Hot Enough For Ya? It Will Be. Get Ready.

[The Heretic]

Apparently heat can induce migraine auras; this is the second time within the past week - last one was a week ago and it was a bit hot outside and I was trying to fit racks onto my car. Just now I was unloading a game cart from my car and got an aura again.

I usually don't get auras but about once every six months.

 

[oremike]

My last job was a dump truck driver for the BLM. When it got this hot it was asphalt season and I hated every minute of it. No A/C in the truck, trying to get 3 turns in in a day, sitting on hot asphalt waiting to unload. I'm glad I'm done with that.

 

[Indy62]

Even though its much cooler here in Oregon, it's probably worse for many people here than those in central cal, nevada, arizona etc. Summer in central cal, with 105+ the norm was really just an exercise of moving from an air conditioned house, to air conditioned car, to air conditioned workplace or store.

Not so here. There's a lot of homes with no A/C.

 

[arakboss]

Poop shuts down Portland pool during heat wave; 4 public aquatic centers closed as city sizzles

“Unfortunately, when somebody poops in the pool, you have to close it for 24 hours."

www.oregonlive.com

 

[Mono1]

I was out of town for a week. Came back today. Thankfully the Sister-In-Law watered the Garden in my absence.




These Tomato Plants are Freakin' SCAREY!

 

[Jade Falcon]

Power went out for 10 minutes. My indoor temps nearest my window AC went from about 72 up to 80 degrees in that short time frame. I was just about to start up the car and go to a cooling shelter, when I looked back at my porch and saw the porch light on. Glad I looked.

 

[kmk1012]

We're getting the trailer and boat ready, pulling out tomorrow morning. I may spend good portions of the days inside the trailer with the ac on. Boating and tubing is fun when 100 deg outside for only about a day, after that it can become work like. I'm hoping no one gets burnt, as that would make for a miserable week. The water temps are over 70 degrees and with this heat should reach the upper 70's, can't wait.

 

[The Heretic]

Power went out for 10 minutes. My indoor temps nearest my window AC went from about 72 up to 80 degrees in that short time frame. I was just about to start up the car and go to a cooling shelter, when I looked back at my porch and saw the porch light on. Glad I looked.

My house is well insulated, so it takes longer to get hot, plus I am elevated (900') and in a forest, so it is usually 5-10* cooler here than in the valley, especially compared to the city. Inside it didn't get above 78* yesterday, even though I forgot to turn on the A/C when I left. I am going to put up my second A/C unit in the bedroom.

It was hotter in Troutdale yesterday than Beaverton/Portland IIRC (according to the temp gauge in my car). Right now it is low to mid 60s and I have the windows/doors open and fans going to cool down before the sun comes up. Right now the A/C unit in the kitchen is frozen up (the external heat exchanger has frost on it) so I turned it off - it does that if I leave it running too long - the frost will melt and I will start it up again in a few hours.

 

[The Heretic]

We're getting the trailer and boat ready, pulling out tomorrow morning. I may spend good portions of the days inside the trailer with the ac on. Boating and tubing is fun when 100 deg outside for only about a day, after that it can become work like. I'm hoping no one gets burnt, as that would make for a miserable week. The water temps are over 70 degrees and with this heat should reach the upper 70's, can't wait.

Reminds me of the summer of '77 (or was it '78?) when I was stationed in the Tri-Cities. I was working with the crew putting a new light in at the confluence of the Snake and the Columbia.

Because the existing light was hard to see as it was on the land, we were putting the new light in about 50' out into the water. We built a framework with railroad ties and I forget what we used inside of that - plywood? Then we had a pumper truck come in and pump concrete into the inside of the framework, but some of it leaked.

The water was shallow there because of rocks/etc. and we were up to our waists in the water, but it was hot so our legs were very cold and our torsos/heads hot. We had to take frequent breaks. The water in the rivers at that point and even all the way out to Astoria is very cold as the river flows, not allowing the water to warmup very much. In short, the ocean is usually warmer than the Columbia river (or the Snake, or the Spokane).

 

[3MTA3]

I was out of town for a week. Came back today. Thankfully the Sister-In-Law watered the Garden in my absence.


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These Tomato Plants are Freakin' SCAREY!

You might want to watch this documentary made a long time ago about what can happen. It was so scary that the government wouldn't let it on the news and no newspapers or magazines were allowed to write stories about it. No kidding. If you want proof go down to your local libraries and search the archives. NOT A SINGLE REFERENCE ANYWHERE. All that got out was this documentary.

If I was you I's be sleeping next to a Benelli M4.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

The water in the rivers at that point and even all the way out to Astoria is very cold as the river flows, not allowing the water to warmup very much. In short, the ocean is usually warmer than the Columbia river (or the Snake, or the Spokane).

Before he retired a buddy of mine worked with the CCSO river patrol unit and he hated this time of year! No matter how much they tried to warn people that the rivers are still snow / glacier melt and cold they were constantly rescuing idiots that had a couple beers and jumped in the ice cold water and almost instantly cramped up

 

[The Heretic]

Before he retired a buddy of mine worked with the CCSO river patrol unit and he hated this time of year! No matter how much they tried to warn people that the rivers are still snow / glacier melt and cold they were constantly rescuing idiots that had a couple beers and jumped in the ice cold water and almost instantly cramped up

One of my CG memories involved breaking the ice at the docks at NMLS (Cape D) to jump in the water to get acclimated for the surf swim. We wore wetsuits (back then - late 70s - they did not give us survival suits or dry suits, just slightly thicker wetsuits).

 

[AshWilliams]

You might want to watch this documentary made a long time ago about what can happen. It was so scary that the government wouldn't let it on the news and no newspapers or magazines were allowed to write stories about it. No kidding. If you want proof go down to your local libraries and search the archives. NOT A SINGLE REFERENCE ANYWHERE. All that got out was this documentary.

If I was you I's be sleeping next to a Benelli M4.

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Wow, this takes me back!

 

[Cerberus Group]

 

[arakboss]

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That's the only way to keep up with Joneses.

 

[CountryGent]

Presently 103° here. Soaking up the sun in short doses. Getting some reading done and most certainly a good sweat going too.

 

[Indy62]

Remember to keep those pups cool! I turned my office into a cooling center with a portable a/c..nice 70 degrees for the fur baby.

 

[TTSX]

It's just a little heat, guys

 

[Ura-Ki]

I gotts yer Schweddy Nipples right here!

View: https://youtu.be/_mgud9Co4dA?si=PvEOxlfpXppzgGp7

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

It's just a little heat, guys

Well, dang! Was hoping for a "little Heat" but I guess this will need to do

Oh, this is the unbleeped version so NSFW

Reservoir Dogs in 30 seconds, Re-enacted by Bunnies.

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