is it humid?

[texanwitch]

2. Not to much.

Friday morning I am going to a funeral.

It will be hot at the graveside, I am hoping for shade trees.

[Auggie]

5. May I suggest a black umbrella?

Hope it cools down for you soon.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

7. You mean a white one,

don't you?

Dark colors absorb heat, light colors reflect it...................

[Auggie]

14. Black for funerals, no?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

15. Clothes, maybe,

but if you're using an umbrella to create shade, you want a white or a light-colored one. Black will bake you................

[kentauros]

3. I think it must be in the 80s in this room, too.

I live on the second floor of a two-storey flat-roofed apartment built in the 50s, so there's probably no insulation. The a/c stays on all day long and barely keeps up. Sometimes it doesn't, like today...

[texanwitch]

6. I am keeping the ac at 78,

I went to get the mail, and I felt like I was baked.

It is to hot to eat.

[quakerboy]

17. oh jeez

that's when I turn my AC on.

[kentauros]

21. What? in the upper 80s

or the upper 70s?

It doesn't cool down in this ancient apartment until the middle of the night. Luckily, it's "all bills paid" so I don't have that humongous electric bill to worry about. The ceiling fans help the rest of the time.

At the moment, it's 83F outside at almost 3am and around 78F inside with the a/c finally off :)

[quakerboy]

24. upper 70's

is when I start to suffer. I like the 50's or the 40's.

[kentauros]

26. I don't even like to imagine those temps!

lol! ;)

80F, 90% humidity = Pure Heaven, climate-wise :D

[Skittles]

4. I just try to think of the troops, tw

it's not 130 and we are not carrying tons of gear :o

[texanwitch]

8. I read somewhere they don't get enough water.

Poor men and women.

[Skittles]

9. the ones I email get plenty of water but they're sick of it

they beg for those little drink mix things - I've sent 'em tons of those - favorite flavor seems to be peach tea :D

[madeline_con]

19. I asked you about silly string .....

Anyway, what ARE some of the items people ask for, and how/where do we send them?

[Skittles]

33. here ya go

www.anysoldier.com

click on Where to Send - see all the names on the left - click on 'em and they tell you what they need

[yellowdogintexas]

10. yep it is a hottie today, all right nt

[triguy46]

11. 105 in OK today, no wind, high humidity, ozone alert. And our AC was out ...

for 18 hours, just fixed, (Thank You Tim!!!). I was so miserable I went out and baled 5 acres of hay.

[JonLP24]

12. I got you beat, 108 High today.

Mesa, AZ

[kentauros]

13. Yeah, but that's low to almost no humidity.

So, it's more bearable to most people.

We're talking less than 60 miles inland here from the upper Texas Gulf Coast. Not to mention Galveston Bay to the East and bayous in and around the city ;)

Houston is humid.
And I wouldn't have it any other way :D

[AllenVanAllen]

16. it would be cooler on the surface of the sun

Houston Texas 10:58 CST

[madeline_con]

20. "We might as well be walking on the sun." Earworm!! HA HA

[haf216]

18. It's 11:16 and still 86 (feels like 93).

I was going to try to save on electricity this summer by running the AC less, but I think I'm playing a losing battle!

[krispos42]

22. Ah, sweet revenge...

Now it's my turn to point an laugh!


*cackles evilly*

It was 81 at 6:30pm... now it's a mild 63 :evilgrin:

[kentauros]

23. Yeah, but we have a much longer growing season

:P

[krispos42]

25. If by "growing" you mean "sweating", then, yes, I agree

:P

[kentauros]

27. Naww, I mean that we don't have even the concept of

"hotboxes" here as the winters are too mild to bother ;)

You can cook your compost all year round :D

My mantra, if you care to know is "I'd rather sweat than shiver!" :P

[krispos42]

28. You can always add more layers

Once you're down to shorts and a tank top, you're pretty much SOL.


Besides, I have this magic device called a "thermossta", which keps keep me warm in winter! :-)

[kentauros]

29. You can only add layers if you have them to add.

I can always take off everything and go skinny dipping :P

I am absolutely miserable when I'm cold. Heat doesn't bother me nearly as much ;)

[Arkansas Granny]

31. I share your mantra. To me, cold belongs in the same class as pain and hunger.

I just get miserable when I am cold, but I don't really suffer that much in hot weather until the air temperature exceeds my body temperature. Even then, I can be comfortable if I can be in the shade and there is a good breeze.

[armyowalgreens]

30. Tomorrow is suppose to be 104 with chance of thunderstorms...

Gotta love monsoon season.

It's 4 AM and still 90 degrees outside.

[pokerfan]

32. It's hot here too!

It's noon and it's already up to 68°